Jose Rizal

Advent of a National Hero

• June 19, 1861 – birth date of Jose Rizal

• Born in Calamba, Laguna Province
• June 22, 1861 – baptismal of Rizal
• nickname “Pepe or pepito” and “Ute or Moy”
by his sisters
• the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius
• Father Rufino Collantes - baptized Rizal

• Father Pedro Casañas - Rizal’s godfather

• Mariano Herbosa – nephew of Casañas and

will marry Lucia

• “Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo

Realonda”

• Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery –

the governor general of the Philippines when
Rizal was born
Meanings of name
 Jose - was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the
Christian saint SanJose (St. Joseph)
 Protacio - from Gervacio which come from a Christian calendar
 Mercado-
adopted in 1731 by Domigo Lamco (the paternal great-great-
grandfather of Jose Rizal) which the Spanish term mercado
means ‘market’ in English
 Rizal - from the word ‘Ricial’ in Spanish means a field where
wheat, cut while stillgreen, sprouts again
 Alonzo- old surname of his mother
 Y - and
 Realonda - it was used by Doña Teodora from the surname of her
godmother
Rizal’s Parents
Francisco Mercado Rizal

• Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado

y Alejandra II

• Born on May 11, 1818

• Born in Biñan, Laguna

• June 28, 1848, he married

Teodora

• the youngest of the 13 children of

Cirila Alejandro and Juan Mercado
Teodora Alonzo Quintos Realonda
•Teodora Morales Alonzo Realonda y
Quintos

• Born on November 9, 1827

• Rizal’s first teacher

• second child of Lorenzo

Alonso and Brigida de Quintos

• went to College of Sta. Rosa

•Also known as Lolay

Saturnina Paciano Narcisa

Olimpia Lucia Maria

 Concepcion
(died at 3)

Jose Josefa

Trinidad
(unmarried)

Soledad
Ancestry Paternal Side
 Domingo Lameo – great-great grandfather
– A Chinese immigrant from Chang chow “China’s City
of Spring”, he was married to Ines De la Rosa
 1731 – he adopt the name ‘Mercado’ meaning market
 Francisco Mercado – Domingo Lameo’s son
 Juan Mercado – Francisco’s son, married to Cirila
Alejandro
 Francisco Mercado – Rizal’s father (son of Juan
Mercado)
Ancestry Maternal Side
 Lakan Dula – descendant
 Eugenio Ursua – great-great grandfather of Rizal
– he was married to Benigna
 Regina – daughter of Eugenio, married to Manuel De
Quintos
 Brigida – daughter of Regina, married to Lorenzo
Alberto, mother of Narcisa, Teodora, Gregorio, Jose
and Manuel
 Rizal – “racial”; meaning “new pasture” and “green
field”
 Calamba (El Pueblo)
 derived from Kalan banga which means clay
stove (kalan) & water jar (banga)
 -A hacienda town belonging to the Dominican
order, a picturesque nestling on a verdant plain
covered with irrigated ricefields and sugarlands.
 -South: Mt. Makiling to Batangas; East: Laguna
de Bay to Talim Island; North: Antipolo.
 -1876 (15 y/o), Rizal wrote Un Recuerdo A Mi
Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
The Story of the Moth
 A story told by Jose’s mother.
 Tremendous task- could be carried out if one
has to make a great sacrifice
 Taking risks-geared towards moral actions
 Flame-education, success and freedom
 Moth-determination and achievement of an
end that is worth dying for.
 The tragic fate of the young moth that was
enchanted with the beautiful flame & did
not listen to the advice of his mother had
similarity to the fate of Rizal. Like the moth,
he also chose to be involved in the reform
movement & using his literary skills he
enlightened the people about their true
conditions & the need for action and to
seek reform. And like the young moth, he
died as a martyr for his ideals.
Boyhood Influences
I. HEREDITARY INFLUENCE
 -Malayan : love for freedom, desire to travel, indomitable
courage.
 - Chinese: serious nature, frugality, patience, love for
children.
 - Spanish: elegance of bearing, sensitivity to insult,
gallantry to ladies.
 - Father: profound sense of self-respect, love for work,
independent thinking
 -Mother: religious nature, spirit of self-sacrifice, passion
for arts and literature
II. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE
 -Calamba, Rizal Family Garden – stimulated
inborn artistic and literary talents.
 -Religious atmosphere of his home – fortified his
religious nature.
 - Paciano – instilled in his mind the love for
freedom and justice
 - Sisters – courtesy and kindness to women
 - Aya (Yaya) – interest in folklore and legends.
 -Tio Jose Alberto (educated at Calcutta, India)
 He encouraged his nephew to paint, sketch,
and sculpture.
 artistic ability.
 - Tio Manuel –was a big, strong, and husky man.
 He encourage Rizal to learn swimming, fencing,
wrestling, and other sports, so that in later years
Rizal’s frail body acquired agility, endurance,
and strength.
 - Tio Gregorio – lover of books
 reading of good books.
 He taught him to work hard, to think for himself,
and to observe life keenly.
 - Padre Leoncio Lopez (parish priest) – love for
scholarship and intellectual honesty.
 -Sorrows:
 death of Concha (1865),
 imprisonment of his mother (1871-74)
strengthened his spirit to resist the blows of
adversities
 -Spanish abuses and cruelties
 -Brutal acts of the Guardia Civil
 -Unjust torture of innocent Filipinos
 -Execution of GomBurZa (1872)
awakened his spirit of patriotism and
inspired him to consecrate his life and
talents to redeem his oppressed people.

III. AID OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE

 God endowed Rizal with the versatile gifts of a
genius, the vibrant spirit of a nationalist, the
valiant heart to sacrifice for a noble cause.
 Education in Calamba
 -Doña Teodora – Rizal’s first teacher (reading, writing
and praying)
 -Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua – private
tutors
 -Leon Monroy – taught Rizal Spanish and Latin
 Education in Binan
 -June 1869 – Jose left Calamba for Binan.
 -Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
 -Pedro the Bully
 -Learned Spanish, Latin and painting (through
Juancho)
 -17 December 1870 – Jose left Binan, taking the
steamer Talim.
Ateneo Municipal (Escuela Pia or
Charity School of Manila)

 Secondary education in the Philippines since

1866
 In class Jesuits drew the practice from history
reminiscent of the wars of the rival Carthaginians
and the Roman empires during ancient times.
 The style of education by the Jesuits gave
emphasis to:
 1. rigid discipline,
 2. character building,
 3. religious instruction
 March 23, 1877- Bachiller en Artes
Degree equivalent of today's high
school diploma
(1)Create a family tree of your
own in a1/8 illustration board and
(2)write down the valuable
influences that you acquired from
each member: (Type written)
TRAITS APPLICATION

SUBMIT- Next Meeting

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 Go to www.OurHappySchool.com. Through
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 Take the exciting electronic fun quiz. Share
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