Module 8 Rizal

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Dr. Antonio de Morga written "Sucesos De las Islas Filipinas" and Jose Rizal annotated
with a prologue by Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, was published by Rizal himself and annotated
version was published almost three centuries apart, Morga book was written in Spanish, and
that according to Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, became famous because it described better the
conditions obtaining in country during the period of conquest, of the Philippine Islands. In my
opinion this reflected his bias over the Spanish superiority, but Rizal still chose to annotate
Morga's book because he considered Morga to be more objective than he missionaries whose
view on the historical events are distorted and full of religious fanatical views. In this paper will
focus on the assessment of the issues raised in the Rizal's annotations on the eight chapter of
chapter of Morga's Sucesos De las Islas Filipinas, together with the annotation of Rizal on each
chapter as
sufficiently authentic, and the book was present from the truth of our history in the ancient
Philippines on the classification of his annotation and the point he was trying to convey through
the annotation of Morgan's book. However, I would like to interject my own classification of his
annotation, specifically on the last chapter of the book regarding the pre- Hispanic Philippines
and the contact of the spanish to the natives.
My classification for Rizal's annotations is simply using a contextual classification scheme,
classifying Rizal's annotations though the context it is portraying. I would like to segregate these
classification based on the historical context and the comparison between Philippines and
Europeans countries, the backwardness the Philippines experienced during the spanish contact,
random definitive context and anti- clerical sentiments that were imminent on the annotations of
Rizal throughout the chapter. In these classifications, I would like to cite several examples for
each classification I made starting with random definitive annotations in the chapter. "Cervantes
meaning thank you" was an annotation by Rizal's in regards to the word of in the name of the
international republic of scholars, in the name of the Philippines, in the name of Spain, and to
the name of Rizal. and another classification is patriotic "nobility" and generous "patriotism".
Rizal made some annotations depicting comparative context between Philippines and European
countries regarding the culture and tradition being practiced by the natives. Morga mentioned
that the privileges of a principalship were also enjoyed by the humankind of noble birth on a par
with the men. Rizal's made an annotation in respect to that saying.
Until this point, I have referred only to your historical notes. Their very perusal inspires great
interest in every man devoted to the scientific or political study of the colonial regime of the
Spaniards as well as of the other Europeans. This interest naturally increases when you speak
of present-day affairs, defending your compatriots and condemning the bad condition of the
country. I recommend the perusal of these annotations to all Spaniards who love the Philippines
and desire the preservation of the Archipelago. Even those who deny that the Indio possesses
natural human intelligence ought to read the lines in which an Indio speaks of the errors and
illusions of “superior beings”.
Another example of Rizal's annotations that falls under this classification is giving to respect the
race take very great care not to offend the feelings of the ruled, because they know well that
colonies cannot be preserved if the mother country does not know how to inspire her children
overseas if not with affection, at least with the respect that one contracting party shows
the other, to say the truth, who contests the greater part - part of the advantage of the contract,
but at least observes it scrupulously in all points. It is impossible now to regard colonies as a
rich grazing-ground for the adventures or for the enfants of the mother country. The best men,
the best talents, the noblest characters, ought to go out to fill the positions overseas to be able
to thus serve as leaders and supporters of the integrity of the mother country and to restore, not
the prestige, but the good name of the European race.
Assessment
1. Why did Spain succeed in colonizing these islands? How did ilustrados explain the fact of
conquest?
Spain succeeded in colonizing the Philippine islands before it became Christianity and after the
Spanish colonization through Antonio Annotations of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas by Antonio
Morga. The Philippine Islands was also published by E.W Retana in his annotations in 1909.
Then weighing and examining every piece of evidence he found in books, manuscripts,
documents, and other records
in the course of his investigation into the vast Filipiniana Collection of the British Museum and
other libraries. So he explained the truth of its conquest. Rizal continued to rebuild records in
the history of the Philippines to show that, even before the arrival of the Spaniards, the natives
of this country possessed a very high culture, not less than described by the Spaniards following
Morga's time. He tried to continue the history of the events taking place in our country.
2. How did Rizal portray the pre colonial past, and why did he represent it that way?
Rizal's past was much too impulsive, too committed to portraying the pre- colonial past
because he said: "cold-bloodedly and as an impartial judge." He wanted to point out, above all,
things with the publication: firstly, that the Filipinos had an independent culture before the arrival
of the Spaniards. Rizal's objective in annotating and republishing this work was to correct what
he understood to be erroneous reports and slanderous statements that could be found in most
Spanish work in the Philippines. And he also wanted to recover the pre-colonial past that was
erased from the memory of Filipinos by colonization.

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