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{Eatin forthe Fae
‘he Fpino" Since both men recognized the nee ofthe course of
son the other ue, they could work logeher for a Hine to a
tain thee common goal but x clah between two ach dispar or
sonaliics and wich diferent concepts of what was primary to the
ational struggle was bound to come, as i dd no Tong after Rizal
ied he Mad colony in 1880.
1g nr Cr ee Det sensi man fe pie
sd yi erst pon et tory repent
akwat on te goon On he lion nate oa
Rizal's Break with Del Pilar
M190 saw the high point of the Propaganda Movement,
Del Pie, av sole eto, had set wp La Setar in Mad. The
paper wat doing self proud with regular arcs by Del lr, Ri
[iment Antonio tna, Dominador Gimes, nd Mariano Ponce
‘The Del Pas aad Rial pamphlet of 1883-39 vere citeling rel
‘ively widely in the Phiipine, and ancl suppor: sent to Madd
es apparenty adequate and regula
Most of the Flipinos in Spain had been organized into a Mavic
Jade of thee ove in which Del lar bad leading roe. Together
vv te Avcacdn Hispano Flips, twas providing mean of ins
acing Spanish pliciat o endorec Flips aims, The contact with
[cera in particular seemed to augur well for the future, and his
‘roponed efucational and ber reforms in the Philppines tent
fed to ere the hflence of the far andthe cc. The fee
(of pettamentay toprsenttion had been raised and mppored ia
he Cor, and seemed wo have the backing ofthe oversexs minister
nd the incumbent Liberal goverment
Rizal ad published his edion of Mors’ history, which was a
tedy cic in the Philippines, and wat now working on the +
(gal tothe Na novel dat would enlarge on the message of the
[ol and further sue up the hears of his countrymen. The esental
‘bjece gained Rial could return tothe Phijppine to devote hin
teil othe coonuing education of his people nile Del Par could
‘Seume the pot of depuy i the Cortes to conte to ach ut for
Flipino ines frm a stonger poxdon,These high hopes rece thee it damaging blow wit the ll
of the Saas minty the promise of Becerra and Sagas wll
thing ofthe fre In Del Pla view, howeer, the low was by no
‘means mors. Without wang a moment on fie rete besing, he
Set about deploying his fores once more to renew the bate. The
following sie months were to sce great acy on the part of the
Filipinos a Madd. Ra's areal appeared to ge the Fin colony
‘he shot in the ae it needed aking it more cobese, Appearances
rere doce, however, and the ui of event was already under,
tithering momentum, tat would eventually wreck the whole organ
‘on inspite of te achievement stil to come
“The Calamba Hacienda Troubles
Bens et in motion thee yas ener, when Riz wasn is home
tom of Calimba, were now coming io 4 head i anower #0 2 of
‘il inguty on aod holdings and fens, dhe propa of Cala,
Spparenly imped or tlt sided by Ril, had taken occasion 0
present their longstanding grievances against the hacienda acini
{eaion. Aleging thatthe ondaries of te baclenda had been ex
tended beyond ts orignal init to incde lands cleared by nd,
‘hot hacienda ens were excente and raed abstain mech 8 vay
0 dscorage srs! progres, dey dean ler a equ
‘Be formal contrat betwen tear and aciend,of the we 0 the
lands wo these who had ceed thm. Aeulmequentpton tothe gor
nent ao having Real a ts pinpal autho, elle ing question
{he legitimacy of dete at leat pst of dhe acends ands!
‘ven alter Raal's depute fem dhe Pailppte, the larger pro
portion of the tenants refined to pay further rent tothe hacen,
‘lemanding wo sce the tides When the hicenda began to take he
‘ues o court and procure evicon orders agin the who ba
{sed to pay, Ril encouraged them in thet restance, 90 that the
‘se might e raised 16 the Supreme Court in Spin, a indeed ie
‘ently was In Calamba mean, the estance war coordinated
by Rial's brother and brother, partiuty Manvel Tinoteo
Hidalgo, Tenants eited Wy cour order rere to thei and, and
"Jot Ta ed per tn” La Sa 81 May Te can
serpent Pa nein St al
at’ rok with Dt ler 247
when efforts were made to turn ver the lands ofthe dispssned to
tiers no one would tke them, and hey were let uncle”
(Ghen the complicated sets of land temure in operation atthe
tine, the alence ofan adequate sem of land reisration he
fae itt the hacienda normaly ped om lene rom father toch
dea, it diel sf ot Impose in the present sate of evidence
to may jum where legal ght inthe matter ay Ae the Ria fy
lawyer, Felipe Bueneamino, wrote to Jos ery in 1891, "The tars
anno pote their onmerthip ofthe and of Cambs, bt your towns
‘men canna dos eter The ony thing eri he went on 1S
a the historical fact of rent having been paid which created legal
resumption in fvor of the Dominican.
