The Historian's Task in the Philippines
Nationalist History
A history where one nation is favored
1872 (Lack of methods than lack of history)
According to some historians, there are no Filipino history prior to this year
Povedano and Pavon Manuscripts (Code of Kalantiyaw) La Loba Negra (Fr. Burgos)
Forgeries of Jose E. Marcos: P (C) L
Willpower
Characteristic of Rizal not present on other heroes
Jose Rizal
Most historically minded of all the Filipinos
Hospitality Resilience Family-orientedness
National identity of Filipinos: H R F
Understanding our Past Cultivation of National Identity Inspiration for the Future
Rizal's quote for the past, national identity, and future: U C I
Loyola School of Theology
School that John Schumacher pioneered the faculty of
Exposure to Friars
The "anti-Catholicism" threat of Rafael Palma's biography of Rizal
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine Islands)
The book Antonio Morga wrote
complete
The documents of the past can never be ______________.
Philippine Revolution American Colonial Periods
2 Periods Schumacher mentioned that has too much certain topic or a formative century: P A
Father Jose Burgos; Priest and Nationalist The Revolutionary Clergy: The Filipino Clergy and the Nationalist Movement The Making of a Nation: Essays on 19th Century Filipino Nationalism The Propaganda Movement
3 Books of John Schumacher: F T R C T M N T P M
Methodology Cracks in the Parchment Curtain Read between the lines Know how to question documents
4 Methods for Recovering the Past: MeCRK
Communism
A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Filipinos late at rising = not coinciding with Spanish' time waking Filipinos work by interval = heat
Antonio de Morga's description of Filipinos: F F
John Schumacher
Author of The Historian's Task in the Philippines
Jose Rizal
Best introduction to Philippine History
nature goal
By _________, history is subjective because humans interpret things subjectively, but the _______ is for it to be objective.
Jose E. Marcos
He forged twentieth-century manuscripts on Pre-Hispanic Philippines
Pedro Paterno
He showed everything that was good he found in the nineteenth-century Filipino society, distorting genuine documents
People's History Fidelity to the Truth Filipino History = written to the POV of masses
Historian's Tasks: P F F
should science
History __________ be objective, because it is a ___________. However, there are some obstacles to overcome for an objective history
Basilan
Home den of Abu Sayyaf
Judge the present; study the future National Identity = people with common origin and experiences Impel nation to do good deeds
How is history used as a tool? JNI
Nationalist History
It is expected of every historian, but some are obstructed instead of promoting the national cause
Rizal Law of 1956
Law that requires all the college students to take up 3 units of Rizal, his life, and his works
Rafael Palma
Lawyer, writer, educator and politician author of Biografia de Rizal
Evidences = historical declarations (not feelings) Sources = expand horizons History = nevers deliver ready-made answers
Methods for History for it to be objective: E S H
Ateneo de Manila University
Most famous Jesuit school in the Philippines
Jesuit Priest
Occupation of John Schumacher
1976
On what year was John Schumacher naturalized as a Filipino?
Elite-focused History Generalization in History
Problems of History in a Formative Century: E G
La Loba Negra
Pseudonovel that states the alleged account of Fr. Jose Burgos' trials
Regional not National
Reason why Spaniards can easily take over uprisings in the year before 1872
Ethnicities Character Impression more than Expression (Korean Culture proliferation)
Reasons for the non-wholeness of our national identity: E C I
Failure
Result of colonization of Spain as on Rizal's perspective and evaluation
Revolution: 1896 Division: 1898
Revolution and Division of Filipinos as one: R D
Antonio Morga = Bipartite (POV of Spaniards) Rizal = Tripartite (POV of Filipinos)
Rizal's Annotation of the Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas: A R
Historical Empathy
The understanding of the actions and feelings of people from past times and other places
Pedro Paterno Jose E. Marcos
They distorted some shreds of evidence in the history
Ateneo Press (Doctoral at School of History)
They published the dissertations of John Schumacher
Formative Century
Time when there was an unfortunately disproportionate amount of total research in the Philippine history on the Revolutionary and American colonial periods
Formative Century
Time when there was much focus on certain topics
Rizal Law (1956) Anti-communism (due to China) Boost nationalism
What, when, and why was the law implemented based from Rizal? R AB
1949
When was the controversy of Palma's biography of Rizal
Society of Jesus 1944
Where and when did John Schumacher entered an organization?
Buffalo, New York
Where was John Schumacher born?
The Making of a Nation: Essays on 19th Century Filipino Nationalism 1st Chapter
Where was the book the Historian's Task was derived from?
William Henry Scott 1968 Prehispanic Sources for the History of the Philippines
Who, when, and what book was the Code of Kalantiyaw exposed for being a hoax?
Rizal is the best alumnus of Ateneo
Why was Rizal the best featured early character in Historian's Task?
Most historically minded Conscious of the past History hidden from us Filipinos by neglect or distortion Ateneo alumnus Best introduction
Why was Rizal the subject of Schumacher? MCH AB
El Filibusterismo
Work of Rizal that he interrupted for his Annotation
200 years (London British Museum)
Years and place where Rizal retrieved Morga's work
