What Are The Causes Of Rizal
1. What are the causes of Rizal’s deportation in Dapitan?
In spite of the consideration extended to him by the Spanish government through which he enjoyed certain liberties within the confines of Dapitan, Rizal was not happy because he was not a freeman.
Since Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, he is suffering of home sickness because he was far away from his family.
The plan of revolt of his fellow Filipinos worry him so much because Filipinos are not ready for this and bloodshed will occur.
(Follow up question) How did he reason out/defend himself of not being one who did the accusation.
For the defense, Taviel appealed to the impartiality of the judges who should not be carried away by the strong current of prejudices caused by the insurrection. He argued that the incidents presented by the prosecutor happened several years before the rebellion broke out in 1896 and that had Rizal been accused before August 26 of that year, no court would convict him on the same evidences.
A person, Taviel argued, could not be condemned for voicing the sentiments of his people. Neither could he be condemned for organizing the Liga because its aim was unite the people for the promotion of commerce, industry, agriculture, and arts. Anyway, he said the Liga was short-lived because Rizal was deported to Dapitan before it could be effectively organized.
Taviel bolstered the defense by citing the technicality of the law that Rizal’s guilt had not been proved by the confession of the accused, by reliable witnesses, by expert testimony, by official documents, by visual proof or event, or even by definite and conclusive indications.
Taviel proceeded to explain that the witnesses presented by the prosecution were biased against Rizal for for they were actually co-accused in the same case, having been apprehended when the Katipunan was discovered. They naturally had to save themselves by presenting Rizal as the only instigator and promoter of the revolution. Referring to the Liga, he
In spite of the consideration extended to him by the Spanish government through which he enjoyed certain liberties within the confines of Dapitan, Rizal was not happy because he was not a freeman.
Since Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, he is suffering of home sickness because he was far away from his family.
The plan of revolt of his fellow Filipinos worry him so much because Filipinos are not ready for this and bloodshed will occur.
(Follow up question) How did he reason out/defend himself of not being one who did the accusation.
For the defense, Taviel appealed to the impartiality of the judges who should not be carried away by the strong current of prejudices caused by the insurrection. He argued that the incidents presented by the prosecutor happened several years before the rebellion broke out in 1896 and that had Rizal been accused before August 26 of that year, no court would convict him on the same evidences.
A person, Taviel argued, could not be condemned for voicing the sentiments of his people. Neither could he be condemned for organizing the Liga because its aim was unite the people for the promotion of commerce, industry, agriculture, and arts. Anyway, he said the Liga was short-lived because Rizal was deported to Dapitan before it could be effectively organized.
Taviel bolstered the defense by citing the technicality of the law that Rizal’s guilt had not been proved by the confession of the accused, by reliable witnesses, by expert testimony, by official documents, by visual proof or event, or even by definite and conclusive indications.
Taviel proceeded to explain that the witnesses presented by the prosecution were biased against Rizal for for they were actually co-accused in the same case, having been apprehended when the Katipunan was discovered. They naturally had to save themselves by presenting Rizal as the only instigator and promoter of the revolution. Referring to the Liga, he