The Attackers and Defenders of Noli Me Tangere, Taviel de Andrade, the Calamba Agrarian Problem, Rizal's Departure, and Himno al Trabajo (1887–1888) (Based only on the uploaded PDF)

Padre Salvador Font

• Head of the Permanent Commission on Censorship.

• Published the commission's report.

• Distributed copies of the report against Noli Me Tangere.

Padre Jose Rodriguez

Position

• Augustinian Superior of Guadalupe.

He became one of Rizal's strongest critics by publishing a series of pamphlets against Noli Me Tangere.

Senado de Cortes of Spain

The senators mentioned:

Senator	Date
Gen. Jose de Salamanca	April 1, 1888
Gen. Luis M. de Pando	April 12, 1888
Sr. Fernando Vida	June 11, 1888

Vicente Barrantes

• Madrid academic.

• Attacked Noli Me Tangere in an article published in La España Moderna.

• Publication date: January 1890

Filipino Defenders

• Marcelo H. del Pilar

• Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor

• Graciano Lopez-Jaena

• Mariano Ponce

Padre Francisco de Paula Sanchez

• Rizal's favorite teacher at Ateneo.

• Publicly defended and praised Noli Me Tanger

Don Segismundo Moret

Former Minister of the Crown.

Dr. Miguel Morayta

Historian and statesman.

Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

Professor and educator.

Rev. Vicente Garcia

• Filipino Catholic priest.

• Scholar.

• Theologian of the Manila Cathedral.

• Translator into Tagalog of Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis.

• Used the pen name:

  • Justo Desiderio Magalang

Pagtatanggol sa Noli

nailathala sa Singapore bilang apendise sa isang polyetong isinulat noong Hulyo 18, 1888

Garcia's Arguments Against Padre Rodriguez

He argued:

1. Hindi masasabing “ignoranteng tao” si Rizal

2. Hindi tinutuligsa ni Rizal ang Simbahan at Espanya

3. Sinabi ni Padre Rodriguez na yaong bumabasa ng Noli ay gumagawa ng kasalanang mortal

Rizal's Reply to Vicente Barrantes

Rizal defended his novel through a letter written in:

• Brussels, Belgium

• February 1880

In the letter, he exposed:

• Barrantes' ignorance of Philippine conditions.

• Barrantes' false statements.

June 13, 1887 - Letter to Fernando Canon

Geneva

Rizal wrote that:

• each copy of the Noli originally cost five pesetas.

• later, its price increased to fifty pesos per copy.

Rizal and Taviel de Andrade

Although assigned as Rizal's bodyguard,

Lieutenant Don Jose Taviel de Andrade became one of his close friends.

He described Rizal as:

"Si Rizal ay edukado at maginoo..."

Two events saddened Rizal:

1. The death of his sister Olimpia.

2. False stories spread by his enemies.

Problemang Agraryo sa Calamba

Governor-General Emilio Terrero ordered an investigation into the friar estates.

December 30, 1887

The Civil Governor of Laguna instructed the Calamba authorities to investigate the agrarian conditions.

January 8, 1888

kasulatang sinang-ayunan ng mga kasama at tatlong opisyal ng asyenda

Pamamaalam sa Calamba

Governor-General Terrero advised Rizal to leave the country for his own safety.

Isang Tula Para sa Lipa

A friend from Lipa requested Rizal to write a poem to celebrate Lipa's elevation to a city.

HIMNO AL TRABAJO (Himno sa Paggawa)

bilang parangal sa masisipag na mamamayan ng Lipa at Pangangailangan ng Tao

Lipa Became a City

Under:

Batas Becerra

Year:

1888