Bulacan Polytechnic College

Bulihan, City of Malolos, Bulacan

In Partial Fulfillment

Of The Requirements

RIZAL LIFE’S AND WORKS

Submitted By :
SARAH L. CANILAO I
Submitted to :
BSAIS-2A Mrs. Estrellita Amaninche
Annotation of Antonio Morga’s
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
(Anotasyon sa Aklat Ni Morga)
 Who is Antonio Morga?

- Antonio de Morga Sánchez Garay

- He was born on 29 November 1559 –
- Died on 21 July 1636

Occupation
- Spanish soldier, lawyer and a high-ranking colonial official for 43 years, in the Philippines
 (1594 to 1604), New Spain and Peru, where he was president of the Real Audiencia for 20
years and also a historian

Background
- He was born in Seville

Graduated at University of Salamanca in 1574

Studied Civil Law
Due to Multiple failure both in military and
political , Him being historian accomplished a
great work by being able to published Sucesos
de las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine
Isles). It is considered as the best account
colonialism of Spaniards towards the
Philippines
 Background of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas 

 The Book was published in Mexico at the year 1609

 It is also considered as the primary source with regards to the
happenings
 It attracted several attentions and curiosity towards its account
 Considered as one the greatest work of Antonio Morga
 First 1-7 chapter talks about the political events of the 11
governor of Spain to the Philippines
 For the chapter 8 it depicts the so called “Indio” in Spaniards time
 Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas 
 Las islas Filipinas (Philippine Islands/Islands belonging to Philip).
Named by Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543 to Samar and Leyte, honoring
the Prince of Asturias, the then Philip II of Spain
 Sucesos is the events happening or occurrence
 Chapter 1 depicts Magellan and Legazpi seminal Expeditions
 Chapter 2-7 depicts the chronological report on the government
administrations under the governor-general
 Chapter 8 Philippine Islands , the native there, antiquity, custom and
government
 The depiction of the Life of The filipinos towards this book was really clear
about the overall conditions of the country
Reasons why Rizal decided to Annotate
Morga’s work
 Awaken the consciousness of the Filipinos regarding the
glorious ways of the past
 Correct what has been distorted about the Philippines due
to Spanish conquest
 Prove that the Filipinos are civilized/ advanced even before
the coming of the Spaniards
Why Jose Rizal chose Morga’s Work?

 The original book was considered rare

 Morga’s work is more objective than the other
religious writers
 Morga’s was not only an eyewitness but a major
actor in the event he narrates
Compare and Contrast of Rizal annotation
and Morga’s Sucesos
RIZAL ANNOTATION MORGA’S SUCESOS
1. Philippines was NOT DESERTED and 1. Philippines was DESERTED and
was actually HABITABLE. INHABITABLE. 1.
2. Spaniards, like any other nation, treat 2. Beef and fish they know it best when it
food to which they are not accustomed or is has started to rot and stink
unknown to them with disgust. This fish that
Morga mentions is bagoong (salted &
fermented fish)
3. Rizal believes that there are still a lot of 3. Morga believes that the Christian religion
tribes that are not yet Christians or those is the Roman Catholic and that he was very
who have not been influence or colonized by been careful in discussing this as he want to
means of religions most especially in the preserve the purity of the religion
Mindanao
 3 Propositions of Rizal

 1. The people of the Philippines have a culture

on their own, before the coming of the Spaniards
 2. Filipinos were decimated, demoralized,
exploited, and ruined by the Spanish
colonization
 3. The present state of the Philippines was not
necessarily superior to its past
Jose Rizal As Philippines National Hero

 Rizal gave us freedom using his goodness

 He fought for freedom in a silent but powerful way
 He express his love, through novels, essay and other
forms of writings and not in a aggressive way or manner
 Objective and Reasons of Rizal’s Annotations

 Awaken the Consciousness of the Filipino

 To push the Filipino to continue to study towards the future
 For us to have a look at the past, take a pause and review the event
and make a better judgement than what we did in the past
 To prove that we have our very own identity before the colonization
takes place and that we do not bow down or are being belittle
compare to those who are considered “white”
 To defer the idea of that Filipino are Indios

 To decrease the Filipino who denied their native language and makes
it seem like it was something not worth it
 To create a comprehensive dictionary of Tagalog terms that will help
them to understand and study thoroughly

 To create a generic term of Indio and not to be used as a insult but

rather as a nobility and worth of dignity
 To give further knowledge to the presented facts of Antonio Morga
about the Philippines