RIZAL 111- The Life and Works of Rizal

I. Objectives
At the end of this chapter the students will be able to:
1. examine Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s life, family, childhood and early education;
2. describe the efforts and perseverance of Dr. Jose P. Rizal to achieve excellence in his
early education;
3. compare Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s family and the family of the present generation; and
4. identify the people and events and their influence in the early life of Rizal.

II. Discussion

What is your own definition of a hero? Can a person be called hero if only he died for someone
or for his/her country?
QUALITIES OF A HERO: (IN GENERAL)
1. Sacrifice - forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a
greater value.
2. Determination - a firmness of purpose or resolve.
3. Loyalty - feeling of allegiance.
4. Dedication - self-devotion.
5. Valor courage- exhibited in war and cannot be applied to single combat.
6. Intrepidity - is firm, unshaken courage.
7. Selfless - unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
8. Gallantry - adventurous courage, which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit.
9. Perseverance - is a persistent determination.
10. Fortitude - has often been "passive courage" and consist in the habit encountering danger
and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit.
11. Bravery - daring and impetuous courage, one who has the reward continually in view,
and displays his courage in daring acts.
12. Courage - firmness of the spirit and "mettle" of the soul to stare at danger and trouble
right in the eye.

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

 The Greatest Malayan
 National Hero of the Philippines
 9th generation patrilinial descendant of a chinese immigrant and business tycoon Don
Domingo Lamco of Laguna was his great-great grandfather.
 In recent genealogical findings revealed that Rizal also had Spanish, Japanese, and Negrito
ancestry.
Don Domingo Lamco
 Chinese name: pinyin: Ke Yinan
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 Originally from Amoy, China who came to the Philippines in the mid-17th century.
 Inez De la Rosa is his wife which is Agustin Chinco, an immigrant trader from Chuanchow.
 Dropted the name Lam-co and adapted a Spanish name “Mercado”.
 In June 1697, he was baptized in the Catholic church of Manila’s Parian Chinese ghetto and
moved to Binan, Laguna. He was 35 years old at that time.
 Become the Chinese Community Leader at Binan.
 Francisco Mercado is his son and Juan Mercado his grandson, married chinese mestizas and
both became mayors of Binan for 5 terms.
Juan Mercado
 Cirila Alejandra, his wife, daughter of an immigrant trader and Domingo Lamco’s baptismal
godson Siong-co. They are the parents of Rizal’s father. They were transferred to Calamba
when Rizal’s father was born.
Paciano, identified with one of the martyred priest Jose Burgos. So, the family changed their
surname from Mercado to Rizal. Teodora, Rizal’s mother, great-grandfather Eugenio Ursua was
a descendant of Japanese settlers.
Eugenio Ursua
 Married a Filipina named Benigna.
 Their union produce Regina Ursua.
Regina Ursua
 Married Atty. Manuel de Quintos, a Sangley mestizo from Pangasinan.
 Their daughter named Brigida.
Brigida de Quintos
 Married a half castes spaniard Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo.
 They are the parents of Teodora and grandparents of Rizal.
“Principalia”-an aristocratic town of distinguished families, and where Rizal’s family belonged.
They owned the carriage which was a status symbol of the ilustrados of the Philippines and a
private library consisting of 1000 volumes.
“Spare the rod and spoil the child”- their saying and why they spank they children if they
mischief.
The Hero’s Father
Don Francisco Mercado Rizal
 Born in Binan, Laguna.
 Studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila.
 He became a tenent farmer of the Dominican-owned Hacienda.
 He talk less and work more; hardworking, independent minded, and valiant spirit.
Jose Rizal described his father in his diary:

