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Chapter 10 First Homecoming (1887-1888). Decision to return home : To operate on his mother’s eyes To serve his people To find out the effect of his novel To inquire about Leonor Rivera Delightful Trip to Manila - Djemnah with 50 passengers on board Saigon
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Chapter 10First Homecoming (1887-1888) • Decision to return home: • To operate on his mother’s eyes • To serve his people • To find out the effect of his novel • To inquire about Leonor Rivera • Delightful Trip to Manila - Djemnah with 50 passengers on board • Saigon -July 30-transferred to Haiphong (Manila bound)
Arrival in Manila - August 5, stayed to visit friends but found Manila the same since he left 5 years ago. • Happy Homecoming - Established a clinic (P5000 med. Fees) - Opened a gymnasium and introduced European sports - Failed to see Leonor Rivera • Storm Over the Noli - Gov. Emilio Terrero- liberal minded gov.-gen.
Jesuit priests (Fr. Sanchez, Bech and Faura) “Everything in it was the truth, but you may lose your head for it” • Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrade – assigned as bodyguard of Dr. Rizal • Enemies of Noli: - Msgr. Pedro Payo (Mla. Archbishop) - Fr. Gregorio Echavarria of UST for examination “ Heretical, impious, and scandalous in religious order and anti patriotic, subversive of public order , injurious to the government of Spain and its function in the Phil. islands in the political order”
Permanent Commission of Censorship - Fr. Salvador Font (Agustinian cura of Tondo) “that the importation, reproduction and circulation of the pernicious book in the islands be absolutely prohibited” Effect: - Only served to make it popular - Read the Noli behind closed doors despite of the government prohibition - Price of Noli soared high from five pesetas to 50 pesos(Letter to Fernando Canon)
Attackers of the Noli: -Fr. Salvador Font (Printed his report and distributed copies to discredit the controversial novel) - Fr. Jose Rodriguez (published a series of eight pamphlets under Cuestiones de Sumo Interest to blast the Noli) • Why should I not read them? • Beware of them, Why? • And what can you tell me of the plague? • Why do the impious triumph? • Do you think there is really no purgatory? • Is there or is there no hell? • Confession or damnation?
General Jose Salmanca • Gen. Luis M. Pando • Sr. Vida • Vicente Barrantes (Spanish Academician, criticized the Noli in La Espana Moderna) Defenders of Noli: • Marcelo H. del Pilar, Dr. antonio Ma. Regidor, Graciano LopezJaena, Mariano Ponce and other Filipino reformists • Fr.Sanchez • Don Segismundo Moret (Former Minister of crown)
Dr, Miguel Morayta • Prof. Blumentritt • Rev. Vicente Garcia (priest-scholar of Manila Cathedral, under the penname Justo Desiderio Ma galang –Imitation of Christ) Blasted the arguments of Fr. Rodrigues as follows: 1. Rizal cannot become an “ignorant man”. 2. Rizal did not attack the Church and Spain. 3. Fr. Rodriguez said that those who read the Noli commit, a mortal sin: since he read the novel, therefore he also commits a mortal sin. • Rizal defended his Novel against Barrantes
Rizal and Andrade “ Rizal was refined, educated, and gentlemanly. The hobbies that most interested him were hunting, fencing, shooting, painting, and hiking….” • Marred Rizal’s happy days in Calamba: 1. The death of Olimpia 2. The groundless tales circulated by his by his enemies • Calamba’s Agrarian Trouble: Findings of Rizal which the tenants signed and three officials: • The Dominicans owned the town of Calamba • Arbitrary increase of land rentals • Owners never contributed for the celebration of the town fiests, education, and improvement of agriculture • Tenants were dispossessed of lands for flimsy grounds • High rates were collected
Farewell to Calamba: -Gov. Gen Terrerro advised Rizal to “leave” the Philippines -Compelled to leave Calamba for three reasons: 1. His presence in Calamba was jeopardizing the safety and happiness of his family and friends 2. He could fight better and serve his country’s cause by writing in foreign countries