Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
*1869 -Gen. Carlos Maria de la Torre a very down to earth person became
governor who they saw as an ally
*July 12, 1869 – they marched and serenade him
*1872-1882 – the Filipino inteligenstia (a segment of middle class) took over the
leadership from the wealthy sector
The movement has no clamor for independence it only aims for the assimilation
of the Philippines to Spain (to make the Philippines a province of Spain) so that
the Filipinos:
* would become Spanish citizens
*would be represented in the Spanish Cortes to be able to participate in the
making of laws that may benefit the country.
And that goal has to be attained by peaceful means—using the power of words.
Jose Rizal
Born in Calamba Laguna on June 9 1861 to Francisco Mercado and
Teodora Alonzo.
Wrote the poem “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” at the age of eight
Enrolled at Ateneo Municipal and at a time at University of Sto. Tomas
1882- he left for Spain at the age of 21
Enrolled at medicine and gain knowledges on other curriculum and mastered
languages like French and German
He finished Noli Me Tangere at the age of 26 which gained popularity but the
Spanish authorities prohibited its reading
1889 - He publishes La Vision de Fr. Rodriguez , a satire in which he exposed
the ignorance of Fr. Jose Rodriguez who was then attacking his novel by issuing
the pamphlet “Caingat Cayo” which warned the Filipinos against reading the Noli
1891-he finished El Filibusterismo
He returned to the Philippines in 1887 and in 1892 for the second time
July 7, 1892 – his banishment to Dapitan was announced officially
He was placed under arrest before the ship could dock in Barcelona in his way to
Cuba where he enlisted as a Military Doctor and was sentenced to die by
musketry
December 30, 1896 he was shot to death
La Solidaridad
A news paper that rises as an answer to the needs of bringing to the attention of
the Peninsular Spaniards the so-called Philippine problem
*February 15, 1889 – the first number came out in Barcelona with Lopez Jaena
as Editor
*December 1889 – M. H. del Pilar took over the editorship