19th century world

 The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1803 to 1815 led by
Napoleon I. 1803 was the time that Britain declared war against France which
ended the Treaty of Amiens and ignited the War of the Third Coalition. The wars
stemmed from the unresolved disputes associated with the French Revolution and
its resultant conflict.
 The abolitionism movement achieved success in the 19th century. The Atlantic slave
trade was abolished in 1808, and almost every government had banned slavery. The
Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 banned slavery throughout the British Empire, and the
Lei Á urea which was signed by Primcess Isabel, abolished slavery in Brazil in 1888.
 Greek War of Independence - In 1830, Greece became the first country to break
away from the Ottoman Empire
 Start of American Civil War between 1861 and 1865 when a total of eleven states
seceded to form the Confederate States of America. They were spurred to leave by
the election of President Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 and by the outbreak of
hostilities in April 1861.
 Invention of Light bulb by Thomas Edison during 1879 that help reduced the fire
danger by replacing gas-fed street lamps with non-flammable electric light bulbs

19th century in Philippine Context

 The last galleon arrived in Manila in 1815, and by the mid-1830s Manila was open to
foreign merchants almost without restriction. The demand for Philippine sugar and
abaca grew quickly, and the volume of exports to Europe expanded even further
after the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869.

 Propaganda Movement was established during the 1880s. It was spearheaded by

Rizal, Lopez-Jaena and Del Pilar with an objective of doing an assimilation to inform
the people that we should have equal rights with the Spaniards before the law.

 1896 was the start of the Philippine Revolution when the Spaniards discovered the
anti-colonial secret organization named Katipunan that was led by Andres
Bonifacio.

 During the 1897 Tejeros Convention, meeting was held between the Magdalo and
Magdiwang factions of the Katipunan in San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite also
known as the General Trias. This convention serves as the first presidential and
vice-presidential elections for deciding the leaders of the revolutionary movement.
But this convention just leads to more disputes between the Magdalo Faction which
was led by Aguinaldo and Magdiwang Faction led by Bonifacio.

 The Spanish rule officially ended when the Treaty of Paris ceded in 1898. In which, it
also ended the Spanish-America War, Spain surrendered the Philippines and other
nations to USA. The end of the Treaty of Paris was soon led to the Philippine
Independence war
RA 1425 indicates the necessity of LIWORIZ in the tertiary.  The superficiality of the
knowledge you have about Jose Rizal also necessitates the foregoing.  Can you think
of two more reasons why LIWORIZ is in your curriculum?  Enumerate and expound
each.

1. To have deeper understanding and appreciation of what our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal has
fought and died for. During Rizal’s time, it wasn’t an easy life for the Filipinos given that they are
being abused by the colonizers and has restricted freedom in their own country. And that’s what
ignited Rizal’s determination to fight against the colonizers even if it puts his life on the line.

2. To inform the generation today that the freedom we are experiencing was a hard earned gold
by Dr. Jose Rizal. Also, to encourage the youth to apply Rizal’s ideals to our social problems and
issues today and nurture the future leaders of this country with the right mindset. Because
according to Dr. Jose Rizal “Kabataan ang Pag-Asa ng Bayan”.