Rizal’

sorks and Writings

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Diary Entries

90 +
Letters

PUBLISHED WORKS

Speech
Noli Me Mi último
Tangereto Leonor
Goodbye adiós Al Pasig
Junto
To the Filipino El
Youth Filibusterismo
Kundiman To The Young Women
of Malolos
Later
When
1887
translated
Noli meto
Tangere
in original
Englishwas
The Social
Spanish
Cancer
withpublished
the name
language
NOLI ME TANGERE, The Opera (2017)
Later
When

1891
translated to English
El Filibusterismo
The Reign
in original
with
was
of Greed
Spanish
the name
published
language
SPOLARIUM, JUAN LUNA
 Written by Jose Rizal when he was 8 years old.
At a very young age, he expressed and appealed
in this poem, the importance of our own native
language, for it is a synonymous to freedom. He
said that “A people who truly love their native
TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH
language will surely strive for liberty, like a bird
which soars to freer space above”. He affirmed
that Filipino language was equally elegant as that
of other languages all over the world.

TO MY FELLOW CHILDREN
 Originally written in Spanish (A la juventud
filipina), Rizal submitted this piece for a poem
contest organized for Filipinos by the Manila
Lyceum of Art and Literature. At the age of 18,
this work is beaming with strong messages to
TO THE FILIPINO
convince YOUTH
readers, the youth in particular, that
they are the hope of the nation. He also stresses
the importance of education to one’s future.
Rizal won the first prize and was rewarded with a
feather-shaped silver pen and a diploma.
TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH
 This literary piece gives an insight into the
romantic relationship of Rizal and his beloved,
Leonor Rivera. The two met when in the
province of Dagupan when Rivera was only 13-
years-old. Rivera’s parents were not in favor of
their relationship and though distance separated
GOODBYE TO LEONOR
them, the two kept in touch by sending letters
and photographs to each other. Rizal later found
out that her lady love would soon tie the knot
with Henry Kipping, and the news definitely
disheartened him. The lonely, heartbreaking
feelings he felt, resulted in this melancholic
GOODBYE TO LEONOR poem.
 Twenty young women of Malolos ask for a
petition to General Weyler on December 12,
1888 on which they are asking for the right for
education. They asked for a night school where
they can learn and speak Spanish language.
Father Felipe Garcia opposed the petition.
However,
TO THEthe young women
YOUNG WOMEN didn’tOF
stop and
were determined to have their right. They
MALOLOS
continue to pass petition until Governor-General
Weyler agreed in one condition. Senora
Guadalupe Reyes will be the one to teach them.
Their bravery and determination leave a good
impression to Marcelo H. del Pilar. He then told
TO THE YOUNG WOMEN OF Dr. Jose Rizal about them. When the news
MALOLOS delivered to Dr. Rizal, he wrote a letter
addressed to the young women of Malolos.
 Rizal wrote Kundiman on September 12, 1891 in
original Tagalog language. The poem shows his
patriotism by focusing it to his love for his
country. Rizal compared the poem to kundiman,
KUNDIMAN
which is a love song used to serenade a woman
but, in his work, he’s serenading his love
(Philippines).

KUNDIMAN
 After being associated with the Katipuneros,
Rizal was arrested and later sentenced to death
by firing squad for acts of sedition and rebellion.
During his final days in Fort Santiago of Manila,
Rizal bid farewell to his motherland and
countrymen through letters. Mi último adiós or
My Last Farewell is one of the few last works
that Rizal wrote.
MI ÚLTIMO ADIÓS
Some historical accounts say he wrote it on the
eve before his execution, while others claim that
he wrote the poem a few days before his death
in Manila on December 30, 1896. But, because
MI ÚLTIMO ADIÓS there was no title ascribed to this poem, his
good friend and fellow reformist Mariano Ponce
came up with the title.
NATIONALISM
TACKLES SOCIETAL ADVICES AND LIFE
AND
ISSUE LESSONS
PATRIOTISM
 On this battlefield man
has no better weapon
than his intelligence, no
other force but his
heart.