Chapter 7: Emerging

Nationalism
CAVITE MUTINY:
 Approximately 250 soldiers & workers revolt at an arsenal in Cavite
• Non- exemption of arsenal workers from the tributo & polo
• Way to overthrow the Spanish Gov’t to aim the freedom
• Asserting independence
 Mutiny failed and the Spanish Gov’t used it to end the increasing calls for a more liberal
administration
SECULARIZATION MOVEMENT:
 Catholic faith strengthens through the efforts of clergies: Regular & Secular
 Regular Clergy - they are the ones who follow a rule of life and also a member of religious institutes
 Secular Clergy - ordained ministers and do not belong to religious institutes

DURING 16TH CENTURY:

 Clergy comprises of two issues:
1. Episcopal Visitation (Omnimoda)
2. Management of Parishes
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17th Century: 19th Century:
 They were intensifying produce and train  Filipino secular priest are dominant.
Filipino secular priest.  They viewed seculars as potential leaders of
any future SEPARATIST MOVEMENT.

EXECUTION OF GOMEZ,BURGOS, AND

ZAMORA:
 As a result of revolt in Cavite GOMBURZA and laymen were
arrested on the orders of Governor General Izquierdo
 They were exiled in Guam and the 3 secular priest were
condemned to death by garrote.
• They were guilty of treason as the cause of a mutiny in
Cavite.
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CHAPTER 8
• Circulo Hispano-Filipino
•An organization under the leadership of a creole Juan Atayde.
•It was published in 1882 in a newspaper titled Revista del Circulo Hispano-
Filipino, but lasted only until 1883.
• 1887- Rizal’s first novel, Noli Me Tangere came out.
• 1889- Filipino community in Barcelona began preparations for the publication of a
new periodical.
• 1890- Two of the most prominent members of the Filipino community in Spain
began to increasingly show differences in stance with regard to Philippine affairs.
• 1895- the last issue of La Solidaridad (November 15,1895)
-Editor, Del Pilar had written;

“We are persuaded that no sacrifices are too little to

win the rights and the liberty of a nation that is oppressed by slavery.”
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CHAPTER 9

THE PUBLICATION
• Jose Rizal participated in the movement of Ilustrados to propaganda to campaign for
reforms.
• Ilustrados released world-class paintings.
• First novel of Rizal was Noli Me Tangere.
• During the meeting with Ilustrados, he proposed to write a collaborative book with his fellow
writters
• Unfortunately, the project was materialized so Rizal did it on his own.
• He started writing in 1884 and completed in 1887.
• Several works influenced Rizal’s work like Spoliarium by Juan Luna and Uncle Tom’s Cabin by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Rizal finished the half novel in Spain and supposedly finish the other half on France
• The draft was completed at 1886
• The following year it was published in Germany
• Lack of funds delayed the publication
• Maximo Viola lend Rizal 300 pesos for the printing of 2000 copies
• In 1887, Rizal started sending copies to his friends and the book began to take flight
• Motivations behind Writing the Noli Me Tangere:
• Reasons why Rizal wrote the Noli Me Tangere:

• The aims of Noli Me tangere:

 To awaken the feelings of his countrymen.
 To depict and reveal a series of typical Filipino scenes.
 To describe the classical types in the country during that era.
 To reveal his excellent gift of observations.
 To attack especially the Dominicans and the Franciscans.