RIZAL LESSON 4&5 (11)

FRAILOCRACY

✓ As Spanish Officials became more corrupt

and immoral, Filipinos turned more and

more to the Friars for moral and Political

guidance.

✓ The friars then became more influential

and powerful because of Frailocracy or the

rule of Friars.

✓ Friars controlled: LAND, POLITICS,

EDUCATION and FINANCES.

CAVITE MUTINY 1872

-A failed uprising against the Spaniards resulting in

disarmed imprisoned, and death of Filipino

soldiers.

-All suspected to be involved in the mutiny were

also arrested and executed.

-Though it was suppressed, the Spanish

Government used it as a pretext to execute GOMBURZA(Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos,

Jacinto Zamora)

-GOMBURZA was executed by garrote at

Bagumbayan on February 15, 1872 for plotting the

revolution.

1. ABOLITION OF PRIVILEGES

Soldiers and workers under the Spanish Officials

have a tax exemption and forced labor privileges.

-workers in the Cavite Arsenal lost their tax

exemptions and forced labor privileges.

2. SPANISH OPPRESSION

Filipinos especially educated class (Illustrados),

were becoming aware of liberal ideas (freedom and

equality.

3. INFLUENCE OF LIBERALISM

It gave hope to the Filipino reformists.

Historian Ambeth Ocampo

who says that the poem

attributed to national hero Jose Rizal is not

authentic, as there is no original manuscript and it

was only published after his death.

NAME: Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Full name of Rizal

June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna Baptized: June 22, 1861

Rizal Born

December 30, 1896

Rizal Died

Father Rufino Collantes

Baptized by who?

SEVENTH CHILD

DR RIZAL WAS THE??