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Period of Enlightenment
Chapter 4:
The Period of Enlightenment
(1872-1898)

Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule, the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez, Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre.
The Spaniards were unable to suppress the tide of rebellion among the Filipinos. The once religious spirit transformed itself into one of nationalism and the Filipinos demanded changes in the government and in the church.

A. The Propaganda Movement (1872-1896)
This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Antonio Luna, Mariano Ponce, Jose Ma. Panganiban, and Pedro Paterno. The objectives of this movement were to seek reforms and changes like the following:
1. To get equal treatment for the Filipinos and the Spaniards under the law.
2. To make the Philippines a colony to Spain.
3. To restore Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes.
4. To Filipinize the parishes.
5. To give the Filipinos freedom of speech, of the press, assembly and for redress of grievances.

B. Highlights of the Propaganda Movement

DR. JOSE P. RIZAL – Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Alonzo y Realonda was born on June 19, 1861 at Calamba, Laguna. He died by musketry in the hands of the Spaniards on December 30, 1896 on charges of sedition and rebellion against the Spaniards. His pen-name was Laong Laan and Dimasalang. His books and writings:

1. NOLI ME TANGERE – this was the novel that gave spirit to the propaganda movement and paved the way to the revolution against the Spaniards.
2. EL FILIBUSTERISMO – this is the sequel to the NOLI. Is exposed those in government and in the church.
3. MI ULTIMO ADIOS (My Last Farewell) – this was a poem of Rizal while he was incarcerated at Fort Santiago.
4. SOBRE LA INDOLENCIA DE LOS FILIPINOS (On the Indolence of the Filipinos) – an essay on the so-called Filipino indolence.
5. FILIPINAS DENTRO DE CIEN AÑOS (The Philippines within a Century) – an essay predicting the increasing influence of the US in the Philippines and the decreasing interest of Europe here.
6. A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA (To the Filipino Youth) – a poem dedicated to the Filipino youth studying at UST.
7. EL COSEJO DE LOS DIOSES (The council of the Gods) – allegorical play manifesting admiration for Cervantes.
8. JUNTO AL PASIG (Beside the Pasig River) – written by Rizal when he was 14 years of age.
9. ME PIDEN VERSOS (You asked Me for Verses): 1882 and A LAS FLORES DE HEIDELBERG (To the Flowers of Heidelberg) – two poems manifesting Rizal’s depth of emotion. 10. NOTAS A LA OBRA SUCESOS DE LAS FILIPINAS FOR EL DR. ANTONIO DE MORGA (Notes on the Philippine Events by Dr. Antonio de Morga): 1889
11. P. JACINTO: MEMORIAS DE UN ESTUDIANTE DE MANILA (P. Jacinto: Memoirs of a Student of Manila) 1882.
12. DIARIO DE VIAJE DE NORTE AMERICA (Diary of a Voyage to North America)

MARCELO H. DEL PILAR – is popularly known for his pen name of Plaridel, Pupdoh, Piping Dilat and Dolores Manapat. He was born at Cupang, San Nicolas, Bulacan on August 30, 1850.

Writings of Marcelo H. Del Pilar:

1. PAGIBIG SA TINUBUANG LUPA: (Love of Country)
2. KAIINGAT KAYO (Be Careful)
3. DASALAN AT TOCSOHAN (Prayers and Jokes)
4. ANG CADAQUILAAN NG DIOS (God’s Goodness)
5. SAGOT SA ESPANYA SA HIBIK NG PILIPINAS (Answer to Spain on the Plea of the Filipinos)
6. DUPLUHAN… DALIT.. MGA BUGTONG: (A poetical contest in narrative sequence, psalms, riddles)
7. LA SOBERANIA EN PILIPINAS (Sovereignty in the Philippines)
8. POR TELEFONO (By Telephone)
9. PASIONG DAPAT IPAG-ALAB NG PUSO NG TAONG BABASA (Passion that should arouse the hearts of the readers)

GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA (1856-1896) – a most notable hero and genius of the Philippines, was born on December 18, 1856 and died on January 20, 1896. The pride of Jaro, Iloilo, he won the admiration of the Spaniards and Europeans. He is a known writer and orator in the Philippines.

Works of Graciano Lopez Jaena:

1. ANG FRAY BOTOD (Friar Botod)
2. LA HIJA DEL FRAILE (The Child of the Friar) and EVERYTHING IS HAMBUG (Everything is mere show)
3. SA MGA PILIPINO ….1861
4. TALUMPATING PAGUNITA KAY KOLIMBOS (An Oration to Commemorate Columbus)
5. EN HONOE DEL PRESIDENTE MORAYTA DE LA ASSOCIACION HISPANO FILIPINO 1884
6. EN HONOR DE LOS ARTISTAS LUNA Y RESURRECCION HIDALGO 1884
7. AMOR A ESPAÑA O A LAS JOVENES DE MALOLOS (Love for Spain or To the Youth of Malolos)
8. EL BANDOLERISMO EN PILIPINAS (Banditry in the Philippines)
9. HONOR EL PILIPNAS (Honor in the Philippines)
10. PAG-ALIS SA BUWIS SA PILIPINAS (Abolition of Taxes in the Philippines)
11. INSTITUCION NG PILIPINAS (Sufferings of the Philippines)

OTHER PROPAGANDISTS

ANTONIO LUNA – was a pharmacist who was banished by the Spaniards to Spain. He joined the Propaganda Movement and contributed his writings to LA SOLIDARIDAD.

