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gnment
Name:
BAIFAUZI
YAHA.MAROHOMSALI
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1.Composi
ti
onofani
deaaboutDr
.JoseRi
zal

Whati
sbehi
ndJoseP.Ri
zal
?

 JoséProst
aci
oRi
zal
Mer
cadoyAl
onzi
Reol
adoorknowaspepeorJose
Rizal
.

 HewasbornonJune19,
1861ont
heni
ghtofWednesdayatt
het
ownof
Cal
amba,Laguna.

 HewasBaptizedi
ncatholicchurchbyhisowntownonJune22,1861with
Fr
.Rufi
noCollant
es:abatangueñowhol eavesamessageonhis
Godf
atherPedroCasanasa:AnativeinCal
ambawhichthephr
asestat
ed
as“Takegoodcareofthischil
df orsomedayhewi
llbecomeagreatman”
.

 “Jose”waschosenbyhi
smotherwhowasandev
oteeofChr
ist
ianSai
nt
SanJoseDuringtheChr
ist
eni
ngcer
emony.

 Fol
lowedbysomegossipthathi
snamewasalsor
elat
edt
oGener
alJose
Lemeryasthecur
rentGov
ernoroft
hephi
l
ippi
neswhenRi
zal
wasborn.
Rizal
waseducatedinManilaandattheUniv
ersi
tyofMadr
id,
achi
evi
ng
complementsandawardsasabr i
ll
i
antmedicalst
udent
sandlat
eroncommi
tt
ed
hi
msel ft
otheref
orm ofSpani
shrul
ei nhi
scountr
y.
Asf ewy ear
spastRi
zalpubli
shhisfirstownnov el“NoliMitangere”whichwhat
theycal
lit(t
hesoci
alcancer
):apassionateexposureoft heevi
lnesscauseby
Spaniar
dswheretheyconqueredthephi li
ppi
nesduringthatti
me.Thenanot her
novelhasbeenpubli
shorwhatt heynamedi tas“ElFul i
busti
ri
smo” (Thereignof
thegood)wherehepointedhi
msel fast hespokespersonofthephili
ppi
ner efor
m
mov ement.
Ashisworksspreadhewaspr omot edasal eaderoft
hePr opagandaMov ement
whil
econtri
but
ingnumer ousar ti
clest
oitsnewspapersandcont ui
ngtospread
somef act
sandpower fulst
atementaboutpeaceandpr opertreatedt
ohis
companionsasFili
pinosandt henher et
urntophili
ppi
neswher eSpaniar
ds
accusehim al
otissueswher eendedhav ingadocument at
ionaboutr et
racti
on
 ofRi
zal
andtheygoeshavi
ngafi
ri
ngsquadf
orhi
m andt
henhedi
edl
i
vinga
l
ett
erst
atesf
orhi
slastFar
ewel
l
.
2.Fami
l
yinf
ormat
ionaboutJoseRi
zal
 JoseRizalwasawealthymanwher ehisfamil
ywasconsider
edasoneof
thel
argestfami
li
esinCalamba,Lagunaduringthatt
ime.Hi
sfat
her
sname
wasFranciscoMercadoIIwhil
ehismot her
snamewasTeodor aAl
onso
Reol
ado.Hehadni nesister
sand1br other
.
 Fr
anci
scoMer
cadoI
I
FatherofJoseRizal
whowastheyoungestamong13thbabiesofJuanand
Cir
ilaMercado.Hewasborni
nBiñan,LagunaonApr
il18,1818:studi
edat
Sanj oseCol
legeManil
aandal
sodiedinmanil
a.

 Teodor
aAl
onso
Mot herofJoseRizalwhowast hesecondchil
dofLorenzoAlonsoand
Breji
daDeQui nt
os.Shest udi
edatColegi
odeSantaRosa, shewasamul t
i
taskingwomen,reli
giousadhardworking.ShewasborninSantaCruzbut
alsodiedinNov.14, 1913inmanil
a.

