Hi 165 RIZAL AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE FILIPINO NATION.

SY2019-2020, Second Semester.

Hi165B TTh 1400-1530 Sec201A

Hi165C TTh 1530-1700 Sec201A

AMBETH R. OCAMPO
Department of History
2/F Leong Hall, School of Social Sciences
Landline: 426-6001 ext 5240 or 5241
Email: [email protected]
Course website and class standing can be accessed on edmodo.com
Consultation hours: TTh1-2/5-6pm or by appointment at the Department.

I. Course Description.

Through lectures, primary source readings, and the student’s individual research
the course explores the nature of history and historiography to better understand
the role of Jose Rizal in the emergence of the Filipino nation.

The course covers a long span from Philippine prehistory to the establishment of the
Malolos or First Republic in 1898, focusing on socio-cultural and political changes
that resulted from the Spanish conquest and colonization (1565-1898) concluding
with: the rise of Filipino nationalism in the late 19th century, the Philippine
Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War. The life and works of
Jose Rizal, his novels Noli me tangere (1887) and El Filibusterismo (1890) are
integral requirements to the course.

II. Course Objectives.

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

• Recognize the value, wealth and complexity of pre-Hispanic Philippine culture, and
the role of indigenous people in the shaping of Philippine history.

• Assess both positive and negative effects of the Spanish conquest and the
formation of colonial society and ethos.

• Appreciate the role of Jose Rizal , as the course title states, in the emergence of the
Filipino nation by reading his works in the context of nationalist, literary and
historiographic perspectives.

• Situate Philippine history in global and international currents and realities.

• Exercise research, historical method and evaluation of primary sources as a
means for critical thinking and practice lucid written and oral presentation to
underscore the continuing relevance of the past.

III. Course Policies and Expectations

• Students are responsible for class attendance, absences, tardiness, conduct, etc. as
stated in the Student Handbook.
• Background knowledge of Philippine history, and the life of Rizal and other
Filipino heroes is required.
• Students commit to fulfill their moral obligation to be intelligent and excellent
through course work and class participation.
• For efficient classroom management, each student will be assigned a group and
class number [Group number- Number in Class list] that shall be on ALL
submissions, those without will not be graded.
• The course provides a sense of how a historian works through a pedagogical
method referred to on campus as “The Ambeth Ocampo Experience” whatever that
means 
• Professor welcomes constant feedback on the course, but inquiries on grades and
class standing is the responsibility of the student. Haggling for a higher grade is
unacceptable and will result in a lower grade!
• Professor reserves the right to give Unit Tests unannounced to validate group and
individual preparation for class. All Unit tests are open-notes, open-books, open
laptops but only ONE student, chosen at random by the professor, will take the test
for the group to encourage group work.
• To encourage consistency, final grades are computed after cancelling the HIGHEST
mark for papers, exams, group work, etc.
All grades are in LETTER rather than numerical grades.
• Laptop, tablet, and cellphone use are NOT allowed during class because it
distracts your seatmates.
• Work submitted even a minute late, regardless of excuse, will not be accepted
because in the real world deadlines wait for no one.

III . Accommodation for students with concerns.

Students that require academic adjustment or accommodation because of a

documented disability must present a letter from ADSA and speak with the
professor by the end of the second week of the course. Failure to do so may result in
our inability to respond in a timely manner. Rest assured that our discussions
remain confidential,

IV. Materials and access.

* with the exception of standard references available in the Rizal Library and the
Noli and Fili all course readings will be posted on Edmodo.

References:
P. N. Abinales, Donna J. Amoroso. State and Society in the Philippines. Rowman &
Littlefield, 2005

Agoncillo, Teodoro. History of the Filipino People, 8th Edition. Q.C.: Garotech, 1990.
(HFP)

Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People. Readers Digest, 1998.

Vol. 1. The Philippine Archipelago --
v. 2. The earliest Filipinos --
v. 3. The Spanish conquest --
v. 4. Life in the colony --
v. 5. Reform and revolution --
v. 10. A timeline of Philippine history.

Filipino Heritage: The making of a nation. Lahing Pilipino, 1977.

v. 1. The stone age in the Philippines.
v. 2. The metal age in the Philippines.
v. 3. The age of trade and contacts.
v. 4. The Spanish colonial period (16th century)
v. 5. The Spanish colonial period (17th/18th centuries).
v. 6. The Spanish colonial period (18th/19th centuries).
v. 7. The Spanish colonial period (late 19th century).
v. 8. The period of armed struggle (1896-1900).

