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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Rizal

El Filibuterismo
- Rizal began the work in October of 1887 while practicing medicine in Calamba
- Translates to the subversive
- When Basilio pleads his Only ambition is to alleviate the physical ills of my fellow
citizens, Simoun retorts: What are physical compared with moral ills? What is the
death of one man besides the death of a whole community?
o Rizal was criticizing Basilio
o Both had a traumatic childhood but had a different destination
The youth can still be the future despite their traumatic childhood
Example: Basilio was still idealistic
The moment you stop studying, you become less idealistic
- Simon retorts: You should save other sons from being murdered, other mothers from
being mad. Resignation is not always a virtue; it is a crime when it encourgaes
- Jose Rizal is bent on idea: the reform is not going to work; the revolution may be
more effective
- Should freedom be given or taken?
- Wrongs are not righted by other wrongs
- We must win our freedom by deserving it, improving the mind and enhancing the
dignity of the individual, loving the just, the god, the great to the extent of dying
o Rizal knew that a reform wont work; he wanted to start a revolution to
achieve freedom
A peaceful means of revolution

More about Rizal

- Rizal was exiled in Dapitanwhere you exile a troublemaker; felt like a social
pariaheverything he touched would be encouraged to start a revolution
o School was conceptualized and where he met Josephine Brackenwas
looking for a cure for his fathers eyes
o Fell in love with Josephine and got married
o He knew that his exile will not end
o Visited by several individuals from Manila (The KKK)
Revolutionary group; establish an independent Philippines; far from
the idea of the reform movement
They needed the support of Rizal
He felt cryptic about the KKKsecure money, weapon, education,
and training before you start a revolution
Same advice Crisostomo gave to Elias
Will you join us? Rizal said no
Rizal decided to leave the Philippineshe asked if he can be a military
doctor in Cuba
Knew that he can be executed in the Philippines
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Can help the Spanish soldiers fighting in Cuba
Sent back to the Philswas suspected of starting the
revolutionsent to Fort Santiago
o When Rizal left, the KKK was afraid that the soldiers would know their
identityBonifacio tear the sedulas
- Rizal was the honorary pres of the Katipunan, which was the same thing as the Liga,
wand whose purpose were to proclaim the independence of the Phils, make Rizal
supreme leader, and kill the Spaniards. His photography was displayed in the
Katipunans headquarters
o I know nothing of the Katipunan and I had no correspondence with him
o I dont know Bonifacio even by name
Rizal was condescending
He was framed for starting the revolutionwho? Andres Bonifacio
Andres Bonifacio was a ghost; he was very difficult to track
Transform Rizal into a martyr and encourage the Filipinos to fight
- Execution
o Bracken visited Rizal and they were married in jail.
If this happened, he wasnt ex-communicated because he reconciled
with the Church.
o He didnt want to be shot in the back and blindfolded because he is not a
traitor to Spain.
o Shot in the back there was a missing bone from his spine.
o He turned back and faced up when he fell.
- Rizal might have never started the revolution but he contributed to the rise of
Philippine nationalism.
o He created in polarity in popular culture and academe.
- Going back, he realized that the Propaganda movement will not work anymore.
o He established the La Liga Filipina.
La Liga Filipinas had questionable aims, which made Rizal even
harder to understand.
KKK was a more understandable organization.
- Banishment of Rizal in Dapitan
o July 7, 1982
o La Liga Filipina
o Deodato Arellano, Andress Bonifacio
o Katipunan
Tinipon or society
- Katipunan
o Newspaper: Kalayaan
o Led by Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio
- Santiago Bonifacio and Catalino de Castro
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- November 30, 1863 May 10, 1897
- Two years younger than Rizal
- Leader of the masses
- Barely got through primary school
- Is Bonifacio really poor?
- Gregoria de Jesus his girlfriend at 17 years old