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THE LIFE AND WORKS

OF RIZAL

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Bachelor of Science in Social Work
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Module No. 3

Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood and

Early Education

First Semester, A.Y

AY 2020 - 2021
2021-2022

Jonald M. Nalzaro
Instructor I

Adapted by:

Piel Grace O. Fortin

Instructor I
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Table of Contents

Title Page ii
Table of Contents iii
Instruction to the User 1
Introduction 2
Chapter III 3
Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood and Early Education
Overview 3
Learning Outcomes 4
Pre – Test 4
Lesson 1 Birth and Family 5
Learning Outcomes 5
Time Allotment 5
Discussion 5
Activity 10
Evaluation 10
Lesson 2 Childhood and Early Education 11
Learning Outcomes 11
Time Allotment 11
Discussion 11
Activity 16
Evaluation 17
References 17
Student’s Information 18

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INSTRUCTION TO THE USER

This module would provide you an educational experience while

independently accomplishing the task at your own pace or time. It aims to
ensure that learning is unhampered by health and other challenges. It covers
the topic about the family, childhood, and early education of Jose Rizal.

Reminders in using this module:

1. Keep this material neat and intact.

2. Answer the pretest first to measure what you know and what to be
learned about the topic discussed in this module.
3. Accomplish the activities and exercises as aids and reinforcement for
better understanding of the lessons.
4. Answer the post-test to evaluate your learning.
5. Do not take pictures in any parts of this module nor post it to social
media platforms.
6. Value this module for your own learning by heartily and honestly
answering and doing the exercises and activities. Time and effort were
spent in the preparation in order that learning will still continue
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INTRODUCTION

This module will let students describe the efforts, diligence, and determination
of Dr. Jose P. Rizal to achieve excellence in his early education. This will also help
students identify the people and events and their influence in the early life of Rizal.

History noted that Jose Rizal manifested an intellectual’s way of fighting. The
common notion of Rizal at present, and the painted picture of him through time, is
that he was one among many enablers that planted nationalism in the hearts of the
Filipinos through his literary works and even his life story. Throughout the review of
the events and facts that transpired and happened in his lifetime, it can be digested
that the story of Rizal paved way in developing not just a single nationalistic character
but also in highlighting how social institutions should work for the society in such a
way that justice and other virtues must be given importance to. As learners experience
Jose in various biographical articles and literature, they are educated not just on the
upshots that came about in his years, but also on the causes that gave essence to Rizal
as a ‘hero’ to consequent generations.

For Rizal, education will set people free from oppression and subjugation; thus
at present, to understand our history, it is important to understand the vital
information about Jose and his courage to live his life for his country.

At the end of the module, the students are expected to compare and contrast
Dr. Jose P. Rizal's family and the family of the present generation and learn from Dr.
Jose P. Rizal's experiences and traits that would, later on, define his character.

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Chapter III
Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood and Early Education

Overview

Module 3 entitled Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood, and Early Education contains two
lessons: Lesson 1 – Birth, Family, and Ancestry, and Lesson 2 - Ancestral Home, Childhood,
and Early Education. It also includes the mentors of Rizal, martyrdom GOMBURZA, and
injustice to hero’s mother. This module also provides the timeframe of Rizal’s life, pictures,
and linkages to help you more in analyzing and evaluating the early life of Rizal.

Moreover, students will also understand from this module why Rizal, whom was said was
born a physical weakling, rose to become an intellectual giant not because of, but rather in spite
of, the outmoded and backward system of instruction obtaining in the Philippines during the last
decades of Spanish regime.

At the beginning of the module there will be an ungraded pre-test given to establish a
subject knowledge baseline and an exam is provided at the end to validate added knowledge.
There are also are activities and evaluations included in the module to assess the learning
competency of the students and the learning outcomes.

