BERDON, BEVERLY BERNADETH V.

BSOA 4-2

Activity 7

1. Examine the factors which led to Rizal`s execution.

- The Spanish colonial government accused Rizal of three crimes:

 The founding of La Liga Filipina, an illegal organization whose single aim was to perpetrate the
crime of rebellion.
 Rebellion which promoted through his previous activities.
 Illegal association.
The prosecution drew information from the dossier on Rizal which Detailed his” subervise activities”
some of which are the following:
1. The writing and publication of “Noli me Tangere”, the Annotations to Morga’s History of the
Philippines, “El Filibusterismo”, and the various articles which criticized the friars and suggested
their expulsion in order to win independence. The El Filibusterismo was dedicated to the three
martyr priests who were executed as traitors to the Fatherland in 1872 because they were the
moving spirit of theuprising of that year.
2. The establishment of masonic lodges which became the propaganda and fund raising center to
support subvervise activities and the establishment of centers in Madrithe , Hongkong and
Manila to propa-gate his ideas.

2. Analyze the effects of Rizal execution.

- Rizal's death on December 31, 1896, changed the Philippines. The Filipinos were truly affected by
his death in a sense that they were urged to start a revolution against the Spanish government to gain
control of the Philippines.
After then, later generations took Rizal’s life as an inspiration to fight the excesses not just against
foreign occupiers but also against some local interests who controlled the political, social, and economic
lives of the vast majority for their personal benefit. In spite of several interpretations on how should
Rizal be remembered to the eyes of the people, José Rizal was still the symbol and the inspiration for the
Filipinos that need to be emulated for the next generation of people to come.

3.What is the connection of Rizal to KKK?

- Jose Rizal never became involved in the organization and activities of the Katipunan; but the
Katipuneros still looked up to him as a leader. In fact, Rizal's name was used as a password among the
society's highest-ranking members, who were called bayani.
Being a secret organization, its members were subjected to the utmost secrecy and were expected to
abide with the rules established by the society.Aspirant applicants were given standard initiation rites to
become members of the society. At first, membership in the Katipunan was only open to male Filipinos;
later, women were accepted in the society. The Katipunan had its own publication, Kalayaan (Liberty)
that had its first and last print on March 1896. Revolutionary ideals and works flourished within the
society, and Philippine literature were expanded by some of its prominent members.
In planning the revolution, Bonifacio contacted Rizal for his full-fledged support for the Katipunan in
exchange for a promise of rescuing Rizal from his detainment. On May 1896, a delegation was sent to
the Emperor of Japan to solicit funds and military arms. The Katipunan's existence was revealed to the
Spanish authorities after a member named Teodoro Patiño confessed the Katipunan's illegal activities to
his sister, and finally to the mother portress of Mandaluyong Orphanage. Seven days after the Spanish
authorities learned of the existence of the secret society, on August 26, 1896, Bonifacio and his men
tore their cédulas during the infamous Cry of Pugadlawin that started the Philippine Revolution.