RIZAL 2ND SEM MIDTERM REVIEWER

CHAPTER 1

RIZAL LAW ( REPUBLIC ACT 1425 )

- ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES COURSES ON THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL PARTICULARLY HIS NOVELS
NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO, AUTHORIZIZING THE PRINITING AND DISTRIBUTION THERE
OF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
- Passed on May 17 1956 and signed by Pres. Ramon Magsaysay on June 12 1956
- Claro M Recto the author of Rizal bill
- Senator Jose P Laurel Chairman of the committee on education
RIZAL IS AN AMERICAN SPONSORED HERO
- Rizal become sponsored because he is a man of peace who use pen and paper to fight for our country.
- Rizal symbolize assimilatioon to the Americans
ACT no. 137
- organized a politico military district
ACT no. 243
- erection of Luneta Park
Act no. 345
- observance of death anniversary
Leon Maria Guerrero y Leogardo
- She asserts that Filipino people is the one who choose to Rizal as symbol of NATIONALISM
- On her Rizal was the First Filipino as Rizal called the Philippines as his Fatherland
Major Period in the Life of Rizal
First Period 1861 - 1872
- Rizal learned how to read and write
Second Period 1872-1882
- The turning point in the life of Rizal
- Enrolled at the age of 11 at Ateneo Municipal
- The guillotine of 3 priest martyrdom GOMBURZA (GOMEZ, ZAMORA, BURGOS )
3rd Period 1882-1892
- second turning major point
- Rizal leave our country to explore the world
Fourth Period 1892-1896
- Rizal exiled in dapitan
- Rzial sentenced to death on Dec 30 1896 at Bagumabayn through firing squad

CHAPTER 2
THE 19TH CENTURY WORLD OF JOSE RIZAL
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALISM
NATIONALISM
- A sense of loyalty or psychological attachment members of a nation share, based on a common language,
history, culture, and desire for independence
- American Revolution gave birth to the United States of America and on the other hand, the French
Revolution led to the overthrowing of the absolute rule of the Bourbon Dynasty and the abolition of the
feudal system
- The ideology of the French Revolution are Liberty, Fraternity and Equality
RISE AND GRADUAL SPREAD OF LIBERALISM AND DEMOCRACY
- The rise and spread of Liberalism and democracy was actually a consequence of the growth and
development of Nationalism
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- It refers to the transformation of manufacturing brought about by the invention and use of machines
- Liberals, laissez-faire policy or government's non-interference.

CHAPTER 3
SPAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES IN THE 19TH CENTURY
-the century was a turbulent century of politics in Spanish History
CANOVITE SYSTEM OR ROTATIVISM
- under this policy the liberals and conservatives in Spain took turns in administering the county
MERCANTILISM
- an economic doctrine based on the idea that a country wealth and power can be measured in the stock of
gold and silver
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION IN THE 19TH CENTURY
- the Ph. Was governed directly by the Spanish crown thru the Ministry of Colonies
Gobernador General ( Gobernaodr y Captain General
- head/ Chief Executive of the Spanish colonial government
- has the power to appoint and dismiss public officials
THE EXCECUTIVE BRANCH
- Governador General
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
- ROYAL AUIDIENCA
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
- Alcadia / Alkalde Mayor
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
- Corrigimiento / Correigdor
CITY GOVERNMENT
- Ayuntamiento / Cabildo
CABILDO
- City Councilors
 Barios / Barangay The smallest unit of Government headed by Cabeza De Baranagay
 Ayuntamiento - city government during the Spanish Regime
 Friars - supervising representative of the Spanish Government and they become more powerful and
influential
 Guardia Civil - a corps or native police under the leadership of the Spanish Officers
 Filibusteros - enemy of the friar
 Erehes - enemies of Catholic Church
 Polo y Servicio - forced labor to the government and the Catholic Church
 Limpieza De Sangre - purity of Blood Spanish Doctrine
THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE FILIPINO SOCIETY
 Peninsulares - full bloded Spaniards born in Spain
 Insulares - Full blooded Spaniards born in the Philippines
 Principalia - the ruling class of natives elites
 Meztizo De Espanol - perosn mixed with Spanish and Austronesian Descents
 Indio - the Masses
 University of Santo Tomas - only higher education by the end of 19 th Century
 SCHOOL FOR BOYS - colegio de santo tomas, colegio san juan de letran, Ateneo Municipal
 SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - Santa Isabel , La Concordia Santa Rosa and Santa Catalina

CHAPTER 4
UNIFICATION OF THE PHILIPIINES UNDER THE SPANISH RULE
- Spain ruled the Ph. For more than 300 years
Early Resistance to Spanish Rule
- integration of the country into the Spanish empire resulted into the implementation of taxation without
representation
- disconentent Spanish rule was first expressed in the regional revokes from 1574 - 1843, majority of the
desire is to regain their freedom
EX : RAHA SULAYMAN AND LAKAN DULA [ 1574 )
- Resistance to Spanish imposed institutions was also major cause of the early revolts
EX : MAGALAT REVOLT
EARLY REVOLUTIONS FAILED FOR SOME REASON
- sectional jelousness
- lack of Communication
- absence of national leadership
 The emergernce of the Filipino sense of Nationhood was only took place during the last year of
Spanish rule in the 1890
 Secularization - issue on the right of the regular and secular priest to administer the parishes
 Cavity Mutiny was happen on the night of January 20 1872
 Rizal wrote a letter to Ponce dated April 18 1889 because of the enlightenment regarding on what
happen in Cavite Mutiny

CHAPTER 5
Rizal and His Childhood Years at Calamba
Calamba "Cradle of Genius
- at the age 0f 15 he wrote a poem Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo ( In Memory of my Town).
Earliest Childhood Memories
- The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his happy days in the family garden
- With nostalgic feeling, he also remembered the happy moonlight nights at the azotea after the rosary
FIRST SORROW
- death of his sister conception
Devoted Son of Church
- Young Rizal was a religious boy.

