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Summary EL FILI
 At the end of the lesson, student should be able to;

Trace the meaning of the term filibustero across time;

Explain the historical context in which El

Filibusterismo was written; and

Evaluate Rizal as a novelist.

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Filibusterismo
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Summary EL FILI
Filibustero (nineteenth century context) - translated as "subversive";
A patriot who was usually associated with revolutionary activities

Guardia Civil - police/military force assigned by the colonial

government to maintain peace and order

Cabeza de Barangay - head of the barangay

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El filibusterismo - Rizal second
novel sequel to the Noli Me
Tangere.
The Reign of Greed - traslated
into english by Charles
Derbyshire in 1912.
Filibustero - a patriot who was
usually associated with
revolutionary activities.
History and
Context
I. February 1888 - rizal continued working on his novel and made
some revisions while he was in London.
II.March 29, 1891 - complete the novel after three years in biarittz
france.
III.September 18, 1891 - book published in Ghent with the help of
his friend Valentin Ventura.
IV.Rizal sent 2 copies to Hongkong one for Basa and the other to
Sixto Lopez. The original manuscript and a printed copy gave
to Valentin Ventura with his autograph.
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Summary EL FILI
 Noli Me
El Fili - is dedicated to Gomburza, the three Tangere
priest accused of being filibusters in 1872.

Don Mariano Gomez - died 73 years old.

El
Don Jose Burgos - died 35 years old. Filibusterismo

Don Jacinto Zamora - died 37 years old.

February 17, 1872 - gomburza publicly

executed by garrote in Bagumbayan on the
early morning.
Themes that can be seen in the story
"El fili begins where the noli leaves off
where:
- Love
- Romance
- Aspiration
- Heroism
- Mercy
- Idealism
 Noli Me
El Fili - is dedicated to Gomburza, the three Tangere
priest accused of being filibusters in 1872.

Don Mariano Gomez - died 73 years old.

El
Don Jose Burgos - died 35 years old. Filibusterismo

Don Jacinto Zamora - died 37 years old.

February 17, 1872 - gomburza publicly

executed by garrote in Bagumbayan on the
early morning.
Turns to :

- Hatred
- Pain
- Bitterness
- Anger
- Disillusionment
- Vengeance
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The story of El Filibusterismo revolved around the main character, Simoun, who was the
rich jeweller. Simoun was actually Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli whom everyone thought
was killed by the guardia civil at the Laguna de Bay thirteen years ago. He was able to
escape and fled to Cuba. He became wealthy and was able to establish connections with
prominent Spaniards officials. Upon his return to the Philippines, Simoun became very
influential being the consultant of the governor general.

Simoun came back with his grand plan to exact revenge on Spanish officials and to rescue
Maria Clara who entered the convent after learning the news of Ibbara’s death. He
planned to launch a revolution. Planting a bomb at the wedding ceremony which he
started by smuggling arms and recruiting followers, mainly from the exploited and abused
natives. One of his recruits was Basilio, the son of Sisa. With the help of Capitan Tiago,
Basilio was able to study medicine in Manila. Simoun also began to establish an alliance
with Kabesang Tales and his revolutionary group. Kabesang Tales was a former cabeza de
barangay who was maltreated by the friars. Using his position, Simoun encouraged
corruption and more oppressive government policies to enrage the people and thus
provoke them to revolt.
Simoun’s plans of revolution failed twice. In his first attempt, he decided not to give
signal for the outbreak of the uprising upon hearing the news of Maria Clara’s death.
Basilio and the other students were the arrested for allegedly forming a seditious
organization. Simoun arranged the release of Basilio who became bitter and vengeful.
However, he was very grateful to Simoun and offered his full support for the revolution.
The second attempt at starting a revolution entailed the planting of a bomb at wedding
reception of Paulita Gomez and Juanito Pelaez. Illustrious guests at the mansion included
Padre Salvi and the governor general. In Simouns’s plan, the revolution would be
triggered by his gift to the couple, a kerosene lamp with an explosive. When the lamp
starts flickering and someone turns the wick, there would be an explosion, signaling the
revolutionaries to attack all government buildings in Manila.

As planned, Simoun gave the lamp during the reception. Before leaving the venue, he left
a note with a message: “You will die tonight,” signed by Crisostomo Ibarra. Meanwhile,
when Basilo saw all the people at the venue, his conscience bothered him. He saw his
friend Isagani, who was secretly watching his love, Paulita, celebrating her wedding.
Basilio told Isagani about the explosive and asked him to leave the place.
When Padre Salvi confirmed Ibarra’s handwriting, the guess began to panic. The lamp
flickered and Padre Irene tried to turn the wick. But Isagani, wanting to save Paulita, ran
into the house, grabbed the lamp, and threw it into the river where it exploded.

Simoun took refuge in the house of a kind Filipino preist, Padre Florentino. The guardias
civiles, however, learned about the whereabouts of the fugitive, and informed the priest
that they would come in the evening to arrest Simoun.

Instead of surrending to the authorities, Simoun poisoned himself. As the poison started to
take effect on his body, he confessed to Padre Florentino his true identity and his plans for
revenge. After the long and redius confession, the priest told Simoun that his plans might
have failed because of the unjust means that were used. He assured Simoun that there was
still hope for the freedom of the country.

The story ended with Padre Florentino throwing Simouns’s jewels into the sea so that they
would not be used by the greedy. He also prayed that when the right time comes, the
treasure would be recovered and used for a noble purpose.
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Summary EL FILI
This chapter traced the history of the term filibustero and how the
Filipinos defined the concept during Rizal's time. For the
Spaniards, a filibustero was someone who rebeled against the
government while for the indios, he was a patriot who fought for
the country's freedom. Compared to Noli Me Lingere, El
Filibusterismo showed how Rizal matured as a writer. This
transformation could be seen in the main character Simoun who
changed from being a moderate ilustrado to a revolutionary
jeweler and planned to launch a revolution against the colonial
government. Through this novel, one could see how a victim of
oppression and injustice could turn into an influential
revolutionary.
Thank you!