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My Father was a model of fathers had given us an education commensurate with our small
fortune; and through thrift he was able to build a stone house; erect a little nipa house in the
middle of our orchard under the shade of some trees and others.
The Hero’s Mother
Dona Teodora Alonzo y Realonda
 Born in Meisik, Sta. Cruz, Manila.
 Studied at Colegio de Sta. Rosa in Manila.
 Woman of refined culture and character, with exemplary literary talents, the fortitude of a
spartan woman and with business ability.
 She managed their store.
Rizal lovingly described his mother:
My Mother is a woman of more than ordinary culture; she know literature and speaks spanish
better than I. She even corrected my poems and gave me wise advises when I was studying
rhetoric. She is a mathematician and has read many books.
Don Francisco Mercado Rizal and Dona Teodora Alonzo y Realonda were blessed with 11
children: 2 boys and 9 girls.
Rizal’s Siblings
1. Saturnina (1850-1913)
 the eldest among the children and known as Neneng.
 Married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
 Their children were Alfredo, who married Aurora Tiaoqui; Adela, who married Jose
Ver; Abelardo; and Amelia and Augusto, who both died young.
 In 1909, she published Pascual Poblete’s Tagalog translation of the Noli Me Tangere.
2. Paciano (1851-1930)
 the second child, oldest brother of Rizal.
 Rizal’s confidant, and he was the one who convinced Rizal to study in Europe.
 Studied Latin under maestro Justiniano Cruz before attending the Colegio de San Jose
in Manila.
 Worked and lived with Fr. Jose A. Burgos earning the anger of the Spanish friars by
campaigning for the secularization movement
 Paciano is in charge of sending money and budget to Jose Rizal
 An ally of Katipunan
 A general in the revolutionary army during 1900’s
 After Rizal’s execution, he joined the Philippine Revolution and became a combat
general
 He returned to his farm in Los Banos, lived as a gentleman, farmer, and died at the
age of 79
3. Narcisa (1852-1939)
 Her nickname is “Sisa” and was married to Antonio Lopez (nephew of Father
Leoncio Lopez)

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 She was a musician and an educator from Pueblo de Morong (former name of Rizal
Province)
 Children and their partners:
 Emilio
 Angelica – Benito Abreu
 Antonio – Emiliana Rizal (daugther of Paciano Rizal);
 Consuelo
 Leoncio – Natividad Arguelles
 Isabel, Francisco, Arsenio, and Fidela all of whom died young
 Narcisa could recite from memory almost all poems of Jose Rizal
4. Olimpia (1855-1887)
 Nickname: Ypia
 Married to Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from Manila
 Children and their partners:
 Aristeo – Leonarda Limjap
 Cesario and another boy both of whom died young
 Died while giving birth in 1887
5. Lucia (1857-1919)
 Married to Mariano Herbosa (nephew of Father Casanas) of Calamba, Laguna
 Children and partners whom they married:
 Delfina – first wife of General Salvador Natividad and who helped Marcela
Agoncillo make the first Philippine flag in Hong Kong
 Concepcion
 Patrocinio – Jose Battalones
 Teodisio – Lucina Vitingco
 Estanislao – Paz
 Victoria – Jose
 Herbosa died of Cholera and was denied of Christian burial being the brother-
in-law of Jose Rizal
6. Maria (1859-1945)
 Nickname: Biang
 Married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Binan Laguna
 Their 5 children and marriage:
 Encarnacion – Rosendo Banaad
 Mauricio – Concepcion Arguelles
 Petrona, Paz, and Prudencio who all died young
7. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Y Realonda (1861-1896)
 Nickname: Pepe
 Greatest Filipino Hero of the Philippines
 He was a filipino nationalist and polymath
 An opthalmologist by profession
 A writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated
political reforms for the colony under Spain
 In 1872-1877, studied high school at Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated with
honors

