MY STUDENT-LED DISCUSSION IN “LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE RIZAL”

Sem. Lawrence Mari M. Lanon – 2nd Year (SVD)

Props:
1. Backdrop – Featuring a portrait of a King, it means that the program is sponsored by
the
Crown. It also bears the coat-of-arms of Spain and the Dominican Order.
(OP)

2. Radio Libertas – Is originally a newspaper published by the Dominicans in their

press in
UST from 1899 – 1918. I devised it as a Radio program with a
Dominican host.

3. The Dominican Habit – I wore the Dominican Habit to indicate that the host is from
the OP. The Habit is authentic because I am a member of
the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary (Third Order
Dominican).

4. Naval Uniform of the Capitan General – My Dad wore the costume I used when I
joined an Oratorical Contest way back in
2017, that is my attire because my piece is a speech
of Queen Elizabeth’s Father, King George VI.

5. Background Music - Respectfully remembering our Spanish Culture and

Heritage, I
played the “Marcha Real” (National Anthem of Spain –
former anthem of this archipelago) when the Governor
General entered the scene.

Roles:
1. Fray Lorenzo Maria Nicolas Lanon y Azagra Malto as Host, Radio Libertas
– Sem. Lawrence Mari M. Lanon
2. Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua as Gobernador General – Mr. Lorenzo N. Lanon
3. Indio 1 (asking a question) – Sem. Jeanmel Shandey Narie S. Naz
4. Indio 2 (explaining) – Sem. Samson B. Quela

Opening Prayer - PADRE NUESTRO (Our Father in Spanish)

Fr. Lorenzo begins his report – he must make sure that everybody will participate in the
discussion.

STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

1. The Ancestry of Jose Rizal - Family Tree of Francisco Mercado

- Family Tree of Teodora Alonso
- NOTABLE family members

2. The Change of Surname - Explain the CLAVERIA DECREE of 1849

“Ricial” to RIZAL

3. The Rizal Family - Expository discussion on the Familia Rizal: The Family
Status, Family Home, The Upbringing etc.
 4. The Rizal Siblings - Jose Rizal’s inspirations

REPORT ON THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF DR. JOSE RIZAL AND ITS HISTORICAL
CONTEXT

A. MERCADO – REALONDA FAMILY TREE

Mercado Realonda
Domingo Lam-co & Ines de la Rosa Eugenio Ursua & Benigna Ursua
(2 children)
= Francisco Mercado = Regina Ursua
& &
Bernarda Monica Manuel de Quintos
(12 children)
= Juan Mercado = Brigida Quintos
& &
Cirila Alejandra Lorenzo Alberto Alonso
(12 children) (5 children)

= Don Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado & = Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda

Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

(7th of the 12 children)

Law: Ayan! ating napanood ang aking ginawang maikling video tungkol sa
Ancestry
ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Ngayon ay bubuksan natin ang ating hotline sa mga
gustong tumawag at magtanong ukol sa bagay na ito. (titingnin sa phone)

Meron po tayong kababayan na tumatawag hehez. (Interlude)

Naz: Gusto ko lang po sanang itanong kung bakit Rizal ang apelyido ni Dr. Jose
Rizal? Eh maliwanag naman po sa Ancestry Video na gawa niyo na
Mercado at Quintos ang apelyido ng Tatay at Nanay niya. Saan po galing
ang apelyidong Rizal at Realonda?

Law: Maraming Salamat sa iyong katanungan, Ginoo. Meron kasing nangyari sa

ating bansa noong taong 1849. May isang batas na pinalabas ang Gobierno
Civil na ngayon ay mas kilala sa tawag na “Claveria Decree of 1849”

At upang mas malinawan tayo sa bagay na ito, malugod kong

ipinapakilala ang ating Panauhing Pangdangal sa umagang ito, Ang
Lubhang Kagalang-galang, Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua, Gobernador
y Capitan General de las Islas Filipinas at Autor ng Claveria Decree of
 1849 ( The Himno Nacional de Espana will be played while Daddy is
entering the scene)

Magandang Umaga po, Señor Gobernador

DADDY: Buenos Dias, España!

Maganda Umaga, Filipinas!
Magandang Umaga Señor Padre at sa ating mga taga-subaybay sa Radio
Libertas.

