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Showing posts with label Jose Rizal. Show all posts
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Cheche Lazaro Presents: Dr. Jose P. Rizal In Czech Republic And Spain


Cheche Lazaro Presents: "Of Empires And Elegance",  where she toured different countries in Europe. In part 3 she followed the steps of our national hero in Czech Republic and Spain. Watch and discover some of the places where Dr. Jose Rizal left his mark.


To watch CLP: "Of Empires And Elegance" Part 1 to Part 4 and more, click HERE!

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

Dr. Jose Rizal's "Mi Ultimo Adios" en Castellano


Mi Ultimo Adios

Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, Perla del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén! A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida, Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida, También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.

En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio, Otros te dan sus vidas sin dudas, sin pesar; El sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel o lirio, Cadalso o campo abierto, combate o cruel martirio, Lo mismo es si lo piden la patria y el hogar.

Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora Y al fin anuncia el día tras lóbrego capuz; si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora, Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora Y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz.

Mis sueños cuando apenas muchacho adolescente, Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor, Fueron el verte un día, joya del mar de oriente, Secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente, Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor.

Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo, ¡Salud te grita el alma que pronto va a partir! ¡Salud! Ah, que es hermoso caer por darte vuelo, Morir por darte vida, morir bajo tu cielo, Y en tu encantada tierra la eternidad dormir.

Si sobre mi sepulcro vieres brotar un día Entre la espesa yerba sencilla, humilde flor, Acércala a tus labios y besa al alma mía, Y sienta yo en mi frente bajo la tumba fría, De tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.

Deja a la luna verme con luz tranquila y suave,Deja que el alba envíe su resplandor fugaz,Deja gemir al viento con su murmullo grave,Y si desciende y posa sobre mi cruz un ave,Deja que el ave entone su cántico de paz.

Deja que el sol, ardiendo, las lluvias evaporeY al cielo tornen puras, con mi clamor en pos;Deja que un ser amigo mi fin temprano lloreY en las serenas tardes cuando por mí alguien ore,¡Ora también, oh Patria, por mi descanso a Dios!

Ora por todos cuantos murieron sin ventura,Por cuantos padecieron tormentos sin igual,Por nuestras pobres madres que gimen su amargura;Por huérfanos y viudas, por presos en torturaY ora por ti que veas tu redención final.

Y cuando en noche oscura se envuelva el cementerioY solos sólo muertos queden velando allí,No turbes su reposo, no turbes el misterio, Tal vez acordes oigas de cítara o salterio, Soy yo, querida Patria, yo que te canto a ti.

Y cuando ya mi tumba de todos olvidadaNo tenga cruz ni piedra que marquen su lugar,Deja que la are el hombre, la esparza con la azada, Y mis cenizas, antes que vuelvan a la nada, El polvo de tu alfombra que vayan a formar.

Entonces nada importa me pongas en olvido.Tu atmósfera, tu espacio, tus valles cruzaré.Vibrante y limpia nota seré para tu oído, Aroma, luz, colores, rumor, canto, gemido, Constante repitiendo la esencia de mi fe.

Mi patria idolatrada, dolor de mis dolores,Querida Filipinas, oye el postrer adiós.Ahí te dejo todo, mis padres, mis amores.Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores,Donde la fe no mata, donde el que reina es Dios.

Adiós, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma mía,Amigos de la infancia en el perdido hogar,Dad gracias que descanso del fatigoso día;Adiós, dulce extranjera, mi amiga, mi alegría,Adiós, queridos seres, morir es descansar.


José Rizal, 1896





Dr. Jose P. Rizal by Teofilo H. Montemayor

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice." - Dr. Jose P. Rizal



Dr. Jose P. Rizal by Teofilo H. Montemayor


Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families.

His father, Francisco Mercado Rizal, an industrious farmer whom Rizal called "a model of fathers," came from Biñan, Laguna; while his mother, Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, a highly cultured and accomplished woman whom Rizal called "loving and prudent mother," was born in Meisic, Sta. Cruz, Manila. At the age of 3, he learned the alphabet from his mother; at 5, while learning to read and write, he already showed inclinations to be an artist. He astounded his family and relatives by his pencil drawings and sketches and by his moldings of clay. At the age 8, he wrote a Tagalog poem, "Sa Aking Mga Kabata," the theme of which revolves on the love of one’s language. In 1877, at the age of 16, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with an average of "excellent" from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In the same year, he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at the Ateneo.

