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Jose Rizal 'The Patriot'
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by danesller0127 | December 25, 2008 at 04:45 pm
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Dr. José P. Rizal (full name: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is considered the Philippines' national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal's 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution.
Jose Rizal was a renaissance man. At a young age of 3, he had learned the alphabet with the help of his mother. At the age of 5, he already was an artist. He made pencil drawings and clay moldings that had shocked his family. “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” was a poem written by Jose Rizal at a young age of 8. He got his first degree, the Bachelor of Arts degree from Ateneo Municipal de Manila at the age of 16 and his grades were all excellent. At the same year, he had enrolled in University of Sto. Tomas for Philosophy and Letters but at the same time he was also taking courses for the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at Ateneo de Manila. In 1878, Rizal enrolled in the University of Sto. Tomas again for the course in medicine but he was not able to finish his studies as he had felt that there was an oppression of the Filipino students by the Dominican tutors. He then continued his studies in Universidad Central de Madrid and at the age of 23, got the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. At the age of 24, he had finished his course in Philosophy and Letters. Jose Rizal being a well-traveled man had mastered 22 different languages including Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, and some other dialect that are native to many of his traveled countries. Rizal was a genius and a true nationalist at heart.
As a political figure, Rizal was the founder of La Liga Filipina, a civic organization that subsequently gave birth to the Katipunan[6] led by Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo. He was a proponent of institutional reforms by peaceful means rather than by violent revolution. The general consensus among Rizal scholars, however, attributed his martyred death as the catalyst that precipitated the Philippine Revolution.
(sources: http://en.wikiilipinas.org/index.php?title=Jose_Rizal , http://www.joserizal.ph
and http://en.wikeqoute.org/wiki/Jose_Rizal
Before he died Rizal wrote a poem which was his dying message to his native land. Can you listen to these words and not wish that all this horrid dream were over, and we were standing once more on the side of the oppressed? Can you listen to the lofty words of this gifted Tagal, and not blush for shame at our hypocritical doubts about the ability or the right of these men to govern themselves?
Farewell, adored Fatherland; our Eden lost, farewell;
Farewell, O Sun's loved region, pearl of the eastern sea;
Gladly I die for thy dear sake; yea, thou knowest well
Were my sad life more radiant far than mortal tongue could tell,
Yet would I give it gladly, joyously for thee.
On blood-stained fields of battle, fast locked in maddening strife,
Thy sons have dying blest thee, untouched by doubt or fear.
No matter wreaths of laurel; no matter where our life ebbs out
On scaffold or in combat, or under torturer's knife,
We welcome death, if for our hearths, or for our country dear.
Pray for those who died alone, betrayed, in wretchedness;
For those who suffered for thy sake torments and misery;
For broken hearts of mothers who weep in bitterness;
For widows, tortured captives, orphans in deep distress;
And pray for thy dear self, that thou may'st finally be free.
Farewell, adored country; I leave my all with thee,
Beloved Philippines, whose soil my feet have trod,
I leave with thee my life's love deep; I go where all are free;
I go where are no torturers, where the oppressor's power shall be
Destroyed, where faith kills not, where he who reigns is God.
Farewell, my parents, brothers, friends of my childhood days,
Dear fragments of my heart, once to my bosom pressed
Round our lost hearth. Give thanks to God in glad tranquillity,
That after day's long weary hours, I sleep eternally.
Farewell, beloved friends and stranger sweet; to die is but to rest.
After 300 years of oppressive rule by Spain and the Catholic Church, in 1896, the Filipinos began what became an all-out revolt against Spain and the church. (by: Herbert G. Gardiner, PGS, Grand Historian, Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Hawaii.) (htpp://calodges.org/ncrlRIZAL.html)
Rizal day is celebrated every December 30 in memory of Dr. Jose P. Rizal (National Hero of the Philippines).
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at 16:54 on December 25th, 2008
Thanks for this piece of Filipino history.
at 00:54 on December 26th, 2008
You're welcome! Jon Azpiri' ...Thanks you very much!
Fittingly, Rizal found it a timely and effective gesture to dedicate his novel to the country of his people whose experiences and sufferings he wrote about, sufferings which he brought to light in an effort to awaken his countrymen to the truths that had long remained unspoken, although not totally unheard of...
My best wishes!
at 17:06 on December 25th, 2008
Thank you for bringing this up danesller0127.
at 01:14 on December 26th, 2008
You're welcome! Pachen'
Because of his fearless exposures of the injustices committed by the civil and clerical officials, Rizal provoked the animosity of those in power. That led himself, his relatives and countrymen into trouble with the Spanish officials of the country... Rizal predicted that the Philippines either will remain under Spain, but with more rights and freedom, or will declare herself independent, after staining herself and the Mother country with own blood....
My warm regards!
at 11:00 on December 28th, 2008
In the early morning of 30Dec.1896, Rizal walked to his place of execution,flanked by two Jesuits, Fr.Jose Vilaclara, one of his professors, and Fr. Estanislao March,whom he had known in his student days. He marched briskly, with calmness and dignity. Passing by the Ateneo, he turned his face to it several times. Upon reaching Bagumbayan, he looked back again, and seeing the towers of San Ignacio Church, he asked the Jesuits:
"Is that the Ateneo?"
"Yes," they replied.
