The Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine Islands) was originally written by Dr. Antonio de Morga, a high-ranking Spanish colonial official, and first published in Mexico in 1609. The work is significant because it was one of the earliest secular histories of the Spanish Philippines. The national hero of the Philippines, Dr. José Rizal, republished and heavily annotated the work in Paris in 1890. Rizal undertook this project to serve the propaganda movement and address the widespread colonial belief that Filipinos had gained their culture and civilization solely from Spain. By using Morga's testimony—an impartial Spanish official's account from the conquest period—Rizal aimed to present an accurate depiction of the native inhabitants' refined culture and advanced social organization before the arrival of the Spanish "adventurers". In his dedication, Rizal stated his purpose was to awaken the Filipino consciousness of their past, rectify what had been "falsified and calumniated," and provide a historical foundation to judge the three centuries of Spanish rule. The attached document is the Edición del Centenario (Centennial Edition), an offset reprint of Rizal’s 1890 annotated work. It was published by the Comisión Nacional del Centenario de José Rizal (National Commission of the Centenary of José Rizal) in Manila around 1961/1962, commemorating the centennial of Rizal's birth.
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine Islands), Annotated Edition by José Rizal (Centennial Reprint)