He finished the latter course on March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyor’s examination on May 21, 1878; but because of his age, 17, he was not granted license to practice the profession until December 30, 1881. In 1878, he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop in his studies when he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated upon by their Dominican tutors. On May 3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid. On June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and on June 19,1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent."

Having traveled extensively in Europe, America and Asia, he mastered 22 languages. These include Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tagalog, and other native dialects. A versatile genius, he was an architect, artists, businessman, cartoonist, educator, economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, historian, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician, mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, opthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociologist, and theologian.

He was an expert swordsman and a good shot. In the hope of securing political and social reforms for his country and at the same time educate his countrymen, Rizal, the greatest apostle of Filipino nationalism, published, while in Europe, several works with highly nationalistic and revolutionary tendencies. In March 1887, his daring book, NOLI ME TANGERE, a satirical novel exposing the arrogance and despotism of the Spanish clergy, was published in Berlin; in 1890 he reprinted in Paris, Morga’s SUCCESSOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS with his annotations to prove that the Filipinos had a civilization worthy to be proud of even long before the Spaniards set foot on Philippine soil; on September 18, 1891, EL FILIBUSTERISMO, his second novel and a sequel to the NOLI and more revolutionary and tragic than the latter, was printed in Ghent. Because of his fearless exposures of the injustices committed by the civil and clerical officials, Rizal provoked the animosity of those in power. This led himself, his relatives and countrymen into trouble with the Spanish officials of the country. As a consequence, he and those who had contacts with him, were shadowed; the authorities were not only finding faults but even fabricating charges to pin him down. Thus, he was imprisoned in Fort Santiago from July 6, 1892 to July 15, 1892 on a charge that anti-friar pamphlets were found in the luggage of his sister Lucia who arrive with him from Hong Kong. While a political exile in Dapitan, he engaged in agriculture, fishing and business; he maintained and operated a hospital; he conducted classes- taught his pupils the English and Spanish languages, the arts.

The sciences, vocational courses including agriculture, surveying, sculpturing, and painting, as well as the art of self defense; he did some researches and collected specimens; he entered into correspondence with renowned men of letters and sciences abroad; and with the help of his pupils, he constructed water dam and a relief map of Mindanao - both considered remarkable engineering feats. His sincerity and friendliness won for him the trust and confidence of even those assigned to guard him; his good manners and warm personality were found irresistible by women of all races with whom he had personal contacts; his intelligence and humility gained for him the respect and admiration of prominent men of other nations; while his undaunted courage and determination to uplift the welfare of his people were feared by his enemies.

When the Philippine Revolution started on August 26, 1896, his enemies lost no time in pressing him down. They were able to enlist witnesses that linked him with the revolt and these were never allowed to be confronted by him. Thus, from November 3, 1986, to the date of his execution, he was again committed to Fort Santiago. In his prison cell, he wrote an untitled poem, now known as "Ultimo Adios" which is considered a masterpiece and a living document expressing not only the hero’s great love of country but also that of all Filipinos. After a mock trial, he was convicted of rebellion, sedition and of forming illegal association. In the cold morning of December 30, 1896, Rizal, a man whose 35 years of life had been packed with varied activities which proved that the Filipino has capacity to equal if not excel even those who treat him as a slave, was shot at Bagumbayan Field.

Read more about Jose Rizal, free from the Phillipine Commission on Higher Education and others, at www.joserizal.ph.

Rizal Monument in Luneta Park, Manila

Links: Poems of Dr. Jose Rizal, La Guirnalda Polar [en Castellano]
Source: James Logan Courier of James Logan High School.

Poems by Dr. Jose P. Rizal [en Castellano]

"Canto de Maria Clara"


"A La Juventud Filipina"

"A La Juventúd Filipina" y "Canto de Maria Clara" , por José Rizál. Recitada por la Sra Doña Delfina San Agustín de González (1905-1992) - Recitadora Filipina en Castellano. La estrella mas grande del teatro Español en Las Filipinas.

Source : You Tube;

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A Jose Rizal por Teofilo H. Montemayor.
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