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Learning Outcomes

• Analyze Rizal’s family, childhood, and early education

• Evaluate the people and events and their influence on Rizal’s early life
• Ascertain the significance of family and home to Rizal’s early achievements
• Determine the influences in Rizal’s young life that shaped his aspirations and values

Pre – Test

Directions: Read carefully the statements and encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Who was the officiating priest when Rizal was baptized?

a. Rev. Collantes Rufino
b. Rev. Pedro Casanas
c. Rev. Rufino Collantes
d. Rev. Jose Casanas
2. Who was the youngest of the Rizal children?
a. Narcisa b. Olimpia c. Soledad d.Trinidad
3. Which among these schools did Doña Teodora Alonzo, Rizal’s mother, go for her
studies?
a) Santa Rosa College
b) University of Sto. Tomas
c) Ateneo Municipal de Manila
d) Sta. Catalina College
4. What is the exact date of the birth of Jose Rizal?
a. February 18, 1861 b. June 20, 1868 c. June 12, 1863 d. June 19, 1861
5. Who is the godfather of Jose Rizal?
a. Rev. Collantes Rufino
b. Rev. Pedro Casanas
c. Rev. Rufino Collantes
d. Rev. Jose Casanas
6. Who died of sickness in 1865, which Rizal mournfully wept?
a. Trinidad b. Josefa c. Concha d. Maria
7. Where did Rizal start his formal schooling?
a. Calamba b. Biñan c. San Pablo d. Sta. Cruz
8. With whom did Jose Rizal have his first school brawl?
a. Manuel b. Teodoro c. Pedro d. Francisco
9. Who was Rizal’s uncle that intensified his eagerness on reading of good books?
a. Tio Jose Alberto b. Tio Manuel
c. Tio Gregorio d. Tio Leoncio
10. In what town of Laguna was the location of the school where Rizal took his formal
education?
a. Calamba b. Biñan c. Sta. Cruz d. San Pedro

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Lesson 1
Birth and Family

A. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, you can:

a. identify the people and events in the early life of Rizal

b. compare and contrast Dr. Jose P. Rizal's family and the family of
the present generation

B. Time Allotment: 1.5 hours

C. Discussion

1. The Birth of the Hero

❖ Near midnight of Wednesday, June 19, 1861, when the Philippines was in deep
slumber, a frail baby-boy was born to the Rizal family in Calamba, Laguna. It
was a moonlit night, being “few days before the full of the moon.”

❖ The delivery was exceedingly difficult

and the mother almost died. Her
seemingly miraculous was attributed
to Our Lady of Peace and Good
Voyage.

❖ The Baby boy was baptized by Rev.

Rufino Collantes in the Catholic
church of Calamba on June 22, 1861.
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❖ His godfather was Rev. Pedro Casañas, native of Calamba and close friend of
the Rizal family. During the christening ceremony, Father Collantes was
impressed by the baby’s big head, and told the member of the family who was
present: “Take good care of this child, for someday he will become a great man.”
His words proved to be prophetic, as confirmed by subsequent events.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jose_Rizal_baptism.jpg

2. Origin of Jose Rizal’s Name

❖ His complete name was Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonzo Y Realonda.

❖ The name “Protacio” was taken from the Catholic calendar which was practice during
the Spanish time, that when a child was born, she/he was named after saint of the day.

❖ The surname “Mercado” which means market in English; was adopted in 1731 by his
paternal great-grandfather, Domingo Lamco - a full blooded Chinese merchant

❖ Surname Rizal was given by Don Francisco which is closer to the Spanish word Racial
which means “luntiang bukirin” related to his work as hacienda owner/farmer.

❖ Alonzo was the surname of Rizal's mother and Realonda was used by Doña Teodora
which was the surname of her godmother.

3. Parents

❖ Jose was the seventh of the eleven children of Francisco Mercado Rizal and
Teodora Alonzo Realonda. Both father and mother were model Filipino parents-
devoutly, religious, educated, industrious, affectionate but strict, hospitable, and
civic-spirited.

❖ The hero’s father, Francisco (1818-1898), was born in Biñan, Laguna on May
11, 1818, and died in Manila on January 5, 1898, at the age of 80.

❖ He was an educated farmer having studied Latin and philosophy at the College of
San Jose in Manila.

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❖ In early manhood, after his mother’s death,
he moved to Calamba and became a tenant-
farmer of the Dominican estate.

❖ He married a college-bred Manileña, Teodora

Alonzo Realonda on June 28, 1848.

❖ Dr. Rizal his greatest child, affectionately

called him “a model of fathers.”

❖ He was a quiet, serious, frugal man, taller

than the average Filipino, with wide
shoulders, brown complexion, prominent
forehead, large dark eyes, large ears, and firm
jaws.
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rancisco_Rizal_Mercado#/medi
a/File:Francisco_r_mercado.jpg

❖ The hero’s mother, Teodora (1826-1911), was

born in Manila on November 8, 1826 and died
in Manila on August 16, 1911 at the age of 85.

