Involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms

Includes the belief that the state is of primary importance or naturally superior to all other nations

As a political figure, Rizal was the founder of La Liga Filipina

He was a reformer for an open society He advocated popular presentation in

effecting institutional reforms He died a martyr death that serves as

a catalyst that precipitated the Philippine revolution

Although he travelled so much, his love for the Philippines was still intense.

Although he learned so many languages, he loved Tagalog most.

Historians contend that Rizal’s patriotism and his standing as one of Asia’s first intellectuals of the post-colonial era have inspired succeeding thinkers and revolutionaries of the centrality of national identity as a social force in the project of nation building.

Rizal had universality. From the very beginning, Rizal personified man as a universal being. For despite his passionate interest in his country, he managed always to live beyond and above his country as well as within it. His background and his spirit is universal.

One who believes in internationalism Association of nations without the

sacrifice of national character

Universal brotherhood of men Oneness of the world Interdependence of states The more he met many people, the

more he loved his country The more he perfected his knowledge

of foreign language, the more he remembered his native tongue

A prosperous nation can’t really be happy and prosperous in an unhappy world in dire poverty

In loving his own people, he loved humanity

In loving humanity, he loved his people Rizal was a a pacifist. He abhorred

violence and the use of force

He would favor closer relationship with the nations of the world.

He would favor the “Filipino First” policy, not the “Filipino Only” policy.

He would foresee the religious ecumenism that is going on today.

He travelled extensively, making loyal friends in every city and village visited

He learned to love other countries He showed his concern for a world

community He set the ideal of world peace His unparalleled eagerness and

unusual ability to learn different languages

Jose Rizal knew 22 languages.

Tagalog Mandarin Italian Spanish Russian Malayan Latin German Dutch English Portuguese Cebuano French Catalan Ilokano Japanese Arabic Greek Hebrew Macao Sanscrit

Tagalog› Rizal’s national language› Sa Aking Mga Kabata(1st Tagalog poem that

shows the love for the national language which is Filipino)

› In Dapitan, he wrote a Tagalog grammar

Latin› First education from his mother› Private lessons from Leon Monroy› Early schooling at Binan

Spanish, Hebrew, Greek› Medium of instructions in Ateneo and UST› He excelled at these subjects

French› Private lessons from professor Madame

Lucie Gerdolle› In Paris 1889, he perfected this language› He wrote a volume of French exercises on

a textbook for French students in Paris English

› He improved his English in London 1888

German› He studied this language for eleven

months › In Berlin, he translated Schiller’s William

Tell and Hans Anderson’s Fairy Tales into Tagalog

› He also wrote a scholarly paper, Tagalische Verkunst which consisted of lectures about the Tagalogs

Mandarin and Kantonese› He studied these when he was in China and

Hong Kong. Japanese

› He eagerly learned this language to survive in Japan.

Arabic› He acquired the grade of excellent on this

language when he studied at Universidad Central de Madrid

Malayan Languages› He studied this language in London with

the help of Dr. Reinhold Rost, an authority on the Malayan languages

› He also studied this in Dapitan, during his exile

Bisayan Ilokano at Cebuano› During his exile, he made a comparative

study about these languages

Constructed the Dapitan’s first water system

Equipped the town with lighting system Remodelled the town’s plaza Made a huge relief map of Mindanao Established a school for boys Offered free medical service to the poor Improved farm production

Now mute indeed are tongue and heart: Love shies away, joy stands apart.

Neglected by its leaders and defeated, the country was subdued and it submitted.

But O the sun will shine again!Itself the land shall disenchained one more round

the world with growing praise shall sound the name of the Tagalog race,

We shall pour out our blood in a great flood to liberate the parent sod; but till that day arrives for which we weep, love shall be mute, desire shall sleep.