August 1888
arrives in London
copies the “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” by Antonio de Morga
Antonio de Morga
wrote “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” that rizal copied
september 4, 1888
arrives in Paris from London
visits Juan Luna
september 10, 1888
returns to London from Paris
continues copying the “Sucesos”
september 19, 1888
finishes copying the “Sucesos”
begins to annotate the “Sucesos”
october 12, 1888
admitted to study in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum
department of greek and roman antiquities
where rizal studied in the british museum in october 12, 1888
december 13, 1888
arrives in Barcelona from London
meets with Mariano Ponce and Graciano Lopez Jaena about the Filipinism project of Ferdinand Blumentritt
december 24, 1888
arrives in London from barcelona
january 14, 1889
sent Ferdinand Blumentritt a copy of his plan for the establishment of an international association of Filipinologists, asking for his opinion on the plan
february 22, 1889
wrote “Letter to the Women of Malolos” as requested by Marcelo del Pilar
letter to the women of malolos
written by rizal on february 22, 1889 as requested by marcelo del pilar
march 15, 1889
wrote the article “Los agricultores filipinos” for the “La Solidaridad”
march 19, 1889
arrives in Paris from London
founded the Kidlat Club to bring together the young Filipinos who were in Paris so that they could enjoy their stay in the city
1889
(year) founded the Indios Bravos to replace the Kidlat Club
1889
(year) encouraged the members to excel in intellectual and physical pursuits to win the respect and admiration of foreigners
1889
(year) practiced with great enthusiasm the use of the sword and pistol
1889
(year) taught the members judo which he learned when he was in Japan
1889
(year) spent most of his time in the reading room of the Bibliotheque Nationale (National Library) to check his historical annotations on Morga’s book
march 31, 1889
wrote the article “Me piden versos” for the “La Solidaridad”
april 23, 1889
sent to Barcelona his manuscript of “Ethnography of Mindanao” for publication
may 6, 1889
attended the opening of the Universal Exposition in Paris in which the most famous attraction was the Eiffel Tower
june 24, 1889
became baptismal godfather of the daughter of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera
paz pardo de tavera
mother of juan luna’s daughter
may 20, 1889
prepared the manuscript of his annotations of the “Sucesos” for printing
june 4, 1889
translated more than 30 pages of Ferdinand Blumentritt’s “Memorias” which was on the tribes of Mindanao
memorias
written by ferdinand blumentritt about the tribes of mindanao which rizal translated more than 30 pages
june 23, 1889
continued translating Ferdinand Blumentritt’s “Memorias”
july 4, 1889
left Paris for London to check some information in the “Sucesos”
july 12, 1889
arrived in Paris from London
attended to the finishing touches of his annotations
july 23, 1889
sent to the printing press the manuscript of his annotations of the “Sucesos”
july 30, 1889
went to the printing press to read and correct the proofs and also to add new annotations to his work
august 13, 1889
admitted to read and make further studies in the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris
september 9, 1889
busy attending to the final form of his annotations of the “Sucesos”
december 1, 1889
finished the proofreading of the galley proofs of the annotations of the “Sucesos”
december 23, 1889
received from the printing press copies of his annotations of the “Sucesos”
january 6, 1890
arrives in London from Paris
went to look for a book which Dr. Meyer requested him to buy in London
january 8, 1890
arrives in Paris
makes plans to go to the Netherlands to look for books written during the 17th century about the Philippines
leaves Paris for Brussels
february 2, 1890
arrives in Brussels from Paris
august 1, 1890
leaves Brussels for Madrid
august 4, 1890
arrives in Madrid from Brussels
viva madrid restaurante
where Rizal used to take his light meals with wine
manuel fernandez y gonzales
january 27, 1891
leaves madrid for biarritz
february 11, 1891
Arrives in Biarritz
march 29, 1891
Finished writing El Filibusterismo
april 4, 1891
Arrives in Paris from Biarritz
april 8, 1891
Arrives in Brussels from Paris
april 23, 1891
Revised some chapters of the El Filibusterismo
may 30, 1891
Completed the preparation for the printing of El Filibusterismo but still waiting for money for the printing
june 13, 1891
Finished reviewing and correcting the manuscript of the El Filibusterismo
june 21, 1891
Left Brussels for Ghent
september 18, 1891
Received the first copies of the El Filibusterismo
september 25, 1891
Received from Valentin Ventura the amount of 200 francs for the publication expenses of the El Filibusterismo
200 francs
amount for the publication expenses of the el filibusterismo received from valentin ventura
october 3, 1891
Arrives in Paris from Ghent
Makes preparations for his return to the Philippines
october 17, 1891
Arrives in Marseilles to board the ship for the return trip to the Philippines
sobre la indolencia de filipinos
“on the indolence of filipinos”
aim: to awaken among filipinos a consciousness of their faults