❖ A graduate of Santa Rosa College, she was

talented woman with culture, business ability
and literary gift.

❖ Dr. Rizal, loving her as much as his father, said

of her: “My mother is more than a woman of
ordinary culture; she knows literature and
speaks Spanish better than I…..She is a
mathematician and has read many books.”

4. Rizal Siblings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teo

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1. Saturnina (1850-1913) was the oldest of the Rizal
children. She married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas. It was Doña Saturnina
who published Pascual Poblete’s translation in the Tagalog language of the Noli Me
Tangere in 1909.

2. Paciano (1851-1930) He was the older brother of Dr. Rizal. After his younger
brother’s execution, he joined the Revolution and became the general. After the
Revolution he retired to his farm in Los Baños and led the life of a gentleman farmer.
He died an old bachelor, though he had a common-law wife.

3. Narcisa (1852-1939) Narcisa is the third child and was married to Antonio Lopez, a
teacher and musician from Morong, Rizal. Like a doting sister, Narcisa was very close to
Rizal and could recite all of Rizal’s poems from memory.

4. Olympia (1855-1887) She married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from

Manila. Olympia unfortunately died in 1887 from childbirth.

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5. Lucia (1857-1919) Lucia was the fifth child and was married to Matriano Herbosa.
One important fact to know is that Lucia’s daughter, Delfina, was the first wife of Gen.
Salvador Natividad and Delfina helped Marcela Agoncillo to make the first Philippine
flag in Hong Kong.

6. Maria (1859-1945) She married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.

7. Jose (1861-1896)The “lucky seven” in a family of eleven children.

8. Concepcion (1862-1865) (nicknamed “Concha”) did not live long to see Rizal’s
martyrdom. She died early at the age of three.

9. Josefa (1865-1945) was nicknamed Panggoy in the family. Despite suffering from
epilepsy, she joined and was an active member of the Katipunan. She died a spinster.

10. Trinidad (1868-1951) Josefa and Trinidad were together living. Like Josefa, Trinidad
also became a member of the Katipunan and died a spinster, as well. Rizal’s elegy, Mi
Ultimo Adios, was in the safekeeping of Trinidad.

11. Soledad (1870-1929), the youngest child in the family, was married to Pantaleon
Quintero. She was a teacher and was considered as the best educated among the sisters
of Rizal.

5. Ancestry of Rizal

As a typical Filipino, Rizal was a product of the mixture of races. In his veins
flowed the blood East and West- Negrito, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Japanese,
and Spanish. Predominantly, he was a Malayan in was a magnificent specimen of
Asian manhood. Rizal’s great-great-grandfather on his Father’s side was
Domingo Lamco, a Chinese from the Fukien City of Changchow, who arrived in
Manila about 1690.

He Became a Christian married a well-to-do Chinese Christian girl of Manila

named Ines de la Rosa and assumed in 1731 the surname Mercado which was
appropriate for him because he was a Merchant. The Spanish term Mercado
means “Market” in English. Domingo Mercado and Ines de la Rosa had a son,
Francisco Mercado, who resided in Biñan, married a Chinese- Filipino Mestiza,
Cirila Bernacha, and was elected Gobernadorcillo(Municipal Mayor) of the town.

One of their sons, Juan Mercado (Rizal’s Grand Father), married Cirila
Alejandro, a Chinese Filipino Mestiza. Like his father, he was elected
gobernadorcillo of Biñan, Capitan Juan and Capitana Cirila had 13 children the
youngest being Francisco Mercado, Rizal’s father.

It is said that Donya Teodora’s family descended from Lakandula, the last native
king of Tondo. Her great-grandfather (Rizal’s maternal great-great-grandfather)
was Eugenio Ursua(of Japanese ancestry), who married a Filipina named
Benigna (surname unknown). Their daughter, Regina, married Manuel de
Quintos, a Filipino Chinese Lawyer from Pangasinan. One of the daughters of
Attorney Quintos and Regina was Brigida who married Lorenzo Alberto Alonso, a
prominent Spanish-Filipino mestizo of Biñan. Their children were Narcissa,
Teodora(Rizal's mother), Gregorio, Manuel, and Jose.

