Acierto, Ron Angelo S.

SSCP102-Rizal’s Life and Works

BS-EE 3 M/W/F 3 PM-4 PM

I.
1. Students will not know or may forget the sacrifices and efforts of our national hero. We can't
move on because we keep concentrating on the things and events that have previously occurred, similar
to studying Rizal, but in a constructive way. Exploring Rizal's life and works will provide you with a
deeper understanding of what life was like in the Spanish era and how Filipinos dealt with it.

2. They will ignore the word patriotism. When students study Rizal’s life and works they will be
inspired on how committed Dr. Jose Rizal in the country.

3. There will be a misconception on who are the Filipinos really is. Dr. Jose Rizal was executed
because of his devotion for the country. It was such a brave gesture of self-sacrifice for an accusation
and serving as a role model in the Filipino uprising.

4. Students will not contribute to the growth of the Philippines. They might lose their interest on
making the country develop and progressive.

5. Students might repeat the same mistake happened in the past. There are some scenarios in
the past that have already been resolved by our national hero.

“Study the past, to be better for the future”

II.
Most of my college friends are aware on the RA. 1425. I think all of them are currently studying
Rizal’s Life and works. They are paying tribute to our national hero by acknowledging his work,
reading his novels and studying the life of Dr. Rizal. Most of their answer on why did he died for
the country is Dr. Jose Rizal wants a change and he wants to inspired fellow heroes to step up
and fight for our country. All of their answer is just the same to my opinion. I think the love of
Jose Rizal to the country and his will to find a change and improvement are enough reason for
him to sacrifice his life for the people.

III.
The real colonization process began in 1565, when Miguel Lopez de Legazpi signed friendship
treaties with the native chiefs. He then went on to construct a Spanish settlement on Cebu Island
in order to convert the locals to Roman Catholicism. Spain's foremost aim in the Philippines was
to spread their religion. The Spanish missionaries tried to destroy the ancient written literature of
the Filipinos. Only the orally transmitted literature has survived from this period. They destroyed
it in an effort to erase the previous cultural records of the Philippines. Franciscan friars-built
hospitals, asylums, and orphanages to take care of the sick and needy. The religious orders
established schools and colleges, founded libraries and museums, and set up printing
presses. They also encouraged the growth of literature, art, science, and industry.
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We would not have our religion, Christianity, today if the Spaniards had not colonized our land.
We all know that they were the ones who presented our current religion, even if they had to force
it upon the Filipinos, but we accepted it and devoted ourselves to it with our great faith. The
Spaniards grew harsh to the Indios because of their authority, and they discriminated against
them in their own country. The Filipino revolution is the result of this. The Spanish demonstrated
how technologically advanced and powerful they are, as well as how to handle a battle.

IV.

1492 1810
Christopher Columbus, together with the brothers Martin Simón Bolívar, a young officer in Caracas, takes part in a coup
and Vicente Pinzón, sails west from Palos in Spain which wins control of Venezuela from the Spanish

1493 1811
Columbus returns to Spain, landing at Palos with news of his The citizens of Bogotá declare the independence of the
great discoveries province of Colombia

1496 1812
Diego Columbus, brother of the explorer, establishes the The Spanish authorities recover control of Venezuela, ending
first secure Spanish colony at Santo Domingo the region's first brief spell of independence

1513 1813
Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches the Pacific coast and claims Simon Bolívar publishes the Manisfesto de Cartagena, calling
the ocean for the king of Spain on the citizens of New Granada to unite and expel the
Spaniards

1515 1814
The Spanish complete the conquest of Cuba and establish José San Martín becomes commander of the patriot army of
the town of Havana Argentina, replacing Manuel Belgrano
1815
1519 The Spanish suppress the independence movement in Mexico
The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes lands on the with the capture and execution of its leader, Jose Maria
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coast of Mexico with 600 men, 16 horses and about 20 guns Morelos

1520 '
Cortes loses control of Tenochtitlan and has to escape in 1816
haste with his men during 'the Sorrowful Night The independence of Argentina is formally proclaimed,
dropping any pretence of remaining loyal to the Spanish king

1521 1817
After a little more than a year Cortes recaptures Tenochtitlan San Martín and O'Higgins lead an army through the Andes into
and finally establishes Spanish control over Mexico Chile and capture Santiago

1525 1819
The conquistadors, settling on land granted to them after Bolívar marches his army across the Andes, captures Bogotá
the conquest, begin the long process of European and proclaims the republic of Gran Colombia
emigration to America

1530 1820
Francisco Pizarro sails from Panama to attempt the conquest The newly independent republic of Argentina takes possession
of Peru of Las Islas Malvinas (the Falklands)

1531 1821
Francisco Pizarro leads 168 men, with about 30 horses, into San Martín enters Lima and proclaims Peruvian independence
the territory of the Inca empire with himself as 'Protector'

1532 1822
Pizarro and his tiny force ambush and massacre the Inca After defeating the Spanish at Pichincha, Antonio José de
court in Cajamarca, capturing Atahualpa himself alive Sucre enters Quito and liberates Ecuador

1533 1823
Although the ransom has been paid, Atahualpa is executed Guatemala declares independence following the example of
by the Spaniards — who ensure that he dies a Christian neighbouring Mexico

1536 1824
Manco Inca begins a siege of the Spaniards in Cuzco that After the surrender of the Spanish army to Antonio José de
lasts for a year Sucre at Ayacucho, Peru is finally liberated

1537 1825
With the end of the siege of Cuzco, and the flight of Manco With a victory at Tumusla Antonio José de Sucre liberates
Inca, the Spanish have full control of Peru Upper Peru (the future Bolivia), the last Spanish stronghold in
continental America

1542 1844
New Laws are passed in Spain, in an attempt to protect the The other half of Hispaniola joins Haiti in declaring
Indians on the encomiendas of Spanish America independence, as the Dominican Republic
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1545 1868
Rich seams of silver are discovered at Potosi, in modern An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off a Ten Years'
Bolivia War

1548 1878
La Paz is founded on the trade route between Lima and the The Ten Years' War ends in Cuba, with Spain promising
newly discovered silver mines at Potosi extensive reforms including the abolition of slavery

1550Spanish galleons assemble each year at Portobelo to 1884

deliver European goods and to ship home the metals of Latin Spain begins to colonize the Western Sahara, subsequently
America known as the Spanish Sahara

1571 1897
The Spanish governor general, Legazpi, makes his capital at The Spanish governor in Cuba is recalled to Spain, for
Manila,and names the surrounding islands the Philippines pioneering the concept of the concentration camp
after Philip II

1697 1898
In the Treaty of Rijswijk, Spain cedes the western half of The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbour,
Hispaniola to France, which names its new colony Saint- sparking off the Spanish-American War
Domingue

1740 1902
Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador become the Spanish The three-year Philippine-American War is brought to an end,
viceroyalty of New Granada, with Bogota as the capital and the Philippines become a US colony

1774 1912
The Spanish, now in sole occupation of the Falkland Islands, France and Spain agree that Spain shall become the colonial
call them Las Islas Malvinas power in the north of Morocco and France in the south

1809 1968
With acts of defiance in Sucre, Bolivia becomes the first Spanish Guinea becomes an independent republic as
American province to rebel against the Spanish authorities Equatorial Guinea, with Francisco Macias Nguema as
president