What does it mean to have an imagined community?

Table of Contents:

1. What does it mean to have an imagined community?
2. Why is it called El Filibusterismo?
3. Why is Jose Rizal considered a social thinker?
4. Did Rizal fulfill his secret mission?
5. Why was Rizal not admitted in Ateneo the first time he enrolled there?
6. Who was the Protestant minister that Rizal befriended while he was in Germany?
7. How did Rizal meet with Pastor Ulmer?
8. What is the complete legal name of Dr Jose Rizal?
9. When was Rizal returned to Calamba?
10. Why did Rizal use Rizal when he enrolled at Ateneo?
11. What made Rizal's father decided to enroll Rizal at Ateneo?
12. Why Rizal changed his surname instead of Mercado?

What does it mean to have an imagined community?

An imagined community is a concept developed by Benedict Anderson in his 1983 book Imagined Communities, to analyze nationalism. ... Anderson depicts a nation as a socially constructed community, imagined by the people who perceive themselves as part of that group.

Why is it called El Filibusterismo?

The 'Filibusterismo' in the novel's title is derived from the simpler term 'filibustero'. Rizal defined the word ('filibustero') to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt who encountered but did not fully comprehend the word in the 'Noli'.

Why is Jose Rizal considered a social thinker?

Jose Rizal considered as one of the social thinkers because he always think what was good for his countrymen without using any force but only his mindful of ideas on how they will get the freedom they want from the Spaniards that conquest the Philippines in almost 300 years.

Did Rizal fulfill his secret mission?

Rizal was executed before liberation of Philippines from the Spaniards. He did not live to see the fruits of his secret mission though his ideas led to the revolution that led his country to independence. He was able to fulfil his mission.

Why was Rizal not admitted in Ateneo the first time he enrolled there?

Rizal Enters the Ateneo Father Magin Ferrando, who was the school registrar, refused to admit him for two reasons: 1) He was late for registration 2) He was sickly and undersized for his age However, upon the intercession of Manuel Xerez Burgos, nephew of Father Burgos, he was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo which ...

Who was the Protestant minister that Rizal befriended while he was in Germany?

Karl Ullmer

How did Rizal meet with Pastor Ulmer?

Rizal met the amiable pastor on his trip to Wilhelmsfeld during his summer break from work, and stayed with the Ullmers for around three months. The forum's second speaker, Dr. Fritz Hack–Karl's great-grandson–best explained the Filipino's initial reaction to the Ullmer household.

What is the complete legal name of Dr Jose Rizal?

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

When was Rizal returned to Calamba?

August 8th

Why did Rizal use Rizal when he enrolled at Ateneo?

When he studied in Manila at the Jesuit Ateneo Municipal school, he changed his name to “Jose Rizal” because his brother, Paciano Mercado, was wanted by the colonial authorities for being an associate of the martyred priest, Fr. Jose Burgos, and Paciano feared that Rizal would not be accepted under his real name.

What made Rizal's father decided to enroll Rizal at Ateneo?

His father, who first wished him to study at Letran changed his mind and decide to send him in Ateneo instead. ... He was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo, upon the intercession of Manuel Xerez Burgos. He was the first of his family to adopt the surname Rizal. family name Mercado become suspicious of Spanish authorities.

Why Rizal changed his surname instead of Mercado?

His complete name was Dr. ... Jose's real last name, Mercado, during those times was a hot name, targeted by the Spaniards. He changed his surname to protect his identity. So he just used his middle name, Rizal, instead, which was considered as illustrado during the Spanish time and entails the benefits a Spaniard can get.