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DR. AUSTIN CRAIG TRACING RIZAL’S FAMILY LINEAGE

Father’s Family Lineage Mother’s Family Lineage

Don Domingo Lamco Eugenio Ursua

(Pinyin Ke Yinan) Japanese Settler
Chinese Settler
Married to
Benigna
Married to Daughter of Filipina
Agustin Chinco Daughter
Inez de la Rosa Immigrant of Regina Ursua
Chuanchow
Sons Married to
Francis Mercado Juan Mercado Atty. Manuel de Quintos
Sangley Mestizo from Pangasisnan
Married to
Daughter of Daughter
Cirila Alejandro Brigida
Siong-co Married to
Son Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
Half-caste Spaniard
Don Francis Mercado Daughter
Rizal’s Father
Doña Teodora
Rizal’s Mother

6. Rizal’s Family

❖ The Rizal family was one of the richest families in Calamba during the times
prior to its persecution by the friars. Rizal’s parents, by their industry and
frugality were able to honestly build up a large fortune. They were the first to
build a large stone house in Calamba, the first to own a carruaje, the first to have
a home library (estimated to consist of more than 1 000 volumes) and the first to
educate their children in the colleges of Manila.

❖ The Rizal family raised rice, corn and sugar on large tracts of land rented from
the Dominican Order. Doña Teodora managed a sugar mill, a flour mill and a
home-made ham press. They engaged successfully in the dye and sugar business
and in the barter trade.

❖ Teodora, the hero’s mother, owned a store in town which sold many articles of
trade needed by the people. She was successful business woman and the profits
of this store augmented the family income.

❖ Combining wealth and culture, hospitality and charm, it participated in all social
and religious activities in the community. Don Francisco and Doña Teodora were
gracious hosts to all visitors- priests, alferez (lieutenant of the Guardia
Civil), Spanish officials and Filipinos during holidays, such as Christmas, town
fiesta and other occasions. Beneath the Rizal roof, all guests, irrespective of their
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color, social position, or economic status, were treated equally with all courtesy
and hospitality.

D. Activity: Draw your family tree the same way how DR. AUSTIN CRAIG did to Rizal
Family Lineage.

E. Evaluation

MULTIPLE CHOICE – Read the statement carefully. Encircle the letter

of the best answer.

1. Who was the officiating priest when Rizal was baptized?

a. Rev. Collantes Rufino
b. Rev. Pedro Casanas
c. Rev. Rufino Collantes
d. Rev. Jose Casanas
2. Who was the youngest of the Rizal children?
a. Narcisa b. Olimpia c. Soledad d.Trinidad
3. In which school did Rizal’s mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo, go for her studies?
a) Santa Rosa College
b) University of Sto. Tomas
c) Ateneo Municipal de Manila
d) Sta. Catalina College
4. What is the exact date of the birth of Jose Rizal?
a. February 18, 1861 b. June 20, 1868 c. June 12, 1863 d. June 19, 1861
5. Who is the godfather of Jose Rizal?
a. Rev. Collantes Rufino
b. Rev. Pedro Casanas
c. Rev. Rufino Collantes
d. Rev. Jose Casanas
6. What is the complete legal name of Dr. Jose Rizal
a) Jose Pedro Alonzo Realonda Mercado Rizal
b) Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo
c) Jose Protacio Alonzo Realonda Rizal
d) Jose Protacio y Realonda Rizal
7. How old was Rizal when he was baptized?
a. 2 days b. 3 days c. 4 days d. 5 days
8. Rizal was the ___ of the eleven children born of the marriage of Don Francisco and
Doña Teodora.
a. 9th b. 7th c. 11th d. 6th
9. Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna was married to ____.
a. Maria b. Olimpia c. Soledad d. Trinidad
10. What is the reason why Rizal’s mother almost died during her delivery?
a. birthing canal is too small
b. shoulder dystocia
c. umbilical cord prolapse
d. Rizal’s head is big

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Lesson 2
Childhood and Early Education

A. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, you can:

1. Describe the efforts, diligence and determination of Dr. Jose P. Rizal to achieve
excellence in his early education.
2. Analyze the early experiences of Dr. Rizal that gave way for the realization of
injustice and discrimination under the Spanish rule in the Philippines
3. Ascertain the significance of family and home to Rizal’s early achievements.
4. Determine the influences in Rizal’s young life that shaped his aspirations and values.

