ALL ABOUT RIZAL

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Birthday of Rizal June 19, 1861
Birthplace of Rizal Calamba, Laguna
Course of Rizal in Universidad Medicine and Philosophy & Letters
Central de Madrid
Degree of Rizal in Ateneo Bachelor of Arts
Factors that influenced Rizal bad Medicine was not his true passion,
performance in UST dissatisfied with the teaching,
distractions of being young
Formerly known as Escuela Pia, Ateneo Municipal
Rizal studied there when he was 11
Godfather of Rizal Fr. Pedro Casadas
Mixed ancestry of Rizal Negrito, Indonesian, Malay,
Spanish, Chinese, Japanese
Name of Rizal’s childhood dog pet Usman
Nickname of Rizal’s mother Lolay
Number of copies of Noli Me 2,000 copies
Tangere initially printed
Poem believed to have been written Sa Aking Mga Kabata
by Rizal at 8 years old (1st poem)
Poem dedicated by Rizal to his Mi Primera Inspiracion
mother
Poem written by Rizal prior to Mi Ultimo Adios (title given by
execution Mariano Ponce)
Predominant ancestry of Rizal Malay
Rizal borrowed ___ from his friend Php 300
Maximo Viola to print his book
Rizal meaning Ricial = green pasture
Rizal noticed that people in Spain Freedom and liberalization
enjoyed
Rizal was the __ child of the family 7th of 11

Rizal’s 1st teacher who taught him His mother Teodora

how to pray
Rizal’s course in UST Philosophy and Letter
Rizal’s father Francisco Mercado
Rizal’s father was independent, Free soul
free-spirited and he inherited ___
from him
Rizal’s grandfather (Chinese surname) Lamco
Rizal’s grandfather (mayor of Biñan) Juan Mercado
Rizal’s grandfather’s nationality Japanese
(Ursua)
Rizal’s last words Consummatum Est (It is finished).
Also used by Christ during his
death
Rizal’s mother Teodora Alonzo Y Realonda
Rizal’s name (Jose) came from His mother’s devotion to St. Joseph
Rizal’s only brother Paciano
Rizal’s pseudonym when he wrote Laong Laan
El Amor Patrio (Love of Country)
This act required colleges to study RA 1425 (Rizal Law)
the life of Rizal
What form of execution done to Firing Squad
Rizal
Why do we study Rizal? Incorruptible confidence, direction,
courage, determination
Why Rizal shifted to medicine? To cure his mother
Why was Rizal unhappy in UST? Hostility of Dominicans, racial
discrimination, obsolete and
repressive methods of teaching
Year of Rizal’s exile that ignited 1896
many Filipinos fight to Spanish