 Ri
zal
’
ssi
bli
ngs
Ri he7thamongt
zalwast heel
evenchi
l
drenofFr
anci
scoMer
cadoandTeodor
aAl
onzo.
 Sat
urni
naoldestoft
heRizalchil
dren:
Nenengi
sherni
cknameand
wasmarri
edtoManuelT.Hidalgo.
 Paciano Ol
derbrotherandconfi
dantofJoseRi zal
.Hejoi
ntthe
Phil
ippi
neRevoluti
onandbecomeGener allaterondiedonApril
13,
1930attheageof79.Hav i
ngtwochil
drenfrom hismistr
ess
SeverenaDecena.
 Narsi
saherpetnamewasSisaandmar
ri
edAnt
oni
oLopez.A
schoolt
eacherofMor
ong.
 Ol
y mpi
a:Ypi
aishernicknameandmar
ri
edt
oSi
l
vest
reUbal
do:
a
t
elegr
aphOperat
orfrom manil
a.
 Luci
amar
ri
edMar
ianHer
bosaofCal
amba.
 Mar
ia:bi
angwasherni
cknameandmar
ri
edDani
elFaust
inaCr
uz
 ofBi
ñan,
Laguna.
 Jose:Pepewashi snickname,knowast hegr
eatestFil
i
pinohero
andPeerlessGenius.WhenHewasexi leinDapi
tanHewaswi th
Joshephi
neBr akenanI r
ishGir
lfr
om Hongkong,theyhadchil
dbut
thei
rbabyboydi edaft
eranhourshegav ebir
thnamedFr anci
scoby
hisfat
herandbur i
edatDapitan.
 Concept
ionni
cknamedConcha.Di
edofSi
cknessatt
heageof
thr
ee,causi
ngtoomuchstr
uggl
etoRi
zal.
 Josef
aherni
cknamewasPangoyanddi
easol
dladyon1951.
 Tr
ini
dadherpetnameswast
ri
ninganddi
edi
n1951
 Sol
edad y
oungestamongthem andherni
cknamewaschol
eng
marr
iedPatel
eonQui
nter
oofcalamba.
Rizal
wasblendedwit
heastandwestbloodwher
enegri
to,
Malay,Chi
nese,
Japanese
andSpani
sh.ButJosewaspureMalayanandmagni
fi
centspeci
menofAsianManhood.
3.I
dent
if
ythecont
ri
but
ionsi
fDr
.JoseRi
zal
int
hePhi
l
ippi
nes
Hewasapr opagandist,aproli
fi
cpoet,essayist,andnoveli
stwhosemostf amous
workswerehistwonov el
s,NoliMeTánger efollowedby ,
Elfil
i
busteri
smo.These
soci
alcomment ari
esduri
ngt heSpanishcolonizati
onofthecount r
yformedthespot
ofli
ter
atur
ethatinspi
resalotandcausepeacef ulref
ormist
sandar med
rev
oluti
onari
esali
ke.Hewasawel lknowandsai dtobethef i
rstFi
li
pinowhohit
sa
l
otofpositi
vesaroundthewor l
d.
Hisnovel
sawakenedPhili
ppi
nenationali
sm eventhoughhewentt
oBar celonaSpai
n
andconti
nuereformi
nghimselfandwr i
ti
ngessayshewasusedtocrit
icizedand
i
nvadeallt
hingsfort
heSpaniardst
ot hi
nkaboutfairt
reat
mentandpeaceor di
nance
tohi
slovi
ngcompadr es.

"
ALaJuv
ent
udFi
l
ipi
na"
(Tot
heFi
l
ipi
noYout
h)i
soneoft
he
TheGr eat
estContr
ibuti
onsofRizalwhichstateseveninthey oungageany onecan
servehis/
herCountryanddesi
rethebestforit
.Rizalwasnotonl yamulti
tal
ented
butalsooptimi
sti
candcr eat
ivewhereall
hiswor kscaneffecteachcit
izensheartt
o
reactandbemot i
vatedtotopofthei
rli
mits!
.
Dr.JoseRi zalcomposedthepoem “Tot
heFi l
ipi
noYouth,
”dedi
catingtotheyouthof
thePhil
ippines.HewantedtheFil
i
pinoyouthtousethei
rcapabil
i
ties,t
alent
sand
skil
l
stost andoutnotonlyfort
heirownpraiseandsuccessbutalsofortheprai
se
 andsuccessoft
hei
rownmot
her
land,
thePhi
l
ippi
nes.

TheUlti
mat eMeansatNat ion-Buil
dingi
sNat ional
UnityRizal
’sgreat
estcont
ri
but
ion
tothebuil
dingofFil
ipi
nonat i
onwashi suntir
ingeffort
sinurginghiscount
ryment
o
worktogetherf
ornat i
onalunit
y,acondit
ionfornationalsurvi
valandAnymanwho
ref
usedtof i
ghti
njusti
ceisnotf ort
hewel f
areofsociety.

Sot
hequest
ionsi
sdoRi
zal
iswor
thyt
obecal
l
edher
o?

