2. • Rizal lived in London from May, 1888 to March, 1889.
• He chose this English City for three reason:
-to improve his English Language
-to study annotate of Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.
-London was safe to carry his fight against Spanish tyranny.
• Completed annotating Morgan’s book.
• Wrote many articles for La Solidaridad
• Wrote famous letter for the young women of Malolos.
• Romance to Gertrude Beckett.
3. Trip Across the Atlantic
• Voyage of Rizal from New York to Liverpool
• He won many friends of different nationalities
• Entertained American and European with a yo-yo
• On board meet American newspapermen
• My 24, 1888- arrived in Liverpool, England
4. Life In London
• May 25 1888- Rizal went to London
• Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor- practising lawyer in
London; were Rizal stayed as guest at his home.
• No. 37 Chalcot Crescent, Primrose Hill- boarding
place where Rizal was boarder of Beckett family.
• Gertrude “Gettie or Tottie” Beckett- eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Beckett.
5. • Beckett place was convenient to Rizal
• Dr. Reinhold Rost- librarian of ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
• A Pearl of Man (una perla de hombre)- Mr. Rost
called to Rizal.
• Rizal spent much time in the British Museum
• Rizal spent Sundays in the house of Dr. Rost for
discussion about linguistic and play cricket and
boxed with Dr. Rost son.
7. News From Home, Good or Bad
• Both Good and Bad reached Rizal, bad news were the injustice
committed by Spanish authorities to the Filipino people and Rizal’s
Family, those are:
-Persecution of Filipino patriots
-Persecution of Calamba Tenants
-Manuel T. Hidalgo was exciled
-Laureano Viado was arrested and jailed in Bilibid Prison
• One good news was the defense of Rev. Vicente Garcia to the Noli
against the friars.
8. Annotating Morgan’s Book
• Greatest achievement of Rizal in London is annotating
Morgan’s Book
• Rizal spent many days in the reading room of the British
Museum reading old histories of the Philippines written
by Fr. Chirino, Fr. Colin, Fr. Argensola, Fr. Plasencia and
etc.
• Dr. Morgan work is the best
• Sept. 17, 1888- Rizal sent a letter to Blumentritt saying
Morgan’s work is an excellent and praised it.
9. SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
An account of Spanish observations about the
Filipinos and the Philippines.
10. Background information/ Important information
about Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
1.Antonio De Morga - Author of Sucesos de las islas Filipinas.
2.This is one of the first books ever to tackle Philippine history.
3.Book that describes the events inside and outside of the country from 1493 to 1603, including
the history of the Philippines.
4.Consist of 8 Chapters.
5. Discuss the political, social and economical aspects of a colonizer and the colonized country.
6.The content of the book is based on documentary research, observation and personal
experience of Morga.
7.Rizal is a secondary source of the book due to his Annotations.
11. Rizal’s Objectives
1.To awaken the consciousness of the Filipinos regarding their glorious ways of the past
2.To correct what has been distorted about the Philippines due to Spanish conquest
3.To prove that Filipinos are civilized even before the coming of the Spaniards
Blumentritt’s Influence on Rizal Ferdinand Blumentritt has encouraged Rizal to write about the
Philippines’ pre-colonial History.
THE EARLY FILIPINO PRIDE Rizal strove to establish that the Filipinos could be proud of their
pre-conquest past. The First Objective ON RIZAL’s ANNOTATION
12. On Rizal’s Annotation
The Second Objective HISTORY AS A PROPAGANDA WEAPON Rizal aimed to use
history as a propaganda weapon.
EARLY GOVERNMENT Our forefathers in the pre-colonial Philippines already
possessed a working judicial and legislative system
HIGH LITERACY RATE The Spanish missionaries exploited the baybayin for their own
ends, learning and using it to translate their goals
EARLY ARTILLERY Our ancestors were very proficient in the art of war. Aside from
wielding swords and spears, they also knew how to make and fire guns and cannons.
13. On Rizal’s Annotation
SMOOTH FOREIGN RELATIONS The pre-colonial Filipinos had already established trading and
diplomatic relations with countries as far away as the Middle East
SELF- SUFFICIENT In terms of food, our forefathers did not suffer from any lack thereof. Blessed
with such a resource-rich country, they had enough for themselves and their families
ADVANCED CIVILIZATION Our ancestors possessed a complex working society and a culture
replete with works of arts and literature
14. Important Points
• Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is the first book to tackle the Philippine history.
• The book discusses the political, social and economical aspects of a colonizer and the
colonized country.
• The book that describes the events inside and outside of the country from 1493 to 1603,
including the history of the Philippines.
• The pre-colonial Philippines already possessed a working judicial and legislative system
• Spanish missionaries put an end to the baybayin written system of the Philippines to
translate their goals
• Our ancestors possessed a complex society and culture filled with arts and literature
15. RIZAL’s Annotations
Morga’s Sucesos
• RIZAL - Philippines was NOT DESERTED and was actually HABITABLE.
• MORGA - Philippines was DESERTED and INHABITABLE.
• RIZAL - Spaniards, like any other nation, treat food to which they are not accustomed or is
unknown to them with disgust. This fish that Morga mentions is bagoong (salted &
fermented fish).
• MORGA - Beef and fish they know it best when it has started to rot and stink Rizal’s
Annotations vs. De Morga’s Sucesos ...
16. RIZAL’s 3 Preposition
• 1. The people of the Philippines have a culture on their own, before
the coming of the Spaniards
• 2. Filipinos were decimated, demoralized, exploited, and ruined by
the Spanish colonization
• 3. The present state of the Philippines was not necessarily superior
to its past
17. • For about 10 months Rizal was deeply immersed in
his study
• Mariano Ponce- Rizal never met who lived in
Barcellona , urged him to edit a newspaper which
would depend Filipino.
