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JOSE RIZAL TIMELINE

Jose Rizal’s Early Fame then Death and

Life Legacy

1887 - Rizal finishes

1848 – Jose Rizal’s his first novel titled Noli
mom, Teodora Me Tangere while
Morales Alonso staying in Berlin. The
Realonda y Quintos, novel offends Catholic
and dad, Francisco 1881 - Rizal creates
officials and Rizal is
Rizal Mercado y the commemorative
deemed to be a
Alejandra, marry on medal in wax for the
troublemaker
June 28th. Royal Economic
1912 - On
Society of Friends He then travels to
December 30th
centennial celebration. Austria, Switzerland,
the ashes of Rizal
1861 – On June 19th and Italy.
were transferred
Jose Rizal is born to 1880 - At the age of 19
On July 3 Rizal leaves to the Rizal
become the seventh Rizal writes another
from Mersailles in Italy Mausoleum and
child born to his poem for a competition
and arrives in Manila December 30th is
parents. Three days where he should have
on August 5th. He declared a
later Rizal was won first prize.
travels to nearby areas national holiday in
christened with the However, he was not
escorted by a Spanish honor of his
name Jose Protasio given this prize due to
Lieutenant. memory.
Rizal – Mercado y discrimination. In
Alonso Realonda December Rizal José Rizal’s life
produces his first 1888 - In February and works were
Operetta called On the Rizal leaves Spain and critical to those
1870 – Jose begins Banks of the Pasig. sets sail for Hong from the
school under the Kong in Japan. He Philippines who
instruction of continued to travel were looking for
1878 - In June Rizal
Justiniano Aquin Cruz practice medicine and an end to
decides to switch
at just nine years of write. Spanish
gears in his
age. colonization.
educational pursuits
and transfers into the 1892 - In August Rizal
1871 – Jose continues medical courses at St. was detained aboard a
his education under Tomas University. ship traveling back to 1896 - His
the instruction of During this time, he Spain. Rizal was request to go to
Lucas Padua. also writes an charged with treason, Cuba was
additional two poems sedition, and the approved. On the
that win him further formation of illegal way to Cuba he
1872 – Rizal examined recognition. societies. He was sent was arrested and
by those in charge of to an island and held. charged with
college entrance to St. conspiracy and
1877 - In November
Tomas University in He taught for four sedition. On
Rizal writes a poem
Manila; he enters the years while being held. December 27 he
and receives
school system as a was condemned
recognition for his He penned his last
scholar. to death in a
writing from the Royal piece of writing called
Spanish court. On
Economic Society of My Last Farewell and
1875 – Rizal enters December 30th he
Friends of the Country, wrote an address to
the Ateneo as a was permitted to
also known as Amigos Filipino insurgents to
boarder at just 14 marry Josephine
del Pals. The lay down their arms
years of age. two hours before
recognition comes in against the Spanish.
he was shot by a
the form of a diploma The address was
firing squad. He
of merit and honorable never made public, but
1876 – At the age of was buried in a
mention. was added to the list of
15, Rizal receives a secret grave.
charges against him.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree from Ateneo
de Manila. Writing Career