Wellyes,Ri
zali
sthenationalheroofthePhi l
i
ppines.Hewast heonewhol edthe
Fil
i
pinostostar
tar ev
olutionagainstt
heSpani shGov er
nmentt oatt
ainfr
eedom and
togaincontr
olofthecount r
y.Eventhroughthat,otherFi
li
pinosweremot i
vatedt
o
getthatf
reedom.Theyst art
edmanyr ev ol
tsagainsttheSpanishGovernment.

RizalbecamethePhili
ppinenati
onalher
obecausehef oughtf
orfreedom i
nasi l
ent
butpower f
ulway.Heexpressedhisl
ovefort
hePhili
ppinesthr
oughhi snovels,
essaysandarti
clesr
atherthanthr
oughtheuseofforceoraggressionevent hough
Mostoft heworl
dHeroeswasel evat
edassuchbecauseoft hei
rwarexploits.

4.Li
stofPr
ofessi
onsorCour
sesofJoseRi
zal

Ar
ti
st Conchol
ogi I
nvent
or Phi
l
ologi
st Rhet
ori
cian Uni
ver
sal
i
st st

Agr
icul
tur
ist Dr
amat
ist Japanophi
l Phi
l
osopher Romant
ic Youth
Leader

Ambassador Educat
or Jour
nal
i
st Phy
sical Sani
tar
y Zool
ogi
st
Cul
tur
ist engi
neer

Anthr
opol
ogi Economi
st Judoka Phy
sici
an Sci
ent
ist
st

Ani
mal
Lov
er Et
hol
ogi
st Li
ngui
st Pl
antl
over Scul
ptur
e

Ar
cheol
ogi
st Essay
ist Laborat
ory Pol
i
tici
an Shar
pshoot
worker er
Acet
ic Far
mer Musi
cian Poet Si
nol
ogi
st

Bookl
over Fencer My
thol
ogi
st Pr
oof
reader Soci
ologi
st

Bot
ani
st Fr
eemason Nat
ional
i
st Pol
ygl
ot Sodal
i
st

Busi
nessma Geogr
apher Nov
eli
st Pr
opagandi Spor
tsman
n st

Car
togr
apher Grammar
ia Opht
hal
mol
ogi Publi
c Tour
ist
n st react
ion
man

ChessPl
ayer Humor
ist Or
ient
ali
st Resear
cher Tr
ansl
ator

Comment
ato Hi
stor
ian Pai
nter Ref
ormer Tr
avel
er
r

Ci
ti
zenoft
he Icht
hyol
ogi Phar
macol
ogi
s Revol
uti
oni Tuber
culosi
worl
d st t st sexper
t

5.Ladi
esi
nvol
vedi
nthel
i
feofJoseRi
zal

 SegundaKat
igbakwasherpuppyl
ove.Unf
ortunat
ely,
hisf
irstl
ovewas
engagedt
obemar r
iedt
oat ownmate-ManuelLuz.Thenanotherper
son
come.
 LeonorVal
enzuelaAt allgi
rlf
rom Pagsanj
an.Ri
zalsendherlovenot
es
writ
teni
ninvi
sibl
eink,thatcouldonl
ybedecipher
edov erthewarmthof
thelamporcandle.Hev i
sit
edheront heeveofhi
sdepar t
uretoSpai
nand
badeheralastgoodbye.
 LeonorRi vera,hissweet hear
tfor11yearspl ayedthegreatestinfluence
i
nkeepi nghi mf r
om fall
inginlovewit
hot herwomendur i
nghi strav el
.
Unfort
unat ely,
Leonor ’
smot herdi
sapprovedofherdaught er
’srelationshi
p
wit
hRi zal
, whowast henaknownEl f
il
ibustero.Shehidfrom Leonoral l
l
etter
ssentt ohersweet heart
.Leonorbeli
ev i
ngt hatRi
zalhadal ready
for
gottenher ,sadlyconsentedhertomar rytheEngl i
shmanHenr yKi ppi
ng,
hermot her’schoice.
 Consuel
oOr t
igayRey,thepr
ett
ierofDonPabloOrt
iga’
sdaughters,
fell
in
l
ovewithhim.Hededicatedt
oherAl aSenori
taC.
O.yR. ,
whi
chbecame
oneofhisbestpoems.TheOrti
ga'sr
esidencei
nMadr i
dwasfrequented
 byRizalandhi
scompat riot
s.Hepr obabl
yfell
inlovewi t
hherand
Consueloappar
entlyaskedhimf orromanti
cv erses.Hesuddenlybacked
outbeforet
herelat
ionshiptur
nedintoaseriousr omance,becausehe
wantedtoremainloyaltoLeonorRiveraandhedi dnotwantt odest
royhid
fr
iendshi
pwithEduardodeLet ewhowasmadl yinlovewit
hConsuelo.