• October 12, 1888- Rizal refused Ponce and wrote to
Ponce that he is so very busy in studying.
18. Short Visit to Paris and Spain
• Sept. 1888 Rizal visited Paris for a week, in order to
search for more historical materials in Elbliotheque
Nationale.
• He was entertained by Juan Luna and his wife Paz Pardo
de Tavera.
• Dec. 11, 1888- he went to Spain visiting Madrid and
Barcelona to surveyed political situation in the
Philippine.
• He met Del Pilar and Ponce for the first time
19. Christmas in London 1888
• Rizal returned in London and spend Christmas and New
Year with the Beckett
• Rizal sent a gift to Blumentritt and Dr. Carlos Czepelak
(Polish scholar) a bust of Emperor Augustus for
Blunmetritt and bust of Julius Caesar for Dr. Czepelak.
• Rizal received a books entitled The life and Adventures of
Valentin Vox and the Ventriloquist from Mrs. Beckett.
20. Rizal Becomes the Leader of Filipino in
Europe
• Rizal learned that the Filipinos in Barcelona were
palnning to establish patriotic society which is Asociacion
La Solidaridad (Soladaridad Association) was inagurated
on Dec. 31,1888.
• Officers:
-Galicano Apacible as the President; Graciano Lopez Jaena
vice-president; Manuel Santa Maria secretary; Mariano
Ponce treasurer; and Jose Ma. Panganiban accountant.
21. • Jan. 28,1889- wrote a letter to La Solidaridad express
his thanks for the honor of making him President
and giving some advice:
-No one should resent defeat, when opinion was
rejected instead despairing wait for another shot and
give way to the welfare of society.
-No member should expect reward or honor
22. Rizal and the La Solidaridad Newspaper
• Feb. 15, 1889 – Graciano Lopez Jaena founded the patriotic
newspaper called La Solidaridad in Barcelona.
• Its aim were as follow:
1.to work peacefully for political and social reforms;
2.to portray the deplorable condition of the Philippines so that
Spain make remedy for them;
3.to opposed evil forces of reaction and medievalism;
4.to advocate liberal ideas and progress;
5.and to champion the legitimate freedom of Filipino People.
23. • Two days after birth of La Solidaridad M. H. Del Pilar
wrote to Rizal in London to see how editor Graciano
write, correct the proofs and organized the printing
of La Solidaridad.
• Rizal congratulate Graciano Lopez Jaena and advice
him to be careful and not to publish exaggerations or
lies or imitate others.
24. First Article in La Solidaridad
• Los Agricultores (The Filipino Farmers)- first article of
La Solidaridad was published on March 29, 1889
shown the deplorable condition of Filipino Farmer.
-Filipinos take away for personal service
-injustice take away of some properties
-dissatisfied or suspicious the farmers
25. Writings in London
• Rizal received news on Fray Rodriguez unabated attack
on his Noli
• In defense he wrote a pamphlet entittled La Vision del
Fray Rodriguez(The Vision of Fray Rodriguez) was
published in Barcelona un der his pen name Dimas Alang.
• Feb. 22, 1889- Rizal wrote “Letter to the Young Woman
of Malolos”
26. • The main point of this letter are:
-a Filipino mother should teach her chioldren to love God, Fatherland and
mankind
-the Filipino mother should be glad like the Spartan mother to offer her son in
the defense of fatherland.
-a Filipino woman shopuld know how to pursue her dignity and honor
-Filipino woman should educate herself
-Faith is not merely reciting long prayers or wearing religious clothes, instead
it is a living as a Christian way with good manners and good morals.
27. • Dr. Rost editor of Trubner’s Record a jornal devoted
to Asian srudies, requested Rizal to contribute some
articles.
• Specimens of Tagal folklore – publishe at May, 1889
• Two Eastern Fables- published in June 1889
• The first article consist of Filipino Proverb and
Puzzles.
28. • Proverbial Sayings:
-malakas ang bulong sa sigaw
-ang laki sa layaw karaniwa’y hubad
-hampas ng magulang ay nakaktaba
-ibang hari ibang ugali
-Nagpuputol ang kapos, ang lapis ay nagdurugtong
-ang nagsasabi ng tapos ay kinakapos
-nangangako habang napapako
-Ang naglalakad ng marakan, matinik ma’y mababaw
-ang maniwala sa sabi’y walang bait sa sarili
-ang may sinuksok sa ding ding ay may titingalain
-walang mahirap na gisingin na paris nang nagtutulugtulugan
-hipong tulog ay nadadala ng anod
29. • Puzzles:
-isang butil ng palay sikip sa buong bahay
-matapang ako sa dalawa, duwag ako sa isa
-dala ako nya, dala ko siya.
- Isang balong malalim puno ng patalim
30. Romance with Gertrude Beckett
• Rizal had a romantic interlude with Gertrude a girl
with a brown hair, blue eyes and rosy cheeks.
• Gertrude fall in love with Rizal
• Rizal called Gertrude “Gettie” and Gertrude called
Rizal “Pettie”
• Rizal suddenly realized he could not marry Gettie for
he had a mission to fulfill
31. In order Gettie forget him Rizal go away
• Before leaving in London he finished four sculpture
work;
1. Prometheus Bond
2. The Triumph Of Death over Life
3. The Triumph of Science Over Death
4. Heads of Beckett sisters
• Triumph of death over life and Triump of Science
over Death was sent to Blumentritt it Leitmeritz.
32. Adios, London
• March 19, 1889- Rizal bade goodbye to the Beckett
family particularly Gertrude and left London Paris .
