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SSC01: Rizals Life, Works & Writings Chapter 10First Homecoming, 1887-88Introduction to Chapter 10Rizal stayed for 5 years in EuropeHe remained at the heart a true FilipinoReturned to PH in August 1887Practised medicine in CalambaNoli was resented by his enemiesDecision to return homeRizal was warned not to return to PH after publication of NoliRizals reasons for returning:Operate on his mothers eyesServe his people oppressed by the SpaniardsTo find out how Noli affected the Filipinos & Spaniards in PHInquire why Leonor Rivera remained silentBlumentritt to Rizal - live in Madrid & continue to write from thereDelightful Trip to ManilaMarseilles a French port that Rizal rode from RomeDjemnah HaiphongPlayed chessRizal as an interpreterDjemnah = Orient via Suez Canal Aden = SaigonHaiphong ManilaRizal found Manila the same as he left it

Happy HomecomingRizal: welcomed affectionately; also worried about his safetyPaciano did not leave him on his first day of arrivalDon Francisco did not let him go out aloneHe established a medical clinic in CalambaFirst patient - Dona Teodora (his mother)Operated eyes; could not perform surgery because her eye cataracts were not ripecalled Doctor Uliman he came from GermanyP900 P5000 medical feesHappy Homecoming (cont.)Rizal opened a gymnasium & introduced European sportsFencing and shooting discourage cockfights & gamblingRizals one failure (6 months Calamba) unable to see Leonor RiveraTried to go to DagupanLeonors parents forbade him to go son-in-lawCustom Marriage arranged by parents of both bride & groomStorm over NoliHis enemies plotted his doomTranslated German poems of Von Wildernath to TagalogGovernor General Emilio Terrero requested Rizal to the Malacanan PalaceNoli subversive ideasRizal denied the charges against him exposed the truth; did not advocate subversive ideas

Storm over Noli (cont.)Asked the Jesuits for the copy he sent noFathers: Francisco de Paula Sanches, Jose Bech & Federico Faura glad to see himNoli speaks the truth; you may lose your head for itGovernor General Terrero liberal-minded spaniardAssigned Spanish Lieutenant Don Jose Taviel de Andrade as bodyguard of RizalCultured and knew paintingCould speak English, French & SpanishStorm over Noli (cont.)Governor General Terrero found nothing wrong with NoliMsgr. Pedro Payo (Dominican Archbishop of Manila) sent a copy of Noli to Father Rector Gregorio Echavarria (UST) for examination by the facultyNoli heretic, impious & scandalous in the religious order; anti-patriotic, subversive of public order, injurious to the government of Spain & its functions in the PH islands in the political orderGovernor General Terrero dissatisfied w/ the report Dominicans were prejudiced against RizalStorm over Noli (cont.)Permanent Commission of Censorship composed of priests and laymenFr. Salvador Font (Agustinian cura of Tondo) head of the CommissionNoli subversive ideas against the church & spainImportation, reproduction and circulation of the pernicious book in the islands be prohibitedBanning of Noli only made it popularNo one was arrested or executed thanks to Governor General TerreroRefused to be intimidated by the friarsAttackers of the NoliFather Jose Rodriguez (Prior of Guadalupe) published a series of eight pamphlets (Cuestiones de Sumo Interes Questions of Extreme interest)To blast Noli & other anti-spanish writingsSold daily in churches after mass Filipinos were forced to buyStorm over Noli reached SpainGeneral Jose Salamanca, General Luis M. de Pando & Sr. Fernando VidaVicente Barrantes (Spanish academician of Madrid) criticized Noli La Espana Moderna (Spanish newspaper of Madrid)Defenders of the NoliMarcelo H. del Pilar, Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Mariano Ponce & other Filipino reformists upholded the truths of NoliFr. Sanchez (Rizals favorite teacher at the Ateneo) defended and praised the Noli to the publicDon Segismundo Moret (former Ministry of the Crown), Dr. Miguel Morayta (historian & statesman) & Professor Blumentritt (scholar & educator) read and liked the novelDefenders of the Noli (cont.)Rev. Vicente Garcia Justo Desiderio Magalang wrote a defense of the Noli w/c was published in Singapore as an appendix to a pamphletRizal as a graduate of Spanish universities; recipient of scholastic honorsAttacked the Spanish officials; not SpainMortal Sin?Rizal defended Noli against Barrantes ignorance of PH affairs and mental dishonesty unworthy of an academician Rizal as his master in satire and polemicsFernando Canon (Geneva) Noli from five pesetas (one peso) to fifty pesos per copyRizal and Taviel de AndradeFriendship between Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrade & RizalEnjoyed fencing, shooting, hunting and paintingLt. Andrade of Rizal .refined, educated and gentlemanly Mt. Maliking rumorsHoisting of German flag on top of the mountain & proclaimed sovereignty over PHFriars of CalambaWhat marred Rizals happy days in Calamba w/ Lt. AndradeDeath of OlimpiaTales that he was a German spy, agent of Bismarck, a protestant, a mason, a witch, a soul beyond salvation, etc.Calambas Agrarian TroubleGovernor General Terrero influenced by facts from Noli, ordered the investigation of the friar estates (land taxes w/ tenant relations)Rizals findings of the Friar Estate w/ the tenants signatures w/ three officials of the Calamba HaciendaHaciendas townsIncrease of rentals increased profits of the Dominican FriarsNo contributions from the hacienda ownerFiestaEducation of childrenImprovement of agricultureTenants (cleaning) dispossessed of lands for flimsy reasonsHigh rates of interests delayed payments ----confiscation of carabaos, tools and homesFarewell to CalambaFriars exerted pressure on the Malacanan Palace to eliminate RizalAsked Governor General Terrero to deport Rizal; no valid charges in courtAnonymous death threats received by Rizals parents ----advised Rizal to go away (parents, relatives & friends incl. Lt. Taviel)Governor General Terrero summoned Rizal and advised him to leave PH for his own good. Rizal was given a chance to escapeReasons for compelled decision to leaveHis presence jeopardizes the safety and happiness of his family & friendsHe could fight better his enemies & serve his countrys cause w/greater efficacy by wrtiting in foreign countriesA Poem for LipaPoem as commemoration - Calambas elevation from a town to a villa (city) Becarra Law of 1888Himno Al Trabajo (Hymn to Labor)