“Now must I ponder deep, Meditate, and struggle on;Even sometimes I must weep;For he who loved would keepGreat pain has undergone.” - Jose Rizal

M.H DEL PILAR

- Rizal's friend

Jose Albert – accompanied Jose Rizal when he moved to Brussels

38 Rue Philippe Champagne – where Jose Rizal and Jose Albert live (boarding house). Managed by the JACOBY SISTERS.

Jose Alejandrino - replaced Jose Albert ( he left the city) in the boarding house . An engineering student.

Bad News from Home

Calamba Agrarian trouble was getting worse

The Dominican order filed a suit in court to disposes the Rizal family of their lands in Calamba

Tenants was ejected and persecuted from their lands.

Paciano and his brother-in-laws are being deported anywhere.

Rizal was never idle even for an hour. He is busy doing:

Chapters of his new novel “El Filibusterismo” which was the continuation of “Noli Me Tangere”.

He wrote articles for “LA SOLIDARIDAD”.

Wrote letters for his family and friends.

Spent part- time in the medical clinic.

For recreation, he spent time for gymnastics at the gymnasium.

Target practice and Fencing in the armory.

Rizal’s activity in Brussels was written in his

letter to Antonio Luna.

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RIZAL’S ARTICLE IN LA SOLIDARIDAD.(Rizal, M.H Del Pilar, Lopez-Jaena)

Graciano Lopez-Jaena – favored by Rizal in founding La Solidariad in order to have an organ for the Propaganda.

Rizals pen names: Dimas Alang Laong Laan

Rizal splendid articles in La Solidaridad (1889 - 1890 ):

“ La Verdad Para Todos “ ( The Truth For All) . Rizal first article May 31, 1889 issue.

“Verdades Nuevas” (New Truths). July 31, 1889.

“Una Profinacion”(A Profination). July 31, 1889. A biting attack for the friars for refusing to bury Mariano Herbosa in the Catholic cemetery because he was a brother- in-laws of Rizal.

“Diferencia”(Differnce). Sept. 15, 1889 “Filipinas dentro de Cien Años”( The

Philippines A Century Hence) . Publish serially on Sept. 30, Oct 31, and Dec. 15, 1889. A prophecy that someday Filipino will rise against Spain and win for Independence. But later shall come under the rule of U.S

“Ingratitude” ( Ingratitude). January 15, 1890. A reply to Gov. General Weyler who says to the people of Laguna province “ should not themselves be deceived by the vain promises of the ungrateful sons”.

“Sin Nombre” (Without Name). Feb. 28, 1890

“ Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de la lingua Tagala” (On the New Orthography of the Tagalog Language). April 15, 1890. Advocating the use of new spelling in Tagalog.

“Cosas de Filipinas” (Things About Philippines). April 30, 1890

“Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos”(On the Indolence of the Filipinos), July 15 – September 15, 1890. A brilliant essay in defense of the Filipino indolence.

May 28, 1890 - Rizal wrote to M.H Del Pilar reminding the Filipinos in Madrid that they did not come to Europe to gamble, but to work for their fatherland’s freedom.

The gambling Filipino in Madrid were

angry when they learned f Rizal’s moralizing. Thereafter, they called Rizal “Papa” (Pope) instead of Pepe.

RIZAL CRITICISES MADRID FILIPINOS FOR GAMBLING

Juan Luna and Valentin Ventura – informed Rizal about the Filipino in Spain who were destroying the good name of their nation (Philippines) by gambling too much.

- They are the two compatriots in Paris who urged Rizal to do something about the gambling issue.