Saliente,Daniela Marie D.

20-1484

BSED-Filipino

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the Brindis speech all about?

The speech was Rizal’s toast to the triumph of Juan Luna’s Spolarium and Felix
Hidalgo’s Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al populacho in their work of arts
whose works illuminates two ends of the globe: East and West (Spain and the
Philippines). It’s about the acknowledgement and thanking them for the pride and
glory they gave to the Filipinos. But most of all, he gives praise to those youth’s
actions that can make a difference and contribute to the glory of the Philippines.

In the speech he made, there are values and lessons he teached us that can be
applied in a real world up until now such as mentioning geniuses can be born and
made anytime and anywhere. No one has the right to judge or put down a person
because anyone can be great. He also said that Spain and Philippines are equal, no
greater nor slaves. Dr. Jose Rizal  is great because he discussed bravely what the
Spaniards are afraid of: EDUCATION of the Filipinos but what he focused more is
to inspire Filipinos and prove how worthy a nation can be.

2. Who wrote the Brindis speech?

Jose Rizal 

3. Why was Rizal delivered a speech of salute to Luna and Hidalgo?

Rizal's most famous after-dinner speech was delivered on the evening of June 25,
1884 at Restaurant Ingles, Madrid. The occasion was a banquet in honor of Juan
Luna and Felix R. Hidalgo for their victories in the international art competition of
1884. Luna's winning painting was the "Spoliarium" and Hidalgo's was the "Christian
Virgins Exposed to the Populace." The banquet was attended by Filipino students
and prominent Spanish guest gov't officials, writers, artists and university
professors. Rizal was the principal speaker. In sonorous Spanish, he praised Luna
and Hidalgo as the two glories of both Spain and Philippines. He said that genius  is
universal; it exists everywhere in all races and in all lands. "Genius has no country,"
he wisely stated, "genius bursts forth everywhere; genius is like light  and air, the
patrimony of all: cosmopolitan as space, as life and God.

ACTIVITY 2

Direction: Read the first issue of La Solidaridad and analyze the aims stated

therein.

Guide Questions:

1. What are the aims of La Solidaridad?

The aims, therefore, of La Solidaridad are described as to collect, to gather,

libertarian ideas which are manifested daily in the field of politics, science,
art, literature, commerce, agriculture and industry.

2. Why did La Solidaridad failed?

The propaganda movement did not succeed in its pursuit of reforms. The colonial
government did not agree to any of its demands. Spain itself was undergoing a lot
of internal problems all that time, which could explain why the mother country
failed to heed the Filipino's petitions.
GENERALIZATION

1. What were the main ideas Rizal stressed in his Brindis speech?

In his speech, Rizal stresses the reason of their gathering – which is to indicate

an achievement which enlightened what really is a dark society such as that which
the painting of Luna shows. He likewise commends Hidalgo for shedding light to the
various parts of the world and that he truly respects them.

2. Why did the writers of La Solidaridad used pen names?

Dr. Jose Rizal, like the other Propagandists, used pen name in order to hide his
identity to the spaniards who at that time are very powerful people in
the Philippines . Dr. Jose Rizal used pen names in order to protect himself as well
as his family and friends from the hatred of the Spaniards who are very much
humiliated by the Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo and other writings of Rizal.