And he added: "Well, I spent seven years there. "Then addressing his lawyer, Don Luis Taviel de Andrade, who walked on side of Fr. March, he said: "Everything that the Jesuits taught me was good and holy..." (Pastells, Rizal y su obra, p. 39 .)
at 10:56 on December 28th, 2008
The last hours: At the execution...
6:15 – 7:00
Rizal walks to the place of execution between Fr. March and Fr. Vilaclara with whom he converses. Keeps looking around as if seeking or expecting to see someone. His last word, said in a loud voice: "It is finished"
7:00 – 7:03
Sounds of guns. Rizal vacillates, turns halfway around, falls down backwards and lies on the ground facing the sun. Silence. Shouts of vivas for Spain.
at 10:11 on December 29th, 2008
The first novel (1884) "Noli Me Tangere" is the Latin versions of the words spoken, according to the Gospel of John by Jesus to Mary Magdalene, meaning "don't touch me."
"My proposal on the book," Rizal, wrote on January 2, 1884, "was unanimously approved. But afterwards difficulties and objections were raised which seemed to me rather odd, and a number of gentlemen stood up and refused to discuss the matter any further. In view of this I decided not to press it any longer, feeling that it was impossible to count on general support…"
Finally Rizal gave in and the novel went to press. The proofs were delivered daily, and one day the messenger, according to Viola, took it upon himself to warn the author that if he ever returned to the Philippines he would lose his head. Rizal was too enthralled by seeing his work in print to do more than smile.
The printing apparently took considerably less time than the original estimate of five months for Viola did not arrive in Berlin until December and by the 21st March 1887, Rizal was already sending Blumentritt a copy of "my first book."
Rizal, himself, describing the nature of the "Noli Me Tangere" to his friend Blumentritt, wrote, "The Novel is the first impartial and bold account of the life of the tagalogs. The Filipinos will find in it the history of the last ten years…"
"I Die without seing the sun rise on my country... You who are to see the dawn, welcome it, and do not forget those who fell during the light." (From the book, a 480 page English translation of Jose Rizal's "Noli Me Tangere.")
The second novel (1891)"El Filibusterismo" (The Subversive) A sequel to "Noli Me Tanghere."
The word "filibustero" wrote Rizal to his friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, is very little known in the Philippines. The masses do not know it yet.
Inspired by what the word "filibustero" connoted in relation to the circumstances obtaining in his time, and his spirits dampened by the tragic execution of the three martyred priests, Rizal aptly titled the second part of the Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo. In veneration of the three priests, he dedicated the book to them.
"To the memory of the priests, Don Mariano Gomez (85 years old), Don Jose Burgos (30 years old), and Don Jacinto Zamora (35 years old). Executed in the Bagumbayan Field on the 28th of February, 1872."
Rizal’s memory seemed to have failed him, though, for Father Gomez was then 73 not 85, Father Burgos 35 not 30 Father Zamora 37 not 35; and the date of execution 17th not 28th.
The FOREWORD of the "Fili" was addressed to his beloved countrymen, thus:
"TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE AND THEIR GOVERNMENT"
(source: http://www.joserizal.ph)
at 09:29 on December 29th, 2008
I never heard of him. Thanks for the info.
at 10:32 on December 29th, 2008
You're welcome!
Rizal: A Man for All Times... (http://emanila.com/philippines/2008/04/18/rizal-a-man-for-all-times/).... :D
at 19:04 on December 31st, 2008
Please join a lively discussion on Jose Rizal at Filipino Voices:
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Share your insights and opinions. Thanks and Happy New Year
at 08:23 on January 5th, 2009
i need 100 first of rizal, can you help me please??
at 12:19 on January 5th, 2009
Hi there! angel ann' Thank you very much! for visiting...
1) http://www.scribd.com/doc/2098810/Jose-Rizal-Biographical-Sketch
2) http://www.joserizal.ph/sk01.html
3) http://www.scribd.com/doc/2098813/Pi-100-Annotation
4) http://www.knightofrizal.org/content/
5) http://www.scillerinstitute.org/educ/hist/rizal.html
Mabuhay! :D
at 18:22 on January 5th, 2009
thank you for this. it is a big help! but i need more proofs why rizal became a patriot..please.tnx!
at 12:56 on January 8th, 2009
You're welcome! bevs17'''''' Yeah! I believe that the teaching of Rizal are very relevant as of today...'A man for all times' in his short life of only 35 and a half years'''''' Trully an amazing man, He is also the first OFW, that i know.... About the addtional info of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, his travels, lovelife, early chilhood, education, philosophies, different characters, and how he bacame a martyr.... pls. view the link: http://www.joserizal.ph/in01.html Thanks very much!
danesller
at 04:05 on January 26th, 2009
it's cool
at 05:39 on March 21st, 2009
1. who is jose rizal for you.
2. rizal idialisem & nationalis.
3. my oun idealism on natinalim.
4. education is powerful mean in propagating a nationalim.
at 05:40 on March 21st, 2009
1. who is jose rizal for you.
2. rizal idialisem & nationalis.
3. my oun idealism on natinalim.
4. education is powerful mean in propagating a nationalim.
at 20:27 on August 6th, 2009
can u plz help me to find the history of the Poems of Rizal
- to the Filipino youth
- to my fellow children
- my first inspiration
- a hym to labor
- my retreat
- my last farewell