1. NOCHE BUENA (Christmas Eve)
2. SE DEVIERTEN (how They Diverted Themselves)
3. LA TERTULIA FILIPINA (A Filipino Conference or Feast)
4. POR MADRID (For Madrid)
5. LA CASA DE HUESPEDES (The Landlady’s House)

MARIANO PONCE – became an editor-in-chief, biographer and researcher of the Propaganda Movement. He used Tikbalang, Kalipulako, and Naning as pennames.

1. MGA ALAMAT NG BULACAN (Legend of Bulacan).
2. PAGPUGOT KAY LONGINOS (The Beheading of Longinus)
3. SOBRE FILIPINOS (About the Filipinos)
4. ANG MGA PILIPINO SA INDO-TSINA (The Filipinos in Indo-China)

PEDRO PATERNO – was a scholar, dramatic, researcher, and novelist of the Propaganda Movement. He was the first Filipino writer who escaped censorship of the press during the last day of the Spanish colonization

1. NINAY: a first social novel in Spanish by a Filipino.
2. A MI MADRE (To My Mother)
3. SAMPAGUITA Y POESIAS VARIAS (Sampaguita and Varied Poems)

JOSE MARIA PANAGNIBAN – hid his identity behind his penname JORMAPA. He was also known for having a photographic mind. He was a member of a number of movements in the country.

1. ANG LUPANG TINUBUAN (My Native Land)
2. ANG AKING BUHAY (My Life)
3. SU PLANO DE ESTUDIO (Your Study Plan)
4. EL PENSAMIENTO (The Thinking)

C. Period of Active Revolution (1896-1898)

Historical Background
The Filipinos did not get the reforms demanded by the propagandists. Because of this, not a few of the Filipino affiliated with the La Liga Filipina (a civic organization suspected of being revolutionary and which triggered Rizal’s banishment to Dapitan). D. Highlights of the Active Revolution

ANDRES BONIFACIO – is best known as the Father of Filipino Democracy, but more than others, as the Father of the Katipunan because he led in establishing the Kataas-taasan,Kagalang-galangan Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK).

1. ANG DAPAT MABATID NG MGA TAGALOG (What the Tagalogs Should Know)
2. KATUNGKULANG GAGAWIN NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN (Obligation of Our Countrymen)
3. PAG-IBIG SA TINUBUANG LUPA (Love of One’s Native Land)
4. HULING PAALAM (Last Farewell)

EMILIO JACINTO – was the intelligent assistant of Andreas Bonifacio in the establishment of Katipunan. He is called the Brains of the Katipunan. He edited Kalayaan (Freedom) a Katipunan newspaper. Bonifacio withdrew his writing of the Kartilya in deference to Jacinto’s work as secretary of the Katipunan.

1. Kartilya ng Katipunan (A primer book on the Katipunan)
2. Liwanang at Dilim (Light and Darkness)
3. A MI MADRE (To My Mother)
4. A LA PATRIA (To My Country)

APOLINARIO MABINI – is known in literature and history as the Sublime Paralytic and the Brains of the Revolution. He was born in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas on July 22, 1864. Because he was born of a poor family he had to work in order to study. He became the right-hand of Emilio Aguinaldo when the latter founded his Republic in Malolos. His contributions to literature were writing on government, society, philosophy and politics.

1. EL VERDADERO DECELOGO (The True Decalogue or Ten Commandments)
2. EL DESAROLLO Y CAIDA DE LA REPUBLICA PILIPINA (The Rise and Fall of the Philippines Republic)
3. SA BAYANG PILIPINO (To the Filipino Nation) 4. PAHAYAG (News)

OTHER REVOLUTIONISTS

JOSE PALMA – became popular because of his Himno Nacional Filipino (The Philippine National Anthem) which was set to music by Julian Felipe. He was born in Tondo, Manila on June 6, 1876. His brother Rafael Palma became the president of the UP.

Aside from the National Anthem, here are his other works:

1. MELACOLIAS (Melancholies)
2. DE MI JARDIN (In My Garden)

E. NEWSPAPERS DURING THE REVOLUTION
In the effort of the Revolutionists to spread to the world their longings for their country, many newspapers were put up during the Revolutionary period. They were:
1. HERALDO DE LA REVOLUCION
2. LA INDEPENDENCIA (Independence)
3. LA REPUBLICA PILIPINA (The Phil. Republic) 4. LA LIBERTAD (Liberty)

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