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 In 1878, took up Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas (UST)
while studying surveying at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila
 In 1879, he enrolled in the College of Medicine at University of Santo Tomas
 In 1884, Rizal started writing his first novel Noli Me Tangere
 On June 21, 1884, he received the degree in Licentiate in Medicine from the
Universidad Central de Madrid
 On june 19, 1885, received the degree in Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters and
completed studies, Doctor of Medicine.
 In 1886, he studied opthalmology at the University of Leipzig.
 February 21, 1887, he completed the novel Noli Me Tangere.
 March 1887, Rizal published the Noli Me Tangere in Berlin, Germany with the
financial support of Dr. Maximo Viola.
 1890, published his edition of Morga’s Sucesos in Paris, France and published “The
Indolence of the Filipinos” and moved to Brussels, Belgium.
 September 18,1891, published his second novel, El Filibusterismo with the assistance
from Valentin Ventura and Jose Ma. Basa.
 1892, he founded the La Liga Filipina in Tondo, Manila.
 July 7, 1892, Andres Bonifacio founded the KKK.
 1892-1896, he lived in Dapitan to serve various capacity.
 December 30, 1896, he had a common law relationship with Josephine Bracken, an
Irish girl from Hong Kong. They had a son but died after a few hours after birth. He
named him Francisco after his father.
 He was executed by Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the
Philippine Revolution.
 Executed by a firing squad at 7:03 in the morning at the Bagumbayan field and was
buried at the Paco Cemetery after execution.
8. Concepcion (1862-1865)
 Nickname: Conchia
 She died at the age of 3.
 Her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life.
9. Josefa (1865-1945)
 Nickname: Panggoy
 Epileptic and died spinster at the age of 80.
 Became a member of the Katipunan.
10. Trinidad (1868-1951)
 Nickname: Trining
 She was the last of the Rizal children to survive and died a spinster too and died at the
age of 83.
 Became a member of the Katipunan and she was the caretaker of Mi Ultimo Adios.
11. Soledad (1870-1929)
 Nickname: Choleng
 Married to Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba and was blessed with 5 children:
 Trinitario- married Maria
 San Mateo- married Bernabe Malvar (son of general Miguel Malvar)
 Luisa- married Jose Arguelles
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 Serafin at Felix- both of home died young

 She became a teacher, is said to have been the best of educated among Rizal’s sister.
 Passed away in 1929, at the age of 59
The Birth of Rizal
 Born on the moonlit night on Wednesday, June 19, 1861 in the lakeshore town of Calamba,
Laguna between eleven (II) and midnight and his mother almost died during the delivery.
 Baptized in Catholic on June 22, aged Three (3) days old by the Parish Priest Fr. Rufino
Collantes, a Batangueno. (Rizal baptismal record showed his name as Jose Rizal Mercado).
 His Godfather was Fr. Pedro Casanas, friend of the Rizal Family.
 His name was chosen by his mother in honor of St. Joseph.
 His complete name is Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonzo y Realonda.

Jose Rizal’s Childhood Years

 The first memory of Rizal in his infancy was his happy days in the family garden when he
was three (3) years old.
 He was frail, sickly, and undersize.
 A kind old-woman hired as Aya (nurse maid).
 His father built a Nipa cottage in the garden for Jose to play in the daytime.
 Another childhood memory was the daily Angelus prayer at 6 pm in their altar as all of them
gathered for prayers.
 Also remembered the happy Moonlit Nights of Azotea after the night Rosary.
 The nocturnal walk in the town especially, when there's moon.
 At the age of 3 he began to join religious possessions, novena in the church.
 At the age of 5, he was able to read the spanish bible with the helpof his mother.
 Nearly 7 years old (June 6 1868) his father took him for a pilgrimage to Antipolo in order to
fulfill his mother’s vows.

The Story Of The Moth

What did Rizal learn from the Story of the Moth?
 Above all, it was from his mother he learned about Obedience. Through the Story of the
Moth that got burned by the flame because he disobeyed his mother. Moth warning not to
get too near the flamed.
How did the story of the moth influence Rizal's life?
 The sad fate of the young moth, which died a martyr of its delusion, was one of the
stories told by Donya Teodora to Jose, and it left a profound impact on Rizal's mind.
What does the parable of the moth symbolizes?

 One of the Major symbols in the poem is the flame for which the moth is willing to die. It
implies that there are things that certain people are so inclined to do, even if it may cost
them their lives.

Theme of the poem

 The Story of The Fabled Moth taught him (Jose) accidentally the meaning of light.

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 "See that if you do not behave like the young Moth, you may get burnt as it did. So, don't
be disobedient.
 Moth talks. It knows how to warn. They advised just liked my mother. It is the reason
why the moths circled the flame.

Rizal’s Mentors
 Dona Teodora
 Maestro Celestino
 Maestro Lucas Padua
 Leon Monroy
 Uncle Manuel Alberto
 Uncle Gregorio

SA AKING MGA KABATA

 "To My Fellow Children". This poem reveals Rizal's earliest nationalistic sentiments
(Age eight (8) at that time).
 His first poem (Sa AkingMgaKabata) was originally written in Tagalog in 1869.
 This nationalistic poem is a timely reminder to our Countrymen to love our Native
Languages.
 Thus, people who love their native language will honestly "Strive for liberty like the birds
which soar to free space above, and that Tagalog is the equal of Latin, English, Spanish,
and any other languages.

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