B. Time Allotment: 1.5 hours

C. Discussion

1. Rizal’s Ancestral House

❖ The house of the Rizal family was one of the distinguished stone houses in
Calamba during the Spanish times. It was rectangular in shape “of adobe stone
and hardwood with a red-tiled roof” behind it was the poultry yard full of turkeys
and chickens and the garden of tropical fruit trees - atis, balimbing, macopa,
papaya, santol, tampoy, etc.

❖ It is described by Dr. Rafael Palma, one of Rizal’s prestigious biographers, as

follows:

“The house was high and even sumptuous, a solid and massive earthquake-proof
structure with sliding shell windows. Thick walls of lime and stone bounded the
first floor; the second floor was made entirely of wood except for the roof, which
was of red tile, in the style of the buildings in Manila at that time. At the back,
there was an azotea and a wide, deep cistern to hold rain for home use.”

❖ It was a happy home where parents’ affection and children’s laughter reigned. By
day, it hummed with the jubilant noises of the children at play. By night, it
echoed with the dulcet notes of family prayers. Both parents and children were
harmoniously united by strong ties of affection and understanding.

This link shows a simple tour in Rizal’s Ancestral House

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

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2. Highlights of Rizal’s Childhood

❖ He could remember the tender care of his mother because he was frail, sickly and
undersized boy.

❖ At the age of 3, he enjoyed watching in the garden; like watching the insects,
maya, culiawan, maria capra, pipit, marting and other birds.

❖ He listened “with excitement and wonder” to their twilight songs and sound.

❖ Another childhood memory was the daily praying of Angelus of 6:00 in the
evening in their altar.

❖ At the “azotea” on a moonlight night, the “aya” (nursemaid) would tell stories
about fairies, legends, tales of buried treasures and other fabulous stories.

❖ The aya would threaten him about aswang, tikbalang, nuno or the turbaned
Indian would come to take him away if he would not eat his supper.

❖ At the age of 3, he joined religious processions and novena in the church.

❖ Rizal's family was bounded together by ties of love and care. Thus, he loved most
his little sister, especially, Concha (Concepcion) who was next to him.
Unfortunately, Concha died at the age of three and for the first time he shed tears
for love and grief - which said to be his first sorrow.
The Story of The Moth

❖ Of all the stories Rizal's mother had told, this is the most memorable that made
the profoundest imprint on him.
❖ It revealed to Rizal that the things until then are unknown. That moth was not
longer for him, insignificant insect.
❖ That moth communicates and warns just like his mother.
❖ ❖ Moth grown dazzling and more attractive and circled the flames then later on,
❖ burnt itself.
❖ The tragic fate of the moth left a deep impact on Rizal's mind, and just like it, he
was fated to die as a martyr for a noble ideal.

❖ At the age of 5, he was able to read the Spanish Bible with the help of his mother.
Rizal began to make sketches with his pencil and to mold in clay and wax objects
which attracted his fancy.

❖ Nearly 7 years old, his father took him for a pilgrimage to Antipolo in order to
fulfil his mother's vows which was made when he was born.

3. Early Education

❖ The first teacher of Rizal was his mother, who was a remarkable woman of good
character and fine culture. On her lap, he learned at the age of three the alphabet and
the prayers. As a tutor, Doña Teodora was patient, conscientious, and understanding. It
was her who first discovered that her son had a talent for poetry. Accordingly, she
encouraged him to write poems. To lighten the monotony of memorizing the ABC’s and
to stimulate her son’s imagination, she related many stories.
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❖ As Jose grew older, his parents employed private tutors to give him lessons at home.
The first was Maestro Celestino and the second, Maestro Lucas Padua. Later, an old
man named Leon Monroy, a former classmate of Rizal’s father, became the boy’s tutor.
This old teacher lived at the Rizal home and instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin.
Unfortunately, he did not live long. He died five months later. After Monroy’s death, the
hero’s parents decided to send their gifted son to a private school in Biñan.

