RIZAL- LUNA GROUP 6

BELLAGAMOS, Ma. Eloisa

CORRESPONDENCE
BORLONGAN, Joshua
JUATAS, Jude Aleister
MAGSINO, Angelo
SALGADO, Michael
 Juan Luna, Paris,
Juan Luna, Paris,
5 July 1888
30 May 1888
• Ventura finance the
• Juan Luna sent a letter to Rizal
publication of El Fili.
asking how’s his journey in Paris.
• Juan Luna may go to Paris too
for the purpose of selling some
• "Tell me also about your travel
oil paintings.
impressions, especially about
• The only source of Juan Luna
your stay in Japan whose
of news in Madrid is the Diario
people is so attractive to me. “
de Manila (Given by Antonio)
• Rizal also going to write the
second part of his beautiful
satire. (Noli)
 Juan Luna, Paris, Antonio Luna, Madrid,
3 October 1888 27 October 1888

“I am very sorry for what • Alignment of forces

is happening to your • Rizal sure of a majority
family in Manila. “ • Advantage if Rizal should
manage the periodical.
• España en Filipinas
 Antonio Luna, Madrid,
19 October 1888
• Cacique (Leader)
• General desire that Rizal
manage a new publication.
• Lete does not have the sympathy
of the Filipinos – He is
incompetent.
Antonio Luna, Madrid,
November 1888
• Executive Commission of
the Asociacion Hispano-
Filipina
• Luna solicits Rizal’s
cooperation
• Patriotic motive of Luna.
 Rizal, London,
8 November 1888
• Rizal declines the
management of the periodical
• Regrets he could not send a
telegram of greetings to
Morayta on the occasion of the
banquet in his honor.
Antonio Luna, Madrid,
15 January 1889
• It is doubtful that the
Spaniards would come to offer
us rights and liberties that they
enjoy
• Pessimism about the success of
the association La Solidaridad.
 Antonio Luna, Madrid,
8 March 1889
• An insulting article by Quioquiap
in El Dia
• Asks Rizal to answer it
• A country where insult is
permitted but not defense
• The need for a Filipino newspaper
in Madrid – Dominador Gomez.
Antonio Luna, Madrid,
9 October 1889
• Luna writes Rizal that
there was no reason for
coldness between them
• Encourage the Indios
Bravos to take up target
practice.
 Antonio Luna, Madrid,
16 November 1889
• An article in Pueblo Soberano of
Barcelona was Taga – Ilog
( Antonio Luna)
• A. Luna goes to Barcelona to
demand for reparation from its
author
• ready to fight a duel
• tells Rizal about his love affairs.
 Antonio Luna, Barcelona,
26 November 1889
• Luna writes Rizal about his
Antonio Luna, Madrid,
encounter with Mir Deas 10 December 1889
• He spits on the face of Mir Deas on
account of an insulting article • The Luna-Mir affair
• “Be it to death, to luck, whatever he submitted to a court honor
likes, I will accept the duel.” • Antonio Luna is grateful
• It is necessary to give him a lesson if to all the Filipinos.
the name Filipino is to be maintained
unsullied.
 Antonio Luna, Madrid,
27 December 1889
• In view of the persecution of his
family, it is not strange that
Luna has something wavered.
• Luna explains his actions.
•Eager to retain Rizal’s good
opinion of him.
• Inquires about Miss Nelly
Boustead.
Juan Luna, Paris,
9 February 1890
• The Filipino colony in Paris
• Luna inquires the second
part of Noli.
• Luna’s new painting – cover
page of La Illustracion
Filipina drawn by Luna.
 Antonio Luna, Madrid,
3 May 1890
• Duels between Filipinos and
Spaniards
•Results favorable to Filipinos
new technique in a use of foil
• What does Rizal think of Luna’s
article “The Teacher”?
• Luna asks Rizal for more
complete biographical data.
Juan Luna, Paris,
5 May 1890
• New paintings of Luna –
exhibition of the “independents”
• Arrival of Felipe Roxas and the
young painter Assuncion,
pensioned by Agustin Madel
• The Filipinos of Madrid are
gamblers.
 Juan Luna, Paris,
26 May 1890
Rizal, Brussels,
3 July 1890
• Publications which do not
• The handling of a weapon
reach La Union .
gives moral strength to the
•The province suffers from so
individual •
many reforms.
Rizal’s doings in Brussels
• Favors a contest of “Chinese”
• Shooting exercises • Possible
sharp shooters in Madrid
trip to Germany.
• Luna’s brother in La Union is
anti-friar and reformist.
Juan Luna, Houlgate, France, Juan Luna, Benzeval-
13 August 1890 Houlgate, France, 26 August
• Request the payment of his 1890
Unpleasant incident because of
brother's boarding-house
his wife.
expenses
• Antonio Luna has a strong
• On Rizal’s projected return character.
in the Philippines • Tie him if he gets drunk
• The second part celebration again.
of Noli • • Will Rizal advise him as a
How delightful country life is . good friend.
Juan Luna, Paris, 12 October
1890
• Matriculation of Antonio
• Our dictators believe that
the best painters are of their
races.
 REFERENCES
• Letters Between Rizal and Family Members, Volume 2, Book 1
National Heroes Commission, 1964