Lesson 7: Influences on Jose Rizal PDF

Lesson 7 Influences By Ms. Louvella Pete Landicho, LPT  Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. identify individuals relevant to the formation of Rizal’s consciousness as a student in the Philippines and in Europe 2. define the different disciplines and id...

Lesson 7 Influences By Ms. Louvella Pete Landicho, LPT  Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. identify individuals relevant to the formation of Rizal’s consciousness as a student in the Philippines and in Europe 2. define the different disciplines and ideas encountered by Rizal through his exposure to different academic circles in Europe 3. assess how these ideas influenced his writings and his stance regarding the emancipation of the Philippines.  It is important to note that Rizal would have never grown up to be who he was without the people whom he met throughout his life. This lesson introduces students to the different individuals who were crucial to the formation of Rizal’s ideas and his character starting with his family, the Propaganda Movement, academic organizations in Europe, as well as the people of Calamba.  Influences 1. Rizal’s Family 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship 4. Rizal’s Scholarship, the Propaganda Movement, and the Suffering of the Filipinos  1. Rizal’s Family Donya Teodora - considered as Rizal’s first teacher. Rizal looked up to her as the one who influenced his love for learning by their nightly readings in their house in Calamba. In Letters to the Women of Malolos, Rizal recognized the importance of mothers in inculcating values to their children and the love for country as they are the first teachers of their children, at least in the traditional family setting.  1. Rizal’s Family Paciano who recognized as the noblest of all Filipinos in one of his letters to Blumentritt. Paciano was responsible for relaying the message of secularization especially the ideas for reform from Padre Jose Burgos - one of the martyrs who were executed in Bagong Bayan in 1972 after being accused of playing a part in the Cavite Mutiny. 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila Rizal home-schooled before he was transferred to a private school in Binan, Laguna, under the supervision of Justiniano Aquino Cruz. His love for painting was nurtured early by an old painter named Juancho in Binan. He stayed there for one and a half years. 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila From 1872-1877 - Rizal studied in Ateneo de Manila under the supervision of Jesuit priests. Jesuit education was characterized by rigid discipline. Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez - inspired him to study harder and write poetry. Fr. José Villaclara - encouraged Rizal to study philosophy and the natural sciences. Rizal graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts. He also completed a vocational course on surveying. 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila From 1877-1882 - Rizal enrolled at the University of Sto. Tomas to pursue his medical studies. Before his first trip to Europe to study medical studies - ophthalmology, however, Rizal took up a course on Philosophy and Letters for a year. 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila 1882 - He was sent to Europe by his brother Paciano with the secret mission to observe the life, culture, languages and customs, industries and commerce, and governments and laws of different European countries. November 8, 1882 - Rizal enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid studying medicine. Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando - Rizal studied French, German, and English. Hall of Arms of Sanz y Carbonell - He studied fencing and shooting. 2. As a Student in Binan and Manila 1882 - He was sent to Europe by his brother Paciano with the secret mission to observe the life, culture, languages and customs, industries and commerce, and governments and laws of different European countries. November 8, 1882 - Rizal enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid studying medicine. Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando - Rizal studied French, German, and English. Hall of Arms of Sanz y Carbonell - He studied fencing and shooting. 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship During Rizal’s time in Europe, he also benefited from the development of orientalist studies in Germany. His involvement in German scholarship can be traced to his connections with Ferdinand Blumentritt, an Austrian scholar who published books about Philippine ethnological topics. 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship Resil Mojares enumerated scholars whom Rizal met through the help of Ferdinand Blumentritt: 1. Hendrik Kern - professor of Sanskrit at the University of Leiden 2. A.B. Meyer - director of the Ethnographic Museum in Dresden 3. Wilhelm Joest - professor at the University of Berlin who also published articles about the Philippines 4. Fedor Jagor - a naturalist who travelled to Southeast Asia 5. Rudolf Virchow - president of the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology, and Prehistory 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship Rizal associate with academic organizations in Germany such as Geographical Society in Berlin and Anthropological Society founded by Rudolf Virchow and Adolf Bastian in the 1880's. With German scholars, he able to immerse himself in social sciences especially the discipline of history in studying the Filipino past, culture, and identity. April 13, 1887 - he wrote Blumentritt and mentioned his objective of establishing a Philippine studies subject or course as a way for Filipinos to know themselves. 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship During his second sojourn to Europe, he read various archival materials about the Philippines, especially at the British Museum. He read the accounts of Spanish missionary reports, travel books to the Philippines and Southeast Asia, and Chinese records from the 13th to 14th century. Some of the notable works he produced in the social sciences were his annotations of Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas by Antonio de Morga, The Indolence of the Filipinos, and his planned organization Association Internationale des Philippinestes that aimed to organize different conferences about the Philippines with History as a central theme. 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship Through his conceptualization of the Association Internationale de Philippinestes, Rizal divided Philippine history into three periods, namely: pre colonial Philippines loss of Philippine Autonomy from 1521 to 1808 from 1808 to the Cavite Mutiny in 1872 Historians today refer to this type of periodization as the Tripartite View of Philippine history. 3. Rizal in Europe: German Scholarship During the formation of the revolutionary movement under Andres Bonifacio, the Katipuneros also incorporated the tripartite view in the KKK’s initiation process, giving it a more revolutionary and localized character by calling the pre-colonial period as Liwanag, the Spanish colonial period as Dilim, and the period of liberation from Spain as Muling Liwanag. 4. Rizal’s Scholarship, the Propaganda Movement, and the Suffering of the Filipinos Rizal’s being a doctor greatly influenced his writing and analysis of the situation of the Philippines. His essay - The Indolence of the Filipinos referred to the country as a body that could experience sickness and decay, but could also be healed. In El Filibusterismo Chapter 7 with the title, Simoun and Basilio, Simoun debated whether he would simply do his part as a professional or engage actively in treating the social ills infecting the country. 4. Rizal’s Scholarship, the Propaganda Movement, and the Suffering of the Filipinos Rizal’s being a doctor greatly influenced his writing and analysis of the situation of the Philippines. His essay - The Indolence of the Filipinos referred to the country as a body that could experience sickness and decay, but could also be healed. In El Filibusterismo Chapter 7 with the title, Simoun and Basilio, Simoun debated whether he would simply do his part as a professional or engage actively in treating the social ills infecting the country. 4. Rizal’s Scholarship, the Propaganda Movement, and the Suffering of the Filipinos One of the greatest influences in Rizal's life—the suffering of Filipino people under Spain, including his family, were unjustly persecuted.  Summary One of the greatest influences in Rizal's life—the suffering of Filipino people under Spain, including his family, were unjustly persecuted.