Jose Rizal: Foremost Filipino Hero (1880s-1890s)
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This document details the selection process of Jose Rizal as the Philippines' foremost hero, and the reasons behind the choice. It also includes aspects of the personalities involved in the decision and the historical context. It explains the criteria and the controversy surrounding the selection.
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Life and Works of Jose Rizal HOW RIZAL BECAME OUR NATIONAL HERO? How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero during the American Period under the Civil Governor-General Willam Howard Taft How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? Governor Gener...
Life and Works of Jose Rizal HOW RIZAL BECAME OUR NATIONAL HERO? How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero during the American Period under the Civil Governor-General Willam Howard Taft How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? Governor General created a commission to choose our foremost hero with the following members: William Howard Taft Chairman American Members: Filipino Members: Morgan Shuster Trinidad Pardo de Tavera Bernard Moses Gregorio Araneta Dean Worcester Cayetano Arellano Henry C. Ide Jose Luzurriaga Dr. Henry Otley Bayer Technical Consultant How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CRITERIA USED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS: 1. A Filipino 2. Already dead 3. Exemplified highest love for country 4. Pacifist How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? LIST OF NOMINEES: MARCELO H. DEL PILAR GRACIANO LOPEZ-JAENA ANTONIO LUNA EMILIO JACINTO JOSE RIZAL WHY ANDRES BONIFACIO IS NOT INCLUDED FROM THE LIST? How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? WHO WAS INITIALLY CHOSEN FROM THE LIST? MARCELO H. DEL PILAR How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? However, it was changed to Jose Rizal upon the advice of Dr. Henry Otley Bayer because allegedly “Rizal’s life and death is dramatic especially his martyrdom in Bagumbayan” How Rizal was chosen as our foremost hero? We can say that Taft Commission’s selection of Rizal as our foremost hero is a validation of the recognition by our leaders of that time of Rizal’s leadership and heroism. In fact, Bonifacio considered him as an important leader of the revolution when he seek his advice when Maximo Viola visited him at Dapitan. While in HongKong, Aguinaldo issued a proclamation to commemorate the first death anniversary of Jose Rizal. La Indipendencia and El Heraldo de la Revolution, the revolutions newspaper issued additional copy of Rizal’s death memorial. Why Rizal and not Bonifacio? Rafael Palma explain why Rizal should be our foremost hero and not Bonifacio, to quote: “Dapat ipagmalaki ng mga Pilipino ang pagkakaroon mula sa kanilang mgapambansang bayani ng isang may katangi-langing katangian na maaring pantayan ngunit hindi mahihigitan ng kalgit sino. Datapwat, kung kadalasan man na angmga bayani sa kanluraning mga ay mga mandirigmama at mga heneral na naglilingkod sa kanyang layunin sa pamamagitan ng kanyang espada, nagbuhos ng dugo at luha, ang bayani ng mga Plipino ay naglingkod sa kanyang layunin sa pamamagitan ng kanyang panulat, nagpapatunay na ang panulat ay kasing lakas ng tabak sa pagliligtas sa mga tao mula sa pagkaaliping pulitikal. Totoo sa kalagayan natin, ang tabak ni Bonifacio ay sadyang kinakailangan upang buwagin ang kapangyarihan ng dayuhang lakas, ngunit ang rebolusyong inihanda ni Bonifacio ay epekto lamang ang bunga ng espiritwal na pagliligtas na ginawa ng pluma ni Rizal. Dahil dilo, ang ginawa ni Rizal sa ganang amin ay higit na mataas kaysa kay Bonifacio di lamang dahil sa ayos na pagkakasunod ng mga ito kundi dahil sa kahalagahan nito, sapagkal bagaman nakapagbigay agad ng kagyat na bunga nag ginawa ni Bonifacio, ang kay Rizal ay nagkaroon ng higit na matibay at pamalagiang epekto”. Why Rizal and not Bonifacio? However in the essay written by Esteban a. de Ocampo, “Who choose Rizal as our National Hero and Why?”, he said: Bakit si Rizal ang naging pambansang bayani? Siya ang aling pinakadakilang bayani sapagkat, bilang nangingibabaw na tao sa Kampanyang Propaganda, gumanap siya ng “kahanga-hangang bahagi sa kilusang iyon na humigit kumulang ay papipiliin tayo ng isang kznha ng isang Pilipinong manunulat sa panahong ilo, na higit sa ibang mga sinulat ay nakatulong nang malaki sa pagbubuo ng nasyonalidad ng mga Pilipino.hindi tayo mag- aatubili sa pagpili sa Noli Me Tangere (Berlin, I887) ni Rizal. Totoo na ipinalathala ni Pedro Paterno ang kanyang nobelang Ninay sa Madrid noong 1885; ni Marcelo H. del Pilar, ang kanyang La Soberania Monacal sa Barcelonanoong I889; ni Graciano Lopez Jaena, ang kanyang Discursos y Articulos Varios Impresiones sa Madrid noong 1893, ngunit wala sa mga aklat na ito ang nakapaglikha ng papuri o pagpuna mula sn mga kaibigan 0 mga kaaway na tulad ng Noli ni Rizal.
