About El filibusterismo

El filibusterismo is the sequel to Noli Me Tangere written by Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal, the Philippines National Hero. El filibusterismo is a Spanish term which means in English as The Filibustering. A filibuster is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. El filibusterismo is written in Spanish and also known by its English alternate title The Reign of Greed.

Dr. Jose Rizal began the work in October 1887 while practicing medicine in Calamba. In London (1888), he made several changes to the plot and revised a number of chapters. Dr. Jose Rizal continued to work on his manuscript while in Paris, Madrid, and Brussels, finally completing it on March 29. 1891 in Biarritz. It was published the same year in Ghent.

El Filibusterismo, is being studied by Third Year and Fourth Year High School students in the Philippines as part of the curriculum, usually as part of their Filipino subject.

In this blog, we are going to posts summary or chapter summaries of El Filibusterismo, a great book of Dr. Jose Rizal.