Social Ideas of Filipino Thinkers

According to this work when the Spaniards arrived in the Visayan Islands, the place already had a population, natural resources, and foreign trade.

• Las Islas Visayas en la epoca de la conquista

• El Folk-Lore Filipino

• Prehistoria de Filipinas

• Historia de Ilocos

The initial phase of development of the “Luzonic Islands” was described in this work.

• La Antigua Civilization Tagalog

• El Barangay

• Los Itas

• El Cristianismo en la Antigua Civilization Tagalog

Sampaguita y Poesias Varias

• Pedro Paterno

• Jose Rizal

• Isabelo delos Reyes

Los Itas

• Pedro Paterno

• Jose Rizal

• Isabelo delos Reyes

In this work, Rizal pointed out the various weaknesses of Philippine society as a result of oppressive colonial policies and lack of reforms to address the pressing needs of the time.

• Noli Me Tangere

• El Filibusterismo

• La Juventud Filipina

• Filipinas Dentro de Cien Anos

rizal pointed out the corrupt system and practice of ill-willed people, the evils of frailocracy, and the decadent ways of colonial government will eventually lead to opposition or subversion even by the most loyal citizens and devoted subjects of Spain.

• Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos

• Filipinas Dentro de Cien Anos

• Noli Me Tangere

• El Filibusterismo

Rizal extolled the Filipino youth and their contribution to the society, especially that the hope of the nation lies on them.

• Filipinas Dentro de Cien Anos

• La Juventud Filipina

• To the Young Women of Malolos

• Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos

El Folk-Lore Filipino

• Jose Rizal

• Pedro Paterno

• Isabelo Delos Reyes

The first collection of Filipino poems.

• Los Itas

• El Folk-Lore Filipino

• Ninay

• Sampaguita y Poesias Varias

The first Filipino novel.

• Ninay

• Los Itas

• Noli me Tangere

• Historia de Filipinas