case study of Rizal's Retraction
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The document discusses whether Jose Rizal retracted his writings against the Catholic Church and friars before his execution. There are four versions of the alleged retraction document that Rizal supposedly signed. The only eyewitness account of Rizal writing the document comes from Jesuit priest Fr. Vicente Balaguer, but his testimony is questionable. An eyewitness account from the Cuerpo de Vigilancia corroborates that Rizal spoke with priests about religion but refused to sign a prepared retraction. Scholars debate the authenticity of the retraction document but agree it does not diminish Rizal's heroism or relevance as a symbol of Philippine independence.
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- 1. Did Rizal Retract? CASE STUDY #3 Ticmon, Jonathan B.
- 2. CONTENTS OF THE PRESENTATION A Did Rizal Retract? B The Balaguer Testimony C The Testimony of Cuerpo de Vigilancia
- 4. Who is Rizal? ● Full name: Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda ● Birthdate: June 19, 1861 ● Date of death: December 30, 1896 ● Birthplace: Calamba, Laguna ● Nickname: Pepe ● Penname/s: Laong Laan and Dimasalang .
- 5. Who is Rizal? Jose Rizal is identified as a hero of the revolution for his writings that center on ending colonialism and liberating Filipino minds to contribute to creating the Filipino nation. The great volume of Rizal’s lifework was committed to this end, particularly the more influential ones, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. His essays vilify not the Catholic religion, but the friars, the main agents of injustice in the Philippine society.
- 6. It is understandable, therefore, that any piece of writing from Rizal that recants everything he wrote against the friars and the Catholic Church in the Philippines could deal heavy damage to his image as a prominent Filipino revolutionary. Such document purportedly exists, allegedly signed by Rizal a few hours before his execution. This documents, referred to as “The Retraction”, declares Rizal’s belief in the Catholic faith, and retracts everything he wrote against the Church.
- 7. Primary Source: Rizal’s Retraction I declare myself a catholic and in this Religion in which I was born an educated wish to live and die. I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct has been contrary to my character as son of the Catholic Church. I believe and I confess whatever she teaches and I submit to whatever she demands. I abominate Masonry, as the enemy which is of the Church, and as a Society prohibited by the Church. The Diocesan Prelate may, as the Superior Ecclesiastical Authority, make public this spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the scandal which my acts may have caused and so that God and people may pardon me. Manila 29 of December of 1896
- 8. There are four iterations of the texts of this retraction: the first was published in La Voz Espaňola and Diario de Manila on the day of the execution, 30 December 1896. The second text appeared in Barcelona, Spain, on the magazine La Juventud, a few months after the execution, 14 February 1897, from an anonymous writer who was later on revealed to be Fr. Vicente Balaguer. However, the "original" text was only found in the archdiocesan archives on May 18, 1935, after almost four decades of disappearance. The fourth text appeared in El Imparcial on the day after Rizal’s execution; it is the short formula of the retraction.
- 9. VOCABULARY On the day of his execution, the newspaper La Voz Española reported what happened in Luneta, and it also printed the text of the retraction letter that Rizal allegedly signed (NAP Manuscript A-1, Doc. 27). La Voz Española 01 Diario de Manila was a Spanish language newspaper published in the Philippines, founded on October 11, 1848, and closed down by official decree on February 19, 1898, after the colonial authorities discovered that its installations were being used to print revolutionary material Diario de Manila 02
- 10. VOCABULARY A la juventud filipina is a poem written in Spanish by Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal, first presented in 1879 in Manila, while he was studying at the University of Santo Tomas. La Juventud 03 El Imparcial, founded in 1918, was a newspaper in Puerto Rico. It circulated daily, except Sundays./ About El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?.] United States Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 July 2012.</ref> Its complete name was El Imparcial: El diario ilustrado de Puerto Rico. El Imparcial 04
- 12. Doubts on the retraction document abound, especially because only one eyewitness account of the writing of the document exist—that of the Jesuit friar Fr. Vicente Balaguer. According to his testimony, Rizal woke up several times, confessed four times, attended a mass, received communion, and prayed the rosary, all of which seem out of character. But since it is the only testimony of allegedly a "primary" account that Rizal ever wrote a retraction document, it has been used to argue the authenticity of the document.
- 13. C The Testimony of Cuerpo de Vigilanci
- 14. Primary Source: Eyewitness Account of the Last Hours of Rizal Most Illustrious Sir, the agent of the Cuerpo de Vigilancia stationed in Fort Santiago to report on the events during the (illegible) day in prison of the accused José Rizal, informs me on this date of the following: At 7:50 yesterday morning, Jose Rizal entered death row accompanied by his counsel, Seňor Taviel de Andrade, and the Jesuit priest Vilaclara. At the urgings of the former and moments after entering, he was served a light breakfast. At approximately 9, the Assistant of the Plaza, Seňor Maure, asked Rizal if he wanted anything. He replied that at the moment he only wanted a prayer book, which was brought to him shortly by Father March. Seňor Andrade left death row at 10 and Rizal spoke for a long while with the Jesuit fathers, March and Vilaclara. regarding religious matters, it seems. It appears that these two presented him with a prepared retraction on his life and deeds that he refused to sign.
- 15. This account corroborates the existence of the retraction giving it credence. However, nowhere in the account was Fr. Balaguer mentioned, which makes the friar a mere secondary source to the writing of the document. The retraction of Rizal remains to this day, a controversy; many scholars, however, agree that the document does not tarnish the heroism of Rizal. His relevance remained solidified to Filipinos and pushed them to continue the Revolution, which eventually resulted to independence in 1898.
- 16. If Rizal retracted, he would not have been executed. But he was executed; therefore Rizal did not retract. He would have been an example for the cause of the friars; he would have been given a decent Christian burial, not buried like a dead dog outside Paco Cemetery.
- 17. Why do they want Rizal to retract?
- 18. They wanted Rizal to retract because the writings of Jose Rizal made a greater impact wherein, he exposed the conditions of the Philippines, particularly the actions of the friars and the colonial officials, so the friars wanted to hide that fact.