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    Rizal chose to study Antonio de Morga's book on the Philippines because it focused more on the civil nature of the country rather than exaggerating it, and was more objective than other historical works. By annotating de Morga's book, Rizal aimed to prove the Philippines had a unique culture before the Spanish arrived. It took Rizal over a year to manually copy and annotate de Morga's book, introducing some errors, and he eventually published his work in Paris. Rizal's annotations are still relevant today and influenced the Katipunan revolution by raising questions about pre-colonial and colonial Philippine conditions.

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    LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

    MODULE 4
    THE REBIRTH OF RIZAL: RIZAL’S CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE ON THE
    SPANISH RULE

    LESSON 1

    ACTIVITY
    WATCH the lecture on YouTube titled, “Annotating Colonial Histories: Jose Rizal and the Rethinking of
    the Filipino Identiy” by Dr. Jose Victor Torres.

    YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/FDqbq7FvLbA
    “Annotating Colonial Histories Jose Rizal”
    By the Sentro Rizal London

    ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

    1. Why did Rizal choose to study the book of de Morga and not the other historical books about the
    Philippines that were available at that time? Give three reasons:
     The book of de Morga focused more on the civil nature compared to other books.
     The book of de Morga is not exaggerated and not added with fantasy to make Philippines
    look great.
     The book of de Morga was more objective.

    2. What was Rizal trying to prove?


     Dr. Jose Rizal wanted to prove that the Philippines already had a unique culture way before
    Spaniards came and destroyed it. He wants to prove contrary to the Spaniards claim that
    Philippines was uncivilized.

    3. Who was the person that Rizal initially want to write the history of the Philippines?
     The person that Rizal wanted to write the Philippine history at first was Ferdinand
    Blumentritt.

    4. The book of de Morga consisted of eight chapters. In which chapter did Rizal find what he wanted?
     Chapter 8, Account of the Philippine Island.

    5. Rizal copied de Morga’s book by hand. What was negative result of this?
     Because of manual copying through handwriting such a long piece of work, there were text
    errors found.

    6. How long did it take Rizal to annotate the de Morga book?


     It took him more or less than a year. He started between August and September 1888 and
    published it on September 1889.

    7. Where did Rizal go to have his book printed and published?


     Rizal got his book printed and published at Paris.
    8. Is Rizal’s methods and data still applicable today? Why?
     Although there were corrections and new information have been discovered and added,
    some method and data of Rizal is still applicable today. In fact, his innovation in his
    annotation is still in use by historical researchers today. The data in his annotation is still a
    reference in the present.

    9. What two historical questions were asked to recruits to the Katipunan that showed the influence of
    Rizal’s historical studies?
     The two questions were:
    1. What were the conditions of the Filipinos before the Spaniards came?
    2. What is their condition today?

    10. Rizal’s three main writings - Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, and his annotations of de Morga’s
    Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas - were key to the formation of a national identity? How? (Watch the
    lecture from 41:55 - 42:55.)
     His Annotation of Morga proved that Filipinos had unique civilized culture even before the
    Spanish colonizers came. The knowledge of the past will help to better understand and deal
    with the present or future. In Noli Me Tangere, he illustrated the present condition of the
    Philippines during the Spanish colonization. Finally, in El Filibusterismo, he opened the minds
    of the Filipinos on how the future of the Philippines should be. These contributed a lot to
    molding the national identity of the Filipinos.

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