RIZAL AND FILIPINO
NATIONALISM
FILIPINO NATIONALISM
Patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals in
19th century.
A result of more than two centuries of Spanish
rule.
An immediate outcome of the Filipino
Propaganda Movement (mostly in Europe) from
1872 to 1892
Served as the backbone of the first nationalist
revolution in Asia, the Philippine Revolution of
1896
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FILIPINO NATIONALISM:
The revolutions in Europe and in Latin
America(opened the Philippines to international
trade).
The rise of Middle class from which came the
ilustrado elites that soon became the main
agitators against the Spanish design.
The bureaucratic centralized government establish
in Manila had caused widespread discontent in
the entire archipelago.
The execution of Gomburza became a
spark among ilustrados.
The Propaganda Movement (1872 –
1892)called for the Philippines as a province of
Spain so that the same laws will be applied in
the Philippines and that the inhabitants of the
Philippines will experience the same civil
liberties and rights as that of a Spanish citizen.
Rizal and Filipino
Nationalism
Rizal is the Father of Filipino Nationalism.
1. Rizal showed interest in, and exerted enough
efforts to ignite Filipinos’ interest in History.
2. Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
become the bibles of Philippine nationalism
3. Rizal created La Liga Filipina
The Propaganda Movement
Was the literary and cultural
organization formed in 1872 by
Filipino émigrés who had settled in
Europe. Composed of Filipino liberals
exiled in 1872 and students
attending Europe’s universities, the
Philippines and to propagate a closer
relationship between colony and
Spain.
Prime Movers:
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Mariano Ponce
Jose Rizal
OBJECTIVES OF PROPAGANDA
1. Representation of the Philippine in the Cortes Generales, the
Spanish parliament
2. Secularization of the clergy;
3. Legalization of Spanish and Filipino equality;
4. Creation of a public school system independent of the friars;
5. Abolition of the polo(labor service)and vandal(forced sale of local
products to the government)
6. Guarantee of basics freedom of speech and association;
7. Equal opportunity to Filipinos and Spanish to enter governmet
service.
8. Recognition of Philippines as province of Spain
9. Secularization of the Philippine parishes
10. Recognition of human rights
La Solidaridad
The vehicle expression of the Propaganda movement
For more than five years of existence, it became the
Principal organ of the movement. It existed from
February 15, 1889 to November 15, 1895
Graciano Lopez –Jaena:
Founder and first editor of La Solidaridad.
Together with Jose Rizal and Marcelo H. Del Pilar he,
Undertook propaganda campaign in Spain. But he was
Soon succeeded by Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Rizal and the Development of Filipino Nationalism
The most outstanding Propagandist was Jose Rizal, a physician, a physician,
scholar, scientist, and writer.
Rizal’s career spanned two worlds;
1. Among small 2. In the wider world of
communities of Filipino European science and
students in Madrid and scholarships-particularly in
other European cities, he Germany-he formed close
became the leader and relationships with prominent
eloquent spokesperson natural and social scientists.
His greatest impact on the development of a Filipino national consciousness
however, was his publication of two novels– Noli Me Tangere (Touch me not) in
1886 and El Filibusterismo (The reign of greed) in 1891. Rizal drew on his
personal experiences and predicted the conditions of Spanish rule in the islands,
particularly the abuses of the friars. Although the friars had Rizal’s book
banned, they were smuggled into the Philippines and rapidly gained a wide
Rizal’s thoughts in His Literary Works
1. Love for country
2. Song of Maria Clara
3. Hymn of Labor
4. On the Indolence of Filipinos
5. Letter to the Women of Malolos
6. The Philippines: A Century
Hence
Jose Rizal : The father of Philippines
Nationalism.
The revolutionaries fought for Philippine independence from
Spain spoke in Tagalog and Spanish but in fact, the flag that
they raised during revolution had “VIVA LA REPUBLICA
FILIPINA” which means “MABUHAY ANG REPUBLIKA NG
PILIPINAS”
NATIONAL SYMBOLS / PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
PHILIPPINE FLAG:
The National Flag of the
Philippines is a horizontal flag
bicolor with equal bands of
royal blue and crimson red,
with a white, equilateral
triangle at the hoist. In the
center of the triangle is
golden-yellow sun with eight
primary rays, each
representing the province of
the Philippines.
National Anthem:
“Lupang Hinirang” or Chosen Land is the
National anthem of the Philippines. Composed by
Júlian Filipe in 1898, and the lyrics was adopted
from the Spanish poem Filipinas written by Jóse
Palma in 1899.
Anthem of the revolutionary of First
Philippine Republic.
Lupang Hinirang written
in Baybayin.
Philippine National Hero :
Jose Rizal
Philippine National Dance:
Cariñosa or also called the
Flirting Dance.
Bahay Kubo:
The Philippine National
house
Bangus / Milk fish:
The Philippine national fish
Baro’t saya:
The Philippine National
Costume
Mango/ Philippine Mango:
The Philippine national
fruit
Philippine National Tree :
Narra
Philippine National Flower:
Sampaguita/ Jasmine flower
The Philippine
National
Animal:
Philippine
Carabao
