RIZAL

WHO MADE JOSE RIZAL OUR FOREMOST NATIONAL HERO, AND WHY? (by: Esteban A. de Ocampo) Jose Rizal- the greatest hero and Rizalmartyr of our nation The day of his birth and the day of his execution His name and pictures Monuments and streets name

His name bear in educational institutions, societies and trade names Filipinos and foreigners named Rizal or Rizalina Laws, executive orders and Proclamations of the Chief Executive His teachings and thoughts quoted by authors

Rafael Palma said: The doctrines of Rizal are not for one epoch but for all epochs. They are as valid today as they were yesterday Why is Rizal our greatest national hero? HERO -A prominent or central personage taking an admirable part in any remarkable action or event.

A hero is a person of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering. A hero is a man honored after death by public worship, because of exceptional service to mankind. Why is Rizal a hero?
- He took an admirable part in the propaganda movement which roughly covered the period from 1882-1896. 1882-

If you were to pick out a single work by a Filipino writer during this era which, more than any other writing, contributed tremendously to the formation of Filipino nationality, which one would it be? Rizal s NOLI ME TANGERE Antonio Ma. Regidor ( a Filipino exile in London of 1872), said that the book was superior and that if Don Quijote has made its author immortal becausehe exposed the worldthe sufferings of Spain, your Noli Me Tangere will bring you equal glory ..

Prof. Ferdinand Blumentritt: Your work, as we Germans say, has been written with the blood of the heart .Your work has exceeded my hopes and I consider myself happy to have been honored with your friendship. Not only I, but also your country, may feel happy for having in you a patriotic and loyal son. If you continue so, you

will be to your people one of those men who will exercise a determinative influence over the progress of their spiritual life. Attackers of Noli: - A Faculty Committee of a Manila university - Permanent Censorship Commission in 1887

Sen. Fernando Vida Deputy Luis M. de Pando Premier Praxedes Mateo Sagasta Congressman Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin recited the Ultimo Pensamiento on the floor of the United States House of representatives in order to prove the capacity of the Filipinos for selfself-government.

Cooper: It has been said that, if American institutions had done nothing else than furnish to the world the character of George Washington, that alone would entitle them to the respect of mankind. So, Sir, I say to all those who denounce the Filipinos indiscriminately as barbarians and savages, without possibility of a civilized future, that this despised

race proved itself entitled to their respect and to the respect of mankind when it furnished to the world the character of Jose Rizal Philippine Bill of 1902 was approved Why did Rizal become the greatest Filipino hero? No Filipino has yet been born who could equal or surpass Rizal as a person of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering.

Rafael Palma: What is most admirable in Rizal is his complete selfself-denial But in him the voice of the species was stronger than the voice of personal progress or of private fortune . Dr. Frank C. Lauback: His consuming life was the secret of his moral courage

Who made Rizal the foremost hero of the Philippines? - Rizal himself, his own people, and the foreigners all together contributed to make him the greatest hero and martyr of his people.

VENERATION WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING BY: RENATO CONSTANTINO National Revolution- represents a Revolutionpeak of achievement to which the minds of

men return time and again in reverence and for a renewal of faith in freedom. - It is invariably the one period in a nation s history when the people were most united,

most involved, and most decisively active in the fight for freedom. WashingtonWashington-USA Soviet union-Lenin unionLatin America- Bolivar AmericaSun Yat Sen, Mao Tse-Tung- China Sen, Tse-Tung-

Ho Chi Minh- Vietnam Minh- Rizal placed himself against Bonifacio and those Filipinos who were fighting for the country s liberty. - He served for Spain as doctor

- His manifesto of December 15, 1896: From the very beginning, when I first had noticed of what was being planned, I opposed it, fought it, and demonstrated its absolute impossibility

- The Philippine Revolution has always been overshadowed by the omnipresent figure and the towering reputation of Rizal.

- Because Rizal took no part in that Revolution and in fact repudiated it, the general regard for our revolution is not as high as it otherwise would be. - An American-Sponsored Hero American-

- The sponsorship took two forms: 1. Encouraging a Rizal cult 2. Minimizing the importance of other heroes - Governor William Howard Taft (1901) suggested

the Philippine Commission that the Filipinos be given a national hero. AguinaldoAguinaldo- too militant BonifacioBonifacio- too radical MabiniMabini- unregenerate

Passage of the ff acts: 1. Act No.137-organized the politicoNo.137politicomilitary district the province of Rizal 2. Act No.243-authorized a public No.243subscription for the erection of a monument.