A. Introduction: Why history?

*1. Joaquin, Nick. 1989. “Culture and History” and “Heritage of Smallness.” in
Culture
and History. Pasig City: Anvil Publishing, 2004.
*2. Proust, Marcel. 1913. Excerpts from Remembrance of Things Past, Book I.
3. Jenkins, Keith. 1991. “What History is.”
*4. Ocampo, Ambeth R. 1998. “Rotten Beef and Stinking Fish: Rizal and the Writing
of Philippine History.”

B. Pre-historic/Pre-Spanish Philippines.

*1. Abinales & Amoroso. “The Philippines in Maritime Asia to the 14th Century”
*2. Chen Ching-Ho. “Chinese knowledge of the pre-Spanish Philippines.
3. Robert Fox. 1967. The archeological record of Chinese influences in the
Philippines.
*4. Antonio de Morga. Sucesos de las islas Filipinas Chapter 8 annotated by Rizal.
5. Florina Baker. 2011. The Ayala Museum Gold Collection.
C. Spain in the Philippines.

*1. Agoncillo, HFP: Part II, The Spanish Period, Chapters 5-7.
*2. . Antonio Pigafetta.. 1521. Excerpts from “First Voyage Around the World.”
*3. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. 1569. Report to Philip II.
*4. Domingo de Salazar. 1590. Chinese and the Parian of Manila
*5. Miguel de Benavides. 1605. Complaint against the Chinese.
6. Pedro de Chirino. 1604. Account of the pre-Spanish Philippines. Also filenames
Colin and Plasencia.
7. M.N. Pearson. 1969. The Spanish Impact on the Philippines 1565-1770”
8. Katharine Bjork. 1998. The link that kept the Philippines Spanish: Mexican
Merchant interests and the Manila Trade 1571-1815.
*9. Phelan, J.L. 1959. “Patterns of Resistance”
FIELD TRIP: Visit: Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago; San Agustin Museum, Casa Manila;
Bastion de San Diego all in Intramuros.
National Art Gallery/ National Museum both buildings
Tsinoy Museum in Intramuros (optional).

D. Life and Works of Jose Rizal

*1. Agoncillo, HFP: Part III, Reform and Revolution, Ch. 8.

*2. Schumacher, John. “The Philippine Background.” in The Propaganda
Movement 1880-1895. Q.C.: ADMU Press, 1997.
*3. Fast and Richardson. Ch 8 The Ilustrados: The spokesman of the Beorgoisie.
*3. Rizal, Jose. 1887. Noli me tangere
1891. El Filibusterismo
• English: Translation by Ma. Soledad Lacson-Locsin (Manila: Bookmark, c1996) or
Penguin edition, translation by Augenbaum.
• Filipino: Translation by Virgilio S. Almario (Pasig City: Anvil Publishing, 1998)
*4. Nick Joaquin. 1996. “The Novels of Rizal: An Appreciation” and “Rizal
the Bard”
5. Alejandrino, Jose. 1949. “The National Soul.” in The Price of Freedom.
6. Viola, Maximo. nd. ”My Travels with Dr. Rizal.” In Reminiscences and Travels of
Jose Rizal. Manila: Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission 1961.
*7. Constantino, Renato. 1969. “Veneration Without Understanding.” In Dissent and
Counter-Consciousness. Q.C.: Malaya Books, c1970.
8. Rizal Biographies
• Guerrero, Leon Ma. The First Filipino.
• Coates, Austin. Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr.
• Ocampo, Ambeth R. Rizal Without the Overcoat. (2011 Edition)

E. Revolution: 1896-1899
*1. Agoncillo, HFP: Part III, Reform and Revolution, Ch 9-15.
*2. Fast and Richardson.
Ch 9 “The Katipuneros: Revolutionary Leadership in City and Province.
Ch 10 Katipunan Ideology: A product of the Times.
Ch 11 Revolution and the dilemma of the Rich
Ch 12 Revolution and the dilemma of the Poor

2.Ricarte, Artemio. “The Tejeros Convention” in Memoirs of General Artemio

Ricarte. Manila: NHI, 1992.
3. Alvarez, Santiago V. Chapter 32 of The Katipunan and the Revolution. Q.C.: ADMU
Press, 1992.
*4. De Jesus, Gregoria. “Mga Tala ng AkingBuhay”
*5. Aguinaldo, Emilio. Ch 1 Memoirs of the Revolution.
*6. Mabini, Apolinario. Chapter 9, 10 & 11 of The Philippine Revolution.
Manila: NHI, c1969.

