it umotation of Antonio Norsa’s Learning Outcomes At the end of this chapter, students are expécted to be able to: 1. Realize the importance and sacrifice of those heroes in our society. tO Apply the values and learning of these lesson to the life of today to help our society to be progressive and productive. 3. Influence others to become a better citizen.. 117Activity 6 Accomplish the following learning tasks to prepare for the Jesson ahead. 1. IRF Chart. Fill out the table from Initial Idea down to Refined Idea. Then once you are through, begin to draw your analysis on your final idea, What do you think of “bagoong”? Initial Idea nena See tr Refined Idea Final Idea 119is ware guide questions for discussion, lo’ 1. What is “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas’? ss Who is Antonio de Morga? pel 3, What was the purpose of Morga in writing the“Sucesos” 4, Why did Rizal annotate the “Sucesos”? 5. What were the propositions of Rizal in his edition of the “Sucesos”? piscussion Read the brief discussion about “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” to jad out its importance to Rizal and his people, ‘The value of Antonio Morgas “Sucesos de Js sas Filipinas” has een recognized. A first- hind account of the early §unish colonial venture iio Asia, it was published in Mexico in 1609 and his since been re-edited ™@ several occasions Mogas work was based @ personal experiences, € documentation from ‘euitnesses of the events ‘mibed. Moreover, as he Xb the readers himself, “sivors from Legazpis ton were still alive Was prepari i Eva, Paring his ROBSUER A staat rawr %SVCESOS DE LASS is is ISLAS FILIPINAS, PIRIGIDO. A DON CRISTOVAL GoMEZDE & Sandoval y Rojas, Duque de Cea, POR EL pocroa «x TOKIO DF wonce, BA BTsites dita aden eee @ pe Ail fai Oi dt Latopefena, = EGE TSE SE STRELA le book A 8 lawyer, it is ; : Raye he would hardly fail to seek such evidence, It is the first the rs © Spanish Philippines to be written by a layman, as opposed “gious chroniclers. Filipinos have found it a useful account of 121the coming of the cong, ive culture upon Ene the state of a i a work to be admired or condemned, some have regs ir times; but Rizal context of their : oted o their views and ee and would often distort facts OF even rh Morga has beets to fit his defense of the Spanish congues, / ee hat describe events in the Philippine jg i st It Bs nos notably in 1565. The author explores ea i Raed na economic aspects of Spain and its colonies, Th political, 5 book consists of eight (8) chapters namely: 1, First Chapter — Of the First Discoveries of the Eastern Islan at . Firs 2, Second Chapter - Of the Government of Dr. Francisco de Sande 3, Third Chapter — Of the Government of Don Gonzalo Ronguilly de Penalosa 4, Fourth Chapter - Of the Government of Dr. Santiago de Vera 5. Fifth Chapter — Of the Government of Gomes Perez Dasmanifzs 6. SixthChapter — Of the Government of Don Francisco Tello 7. Seventh Chapter - Of the Government of Don Pedro Acufia 8. EightChapter - An Account of the Philippine Islands Man of the Moment Antonio de Morga (1559-July 21, 1636) was a Spanish lawyer anda high-ranking colonial official for 43 years, in the Philippines from 1594to 1604, and in New Spain and Peru, where he was president ofthe Audiencia for 20 years, ae ety Governor in the Philippines, he restored the Audiend He took over the functi s ag oe on of a judge ‘ and ol Spanish ships in a 1609 Ret gee or odor. He also took commande defeat and barely survived, against Dutch corsairs, but sulfere®he qwo “Sucesos” Morga wrote the "Sucesos" so he could chroniel. Nicle: Se the deeds of our Spaniards, the ae and conversion of the Filipinas Islands — ‘COVEY, conquest, fortunes that they have from time to time in a well 4s various ‘and among the pagan peoples surrounding he Cee However Rizal argued that the conversion and conquest «des “aye e e et, St \ A \sidespread as portray ed because the missionaries were only Ane a srenquering a portion ofthe population of individual sands, He speculated that the people of the islands were economi all glfsufficient and prosperous. Further, he was convinced that : jad a dynamic community. Rizal asserted that the conquest of §} uf contributed to the decline of the rich traditions and culture rine Philippine natives. These and other misconceptions written by Morga, and of course, Rizal being an earnest seeker of truth himself, annotated the “Sucesos” so he could “objectively” describe the conditions in the Philippines yhen the Spaniards came to conquer the islands, Interestingly, this materialize without the persuasion and support would not possibly tingly wrote the prologue fom his friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, who fi ofhis annotated version. Among other things, Rizal’s purpose of his edition of Morgas ucesos” is this: «if the book succeeds in awakening in you the consciousness of our past which has been obliterated fete memory and in rectifying what has been faa calumniate, I shall not have labored in vain, and on os es a little though it may be, we can all devote ourselves to study the future”s 124 ‘same Book, D Here are some of a etn fhe “Heese Morga Rizal Morga Rizal Morga Rizal Eurther, Telarded, Past, stil] OPE In the future” &r present and without faltering “litle by litte, the 108 of thei a ee Of their past; th Rizal Precisely wrote Le depopulated, impoverished and astounded by met, pees oe ives ifferent Perspectiv’ ie: fithe excerpts from Morgas version ang e 0! id colonj. a + “The first island conquered and colonizeq 5 a f Spaniards was Cebu. ' + “Sugbu, in the dialect of the country: ip of colored cloth wrapp ed about the Wai : " a aoe the legs; so that iicovered ther ee iE reaching half-way down the thigh; these Gre calley bahaques.” : “Bahag, a richly dyed cloth, generally edged w; ith golq among the chiefs.” + “Winter and summer for the rains Senerally last in all these islands from June until September. The Suter lasts from October to the end of May, with clear skiec and fair winds at sea.” + “Morga considers the rainy season like winter and the rest of the year as summer, However, this is no} very exact, for at Manila, in December, January, and February, the thermometer is lower than in August and September.” “~ they prefer to eat salt fish which begin to decompose and smell” “The fish that Morga mentions does not tase better when it is begin ining to rot; all, on the contrary it is bagoong and all those who have eaten it and tastedit know it is not or Ought not to be rotten” that as a colony of Spain: Philippines was : ‘phor, with no confidence in her Without faith in Y (Filipinos) lost their old tradition: . i ‘Y Save up their writing, their ms, their laws, in Order to learn other doc‘own eyes. ‘They becon E they began fo admire and praise wl indi comprehensible; their spirit damaged and enaAbstraction learning about the “Sucesos” and the purpose why Rizal ted it, what do you think were Rizal's propositions about 1 lippines and the Filipino culture? Write your answer on the Uae provided or on a separate paper if required, PF _——. —$ Oo nn el. Afte 127Application To enrich your skills, engage in the following. j. Construct @ graphic organizer comparin; contrasting Rizal and Morga’s views on Phi and culture. tppine 7Write a short essay about the releva, 2 of the past to the present time, your guide. a. Do the observations of Ri, zal about the Spain on the Filipinos still hold today? b. Which of Rizal’s observations é changed over the century? ince of Rizal's observations Use the questions below as impact of about the Filipinos has i ee eee 129