Rizal

Articles Published in La Solidaridad

1. “A La Defensa” (To La Defensa), April 30, 1889 - This was a reply to an anti-Filipino writing of a Spanish author Patricio de la Escosura which was published by La Defensa on March 30, 1889.

2. “La verdad Para Todos” ( The Truth For All), May 31, 1889 - Rizal's defense against the Spanish charges that the Filipinos were ignorant and depraved.

3. “Vicente Barrantes’ Teatro Tagalo,” June 15, 1889 – Rizal exposes Barrantes’ ignorance on the Tagalog theatritical art.

4. “Una Profanacion” (A Profanation), July 31, 1889 – Bitter attack against the friars for denying Christian burial to Mariano Herbosa, husband of Lucia, died of cholera on May 30, 1889.

5. “Verdades Nuevas” (New Truths), July 31, 1889 – A reply to Vicente Belloc Sanchez’ letter published in Madrid newspaper, on July 4, 1889, which asserted that the granting of reforms in the Philippines would ruin the “peaceful and maternal rule” in the Philippines.

6. “Crueldad” (Cruelty), August 15, 1889 – A brilliant defense of Blumentritt from the scurrilous attacks of his enemies.

7. “Differencias” (Differences), September 15, 1889 – A reply to a biased article “Old Truths” published in La Patria on August 14, 1889, which ridiculed those Filipinos who asked for reforms.

8. “Inconsequencias” (Inconsequences), November 30, 1889 – A defense of Antonio Luna against the attack of Pablo Mir Deas in the Barcelona newspaper El Pueblo Soberano.

9. “Llanto y Risas” (Tears and Laughters), November 30, 1889 – A denunciation of Spanish racial prejudice against the brown Filipinos.

10. “Ingratitudes” (Ingratitude), January 15, 1890 – A reply to Gov. Gen. Valeriano Weyler who, while visiting Calamba, told the people that they “should not allow to be deceived by the vain of their ungrateful sons”.