It was Mariano Ponce, his friend, who gave the title to this poem. My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios in Spanish) was the last poem that Jose Rizal wrote. It had no title when Rizal finished writing it. It was Mariano Ponce, his friend, who gave the title to this poem.

Mi último adiós

Jose Rizal’s Poems: A Compilation

• TO MY FELLOW CHILDREN (Sa Aking Mga Kababata, 1869)
• MY FIRST INSPIRATION (Mi Primera Inspiracion, 1874)
• FELICITATION (Felicitacion, 1875)
• THE EMBARKATION, a hymn to Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet (El Embarque: Himno a la Flota de Magallanes, 1875)

Jose Rizal’s “My Last Farewell” is a poem about his impending death as he wanted to honor his homeland, the pre-Hispanic Philippines, for which he was giving his life. He also used the poem to say goodbye to his friends, family and loved ones. “My Last Farewell” is required reading in schools in the Philippines.

This poem tells a story about someone who leaves the chaos of a modern world to be lone and reflect on nature. Whoever the author is they say they retreat to repose to be at ease, so they can silence the grief , or forget the stress of life.

What were the charge against Rizal whom he considered as baseless accusations? He pleaded his innocence but he was still convicted on all three charges of rebellion,sedition and conspiracy and sentenced to death.

This poem speaks of Rizal’s homesickness despite his enjoyment of freedom in abroad. Rizal is talking about the life of a traveler, that being a traveler encounters a lot of obstacles (the ups and downs of our life), but it is not just about travelling it’s about on how we manage the obstacle in our life.

Rizal: The poem “To the Filipino Youth” by Dr. Jose Rizal is a message primarily to tell the importance of one’s love and appreciation to his dialect or language, for it is the bridge and intermediary connecting people’s country to each other. In the poem, Rizal praised the rising generation.

In these four lines, Rizal signifies that Maria Clara’s love for her country is so great that it colors everything else that she sees. It is this love that makes everything else, no matter how mundane and ordinary, more beautiful than even the most beautiful wonders elsewhere.

Doña Pia Alba

The prevailing emotion that is exhibited in the lines of the poem is love – particularly, Maria Clara’s love for her native land.

Driven by his undying love for his country, Rizal wrote the novel to expose the ills of Philippine society during the Spanish colonial era. At the time, the Spaniards prohibited the Filipinos from reading the controversial book because of the unlawful acts depicted in the novel.

José Rizal (1861-1896) is one of the most revered figures in Philippine history. He was a multifaceted intellectual and a political activist, best known for his political writings that inspired the Philippine revolution and ultimately led to his execution by the Spanish colonizers.