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    Lesson 1.2. Who Made Jose Rizal Our Foremost National Hero

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    Rizal was selected as the Philippine national hero by the American colonial government because he advocated for reform over violence and independence, which aligned with their goals of maintaining colonial rule. However, some historians argue that Rizal should not be considered the sole national hero since he did not directly lead the revolution against Spain, and figures like Bonifacio who responded to the collective needs of the people should also be recognized. There is no single law that officially names Rizal or any other individual as the national hero.

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    Rizal was selected as the Philippine national hero by the American colonial government because he advocated for reform over violence and independence, which aligned with their goals of maintaining colonial rule. However, some historians argue that Rizal should not be considered the sole national hero since he did not directly lead the revolution against Spain, and figures like Bonifacio who responded to the collective needs of the people should also be recognized. There is no single law that officially names Rizal or any other individual as the national hero.

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    Rizal was selected as the Philippine national hero by the American colonial government because he advocated for reform over violence and independence, which aligned with their goals of maintaining colonial rule. However, some historians argue that Rizal should not be considered the sole national hero since he did not directly lead the revolution against Spain, and figures like Bonifacio who responded to the collective needs of the people should also be recognized. There is no single law that officially names Rizal or any other individual as the national hero.

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    Lesson 1.2. Who Made Jose Rizal Our Foremost National Hero

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    Rizal was selected as the Philippine national hero by the American colonial government because he advocated for reform over violence and independence, which aligned with their goals of maintaining colonial rule. However, some historians argue that Rizal should not be considered the sole national hero since he did not directly lead the revolution against Spain, and figures like Bonifacio who responded to the collective needs of the people should also be recognized. There is no single law that officially names Rizal or any other individual as the national hero.

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    The Making of a Philippine

