The First Philippine History Book
The First Philippine History Book
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1890
1890
Rizal published his annotation of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos.
He travelled
He travelled
In parts of Spain, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, China, Hongkong, Japan, the United States and England. He could converse in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and English.
He could converse
He could converse
In Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and English
Learning a person's language
Learning a person's language
"will open the treasures of a country, that is, the knowledge, the learning, its own way of thinking"
Rizal was convinced
Rizal was convinced
The enduring and unifying strength of all great societies lies in their collective sense of tradition; a tradition that is carried forth and becomes that people's cultural history.
Rizal's intent was not only to provide the Filipino people their early history, a pre-Spanish history, but to present to them their own authentic culture and identity.
What is the reason Rizal selected the Sucesos?
What is the reason Rizal selected the Sucesos?
Rizal selected the Sucesos because he "considered it necessary to invoke the testimony of an illustrious Spaniard who governed the destinies of the Philippines in the beginning of her new era and witnessed the last moments of our ancient history"
Rizal selected the Sucesos because he "considered it necessary to invoke the testimony of an illustrious Spaniard who governed the destinies of the Philippines in the beginning of her new era and witnessed the last moments of our ancient history"
Rizal offered
Rizal offered
The annotated Sucesos to the Filipinos with the wise counsel that "to foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open the books that tell of her past"
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