Misfortunes in madrid

Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University Bacolor, Pampanga

Institute of Electrical Engineering Rizals Life and Works

Chapter 17: Misfortunes in Madrid (1890-91)

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Eurgen Leonard M. Santos

Failure to get JUSTICE for his Family Rizal

seeks help from the Filipino colony, the Asociacion Hispano-Filipina and the liberal Spanish newspapers in securing justice for the o ppressed Calamba tenants including his family. Nothing

came out of Rizal¶s interview with Minister Fabie

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³El

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Letter

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Rizal also tried to see Queen Regent Maria Cristina

Resumen´ ± ³To cover the ears , open the purse, and fold the arm´

from Saturnina: Deportation of Paciano, Antonio, Silvestre, Teong and Dandoy to Mindoro (shiped out of Manila on Sept. 6, 1890)

R izal¶s

Eulogy to Panganiban Panganiban died in Barcelona (Aug. 19, 1890)

Rizal co-worker in the Propaganda Movement

Panganiban, that excellent companion of labor and difficulty, that amiable friend and countryman beloved, has just described to the tomb at the early age of 27 years...´ ³

Aborted

Luna¶s

Duel with

Antonio

Luna

frustrated romance with Nellie Boustead

Rizal

heard Luna: His high sense of chivalry could not tolerant any slur against the honor of  any women because of that Rizal challenged him --> Luna ± Rizal¶s superior as a swordsman --> Rizal is better with pistol shot than Luna

R izal

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Challenges R etana to Duel Wenceslao E. Retana

- Rizal¶s bitter enemy in writing - press agent of the friars in Spain

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La Epoca ± anti-Filipino newspaper in Madrid

asserts Rizal¶s family and friends had not paid their rents so they were ejected from their lands in Calamba by Dominicans´ ³

Infidelity of Leonor R ivera Autumn of 1980, Rizal and some of his friends attended a play at Teatro Apolo

He lost his gold watch chain with a locket containing the picture of Leonor Rivera December 1890, Rizal received a letter from Leonor: about her coming marriage to an Englishman (the choice of her mother) and asking for forgiveness Rizal confided with his friend, Blumenttrit In

his reply to Rizal, on Feb.15, 1890, saying that his wife ³cannot understand how a woman whom a Rizal has honored with his love would be able to abandon him´ and said that Rizal has a courageous heart, and he is in love with a nobler woman, the Motherland Three

months later, Blumenttrit sent another letter to Rizal saying that if  Leonor was able to renounce a Rizal, she did not possess the nobility of his spirit In

other words, she is not the woman for Rizal.

R izal-Del

Pilar R ivalry Toward the closing days of 1890

An unfortunate rivalry between Rizal and M.H. del Pilar for supremacy Rizal, the most talented Filipino of his time Del Pilar, the fearless lawyer-journalist Del Pilar purchased La Solidaridad  from Pablo Rianirez, its first proprietor, and had replaced Graciano Lopez Jaena as its editor  Rizal¶s leadership declined and some of his former admirers became supporters of Del Pilar  The

editorial policy of La Solidaridad enhanced the cleavage between Rizal and Del Pilar 

Rizal and his close friends objected to the periodical¶s editorial policy which was occasionally contrary to Rizal¶s political views On

Jan. 1, 1891 ± the Responsabl e

- chosen to direct the affairs of the Filipino community and to determine the editorial policy of La Solidaridad  The Responsabl e

should be elected by a two-thirds vote of the Filipino community

Del Pilar opposed the proposition R izal Abdicates

his Leadership The election ± first week of February, 1891 The

Rizalistas and the Pilaristas

Rizal was winning, but he could not obtain the required two-thirds vote; on the second day, the result became indecisive On

the third day, Mariano Ponce appealed to his countrymen to vote for Rizal, which resulted to Rizal¶s victory and became t he Responsabl e Rizal graciously declined the coveted position so that he did not relish being a leader of a divided people He preferred to abdicate his leadership rather than be the cause of disunity and bitterness among his countrymen Adios, Madrid

Rizal wrote a brief note thanking his compatriots for electing him as Responsibl e He boarded the train leaving for Biarritz City of Madrid, where he was happy during his first sojourn (1882-85) but unhappy on his second visit (1890-91)