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22/01/2021
Hist 101 3F-1
Module 4
15 pts
In Calamba, Laguna
19 June 1861
Jose Rizal, the seventh child of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso y Quintos, was
22 June 1861
He was baptized Jose Rizal Mercado at the Catholic of Calamba by the parish priest Rev.
28 September 1862
The parochial church of Calamba and the canonical books, including the book in which Rizal's
1864
Barely three years old, Rizal learned the alphabet from his mother.
1865
When he was four years old,his sister Conception, the eight child in the Rizal familiy, died
at the age of three.It was on this occasion that Rizal remembered having shed real tears for
1865-1867
During this time his mother taught him how to read and write.His father hired a classmate by
the name of Leon Monroy who, for five months until his (Monroy) death, taught Rizal the
rudiments of Latin.
In Calamba, Laguna
At about this time two of his mother's cousin frequented Calamba. Uncle Manuel Alberto, seeing
Rizal frail in body, concerned himself with the physical development of his young nephew and
taught the latter love for the open air and developed in him a great admiration for the beauty
of nature, while Uncle Gregorio, a scholar, instilled into the mind of the boy for education.
He advised Rizal: "Work hard and perform every task very carefully; learn to be swift as well
In academic studies, beat all Biñan boys. He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and
other subjects.
Some of his older classmates were jealous of intellectual superiority. They wickedly squealed
to the teacher whenever Jose had a fight outside the school, and even told lies to discredit
Identify what was the breed of the dog (mascot) that ran around Rizal’s
When Jose Rizal was executed at Bagumbayan, a small stray dog suddenly appeared and circled
the hero’s fallen body. It was alleged that some Spanish spectators took it as a bad omen