“Now must I ponder deep,

Meditate, and struggle on;

Even sometimes I must weep;
For he who loved would keep
Great 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.
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.