    National Hero

    John Patrick P. Habacon


    Instructor, College of Arts and Sciences
    American-sponsored Hero
    When William Howard Taft
    arrived in the Philippines
    in June 1900 and became
    the chairman of the 2nd
    Philippine Commission,
    the American governor
    general suggested to
    name Rizal a national
    hero.
    Criteria for the selection:
    A Filipino
    Deceased
    Had deep and profound love for the
    country
    Had non-violent stance
    Other Nominees:
    Marcelo. H. del Pilar
    Graciano Lopez
    Jaena,
    Gen. Antonio Luna,
    Emilio Jacinto,
    Andres Bonifacio
    Americans Motives:
    Rizal never advocated independence, nor
    did he advocate armed resistance to the
    government. Rizal was a reformer, not a
    separatist
    The public image that the American
    desired for a Filipino national hero was a
    kind of hero who would not run against the
    grain of American colonial policy.
    Rizals dramatic martyrdom had
    already made him the symbol
    of Spanish oppression which
    reinforces Americas promise of
    benevolence.
    Rizal was an Ilustrado. For the
    Americans, Rizal belonged to
    the right social class - the class
    that they were cultivating and
    building up for leadership.
    The Rizal Cult
    Andres Bonifacio established the Rizal cult or the tradition of
    venerating Rizal
    Ordered that the word Rizal be used as the password
    of Bayani (Patriot), the highest-grade Katipunero
    Rizals name be used as a Katipunan cry for unity and
    liberty.
    Also elected Rizal as the Katipunan honorary president, and
    solicited Rizals views regarding their plans against Spain.
    Renato Constantinos Veneration
    without Understanding
    Rizals becoming the national hero
    was the result of American
    sponsorship
    Rizals patriotic works, including his
    two novels, reflected his mestizo or
    Ilustrado background and were
    taken precisely to protect the
    interests of the Ilustrado class.
    Renato Constantinos Veneration
    without Understanding
    Since Rizal did not lead the revolution of
    1896 he even discouraged and
    disowned it he could not be properly the
    national hero of the Philippines
    Heroe or Bayani (Dr. Salazar and Dr.
    Guerrero)
    Heroe a western concept; a
    person with exceptional
    courage and nobility and
    strength or who fights for a
    cause but acts on his own
    (Jose Rizal)
    Bayani one who responds to
    a collective need and
    seeks/musters collective effort
    to address the need of the
    people/state (Andres
    Bonifacio)
    Greatest Filipino Hero and the
    Rizal Day
    Our unworthy names are as nothing, but
    one and all of us invoke the name of the
    greatest patriot our country has seen, in the
    sure and certain hope that his spirit will be
    with us in these moments and guide us to
    victory our immortal Jose Rizal Emilio
    Aguinaldo, 1897
    Greatest Filipino Hero and the
    Rizal Day
    On December 20, 1898,
    President Aguinaldo issued a
    decree designating December
    30 as a national day of
    mourning in memory of the
    great Filipino patriot Dr. Jose
    Rizal and others who faithfully
    loved the native land and were
    martyred by the former
    Spanish domination
    Why Rizal?
    Rafael Palma
    What is most admirable in Rizal is his
    complete self-denial, his complete
    abandonment of his personal interests to think
    only of those of his country.
    he preferred to live far from his family and to
    sacrifice his personal affections for an ideal
    he had dreamed of
    He took an "admirable part" in
    Propaganda Campaign movement
    which roughly covered the period
    from 1882-1896.
    He founded the La Liga Filipina, a
    civic organization that led to the
    creation of the Katipunan. For Rizal,
    violence or armed resistance only as
    a last resort and considered the
    restoration of the peoples dignity as
    a justification means of achieving
    national liberation and self-rule.
    The sword of Bonifacio was after all
    needed to shake off the yoke of a foreign
    power; but the revolution prepared by
    Bonifacio was only the effect, the
    consequence of the spiritual redemption
    wrought by the pen of Rizal.
    Napoleon: "There are only two powers in
    the world; the sword & the pen; and in the
    end the former is always conquered by the
    latter".
    Who should
    We dont have a NATIONAL HERO, only
    NATIONAL HEROES
    No such Hero
    According to the National Historical Commission
    of the Philippines (NHCP), no law, executive
    order or proclamation has been enacted or
    issued officially proclaiming any Filipino
    historical figure as a national hero.
    Rizal, who is taught in school as the Philippine
    National Hero, has never actually been
    conferred this title. Nevertheless, NHCP clarifies
    that the position Rizal now holds in the
    Philippine history is a tribute and honor to a
    national hero.
    Despite the lack of any official declaration
    explicitly proclaiming the countrys most
    famous freedom fighters and martyrs as
    national heroes, they remain admired and
    revered for their important roles in
    Philippine history.
    Criteria for selecting National
    Heroes
    1.) Heroes are those who have a concept of nation
    and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nations
    freedom.
    2.) Heroes are those who define and contribute to
    a system or life of freedom and order for a nation.
    3.) Heroes are those who contribute to the quality
    of life and destiny of a nation.
    4.) A hero is part of the peoples expression.
    5.) A hero thinks of the future, especially the
    future generations.
    6.) The choice of a hero involves not only
    the recounting of an episode or events in
    history, but of the entire process that made
    this particular person a hero.
    The National Historical Commission,
    comprised of the countrys top historians,
    selected nine individuals and recommended
    their declaration as national heroes: Rizal,
    Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario
    Mabini, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Sultan
    Dipatuan Kudarat, Juan Luna, Melchora
    Aquino, and Gabriela Silang.
    Who made Jose Rizal our foremost national
    hero?
    The answer is: no single person or groups
    of persons were responsible for making
    the Greatest Malayan the No. 1 Hero of
    his people.
    Rizal himself, his own people, & the
    foreigners all together contributed to make
    him the greatest hero & martyr of his
    people.
    Who made Jose Rizal our foremost national
    hero?

    No amount of adulation & canonization by


    both Filipinos & foreigners could convert
    Rizal into a great hero if he did not
    possess in himself what Palma calls
    "excellent qualities & merits"

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