Lawrence: Ikinagagalak po namin Señor ang inyong presensya ngayon sa aming

palatuntunan.

Señor, narinig niyo naman po ang katanungan ng isang indio sa ating

programa. Maari po ba kayong magbigay ng maikling paliwanag ukol sa
inyong dekreto noong 1849?

DADDY: Tandang-tanda ko ang bagay na yan Señor Padre. Nagkakaroon kasi ng

problema ang kolonya noong tungkol sa mga sibil at legal na transakyon
sapagkat walang opisyal na apelyido ang mga mamamayan. Sila ay
kumukuha lamang ng apelyido batay sa kanilang lugar or sa Santong
nakatapat sa araw ng kanilang kapanganakan sa Calendario.

Kaya malugod kong ipina-imprenta ang CATALOGO ALFABETICO DE

APELLIDOS upang makapili ng apelyido ang mga mamayan at maging
opisyal nilang ngalan sa lahat na transaksyon na kanilang gagawin. Aking
opisyal na isinugo ang pagpili ng ESPANYOL o FILIPINONG apelyido
sa Catalogo.

Lawrence: Ayuuuuun. Ganun naman pala, Señor Gobernador. Malaking bagay po ang
inyong ipinagawa at ipinag-utos. May tama po kayo! Hahahaha

(Short interlude)

Bueno, Maraming Salamat po sa pagdalo at pagsagot ng katanungan,

Señor Gobernador. Ingat po sa pagbalik sa Palacio del Gobernador. Hehe
Stay safe, wear your mask po haha.

DADDY: Maraming Salamat din Señor Padre at mga tagasubaybay. (Marcha Real
play)

THE RIZAL HOME

The Rizal Residence was a two-story building, rectangular in shape, built
of adobe stone and hard-woods, and roofed with red tiles.

A GOOD AND MIDDLE - CLASS FAMILY

The Rizal family belonged to the principalia, a town aristocracy in
Spanish Philippines. They owned a carriage which was a status symbol of
the illustrados (composed of native-born intellectuals and cut across
ethnolinguistic and raciallines—Indios, Insulares, and mestizos, among
 others). They also owned a library, the largest in Calamba, consisting of
more than 1000 volumes.

HOME LIFE OF THE RIZALS

The Rizal Children were taught and trained:
1. To love God
2. To behave well
3. To be obedient
4. To respect people, especially the old folks.
5. They believed in the maxim: “Spare the rod and spoil the child”

Who can explain the maxim, or principle “SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD”?

THE RIZAL CHILDREN

1. Saturnina – oldest of the Rizal children, nicknamed Neneng
2. Paciano – older brother and confidant of Jose Rizal, he was
immortalized
by Jose Rizal in his first novel Noli Me Tangere as Pilosopo Tasio
3. Narcisa – her pet name was Sisa
4. Olimpia – Ypia was her pet name
5. Lucia – she married Mariano Herbosa, the nephew of Fr. Casanas; he
was denied a Christian burial because he was the brother-in-law of Jose
Rizal
6. Maria – her nickname was Biang
7. Jose – the great Filipino hero, his nickname was Pepe
(WHY PEPE?) From the Old Missal – S. Joseph PP. (Pater Putativus)
8. Concepcion – her pet name was Concha, she died of sickness at 3; her
death was Jose Rizal’s first sorrow
9. Josefa – her pet name was Panggoy, she died an old maid at the age of
80.
10. Trinidad – Trining was her pet name, also died an old maid at the
age of 83.
11. Soledad – youngest of the Rizal children, her pet name was Choleng.

TO END THE REPORT, A VIDEO ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION

Philippines during the time of Rizal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAkPBPpzuF8

Sources:

1. Rizal’s Ancestry by Lawrence Mari M. Lanon

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEqAq7DMcs/fq_aixYLZ2DeliaUQb2ZqA/edit

2. Lineage of Jose Rizal

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6867/6867-h/6867-h.htm

3. The Claveria Decree of 1849

https://angkangpilipino.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/the-claveria-decree-of-1849/
4. Jose Rizal – The advent of a National Hero
https://www.slideshare.net/DeySibal/jose-rizal-10170384

5. The Story of Jose Rizal

https://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/craig08.htm

6. The Philippines during the time of Rizal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAkPBPpzuF8