PHILIPPINE NATIONALISM

NATIONALISM
• According to andress Bonifacio was the highest and purest
kind of love.
• The state of mind and deep sentiments of a certain group of
people towards their native land and to the people who
belonged to the nation.
• Nationalism begun when the people in the Philippines
already realized that their country was the Philippines and
they were Filipinos.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 1. THE RISE OF LIBERAL IDEAS
• The Liberal ideas came to the Philippines thru the continuous contact of the
Filipino Illustrados with the west.
• Martin Luther, a German clergy started to question the different policies of the
church which he thought did not correspond with the teachings of the bible.
• Giving of Indulgence.
• The French people had their revolution against the monarchy of king Louis XVI
and Marie Antoinette. They imposed excessive taxes to the people.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADING
• The opening of suez canal gave way to the easy transportation from
Europe going to Asia.
• In 1834, the port of Manila opened for the international trade and this
brought tremendous development in the economy of the Philippines.
• The Hacienderos and the Inquillinos were able to participate in the
mtrading of tobacco,rice, sugar,abaca and other Filipino goods.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 3. THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN SPAIN

• Like the other government, the absolute power of the Spanish monarch was
threatened by liberalism.
• There were continuous changes in the monarchy of Spain.
• During the Napoleonic wars, the Spanish monarchy ha a lot of expenses , so
they imposed additional tax to the people and the bankruptcy of the
businesses and the destructions of the infrastructures.
• Cadiz constitution of 1812-mandated the transportation of the Spanish
government.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 4. THE ADMINISTRATION OF CARLOS MARIA DE LA TORRE

• GOV. GEN. CARLOS MARIA DE LA TORRE was a liberal leader who

was assigned in the Philippines in 1868.
• He solicited suggestions from the Filipino natives about the administration
of the country.
• He abolished the espionage and implemented freedom of speech.
• His liberal ideas made him the champion for the Filipinos but angered the
Spanish in Manila and the Friars.
• He was replaced by Gov.Gen. Rafael de Izquierdo.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 5. THE ISSUE OF SECULARIZATION

• The liberal administration in Spain ordered the closure of all the

churches in Spain ,so the friars traveled to the Philippines.
• Because of the increasing number of regular priest in the Philippines,
the church faced the problem in the deployment of these priest.
• To solved the problem, they replaced the secular priest with regular
priest and this action pushed the Filipinos to create a secularization
movement.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 6. THE EXECUTION OF GOMBURZA

• In 1861, Archibishop Gregorio Meliton Martinez isuued decree

which removed the parishes of the secular priest from them and
transferred it under the control of the Recollects and Jesuits priest.
• The secular priest fought their rights and sought the assistance of
Marshal Francisco Serrano.
• To solve the problem, they replaced the secular priest with regular
priest and this action pushed the Filipinos to create a secularization
movement.
 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE OF
PHILIPPINES NATIONALISM
• 7. THE RISE OF THE CREOLES
• The Creoles was considered as the third class in the Philippines
society during the Spanish Era.
• Their education gave them the idea about the good government,
equality and right to the people to overthrow the government.
THE FIRST WAVE OF THE STRUGGLE
AGAINST THE SPANIARDS
THE FIRST WAVE OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST
THE SPANIARDS
• The first wave of struggle of the Filipinos against the Spaniards did
not aim for total independence of the country from Spain BUT for :
- political reform
- equality between Filipinos and Spaniards
- assimilation of the Philippines from Spain.
• They alsi demaned a representation of the Filipinos to the Spanish
Cortez.
 THE REFORMIST

• The greatest reformist in the

Philippines society.
• The first person who thought that the
Philippines was a nation and the
Filipinos should be united and
educated to reform their own society.
• His novels and essays inspired the
Filipinos to fight for their rights and
for their independence.
 THE REFORMIST
• One of the greatest orator in the Philippine History.
• He was born in Jaro, Ilo-ilo on December 17,1856.
• He wrote the Fray Botod, a novel about the friar
which he describe as a big bellied man, abusive,
immoral and selfish.
• He became the first editor in chief of La Solidaridad,
a newspaper that published the true condition of the
Philippines.
• He suffered tuberculosis and in January 20,1896, he
died in Barcelona.
 THE REFORMIST
• He became the second editor in chief of La
Solidaridad.
• He was born in Bulakan, Bulacan on August
30,1850 and died on July 4, 1896 because
of tuberculosis.
• He founded the Diariong Tagalog, a news
paper which published the nationalistic
sentiments of the Filipinos.
• He wrote the manuscript entitled Caiingat
Kayo, the manuscript which defended Rizal
against the Friars.
• He also wrote Dasalan at Tocsohan which
criticized the prayer of Our Lady and Hail
Mary.
THE ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM
 THE ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM
• 1. THE CIRCULO-HISPANO FILIPINO

• It was an organization of Spanish and Filipino in Madrid

founded in 1882 and sought social reform from the Spanish
government in the Philippines.
• Its existence ended when the Minister of Colonies
discouraged the members to continue fighting for its aim.
 THE ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM
• 2. THE LA SOLIDARIDAD
• It was the newspaper which was the organ
for the Filipinos to express their
sentiments for the Philippines and against
the Spanish colonial government.
• It was founded on January 1, 1889 but
the first subscription came out on
February 15,1889.
• Because of lack of funds and unity
among its members, its existence ended
on November 15,1895.
 THE ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM
• 3. THE LIGA FILIPINA
• La Liga Filipina was a group created by Doctor Jose Rizal on July 3, 1892 in the Philippines.
The aims were:
• To unite the whole archipelago into one society with equality for Filipinos and Spaniards in the
Philippines.
• Mutual protection in every want and need;
• Defense against all violence and injustice;
• Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce; and
• Study and application of reforms.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
AND TO YOUR COOPERATION

-SIR KHIA-