RIZAL’S FAMOUS WRITINGS

Noli Me Tangere
A novel written by Jose Rizal whose title "Noli
Me Tangere" translates to "Huwag Mo Akong
Salingin" in Filipino which means "Touch Me
Not”. The novel is a reflection of what the
Filipinos were going through during that time.
He wrote it to open the eyes of the Filipinos to
the reality that they were being oppressed,
abused and accused by the friars. He offered
this novel to the suffering of the Filipino people.
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El Filibusterismo
A sequel to the Noli and the second novel written
by our nation hero. The title means “The Reign of
the Greed” Rizal portrayed a filibuster or rebel who
is himself to reveal the moral cancer of Spanish
officials in the Philippines. He wrote El
Filibusterismo as a sequel to his novel, Noli me
Tangere which was a form of propaganda. He
dedicated the book to the memory of the
Gomburza, three priests who were accused of
being seditious, immoral and uneducated.
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Mi Ultimo Adios “My Last Goodbye”
The last work piece of Jose Rizal before
his execution in Dapitan. Rizal did not
ascribe a title to his poem, his friend
Mariano Ponce titled it. It contains his
message to the people of the Philippines
during his time which made him a
revolutionarian.
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Mi Ultimo Adios “My Last Goodbye”
The last work piece of Jose Rizal before
his execution in Dapitan. Rizal did not
ascribe a title to his poem, his friend
Mariano Ponce titled it. It contains his
message to the people of the Philippines
during his time which made him a
revolutionarian.
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“Sa Aking Mga Kabata”
this is the work of Rizal when he was 8
years old, his message here is that we
should love our own language. As he says
“A person who loves his own language
will surely strive for liberty”. Telling
everyone that our language, the tagalog
language is equal to every other
languages like English Spanish etc.
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To The Filipino Youth
Rizal wanted to challenge the youth to study, to
unleash the capacity of potential of every
individual. Believing that “Kabataan ang Pag-
Asa ng Bayan”. That youth the fair hope of our
motherland should be able to think and act
independently, seek solutions from within
themselves and not ask silly questions in a
forum, for the betterment of the country.
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Amor Patrio was the most beautiful essay
that Rizal wrote. It was the first piece that
dawned on the Filipinos one of the bright
lights that they needed then—the concept
of nationhood and love of country, or the
idea that Filipinos had their own native
land to mind and love, and that land is the
Philippines.
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The Indolence of the Filipinos
La Indolencia de los Filipinos, more
popularly known in its English version,
"The Indolence of the Filipinos," is an
exploratory essay written by Philippine
national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, to explain
the alleged idleness of his people during
the Spanish colonization.
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To the Young Women of Malolos
An essay which addresses all kinds of women –
mothers, wives, the unmarried, etc. and
expresses everything that he wishes them to
keep in mind.