First Education from Mother

-ttheageof3,Joselearnedthealphabetandprayersfromher
- se e i n g R i z a l h a d a t a l e n t f o r p o e t r y
The story of the MonthThe story of the Month
- the story told by Dona Teodora to Jose, it was that of the young moth made the profoundest impression
on him.the story told by Dona Teodora to Jose, it was that of the young moth made the profoundest
impression on him.
 The first known poem that he wrote was a Tagalog poem entitled Sa Aking Mga Kababata ( To My
Fellow Children )
Influences on Hero' s BoyhoodInfluences on Hero' s BoyhoodInfluences on Hero' s BoyhoodInfluences on
Hero' s Boyhood
1. Hereditary influence
2. Environmental influence
3. Aid Divine Providince
FORMAL SCHOOLING at a VILLAGE SCHOOL
- Rizal left Calamba in order to study in Binan.
- Paciano accompanied Rizal in his trip on board a CARROMATA
 accompanied Rizal to the village school under the charge of Maestro Justiniano Cruz, the next day.
Paciano knew the maestro since he was his teacher during his elementary school days
 Maestro Justiniano Cruz. Hedid not even like his teacher, who he described as a tall man with a long
neck and a sharpnose and a body bent slightly forward.
 0ne thing he hated from him was his use of corporal punishment in making the pupils learn the lesson
for the day (he considered it barbarous)ne thing he hated from him was his use of corporal
punishmeni in making the pupils learn the lesson for the day (he considered it barbarous)
 For him (Ibarra), a school has to ba a playground of the mind and not a torture chamber
 While in elementary, Rizal also took painting lessons under the father-in-law of Maestro Cruz, the old
JuanchoWhile in elementary, Rizal also took painting lessons under the father-in-law of Maestro Cruz,
the old Juancho
 Rizal returned home to Calamba after receiving a letter from his sister Saturnina.
 He returned to his hometown on December 17, 1870.Rizal returned home to Calamba after receiving
a letter from his sister Saturnina.

CHAPTER 7
ENROLLMENT AT ATENEO
- Rizal took entrance examination at the Colegio de San Juan Letran on June 10 1872
- after passing the qualifying exam Rizal sought admission at the Ateneo Municipal, Rizal was refused entry
into the institutions for two reason, late registrant , he was frail and undersized for his age.

THE ATENEAN SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

- Ateneo, at the time offered a six year program that entittled a students to the academic tittle, Bachiller en
Artes
- The method of instruction Rizal was subjected to at Ateneo was ratio studiorom
- Atenean Education at the time pursued one aim, Ad majorem Dei gloriam or For the greater glory of God,
thus the ultimate task of Jesuit teachers was to make lifelong Catholics
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT ATENEO
- Rizal passed the oral examination on March 14 877, graduated with degree Bachiller en Artes with the
highest academic honor
LITERARY WORKS AT ATENEO
- the first poem he wrote as a student was entittled Mi Primera Inspiracion ( My First Inspiration ) this
poem was didacated by Rizal to his mother on the occasion of the latters natal day.
- Un Recuerdo de Mi Pueblo ( In Memory of My Town ) written in 1876
INFLUENCES OF SCHOOLING AT ATENEO ON RIZAL
- rizal was conferred the degree of Bachiller en Artes on March 23 1867

CHAPTER 8
Rizal at the Dominican University of the Philippines
Rizal completion of the Bachiller en Arts at Ateneo Municipal entitled him for admission to higher studies
at a university
16 year old Rizal enrolled the course Philosophy and Letters, during his freshman at UST (1887-1888)
He found himself taking up courses in Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of Philosophy.
He was advised by Father Ramon to pursue the course. Owing to his mother's failing eyesight
Rizal did not enjoy his schooling here (Zaide & Zaide, 1999). His unhappiness at UST can be traced to three
factors.
Rizal did not enjoy his schooling here (Zaide & Zaide, 1999). His unhappiness at UST can be traced to three
factors.
1. Hostility of Dominican professors to Rizal
2. Racial discrimination against Filipino students
3. obsolete and repressive method of instruction at UST
 Rizal infatuated with Segundina Katikbak of Batangas but learn that she was married
 Court Orang Velenzuela but learned that she is engaged
 So rizal fucos on his cousin Leonor Rivera
important Literacy Works as a University student
1. A La Juventud Filipina - This poem was Rizal's entry in 1879 conducted by the Liceo Artistico Literario
de Manila .
2. El Consejo de los Dioses- This play was Rizal's entry in the literary contest of 1880. It was an allegory in
praise of Cervantes as a co-equal of Homer and Virgil.
3. Junto al Pasig - It is a one-act play, written by Rizal at the request of Jesuits and was stage at Ateneo,
connection with the celebration of the feast day of Immaculate Conception