Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal

Jose Protacio Rizal

-National Hero of the Philippines -Pride of the Malayan

Race-Born June 19, 1861 in Calamba Laguna

-7th child in a family of 11 children (2boys and 9 girls)

-Francisco Mercado Rizal (Father)-Teodora Alonzo y Quintos (Mother) -at the age of 3 he learned the alphabet

-at 5 he showed inclinations to be an artist

-at 8 he wrote a Tagalog Poem (Sa Aking Mga Kabata)

-at 16 he obtaines his bachelor of Arts Degree in Ateneo Municipal de Manila

Nickname is Pepe

Rizal (from the Spanish word ricial, meaning green field or pasture)

-1877 he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters in University of Santo Tomas

-He finished the latter course on March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyor’s examination on May 21, 1878.-In 1878, he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas.

-May 3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid

-June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine

-June 19,1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent." 

-mastered 22 languages.

-versatile genius

While in europe he had several works

-Noli me tangere

-SUCCESSOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS

-EL FILIBUSTERISMO

rizal the romantic

There were nine women linked with Rizal

Josephine Bracken

-they met in Dapitan -the adopted daughter of George Taufer from Hong Kong

La Liga Filipina

Rizal

July 3, 1892 La Liga Filipina↓

(The Philippine League)

↓

Ambrosio Salvador (President)

↓Agustin dela Rosa (Fiscal)

↓Bonifacio Arevalo (Treasurer)

↓

Diodato Arellano (Secretary)

Purposes of the Liga• To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous, and homogenous body;

• Mutual protection in every want and necessity;

• Defense against all violence and injustice;

• Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce; and

• Study and application of reforms.

The Split

Cuerpo deCompromisarios

Katipunan

La Liga Filipina

La Liga Filipinawas a progressive organization created by Dr. Jose Rizal in the Philippinesconceived the idea of establishing a civic association composed of Filipinosmembers were Deodato Arellano, Andrés Bonifacio, Anastacio Carpio and Apolinario Mabini

The KatipunanKataastaasan Kagalang-galang na

Katipunan nang manga Anak ng Bayan

Tondo, Manila

Andres Bonifacio

July 7, 1892 Supremo (Supreme)of the Katipunan

- The Katipunan drew inspiration from Jose Rizal, whose nationalist writings stirred an oppressed nation into action...

...Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and the El Filibusterismo (The Subversive), denounced the decadent colonial order presided by the incompetent and abusive colonial officials and the backward and immoral frailocracy.

IT IS A REVOLUTION AND NOT A REFORM!

* They were interested in liberating the country from the tyranny of the Spaniards, and the only way, to their minds, to accomplish their end was to prepare the people for an armed conflict.

The Katipunan Objectives

1. Political objectives - consisted in working for the separation of the Philippines from Spain.

2. Moral objective - revolved about around the teaching of good manners, hygiene, good morals, and attacking obscurantism, religious fanaticism, and weakness of character.

3. Civic aim - revolved around the principle of self-help and the defense of the poor and the oppressed

Propaganda Movement

Jose RizalMarcelo H. Del PilarMariano Ponce

- they were called the “Glorious Trinity of the Propaganda Movement”.

On Dec 13, 1888 - they established in Barcelona the La Solidaridad.

- This movement called for the annexation of the Philippines, Filipino representation in the Spanish legislature, freedom of speech and the press, and Filipino equality before the law.

Propaganda Movement Goals of the Propaganda

- Representation of the Philippines in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament;

- Secularization of the clergy;

- Legalization of Spanish and Filipino equality;

- Creation of a public school system independent of the friars;

- Abolition of the polo (labor service) and vandala (forced sale of local products to the government);

- Guarantee of basic freedoms of speech and association;

- Equal opportunity for Filipinos and - -Spanish to enter government service.

- Recognition of the Philippines as a province of Spain

- Secularization of Philippine parishes

- Recognition of human rights

Noli Me Tangerea novel published in Berlin Germany in 1887

Originally written in Spanish

El FilibusterismoA second novel written by Rizal which is a sequel of Noli Me Tangere

published in 1891 in Ghent, Belgium

His life and contribution in Dapitan

-physician-engineer-Educator-Agriculturist-Businessman-Inventor-Artist-Linguist-scientist