❖ Jose goes to Biñan one Sunday afternoon in June 1869, Jose, after kissing the hands of
his parents and a tearful parting from his sister, left Calamba for Biñan. He was
accompanied by Paciano, who acted as his second father. The two brothers rode in a
carromata, reaching their destination after one and one - half hours’ drive. They
proceeded to their aunt’s house, where Jose was to lodge.

❖ It was almost night when they arrived, and the moon was about to rise. That same night,
Jose, with his cousin named Leandro, went sightseeing in the town. Instead of enjoying
the sights, Jose became depressed because of homesickness.

❖ The next morning (Monday) Paciano brought his younger brother to the school of
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz. The school was in the house of the teacher, which was
a small nipa hut about 30 meters from the home of Jose’s aunt.

❖ Paciano knew the teacher quite well because he had been a pupil under him before. He
introduced Jose to the teacher, after which he departed to return to Calamba. Jose
described his teacher in Biñan as follows: "He was tall, thin, and long - necked, with a
sharp nose and a body slightly bent forward, and he used to wear a sinamay shirt,
woven by the skilled hands of the women of Batangas.

❖ First School Brawl. In the afternoon of his first day in school, when the teacher was
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having his siesta, Jose met the bully, Pedro. He was angry at this bully for making fun of
him during his conversation with the teacher in the morning. Jose challenged Pedro to a
fight. The latter readily accepted, thinking that he could easily beat the Calamba boy
who was smaller and younger. The two boys wrestled furiously in the classroom, much
to the glee of their classmates. Jose, having learned the art of wrestling from his athletic
Tio Manuel, defeated the bigger boy. For this feat, he became popular among his
classmates.

❖ After the class in the afternoon, a classmate named Andres Salandanan challenged him
to an arm-wrestling match. They went to a sidewalk of a house and wrestled with their
arms. Jose, having the weaker arm, lost and nearly cracked his head on the sidewalk. In
succeeding days he had other fights with the boys of Biñan. He was not quarrelsome by
nature, but he never ran away from a fight.

❖ In academic studies, Jose beat all Biñan boys. He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin,
and other subjects. Some of his older classmates were jealous of his intellectual
superiority. They wickedly squealed to the teacher whenever Jose had a fight outside the
school, and even told lies to discredit him before the teacher’s eyes.

❖ Before the Christmas season in 1870, Jose received a letter from his sister Saturnina,
informing him of the arrival of the Steamer Talim which would take him from Biñan to
Calamba. So he became sad. He prayed in the town church, collected pebbles in the
river for souvenirs, and regretfully bade farewell to his teacher and classmates.

4. Rizal's Mentors

1. Doña Teodora - his mother and his first teacher; barely 3 years old, Rizal learned the alphabet
from his mother. He was taught how to read and write in Spanish.
2. Mastro Celestino - 1st private tutor
3. Maestro Lucas Padua - 2nd private tutor
4. Leon Monroy - former classmate of Rizal's father, became his tutor; he instructed Jose in
Spanish and Latin, he died five months later.
5. Tio Jose Alberto- s tudied for eleven years in aBritish school in Calcutta, India and had
traveled in Europe, he inspired Rizal to develop his artistic ability
6. Tio Manuel- a husky and athletic man, encouraged Rizal to develop his frail body by means of
physical exercises
7. Tio Gregorio- a book lover, intensified Rizal’s voracious reading of good books
8. Father Leoncio Lopez - fostered Rizal's love for the scholarship and intellectual honesty; an
old parish priest of Calamba

5. Martyrdom of GOMBURZA

❖ January 20, 1872 – a mutiny against the Spanish authorities occurred in

Cavite
❖ February 17, 1872- Father Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto
Zamora were executed, they were accused of urging the people in
organizing the mutiny
❖ The GOMBURZA were leaders of the secularization movement, a
campaign that aimed to have the native Filipino priests as the official
leaders of the churches in the Philippines
❖ The martyrdom of the three priests inspired Rizal to fight the evils of
Spanish tyranny.
❖ Later in 1891, he dedicated his second novel, El Filibusterismo, to
GOMBURZA.
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6. Injustice to Hero’s Mother

• In 1872, Doña Teodora was suddenly arrested on a malicious charge that she tried to
poison her brother’s wife, Teodora Formoso de Alberto in 1872. The authorities dragged
her out of her home and made her walk the distance from Calamba to the provincial
capital of Laguna at Santa Cruz which is about 42.9 kilometers away.
• Accordingly, during his absence, his wife abandoned their home and children. When he
arrived in Biñan, he found her living with another man. Irritate by her infidelity, he
planned to divorce her.
• Recounting this incidence of his mother’s imprisonment, Rizal said in his student
memoirs: “Our mother was unjustly snatched away from us by whom? By some men
who had been our friends and whom we treated as honored guests. We learned later
that our mother got sick, far from us and at an advanced age.”
• Don Francisco de Marcaida and Don Manuel Manzano – most famous lawyers of
Manila, defended Doña Teodora in court
• After 2 ½ years the Royal Audiencia acquitted Doña Teodora.