 SeiSan,aJapanesesamur ai
’sdaughtertaughtRizaltheJapaneseartof
pai
nti
ngknownassu- mi
e.Sheal sohelpedRizalimprovehisknowledgeof
Japaneselanguage.I
fRizalwasamanwi thoutapat r
ioti
cmi ssi
on,
he
wouldhavemar ri
edthi
slovelyandint
elli
gentwomanandl i
vedastable
andhappylifewit
hherinJapanbecauseSpani shlegati
onthereoff
ered
hi
m alucrati
vejob.

 GertrudeBecket tWhil
eRizalwasinLondonannot ati
ngt heSucesosde
l
asI slasFi l
ipinas,heboardedinthehouseoft heBecket tfami l
y,wit
hin
walkingdi stanceoft heBrit
ishMuseum.Ger tr
ude, ablue-eyedandbux om
gi
rlwast heol destofthethreeBeckettdaughters.Shef ell
inlovewith
Ri
zal .Tottiehel pedhiminhispaint
ingandscul pture.ButRizalsuddenly
l
eftLondonf orPar i
stoavoidGertr
ude,whowasser i
ouslyinlovewithhim.
Befor eleavingLondon, hewasabl etofini
shthegr oupcar vi
ngoft he
Becket tsisters.Hegav ethegroupcarvi
ngt oGer tr
udeasasi gnoftheir
bri
efr elati
onshi p.

 Nel l
ieBoust eadRi zalhav i
nglostLeonorRivera, entertai
nedt hethoughtof
cour ti
ngot herladies.Whi l
eaguestoft heBoust eadf amil
yatt hei
r
residencei nther esortcityofBiar
ri
tz,hehadbef riendedthet wopret t
y
daught ersofhi shost ,EduardoBoustead.Rizal usedt ofencewi ththe
sistersatthest udioofJuanLuna.Ant onioLuna, Juan’sbrotherandal soa
frequentv i
sitoroft heBoust eads,
courtedNel l
iebutshewasdeepl y
i
nf atuatedwi t
hRi zal.I
napar t
yheldbyFili
pinosi nMadr i
d,adr unken
Ant onioLunaut t
eredunsav oryremarksagainstNel li
eBoust ead.This
prompt edRi zaltochal lengeLunaintoaduel .For tunatel
y,Lunaapol ogized
toRi zal
, t
husav ertingtragedyforthecompat riots.

 SuzanneJacobyIn1890,
RizalmovedtoBr
ussel
sbecauseofthehi
gh
costofl
iv
inginPari
s.I
nBrussel
s,heli
vedi
ntheboar
dinghouseoft
he
 twoJacobysist
ers.I
nt i
me,theyfelldeepl
yinl
ovewit
heachother
.
Suzannecr
iedwhenRi zall
eftBrusselsandwrot
ehim whenhewasin
Madrid.

 Josephi neBrackenI nt helastdaysofFebr uary1895, whil

estil
linDapi t
an,
Rizalmetan18- y earoldpet i
teIr
ishgirl
,withbol dblueeyes,brownhai r
andahappydi sposi t
ion.ShewasJosephi neBr acken,theadopted
daught erofGeorgeTauf erfrom HongKong, whocamet oDapi t
ant oseek
Rizalforeyetreatment .Rizalwasphy si
callyattract
edt oher.His
l
onelinessandbor edom musthav etakent hemeasur eofhim andwhat
couldbeabet t
erdi versionthatt
of al
linloveagai n.ButtheRizalsister
s
suspect edJosephi neasanagentoft hef r
iarsandt heyconsideredheras
at hr
eatt oRi
zal’ssecur ity
.

6.Di
agr
am ofPat
ernal
andMat
ernal
ancest
orsofDr
.JoseRi
zal

 DomingoLaméo–Chi nesemigrantfrom Fuki

enCi
tyofChanchow.He
wasRizal
’
sGr eat–gr
eat-gr
andfatherhearri
vedi
nManilaabout1690.He
marri
edaChineseChri
sti
anwomanofmani l
anamedIl
nesDelaRosathen
assur
edMercadoashissurenameon1731.
 Lakandul
a-thelastnati
veki
ngoft
ondo.Theybel
i
evedt
hathei
s.An
ancest
orofTheodora’
sfamil
y.

 Eugi
neoOrsua-Rizal
’sGreat
-gr
eat
-gr
andfat
herfr
om hi
smothersi
de.He
wasaJapaneseancestr
y.Hemarri
edafil
i
pinanamesBeni
gna.