Seatwork/Assignment 1

Name: Angelo Christian B. Oreñada

Course/Section: BSA2A

Cite 3 unique incidents during the birth of Rizal and explain they are unique.

1.His name was Dr Jose Rizal Protasio Mercado y Alonso Realonda. He should have
used the name Jose Mercado ( Father’s last name) but he used the name of Jose Rizal
to protect his identity, so he used his middle name. Mercado, during those times was a
hot name, targeted by the Spaniards. He changed his surname to protect his identity.
So he just used his middle name, Rizal, instead, which was considered as illustrado
during the Spanish time and entails the benefits a Spaniard can get.

2. His name was Dr Jose Rizal Protasio Mercado y Alonso Realonda. He should have
used the name Jose Mercado ( Father’s last name) but he used the name of Jose Rizal
to protect his identity, so he used his middle name. Mercado, during those times was a
hot name, targeted by the Spaniards. He changed his surname to protect his identity.
So he just used his middle name, Rizal, instead, which was considered as illustrado
during the Spanish time and entails the benefits a Spaniard can get.

3. Dr. Jose Rizal was born with a mix of races. His family had traces of Japanese,
Spanish, Malay and Chinese. It is a unique situation, considering that the Mercado-Rizal
family are multiracial or have mixed ancestry of two or more races.