gregorio sancianco
rizal acknowledges that he was the first to bring up the issue of indolence among filipinos
el progreso de filipinas
book of gregorio sancianco that rizal proved that filipinos are NOT indolent
indolence
little love for work
lack of energy
climate
predisposition of indolence
hot climate
predisposition of indolence
requires quiet and rest
cold climate
predisposition of indolence
incites labour and action
spaniard
indolent
spain
located in a region where the climate is warm
frenchman
less indolent than the spaniard
france
located in a region colder than spain
german
less indolent than a frenchman
germany
located in a region colder than france
europeans in colonies
more indolent than the natives
surrounded by numerous servants
do not walk but ride carriages pulled by natives
natives in colonies
Toil for other people (like the) Spaniards
Work under force and compulsion
tropical countries
An hour’s work is equivalent to a day’s work in cold countries
Violent work is not encouraged
Can result to:
Death
Destruction
Annihilation
mother nature
Response: has made the earth more fertile and more productive in tropical countries
filipinos
Work longer hours
Come to the office at 8:00am and work until 1:00pm
poorly paid
badly treated
spaniards
Work shorter hours
Come in at 10:00am and leave at 12:00nn
spaniard friars
Become fabulously rich
Ride a carriage
Eat and drink well
Do not work except to collect fees
rizal’s conclusion
It is natural to be “indolent” because of the climate
analogy of the state of conditions in the philippines
patient: philippines
illness: indolence
hereditary malady
according to the spaniards, indolence of filipinos is due to this → brought about by spanish colonialism
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Filipinos were not indolent before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines according to Antonio de Morga in his book “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas”
antonio de morga
wrote the book “sucesos de las islas filipinas” which talked about how filipinos were not indolent before the spaniards arrived in the philippines
early filipinos
traded the following products with the Chinese:
abaca
bee’s wax (honey)
tortoise shell
betel nuts
products traded with the chinese
abaca
bee’s wax (honey)
tortoise shell
betel nuts
early filipinos
knew how to craft objects made of metal
made various vessels, utensils, hilts and scabbards made of solid gold
rice, millet, oranges, lemons
early filipinos cultivated these
prau, balangay, caracoa
early filipinos built these boats of various sizes
caracoa
boat that is capable of 100 rowers
internal disorders
one of the reasons that brought about the decline in the spirit of enterprise of Filipinos
brought about by the imposition of spanish rule
impact: slaughter and massacre of filipinos
invasion by limahong in 1572
one of the reasons that brought about the decline in the spirit of enterprise of Filipinos
his invasion in 1972 had an impact for slaughter and massacre of filipinos
spanish-dutch wars
one of the reasons that brought about the decline in the spirit of enterprise of Filipinos
against the dutch who also claimed the moluccas
impact:
construction of large ships
recruitment of Filipinos to serve as rower
piratical attacks
one of the reasons that brought about the decline in the spirit of enterprise of Filipinos
perpetuated by muslims from mindanao
impact:
slavery and captivity of Filipinos
disappearance of the coastwise trade
Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade
counter effects of Spanish policy that rizal identified
principal foreign trade of the Philippines
trade between Manila (Philippines) and Acapulco (Mexico)
impact: widespread decrease in population
emphasis: luxurious Chinese merchandise (silk, porcelain, linens, ivory wares, and spices)
construction of large ships
requirement for the manila-acapulco galleon trade
reasons for decline in population
manila-acapulco galleon trade had:
difficulty of cutting trees
burden of bringing trees to shipyards
actual construction of large ships
luxurious chinese merchandise
silk, porcelain, linens, ivory wares, spices
emphasis on the manila-acapulco galleon trade
focus on galleon trade
counter effects of Spanish policy that rizal identified
impact:
prevented Philippine products from being exported to Mexico
neglect of local industry, trade and commerce
abandonment of agriculture
abandonment of raising poultry
discontinuation of asian trade
causes/factors that continued to foster and maintain indolence
Impact: prevented Filipinos from trading with other Southeast Asian neighbors
Southeast Asian Trade Partners: Borneans, Siamese, and Cambodians
presence of bandits
causes/factors that continued to foster and maintain indolence
Impact: robs the farmers of their personal possessions, carabao, and rice
Significance: implies the government’s impotence to maintain law and order
meager returns to the farmer for his labor
causes/factors that continued to foster and maintain indolence
factor 3
not allowing farmers to go to their farms
causes/factors that continued to foster and maintain indolence
without the permission of the governor or of the priest
an obstacle to agriculture