V. Reports/Field Trips

History can be a boring, bookish subject if the student does not make an effort to
make it relevant to life. The course utilizes primary source texts enabling students
to form an opinion on the events and personalities discussed in the lectures.
Museum visits are required to supplement classroom learning and requires
preparation before and after the trip through background research. History is
sometimes better understood with imagination and relics from the past especially in
sites like Intramuros where the teaching aids are literally larger than life.

*1. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES

• Open 10-4 pm Tuesday to Sunday. Free admission.
• There are three buildings: National Art Gallery (Legislative Building) and
Museum of the Filipino People (Finance Building), Natural History (Tourism
Building).

*3. INTRAMUROS
Walk around the walls beginning at Bastion (Bulwarte) de San Diego fronting the
Manila Hotel, walk on the ramparts pass the Rizal Light and Sound Museum and
down towards:
a) Casa Manila
• Plaza San Luis Complex, fronting San Agustin Church. Discounted admission
with student ID.
• Open 9-12 and 1-6 pm everyday except Monday.
b) San Agustin Museum
• Open 8-12 and 1-6 pm daily. Discounted admission with student ID.
c) Rizal Shrine Fort Santiago
• This is NOT the Rizal monument in the Luneta.

Optional:

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM (Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)

• Bangko Sentral Complex, Roxas Boulevard fronting the CCP, Open 10:00-6 pm
everyday except Sunday. Discount on admission with student ID. Go to the basement
to see the gold and pottery collection.

BSP MONEY MUSEUM.

• Go to the back exit of Metropolitan Museum near the coffee shop, see the ruins of
Fort San Antonio Abad, and proceed to the BSP Money Museum (free admission) for
an overview on he development of our currency and coins.

KAISA MUSEUM OF CHINESE LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

• Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center, Anda corner Cabildo Streets. Open 1-5 pm
everyday except Monday. Discounted admission with student ID.

VI. Papers.

The class is PAPER-LESS . All required readings available on Edmodo.

All paper submissions shall be in Edmodo. Be sure to cut and paste on the message
field so that the professor need not download your paper. Papers not submitted in
this manner will receive a C for the first offense and an F for succeeding offenses.

Format: Font TIMES NEW ROMAN. Font size 12. Spacing 1.5
Name and class number Upper left.
Paper Number and Date Upper right

All papers must be composed, organized and well written with complete citations
when necessary. Please consult the handbook on Academic Integrity and the
sanctions for plagiarism.

Paper Deadlines:
*these deadlines subject to change, if there is a difference between Syllabus and
Edmodo—follow the latter.

1. Food Paper. January 25

2. Birthday paper February 11
*2a. OPTIONAL Parent(s) birthday, Guidon. February 13
3. Blair & Robertson paper. February 20
4. Intramuros March 2
*5a OPTIONAL Kaisa & Manila Cathedral March 3
6. National Museum March 23
7. Rizal Letters
7a. OPTIONAL Rizal
8. Oryang & Aguinaldo
9. Mabini
*9a. OPTIONAL reaction paper on a visit to any Historical Site or Shrine related to
the course e.g. Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit; Malolos Church, Bulacan; Rizal Shrine
Calamba or Dapitan; etc.

VII. Course requirements and grading system.

Individual Papers 60%

Group Reports/ Unit tests 30%
Attendance &Participation 10%
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100%

Paper Rubrics
Excellent papers that provide something the professor did not know before: “A.”
Good research, writing, and insight: “B.”
Adequate research or plain summary, good writing: “C”
Minimum effort and submission: “D.”
Late, Non-submission, Or submitted paper with no substance: “F.”
*to simplify grading no +/- is given out only A, B, C, D, F.

*Attendance aside from physical presence requires engaged participation.

*In computing the final grades the professor will cancel the HIGHEST mark for
papers, exams, group work to encourage consistency.
*In computing Final Grades---LETTER rather than numeric grades are used.

Unit Tests shall be a 90 minute examination that requires answering two questions:
1. On a broad theme from the lectures.
2. Multi-part questions requiring summaries of the arguments from the readings
and references.