rizal annotation on morga's sucesos Flashcards
when did rizal arrive in london
may 24, 1888
in what specific part of london did rizal went
liverpool england
reasons why rizal chose to go to London
improve english language proficiency
annotate sucesos de las islas filipinas (1609)
london was a safe place to continue his fight against the colonial Spanish authorities
author of sucesos de las islas filipinas
anthonio de morga sanchez garay
date and place of first published/edition of sucesos
1609, mexico
what is the scope of sucesos
events during 1493-1603 and the history proper of the islands from 1565
date and place of the second edition of sucesos
1890, paris
civilizing mission of europeans to uplift indigenous people from barbarism and paganism
mission civilisatrice
colonization and urbanization of colonies from 15th to 16th
reduccion
Resettlement activity of native
inhabitants from scattered barrios
to compact villages or “plaza
complexes”
reduccion
relocate prominent individuals into poblaciones within hearing
distance of church-belle (bajo de la
campana)
reduccion
why rizal chose morga’s sucesos
the og book was rare
morga was a layman not a religious chronicler
morga was more objective
morga was sympathetic
morga was a major actor in the events
rizal title in long english
: Events in the Philippines Islands by
Dr. Antonio de Morga. A work published in Mexico in the year 1609, reprinted and
annotated by Jose Rizal and preceded by
an introduction by Professor Ferdinand
Blumentritt
2 phases of sucesos
assessment of 300 years of spanish rule based on archival and archeological research of the PH’s past
construction of national view of Ph history and culture
instructive footnotes are grouped into following
ph precolonial culture and society
immediate impact of the conquest
long-term impact of colonial rule
samples of Rizal’s deconstructive ideas against spanish colonial discourse
rizal’s hypothesis about why PH society
footnotes established
radicial historical critique
indictment of spanish colonial rule
beginning of systematic comparative study of the past and the present
immediate impact of spanish conquest
death violence oppression destruction
long-term effects of colonial rule
economic underdevelopment and destruction of the indigenous culture and worsening demoralization of native population
reading and writing classes in Spanish
transformation of the friar corporations from poor missionaries to the biggest landlords in the country
vow of poverty
words rizal took note in morga’s account to deconstruct
pacify
entrust
treachery
piracy ///
morisqueta
seasons
kings
morga ver of pacify
to make peace describing Spanish campaigns in the Philippines
rizal version of pacify
to make war or to sow animosities
first act of piracy in Morga’s account
datus sali and silonga of mindanao raid the island of panay in 1599
earliest acts of piracy in rizal ver
magellan expedition
treacherous in morga
battle between the spanish forces against the buhayanes of maguindanao
who was “treacherously” killed by a native named Ubal
Capt. Gen. Esteban Rodriguez de Figueroa
morga: season of winter
june to september
morga: season of summer
october to may
functions of rizal annotations
to confirm, correct, or highlight the important of certain observations
to draw contrast between flourished precolonial society and to the worsening colonial regime or simply to demonstrate the destructive effects of colonization
to highlight similarities in culture
to show precolonial connection of the PH natives to the inhabitants
to expose the falsehood of white mythologies
to deconstruct spanish orientalism
summary of rizal’s footnote about spain’s colonial record
enormous benefit of Spain to the archipelago
slavery of spaniards to the natives
death of industry and culture
what did rizal use to give a filipino to the history of his people
european methodology
how long did Rizal spend to research and write morga’s annotation
4 months for research and writing and one whole year to finished
when and where did Rizal’s morga was printed
1890, Paris
why rizal was not satisfied to the 1868 english translation of sucesos by Lord Stanley
minor censorship issues of the manuscript
rizal’s annotations fall into two categories
straightforward historical annotation
strong anti-clerical bias (pious lies)
rizal histography clashes against ??
franciscan and dominican friar contemporaries
issues on some of rizal historical claims about the destruction and death of the ff:
pre-hispanic writing and literature
pre-hispanic advanced metallurgy
pre-hispanic ship-building
two defects of rizal’s scholarship according to blumetrit
historical use of hindsight
strong anti-clerical bias
what made rizal over-sensitive in reversing the spanish narrative of PH history
patriotism
rizal’s morga is too historical for ?
propagandists
rizal’s morga is too biased for ?
historians
noli me tangere dealt with the
present
el filibusterismo dealt with
future
rizal’s morga dwell on the
past
