First Homecoming To Defense of 1st Novel
First Homecoming To Defense of 1st Novel
First Homecoming To Defense of 1st Novel
THE HOMECOMING
August 1887- Rizal
decided to return to the
Philippines.
Left Rome by train for
Marseilles
Boarded the Djemmah
bound to Saigon.
July 30, 1888- arrived in
Saigon, where he
transferred to the
steamer Haifong.
THE HOMECOMING
August 6, 1888- Rizal His first patient was his
arrived in Manila mother who could
Noticed that Manila has hardly see
not changed that much. He successfully
August 1888- he restored the eyesight
reached Calamba, where of his mother which
there was a dramatic had double cataracts.
meeting The good news spread
He turned the ground like wildfire as many
floor of their house as a sick people flock to
medical clinic seek medical help.
THE HOMECOMING
His professional fee was
very simple:
If the patient is poor, a
simple “thank you” is
enough. Some patients
gave him vegetables, fruits,
chickens, etc.
If the patient is rich, he
would charge in the
European way.
The people called him Dr.
Uleman having arrived
from Germany.
THE HOMECOMING
Rizal shared his blessings to
his townmates:
He built a gymnasium for
the youth to discourage
them from engaging in
different forms of gambling.
He wanted them to spend
time on productive
activities.
But he failed to see Leonor in
his six months vacation due to
the conflicts of his parents and
Leonor’s.
NOLI ME TANGERE
CONTROVERSY
Rizal received a summon He explained that he
from Governor-General was only expressing the
Emilio Terrero regarding truth of what is going on
the novel which has in the society in his
become a hot issue. novel.
He went to Malacañang The Governor was
to answer any question satisfied with his answer
surrounding his novel. and asked for a copy of
He denied that he was a the novel, since he had
spy from Germany. not read the novel
himself.
NOLI ME TANGERE
CONTROVERSY
Rizal’s enemies kept His bodyguard was a young
doing everything to Spanish Lieutenant, Don
Jose Taviel de Andrade.
persecute him The two became true friends
They accused the novel
in no time at all because they
to have subversive ideas have common interests.
against the church and
the Spanish government
The kind Governor
assigned a bodyguard
for Rizal, to protect him
from danger.
NOLI ME TANGERE
GOT BANNED
The powerful friars put the
novel under strict scrutiny
headed by Manila
Archbishop Msgr. Pedro
Payo.
He sent a copy to the UST
Fr. Rector Gregorio
Echevarria for
examination.
The latter found the novel
heretical, impious, and
scandalous.
NOLI ME TANGERE
GOT BANNED
The Governor sent the The Commission
novel for further recommended that the book
assessment to the be banned and have its
Permanent Commission on circulation in the islands be
Censorship composed of totally stopped.
The move boomeranged
priests and laymen headed
because it only made the
by Fr. Salvador Font, Tondo Filipinos more curious in
parish priest. reading the novel.
The body found the novel Thus, the novel’s price was
with subversive ideas exorbitantly priced.
against the Church and the No arrests were made, thanks
Spanish government. to the liberal-minded
governor.
RIZAL’S ENEMIES FROM
THE CHURCH
1. Manila Archbishop Msgr. The pamphlet stated
Pedro Payo that “whoever reads the
2. UST Rector Fr. Domingo novel commits a mortal
Echevarria sin.”
3. Fr. Salvador Font- head Another attacker of the
of the Permanent
Noli was Vicente
Commission on
Barrantes, a Spanish
Censorship
4. Fr. Jose Rodriguez- who writer who openly
published an anti-Noli criticized the novel in
pamphlet entitled the Spanish newspaper
“Caiingat Cayo.” La Esperanza Moderna.
ALLIES OF DR. JOSE RIZAL