The Rise of Filipino Nationalism

the following have been regarded in history as factors that gave rise to filipino
nationalism
1. Spread of liberalism
2. Sentiment against the principales
3. Racial prejudice
4. Cultural changes
5. Secularization controversy
6. The cavite mutiny of 1872
Marami pang iba pero ito yung most common the dini discuss ng mga historian.

1. Nationalism- love of country with all its inhabitants finding commonality and aspiration
towards a goal that transcends local borders. It is a state of awareness that a nation does exist
and is made of people who owe allegiance not only to a tribe clan or region nor to any religious
or political activity

Patriotism- is the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and
allegiance with other citizens who share the same sentiment.

2. Nationalism- is the identification with one's own nation and support to its interest, especially
to the exclusion or detriment of the interest of other nations

Patriotism- denotes an individual feeling and personal devotion or concern for one's country

3. Nationalism- encompases a bigger dimension referring to general temperament. While

PATRIOTISM, is a personal sentiment exhibited by individuals.

● The most important element of Nationalism is a sense of belonging expressed in the

recognition and appreciation of a common historical past and cultural tradition.
● It is not a product of sudden outburst of sentiment. It is brought about by certain
political, economic, social and intellectual factors that gradually develop at a certain
stage in history of a group of people living in a well defined geographical area.
● NATIONALISM gradually evolved like a seed nourished by common ideals and
aspirations for national unity.
● In Subjugated lands, Nationalism symbolizes freedom from the conquerors.
● In Contemporary times, Nationalism means freedom to enjoy inalienable rights of
man with the government acting as a protector and champion of the masses against bad
elements from within and from without.
( kaya ang nasyonalismo hindi agad na aano, pagmamahal sa bayan pagiging loyal or
allegiance to one country. Patriotism love and devotion to other)
1.Spread of Liberalism

● When Spain opened the Philippine ports in 1834 to free trade,commercialization of

Philippine agriculture and economic expansion greatly benefited the principalia in the
country.
● They were able to send their children to schools and even to educational institutions in
Spain, thereupon giving them exposure tolibertarian ideals.
● In like manner, the ideas of Masonry (i.e., freethinking, anticlerical,and humanitarian)
also made the new middle class aware of the repressive policy of the Spanish authorities
in the colony thus, making themselves more outspoken on the excesses of the friars and
government officials.

(kaya nung nakapag aral ang ating mga kababayan the life of RIzal, Marcelo Del Pilar. Natuto
sila at lumaban na ng tuluyan)

2. Sentiment against the Principales.

● There was a mounting dissatisfaction against the principals (or the political and social
aristocracy, which includes the prominent landowning and propertied citizens)
accommodated as intermediaries of the Spanish government from the inception of its
colonial rule.
● The masses had been skeptical about the local aristocracy due to their proportion of
influence in the society.
● The llocano insurrection in 1815 was a manifestation of the people's cry to mass
movement.

3. Racial Prejudice

● The Spaniards commonly regarded the Filipino natives as belonging to the "inferior race"
and haughtily called them as Indios
● The preconceived notion of the Spanish colonizers that the natives could not rise beyond
their "limited intelligence" instigated the enlightened Filipinos to struggle for equality.
● Jose Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos delas Islas Filipinas denounced
the allegations of the Spaniards That the Filipinos were savages and had no culture prior
to the coming of the Western Colonizers
(tinanggihan ni Rizal binago niya nung inanotate niya and Sucesos delas Islas)

4. Cultural Changes

● With the implementation of a new educational system, qualified Filipinos were able to
pursue higher education.
● Young men from prosperous Chinese mestizo and native families were able to take up
law, medicine and pharmacy.
● They were able to see the repressive colonial policies of Spain after being enlightened
with liberal ideas; thus giving birth to a new breed of Filipinos- the ilustrados (enlightened
ones).
● The ilustrados got the chance to manifest their political will when Carlos Maria de la
Torre became Governor General in 1869.
● The benevolent Governor Carlos de la Torre was able to show his liberal disposition in
administering the government after he invoked reforms in the government like the
revocation of press censorship and the abolition of flogging as a form of punishment.
● He (the Governor) even lived simply within his means.
● Governor Carlos Maria De La Torre as a result, inspired the Filipino middle class (mga
ilustrados) to sustain their campaign for reforms in the country.