Rizal's Higher Education and Life Abroad (Part 2) - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and figures from Rizal's higher education and life abroad (Part 2) based on the provided notes.

Propaganda Movement

A late-19th-century reform and nationalist movement by Filipino expatriates in Europe that sought political concessions and national consciousness; it produced the newspaper La Solidaridad.

Ilustrados

Filipino intellectuals studying abroad who embraced liberal and nationalist ideas.

La Solidaridad

The Propaganda Movement's newspaper published in Madrid, described as a quincenario democrático, which advocated reforms for the Philippines.

Circulo Hispano-Filipino

Filipino student organization in Madrid that discussed political issues and helped publish related materials.

Revista del Circulo Hispano-Filipino

Newspaper published by the Circulo Hispano-Filipino to express Filipino concerns; short-lived due to funding and political conflicts.

El Amor Patrio

Rizal's essay Love of Country, published in 1882, arguing that love of country inspires noble deeds and action.

Diariong Tagalog

Tagalog-language newspaper Rizal wrote for in Madrid under the pseudonym Laong Laan.

Noli Me Tangere

Rizal's first novel criticizing Spanish rule; printed in Europe with funding by Maximo Viola and later smuggled to the Philippines.

El Filibusterismo

Rizal's second novel, a darker critique of colonial society and the abuses of the Spanish regime.

Maximo Viola

Friend who funded the printing of Noli Me Tangere, lending Rizal the money needed for publication.

Blumentritt

Austrian scholar who studied the Tagalog language; Rizal's close friend and correspondent who sent and received books.

La Liga Filipina

A reform society Rizal helped form in Hong Kong, aimed at uniting Filipinos and promoting reforms; Rizal wrote its constitution.

A Mi Musa

Rizal's poem To My Muse published in La Solidaridad, expressing disappointment over Calamba tenants' plight and calling for justice.

Terrero

Governor-General Emilio Terrero, who read Noli Me Tangere, advised Rizal to leave for safety, and ordered an investigation into Calamba agrarian issues.

Despujol

Spanish Governor-General who urged Rizal to leave the country and who dealt with Rizal's North Borneo proposal.

Jose Taviel de Andrade

Terrero's appointed protector for Rizal after the controversy surrounding Noli Me Tangere.

William Pryer

Manager of the British North Borneo Company who collaborated with Rizal on the North Borneo colony idea.

North Borneo colony proposal

Rizal and Pryer proposed leasing 5,000 acres in North Borneo for a Filipino colony to help evicted Calamba tenants; required Spanish permission.

O-Sei-San

Japanese woman Rizal befriended in Yokohama; they became friends and Rizal considered staying in Japan before leaving.

Hans Christian Andersen translations

Rizal translated Andersen's fairy tales into Tagalog to inspire Filipinos and demonstrate language skill.

Noli Me Tangere in Europe and Spain

Around 2,000 copies of Noli Me Tangere were distributed to Filipinos in Europe; bound copies were shipped to Spain and smuggled into the Philippines.

Rizal in Madrid (education and publications)

Period when Rizal studied medicine and philosophy and letters, wrote for Diariong Tagalog, and published El Amor Patrio.

Rizal in Hong Kong and La Liga constitution

Rizal spent time in Hong Kong, helped draft the La Liga Filipina constitution, and connected with Filipino exiles and local leaders.

Responsable

The leadership position within La Solidaridad; Rizalists and Pilaristas debated representation before Rizal was accepted as the legal Responsable.

Wenceslao Retana

Historian who published critical articles about Rizal; Rizal challenged him to a duel, which ended with Retana apologizing.

Calamba agrarian problems

Issues in Rizal's hometown where tenants faced high rents, unjust practices by hacienda owners, and evictions; Rizal investigated these abuses for Terrero.