Week 3-Roots of Rizal’s Nationalistic Fervor.pptx

Roots of Rizal

1. Roots of Rizal’s Nationalistic Fervor

2. Roots of Rizal’s Nationalistic Fervor Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Contexts of the 19th-century Philippines C ontributors to Rizal’s Nationalism

3. Intended Learning Outcomes Id entify the social context within which Rizal was situated Expl ain how these changes affected and influenced Jose Rizal Analyz e various social, political, economic, and cultural changes

4. • Life shaped by society • To understand Rizal’s life → study 19th-century Philippines • Rizal born during Spain’s declining power

5. The Ilustrados Educ ated Filipinos exposed to liberal ideology in Europe Riz al inspired by ilustrados Awak ened national consciousness

6. Rizal and the Term 'Filipino' Riz al first used the word 'Filipino' to refer to all people in the Philippines, not just Spaniards Promot ed unity of all inhabitants

7. Global Influences • Industrial Revolution: steam power, machinery, factories → economic growth • Suez Canal: opened trade, liberal ideas, and access to books/newspapers

8. Emergence of the Middle Class • Filipino merchants and industrialists grew influential • Education became accessible to more families • Propaganda Movement leaders emerged from this class

9. Spanish Friars' Influence • Strong hold of Catholic Church in the Philippines • Friars crucial in maintaining Spanish power • Abuse and corruption → resentment among Filipinos

10. Spanish Friars' Influence • Strong hold of Catholic Church in the Philippines • Friars crucial in maintaining Spanish power • Abuse and corruption → resentment among Filipinos

11. Rizal’s Opposition to Friars • Friars’ dominance prompted Rizal & propagandists to expose abuses • Rizal condemned immorality and corruption of friars

12. Governor Carlos Ma. Dela Torre • Liberal leadership (1869–1871) • Promoted liberal measures • Influenced Rizal’s nationalist perspective

13. Governor Rafael Izquierdo • Opposite of Dela Torre: harsh and oppressive • Removed reforms and imposed forced labor • His policies led to Cavite Mutiny (1872)

14. Cavite Mutiny • Uprising of Filipino soldiers/workers in Cavite • Crushed by Spaniards • Participants executed or imprisoned

15. The Gomburza Martyrs • Priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, Jacinto Zamora • Executed February 15, 1872 at Bagumbayan • Martyrdom awakened Filipino nationalism

16. Impact on Rizal • Rizal’s brother Paciano close to Burgos • Rizal deeply affected by Gomburza’s execution • Dedicated El Filibusterismo to their memory

17. • Social, political, and economic changes shaped Rizal • Global and local events awakened nationalism • Rizal’s life and works = legacy of Filipino national consciousness

18. Thank You for listening!