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First points:
El Filibusterismo, also known as The Reign of Greed in English translation, is a sequel to Jose
Rizal’s Previous work, Noli Me tangere.
Second point and Third point:
The Spanish term, filibustero that used in the novel means a freebooter or pirate in which the
Spanish rulers used to refer to any Filipino proponent reform or opponent to the friars' wishes
Rizal, however, described a filibustero as: Those who do not raise their hats to Spaniards. Those
who only greet a friar instead of kissing his hand or his habit.
Rizal was inspired by the word filibustero connoted in relation to the circumstances after he first
heard the word filibustero upon the tragic event that took the life of the GOMBURZA after being
accused of being a filibustero. He also dedicated it to the three martyr priest that been executed
because he believed that were a victim of injusticeness and abused of Spaniards.
Fourth point:
The book El Fili continues the Noli’s criticisms of the abuses and corruption perpetrated by the
Spanish government.
Fifth point:
Rizal began writing this novel in Calamba, Laguna, at his first homecoming in October 1887,
revised it in London, wrote more chapters in Paris, Madrid, and finished it in Biarritz, France, on
March 29, 1891.
Sixth point:
The novel contains 39 chapters, including the conclusion
Seventh point:
It was written in Spanish instead of Filipino same as noli because Rizal felt it was the only
acceptable thing to do given that the work was about Spaniard injustices and he also wanted to
condemn them in their own language.
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Eight point:
After finishing the novel, Rizal decided to leave Brussels for Ghent on July 5, 1891, as printing
is less expensive there than in Brussels. It was first printed in Ghent, Belgium, on September 18,
1891, and was published by F. Meyer-Van Loo Press, no. 66 viaanderen street which offered
Rizal the opportunity to print his book on installment basis.
Ninth point:
Rizal pawned all of his jewels in order to pay the down payment. However, due to a lack of
funding, the publication of the book was suspended on August 6, 1891. Rizal obtained financial
support from Jose Basa and 200 pesos from Rodriguez Arias from the payment for Morga's
Sucesos, but it was still insufficient for printing the book.
Fortunately, after learning about Rizal's predicaments, Valentin Ventura decided to fund the
entire printing of El Filibusterismo. With the help of the financial aid, printing resumed.
Tenth point:
However, even though Valentin Ventura provided Rizal financial assistance for the printing of
the book. Rizal was still forced to shorten the book to save the printing cost. These two features
that didn’t appear in the printed book includes the foreword and warning.
Foreword – appears just before the dedicatory page in the manuscript. It is for the Filipino people
and the government.
Warning on the other hand – can be found on the other side of the dedication.
Eleventh point:
Rizal sends two copies of his novel to Jose Basa and Sixto Lopez in Hong Kong and gives the
original copies of El Filibusterismo with his autograph to Valentin Ventura as an expression of
gratitude for his contribution to the book's publication. He also sent complimentary copies to
Blumentritt, Ponce, Jaena, Pardo de Tavera, Luna, and other close friends.
All copies from the first edition (which was printed in ghent) were placed in wooden boxes and
shipped to hongkong, unfortunately almost all the boxes were confiscated and the books were
lost.
The book el fili immediately became rare and the few available ghent copies were sold at very
high prices, reaching as high as 400 pesetas per copy.
Twelfth point:
The original manuscript of El Filibusterismo consisting of 279 pages handwritten by Rizal is

now preserved in the Filipiniana Division of the Bureau of Public Libraries, Manila now known
as National Library of the Philippines after acquiring it from Valentin Ventura for 10,000 pesos
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Moving on to the speculative history of El Filibusterismo. I’ll be discussing the educated insights
or thoughts surrounding the purpose as to why the novel was written on behalf of Ms. Cheska
Flores
Since El Filibustersimo is a sequel of Rizal's first novel which is Noli Me Tangere, the reason on
why Rizal wrote this is quite similar. Both to expose the cruelty of Spanish church and
government. Basically, these two novels expose the real situation of the Filipinos during the
Spanish regime. Also, Rizal highlighted that violence is not always the answer to seek revenge.
He shows the value of education for it will serve as a defense weapon and tool to achieve our
dreams and freedom. He also exposed the Filipino traits that made the situation of their fellow
Filipinos worse. Instead of standing up together and fight for their freedom, they ended up
bringing each other down by their toxic traits.
AND THAT’S ALL FOR MY REPORT PO!!

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Second point and Third point:

The novel contains 39 chapters, including the conclusion

The original manuscript of El Filibusterismo consisting of 279 pages handwritten by Rizal is

AND THAT’S ALL FOR MY REPORT PO!!

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