This document discusses Jose Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's 1609 work "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas", which details the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Rizal annotated the work to argue that the Spanish conquest and conversion of the islands was not as widespread as Morga portrayed. The document also outlines Morga's purpose for writing his work and Rizal's motivations for annotating it, which was his desire to understand the true conditions of the Philippines before and during the Spanish arrival and colonization.
This document discusses Jose Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's 1609 work "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas", which details the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Rizal annotated the work to argue that the Spanish conquest and conversion of the islands was not as widespread as Morga portrayed. The document also outlines Morga's purpose for writing his work and Rizal's motivations for annotating it, which was his desire to understand the true conditions of the Philippines before and during the Spanish arrival and colonization.
This document discusses Jose Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's 1609 work "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas", which details the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Rizal annotated the work to argue that the Spanish conquest and conversion of the islands was not as widespread as Morga portrayed. The document also outlines Morga's purpose for writing his work and Rizal's motivations for annotating it, which was his desire to understand the true conditions of the Philippines before and during the Spanish arrival and colonization.
This document discusses Jose Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's 1609 work "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas", which details the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Rizal annotated the work to argue that the Spanish conquest and conversion of the islands was not as widespread as Morga portrayed. The document also outlines Morga's purpose for writing his work and Rizal's motivations for annotating it, which was his desire to understand the true conditions of the Philippines before and during the Spanish arrival and colonization.
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UNIT IV.
LITERARY MASTERPIECES OF JOSE
RIZAL The most significant literary masterpieces of Dr. Jose Rizal reflecting the lives of Filipinos under the Spanish colonization. Rizal wrote mostly in Spanish, the lingua franca of the Spanish East Indies, though some of his letters were written in Tagalog. His works have been translated into several languages, including Tagalog and English. Learning Objectives
At the end of the unit, you will be able to:
1. appreciate Rizal’s use of history to arouse nationalism; 2. appraise important characters in the novels (Noli and El Fili) and what they represent; 3. compare and contrast the characters, plot, and theme of Noli and El Fili; 4. assess Rizal’s writings; and 5. appraise the value of understanding the past. Setting Up Have you experienced writing a literary piece? What would be the topic of your literary piece if you were given a chance to write one? As we all know, Dr. Jose Rizal published great literary pieces. Think and choose one of his pieces, and outline its content briefly, according to what you have remembered. JOSE RIZAL'S ANNOTATION OF MORGA'S SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas or “The Events in the Philippine Islands" was written and published by Antonio de Morga in Mexico in 1609. It is one of the most vital records detailing the history of the Spanish colonization in the Philippines. It talks about the history of wars, intrigues, diplomacy, and evangelization of the Philippine island. Antonio de Morga Antonio de Morga was a Spanish soldier, a lawyer who has a doctorate in canon law and civil law, and a high-ranking colonial official for 43 years. He was also a historian. He was the first person to write formal documentation of the Spanish colonization. Morga was personally involved in the conquest and had firsthand encounters with most of the accounts he cited. His purpose for writing Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas is to document the Spanish kingdom's achievements in the conquest and conversion of the islands of Filipinas or the Philippines. Dr. Jose Rizal annotated this document with a prologue by his friend — Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, an Austrian teacher and an author of the book in the Philippines' ethnography. Keyword: Annotation – a note added by way of comment or explanation Antonio de Morga’s Version
Morga's book was written in Spanish and reflected his bias
over Spanish superiority. Found in the book were the knowledge, documentations, keen observations, and direct involvement of events during the Spanish colonization in the Philippines from 1493 to 1603. It contains various information about the political, social, and economic aspects of the Philippines and Spain. This document considered as valuable as Morga had access to the survivors of the colony, and he, himself, participated in many of the accounts he rendered. Morga’s purpose for writing Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas Morga wrote and quoted that the purpose for writing Sucesos was so he could chronicle "the deeds achieved by the Spaniards within the discovery, conquest, and change of the Filipinas island as well as different fortunes that they have from time to time within the incredible kingdoms and among the individuals encompassing the island." Rizal claimed and argued that the conversion and conquest were not as widespread as portrayed because the missionaries were only successful in conquering a portion of the islands' population. What leads Jose Rizal to Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas? Jose Rizal was an earnest seeker of the truth, and this marked him as a historian. He had a desire to know the Philippines' conditions when the Spaniards came to the island. He believed that the country was economically self- sufficient, prosperous, lively, and had an active community until the Spaniards came and contributed to the decline of the country's rich culture and tradition. He, at that point, chosen to embrace the comment of Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.
His fellowship with Ferdinand Blumentritt
propelled doing an unused version of the record.
Committing four months of investigation and
composing for nearly a year to induce his composition distributed in Paris in January 1890.