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Colonial policy was repressive, in spite of what the tyrannical colonial administration and the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church said.

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In his well-known "Letter to the Young Women of Malolos," Rizal urged Filipino women to pursue education to promote love for their country. He thought it was very important for everyone, even women, to be educated so that they could develop a strong sense of belonging to their own country and be able to resist the control of the Spanish.

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Situations where Rizal mentioned a "lack of nationalism"

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Situations where Rizal mentioned a "lack of nationalism"

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Rizal mentioned in the readings that Indolence in the Philippines is a chronic malady, but not a hereditary one. The Filipinos have not always been what they are, witnesses whereto are all the historians of the first years after the discovery of the Islands.

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"A man in the Philippines is only an individual, he is not a member of a nation. "

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During the colonial period, the oppressive conditions imposed by Spanish rule, including forced labor and high taxes, contributed to economic disparity and limited opportunities for Filipinos.

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Characterized by the migration of Filipinos to other countries

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If an individual or a community fails to show the determination to adapt to change, it can result in a lack of opportunities and the search for a better life in another country.

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This is where Spanish suppression comes in, because Rizal depicts and then harshly criticizes the abuses of the Roman Catholic clergy, focusing in particular on the great wealth of the Spanish religious orders, their control over ministries and lands, their mistreatment of the Filipinos in their own country, and their abuses of the court system.