The Storm Breaks 1887-1888

Click to edit Master subtitle style First Homecoming Jose Rizals

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5 August 1887
Jose Rizal landed in Manila riding

Haiphong (Eastern-run steamer)

After spending days in Manila, Rizal had

gone back to Calamba to meet with his family

Rizal brought with himself his views about

religion and politics reflected from his trips in Europe.

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Viewing Rizals Religious and Political thoughts...

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How would you describe Jose Rizals relationship with God?

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Jose

Rizals views on Religion

Religion of Christ was found most perfect

for moral spirit and influence on discipline and moralization of humanity

Due to modifications made by religious

fanaticism it can be figuratively compared to a building with many wedges genius Christ was a religious 4/22/12 according to

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Jose

Rizals views on Religion

Religion and science each had their

balanced place in Rizals mind. His religion was no longer the religion of his childhood; it had been subjected over the years to much critical analysis
He fully recognizes the importance of the

Churchs place in the maintenance of the morality

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How would you describe Jose Rizals idea of a conducive society?

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Thoughts

on Politics

His returning to Asia in 1887 was

enunciated by the brindis speech (1884)

Rizal desired for the unity of Spain and

Philippines, on the other hand an initiated bloody revolt evolves on others thoughts

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Peaceful struggle must remain a dream until Spain learns the lessons of her former colonies in South America... we do not desire separation from Spain; all we ask is more attention, better education, better government officials... More safeguards for us in the future... ...Spain could still gain the Philippines... only that Spain would be rational. We are misunderstood by all of them. But quos
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Essence

of Noli Me Tangere

Quos vult perdere Jupiter, prius

dementat!(Whom Jupiter wishes to destroy, he first makes mad!)

Served as a casted dice To My Country: Aims to bring

enlightenment to his country

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Essence

of Noli Me Tangere

Had achieved a distinction rare in the

realm of decent literature

Through the novel, Filipinos were seeing

themselves for the first time in fiction of realism

Was compared with the novel Don

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In

Calamba...
was a German spy, an agent of Bismarck, a mason, a heretic, a soul as good as damned

Wild rumors were spreading that a Rizal

Rizal became popular being branded as a

German Doctor
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August 1887

The Rector of the University of Santo Tomas reported to the archbishop that they have found the Noli Me Tangere, heretic, impious and scandalous with regards to religion and unpatriotic and subversive to public order ERGO: Would cause the Philippines great harm
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2

September 1887

Jose Rizal was summoned at the Malacanan Palace by Gov. Gen. Emilio Terrero y Perinat

Move made by the Governor General

Firstly, he referred the question of Noli Me Tangere to the Permanent Commission on Censorship Secondly, he arranged to have Rizal having a personal Civil Guard Escort by the name Jose Taviel de Andrade 4/22/12

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December 1887

The Civil Governor of Laguna, acting on Instructions from Malacanan palace inquired about the increase in agricultural output Hacienda of Calamba formerly owned by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in was closed in 1768. Was acquired by the Dominicans in 1833 This had led the Dominican friars charging of 4/22/12

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8

January 1888
Calamba a report discussing about the Dominican friars inconsistencies in managing the hacienda

Rizal presented in a public meeting in

The meeting exposed Dominicans corrupt

practices

turned Eventually, this event4/22/12 out

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December 1888

Censorship Commission had reported to the Governor-General, their report being written by Augustinian friar, Salvador Font This alarmed the family and friends of Rizal to advise him for an immediate leave from the country

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Underpinnings

of Noli Me Tangere

Rizal believed...

That the positive message of this will be grasped by many Spaniards revolution was really the solution it will take time to sink in

If

Rizal have not foreseen a reaction quite so

violent and instantaneous as that which Noli Me Tangere provoked

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After

Noli Me Tangere

Jose Rizal has an immediate aim in going

abroad to write another book

If

Noli Me Tangere dwelled on the portrayal of the present: Next must be a book revealing about its past

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ends here...

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