FIRST

HOMECOMING

ATTACKERS OF NOLI

Father FontFr. Jose Rodriguez

EIGHT PAMPLETS1.Porque no los he des leer? ( Why should I not read them?).2. Guardos de ellos. Porque? ( Beware of them. Why?)3. Y-que me dice usted de la peste? ( And what can you tell me of plague?)4. Por que triunfan los impios? ( Why do the impious triumph?)5. Cree usted que de versa no hay purgatorio? ( Do you think there is really no purgatory?)6. Hay o no hay infierno? ( is there or is there no hell?)7. Que le parece austed de esos libelos? ( What do you think of these libels?)8. Confesion o condenacion? ( Confession or Damnation?)

DEFENDERS OF NOLI

Marcelo H. Del Pilar Antonio Ma. Regidor

Graciano Lopez JaenaMariano Ponce

Fr. Sanchez

Rev. Vicente GarciaUnder the pen name Justo Desiderio

Magalang, wrote a defense of Noli that was published in Singapore on July 18,1888

What marked Rizal’s happy days in Calamba with Andrade were:

-The death of his older sister - the groundless tales that he was “ a German spy, a protestant, a mason and a witch, etc.

CALAMBA HACIENDA

FINDINGS SUBMITTED BY RIZAL -The Hacienda of the Dominican Order comprised not only the lands around Calamba, but the whole town of Calamba.

-- the profits of the Dominican Order continually increased because of the arbitrary increase of the rentals paid by the tenants.

-- The hacienda owner never contributed a single centavo for the celebration of the town fiesta, for the education of the children, and for the improvement of agriculture.

-- tenants who had spent much labor in clearing the lands were disposed of said lands for flimsy reasons.

-- High rates of interest were charged the tenants for delayed payment of rentals, and when the rentals could not be paid, the hacienda management confiscated their carabaos, tools, and homes.

-His presence in Calamba was jeopardizing the safety and happiness of his family and friends.

-He could not fight better his enemies and serve his country’s cause with greater efficacy by writing in foreign countries.