Tn May 1890 Piano wrote to his rater om heating hat Noval,
‘he new Dominican Archbatop of Maia, had sree proposed 0
Del Pr formula of aceommodaon 4 reso dhe sige of he
Flip oup in Enope again the ar I de Clana queso er
teed in the propo, Facano ded, te moi the Clanbens
were i for of some tnd of compromise thy vecgaied tht
the ager part othe acends Inds belonged to the Dominicana om
ther orginal purchase inthe ey ninetenthceniy, Hower, ater
‘manfesing the opiion of dhe people, Pacano went on to make dear
‘hat there wae more ioe han the ane dpe
{tthe accommodation inthe above tense cannon he ce ich
ou pili you cm prope 0p a ak ee bear
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‘Tim me
SMe ne pd ein. Fe unin248 Real Ba wth Da Pdr
cans lee makes clear tha the Rizal Delle in the janice
oftheir claim and i not pres ie merely ae x weapon aint the
Fears, However, the pasage quoted also makes it lar that heat as
‘oc nailing te the claim a a weapon
In July, Rial ote to Del Pilar that he was waking forthe power
of aorney to have hi famy’s cae presented before the Supreme
{Court and ade “My brother tel ne since what brought you here
to Batope was the fight guns the fir ine fet he aes in
thi cae), they wl be very much weakened.”
‘The ellort to bing the whole mater before the courts in Spin
and to secure a judi yerdet which could ‘not be challenged by
Prlippine audoities was pre ofthe strategy of asiilainism. IT
the ofc theory of the Phippines being an integral pare of Spain|
tyre wo be cared olga consequences, den shoud be pos
‘ie to appeal the Calas eipute to the nypreme juin boy
the Penimula and defeat the clonal exablahineat tere, The ap
‘roach was dierent rom the appeal for Piippine representation in
{he Cortes fut de sma these. Hs lie was to complete the
Adeurvction of Rial’ seat weak fh nthe eeacy of + campaign
fer lpn rights cared on in Spin.
‘Barf the Plipnon sw the aia bate in anger context shan
the immediate cue ofthe Camb land dpe, sold thelr form
able aves inthe Philippines, Covemor General Valerio Weyer.
re tno sit 2 supe fr power, ad vas ino mood to wai for
‘he reulsof any appeal to the Supreme Court In November 1889
‘he vite Canta personally ie up the ston, and aged he
(Clumbefos not wen to the "ala promises of ungratl S008”
He retired the fllawing month, thing the fal weigh of hi pret
tige behind the Dominicana
rdently Wel comidered the station xerous one from a po-
Iie point of ew, and refused to lok onthe pie esance of
‘rohnert, He ei mein wen ci ye Ral dy,
fs pore the agen aera To Bono ite at
‘ass un ple hme ma te fom ee
‘ef pp Hin sb tL and by a Gc Pe
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‘ap i at.
SUA Ro, 2, 6,
ial Bak with De Par 280
the Calambefios as something cancerning ony prise interes At he
rote tthe onesea mine, today they oul rest ping the
‘efor ther land, tomorrow the same united purpose might be pu
tchind 2 morement ta tefine payment of axe, and the efor to
‘exact fhm the prestige ofthe Dominicans would be onl he fist
‘ep towards tue independence movement” Concehing the tg
{Gein thoe terms, any colonial governor would have to at to ut
‘Sown the challenge, Given the fm conviction inspired by Ril in
the Calunbeios and the wern determination om Weslr’s pat was
inestable that te consequences woud be severe—and fr reaching
In January 189, Runs brothersintne,anipaing deportation,
took ie precaution of tending bin powertattomme. In August the
‘Sfuith povincal governor, juan Mompedn, om whom Pai had
‘eled ae protector bersine of is known ania” sentiment, cle
the leader of the ronementtogetier and warned tha wales they
tame to an agreement nth the hacienda here would be egrenable
onsequencesjecng the plea to wat forthe decision ofthe Sr
free Courton the appeal aleay led by Franco Rual and Nico
Fignani he ordered Pacino Ril, his wo brotherinaw, Siete
Ubalde and Antonine Lope, and wo other rates, Mateo ljorde
nd Leandro Lipes, to ror othe pron capa whence they
‘rere deported oe and of Mindoro
‘zal in Maid
inl, n the meantime, bd bal mind to rear to dhe Philp
pines, rare af the consequences, fora he thd Del Pla in Apri
"0, speaking of his plan to return and devote himself o teaching
once paramenary representation wae obtsned, “beet that not
ing ele can redeem us except cu heads, salir wl ideation
pt I ae could not redeem hit county by puting head at
is sere, he fel that ony the willing to mice his Bad 3
many to dhe cute of redo would suc He son ceased wrth
sy a 17 9,
Teme Pc Fate,250 Ral Bak th Dat Pa
seus or La Sidoridad in order w complete the sequel ois Ni
fore returning to the Philippines
"Though his intetion to go Rome was bardening into ares,
il began to have sevond thoughts when his fends vehement)
fppose shee, He sought to ind out tough Basa ide Comite
‘fe Propaganda in Manila would pension him witha hundred pesos
tonthy to enable him to work in Madd as Ponce had urged im
toa” Serano's anal nearly Aun with 4 new pomerakatOrey
fom Pecan sda leer urging hit exert his unos in prose
fing the Calaba cave before the Supreme Court brought him to Max