D. Activity:

Make a short biographical essay that compares your early childhood with
Rizal’s own relationship with his parents and siblings. Limit your answer to 300 –
500 words.

Needs Satisfactory Outstanding

Criterion Improvement 15 pts 25 pts
5 pts
RUBRIC FOR SHORT ESSAY
Content & - Content is not - Content is accurate - Content is
comprehensive and /or and persuasive. comprehensive,
Development persuasive. - Major points are accurate, and
- Major points are stated. persuasive.
addressed, but not well - Responses are - Major points are stated
30% supported. adequate and address clearly and are well
- Responses are topic. supported.
inadequate or do not - Content is clear. - Responses are
address topic. -Specific examples are excellent, timely and
used. address topic.
- Content is clear.
Organization Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding

& Structure - Structure of the paper is
not easy to follow.
- Transitions need
15% improvement.
- Conclusion is missing, or
if provided, does not flow
from the body of the
paper.
Grammar, Needs Improvement
- Structure is mostly -Structure of the paper
clear and easy to is clear and easy to
follow. follow.
- Transitions are - Transitions are logical
present. and maintain the flow of
- Conclusion is logical. thought throughout the
paper.
- Conclusion is logical
and flows from the body
of the paper.
Satisfactory Outstanding

Punctuation & - Paper contains few - Rules of grammar, - Rules of grammar,

Spelling grammatical, punctuation usage, and punctuation usage, and punctuation
and spelling errors. are followed with are followed; spelling is
5% minor errors. correct.
Spelling is correct.

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E. Evaluation

Test I. True – False. Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement
is correct and write FALSE if it is not. Write your answer inside the box.

1. The first school brawl of Rizal was with Andres

Salandanan. 1. __________________
2. The house of the Rizal family was one of the
famous stone houses in Biñan. 2. __________________
3. Doña Teodora was found guilty against Teodora
3. __________________
Formoso de Alberto.
4. At the age of 5, Jose Rizal began to make sketches 4. __________________
with his pencil and to mould in clay and wax
objects. 5. __________________
5. Rizal dedicated his second novel El Filibusterismo
to GOMBURZA.

Test II. Multiple Choice. Carefully read each statement. Encircle the letter of
the best answer.

1. In what town of Laguna did Rizal take his formal education?

a. Calamba b. Biñan c. Sta. Cruz d. San Pedro
2. To whom did Rizal mournfully weep due to a sickness of his sister in 1865?
a. Trinidad b. Josefa c. Concha d. Maria
3. Where did Rizal start his formal schooling?
a. Calamba b. Biñan c. San Pablo d. Sta. Cruz
4. With whom did Jose Rizal have his first school brawl?
a. Manuel b. Teodoro c. Pedro d. Francisco
5. Who intensified Rizal’s voracious reading of good books?
a. Tio Jose Alberto b. Tio Manuel
c. Tio Gregorio d. Tio Leoncio

F. References

Agoncillo, T.A. (2012). History of the Filipino people, 8th ed. Manila: C & E
Publishing , Inc.

de Viana, A. V. (2012) . Jose Rizal in our times: a guide for the better understanding
of the Philippines’ foremost national hero. Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp.
Publishing Corp.

de Viana, A.V., Atutubo, J.C., Cabrera, H.M.F., de Vera, M.M. & Samala, E.P. (2018).
Jose Rizal: Social reformer and patriot, a study of his life and times. Manila:
Rex Bookstore.

Pangilinan, M. C. , M. C. Franco-Igloria, Pasague, E. A. (2018). Life and Works of Dr.

Jose P. Rizal; A Modular Approach based on the New CHED Curriculum,
Mindshapers Co., Inc.

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