Activity 1

Names Civil Married to Special Roles in Rizal’s Life

Status Whom
Saturnina Married Manuel T. She was an ate who
Hidalgo genuinely cared. When Jose
was away, she faithfully
recorded daily events and
incidents in Calamba and
narrated fascinating tales
about the Rizal family.
Saturnina sent Rizal a
diamond ring to aid him
with his finances while he
was away from home.
Paciano Single N/A While Rizal was studying in
Spain, he acted as his
guardian. Paciano had a
significant impact on Rizal's
life. He would regularly send
money to Spain and send
letters to his younger
brother informing him of the
friars' misdeeds in the
Philippines.
Narcisa Married Antonino Rizal's studies in Europe
Lopez were financed in part by
Narcisa, who pawned her
jewelry and sold her clothing
when necessary.
Olimpia Married Silvestre Jose used to tease her,
Ubaldo jokingly referring to her as
 his "stout sister" on
occasion. Olimpia's
classmate at La Concordia
College, Segunda Katigbak,
was Jose's first love. Rizal
confided in Olympia about
Segunda, and the sister
gladly acted as a go-
between for the two
adolescent lovers.
Lucia Married Mariano The couple, along with
Herbosa several Rizal family
members, were previously
sentenced to be deported
for encouraging the
Calamba townspeople not
to pay land rent and causing
disturbance. ers
Maria Married Daniel It was to her that Jose
Faustino Cruz expressed his desire to
marry Josephine Bracken,
even though the bulk of the
Rizal family appeared to be
opposed to the notion. Jose
also mentioned his desire to
build a Filipino colony in
North British Borneo in a
letter to Maria dated
December 12, 1891.
Concepcion Single N/A it is said that Pepe loved
most the little Concha who
was a year younger than
him. Jose played games and
 shared children stories with
her, and from her he felt the
beauty of sisterly love.
Josefa Single N/A She was chosen president of
the Katipunan's Women's
Chapter, where she was
given the nickname
"Sumikat," for breaking both
gender and disability norms.
She was also a Freemason
convert who supported
liberalism through the Logia
de Adopcio.
Trinidad Single N/A Jose wrote to Trinidad about
how the German women
were dedicated to their
studies. "Now that you are
young and have time to
learn, it is important that
you study by reading and
reading attentively," he
encouraged her.
Soldedad Married Pantaleon Jose congratulated her sister
Quintero on her decision to pursue a
career as a teacher. "The
one who should teach
should be better than the
individuals who require her
learning," he said, "because
the one who should teach
should be better than the
ones who need her
learning."
 Activity 2
Instruction: Recall your childhood days. Write a short biographical essay
that compares your early childhood with that of Rizal.

Much like Rizal, I was born in a province with both of my loving

parents. I come from a large family, with four siblings, which is
considered a lot in this generation. We are part of the middle class,
neither rich nor poor and have a simple, happy, and contented life. I
also have Chinese ancestry which is from my father’s side. Growing up, I
was one of the intellectual children and praised for being smart. I was
sent to a private catholic school and at school we were separated as the
best students. I earned excellent marks in physics and chemistry
graduating with high honors. I learned to play different types of
instruments mainly guitar, bass, drums, and piano. I also like reading
Novels, specifically graphic novels which is very engaging these days.
Unlike Rizal, I have no talent in arts. I was not very good in
drawing, painting and other creative works. But with the help of the
computer, I became good at digital art and editing which became my
hobby. I never had any tutors growing up and I only self-studied what
I want to learn. There are a lot of similarities and differences between
me and Rizal growing up and this factored a lot for us growing up and
developing what we want to do in the future.