LEARNING MODULE

P1- 100 Life and Works of Rizal

 LESSON 1 RIZAL: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):

a. Recognize the law provided for in the study of the life of our National Hero
b. Being able to have a glimpse of the past in the context by Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
c. Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and/or web-based presentations for the target audiences in
local and global settings;
d. Recreate in their young minds how a National Hero was born.

Republic Act 1425 or Rizal Law

 Senator Claro M. Recto was the main proponent of the Rizal Bill.
 Catholic Church claimed that it would violate freedom of conscience and religion.
 Catholic Bishops conference of the Philippines (CBCP) “Such bill is a violation of 1939 Canon Law
which prohibits books that attacks the Catholic Doctrine and practices.

Among the 333 pages of Noli Me Tangere, 25 of the passages are nationalistic while 120 are anti-Catholic.

•AGAINST: Catholic Action of the Philippines, the Congregation of the Mission, the Knights of Columbus,
and the Catholic Teachers Guild.

•PRO: Veteranos de la Revolucion (Spirit of 1896), Alagad in Rizal, the Freemasons, and the Knights of
Rizal

•Senate Committee on Education sponsored a bill co-written by both José P. Laurel and Recto, with the only
opposition coming from Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mariano Jesús Cuenco, and Decoroso Rosales.

Catholic schools threatened to close down if the bill was passed; Recto countered that if that happened, the
schools would be nationalized.

May 12, 1956, a compromise inserted by Committee on Education chairman Laurel that accommodated the
objections of the Catholic Church was approved unanimously.

Importance of Studying RA 1425

1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and nationalism

2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in shaping the Filipino character.

3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizal’s life, works and writings.

Rizal as an American Sponsored Hero

- It was in 1901 when William Howard Taft proposed Rizal as our National Hero because:
• Rizal was already dead by the time the Americans colonized the Philippines.
• He did not make any negative or embarrassing remarks of anti-American quotations.
• Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal was a symbol of Spanish oppression.
• He urged reform from within by publicity.
 Rizal as Pioneer Asian Nationalist Leader

• The worth and dignity of the individual;

• The inviolability of human rights;
• The innate equality of all men and races;
• The necessity for constitutional government;
• Due process of law;
• Popular sovereignty as the basis of all political authority,
• Faith in human reason and enlightenment;
• The rights of the masses to public education; and
Belief in social progress through freedom.

The Biographical Sketch of Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Jose Rizal was born on Wednesday, June 19, 1861 between eleven to twelve midnight in Calamba Laguna.
His birth would have caused his mother’s life had she has not vowed to the Virgin of Antipolo that would
take him on a pilgrimage of the shrine.

He was baptized at a Catholic Church of Calamba when he was 3 days old by Rev. Rufino Collantes who is
a closed family friend and at the same time stood as his godfather. I was noted by Rev. Collantes that the
new baby has a big head and advised the family to take care of this child as he was destined to become a
great person. Which proved to be prophetic and later explicitly confirmed by subsequent events.

Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood, Early Education

The Mercado - Rizal Family

• The Rizals are considered as one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lam-co, the
family's paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the Philippines from Amoy,
China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a Chinese half-breed by the name of Ines
de la Rosa.

• Researchers revealed that the Mercado-Rizal family had also traces of Japanese, Spanish, Malay and
Even Negrito blood aside from Chinese.

• Jose Rizal came from a 13-member family consisting of his parents, Francisco Mercado II and
Teodora Alonso Realonda, and nine sisters and one brother.
👪 Rizal Family

Francisco Mercado Teodora Alonso

1. Saturnina 2. Paciano
3. Narcisa
1850-1913
1851-1930

4. Olympia 5. Lucia 6. Maria

7. Jose 8. Concepcion 9. Josefa

10. Trinidad 11. Soledad

SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913)

Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage.

Married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.

PACIANO RIZAL (1851-1930)

Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child.

Studied at San Jose College in Manila; became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
He was a second father to his younger brother Jose and gave him wise counsel. People who knew him
opined that he was the filosopo Tayo in Noli Me Tangere. Immediately after the hero’s execution, He
joined the General Aguinaldo’s revolutionary army where he rose to the rank of Major General. He returned
to Los Baños after the restoration of peace and order and led the life of a simple farmer and exemplary
citizen. In 1930 he died almost unwept, unhonored and unsung and was buried in Manila.

NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939)

The third child. Married Antonio Lopez at

Morong, Rizal; a teacher and musician

OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887)

The fourth child.

Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887 from childbirth.

LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919)

The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa.

MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945)

The sixth child.
Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.

JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)

The second son and the seventh child.

He was executed by the Spaniards on December 30,1896.

CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865)

The eight child. Died at the age of three.

JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945)

The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.

TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951)

The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to die.

SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929)

The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.

The life of Rizal like other young Filipino boys had a lot of pleasant and beautiful memories to reckon
during his childhood days in Calamba. He grew up in a home environment characterized by joy and
contentment. His birthplace was an ideal place for artists, poets and budding writers. This is Calamba, a
perfect place to nurture a growing child that holds promise that eventually became the “cradle of a genius”.

Mercado family was living a simple and happy life. Mang Kikoy and Aling Lolay loved their children
wherein they taught their children to give respect and show obedience to their elders and also taught to
address elder sister politely with “Senora” and their brothers with “Senor” (Zaide & Zaide, 2008).
Jose grew up in a two-story house in which the first floor was built of stone.

On the ground floor was his mother’s little store and also have a Camarin, where rice and sugar were kept.
The family resided on the second floor made out of concrete and wood. Here were the living room,
bedrooms, and kitchen, bathroom and toilet facilities.
The favorite dish of Jose was Carne Asada or beef steak accompanied by a delicious sauce. He also loved
champorado and the children were well fed of a mixture of ordinary and exquisite dishes at the time. (Sta.
Maria, 2012).

The house had a private library which consisted books of more than 1000 volumes. It had a grand veranda
called azotea, from their children used to watch the people passing by the streets below, and in that very
place many stories had been told by either their mother or their aya. They told of many enchanting tales,
fascinating legends and fantastic stories. (Zaide & Zaide, 2008).

The Town that Inspires a Hero

Calamba was located in the midst of a rich agricultural region in Laguna, the Lake province of Luzon.It
enclosed between the vast Laguna de Bay and the enchanted Mt. Makiling. The Dominican friars virtually
owned the town of Calamba and haciendas at the time, where non-Spanish families were only renting the
lands and they were subject to pay taxes, mostly excessive, in money or kind (Constantino, 2005).

This sytem is known by encomienda. Jose captured by the striking impression of their town, and from there
he developed his powerful senses dedicated to poetry and visual arts. He revealed his heart in the poem
entitled “Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo” (In Memory Of my Town).

Jose was designed by nature to be an artist. It was revealed before he was five years of age, where his
parents including his uncles recognized this exceptional talent and give him all the encouragement. (Zaide &
Zaide, 2008).

Uncle Jose Alberto, a fine artist himself, helps him to developed innate gift of arts.

Uncle Gregorio, a tireless reader, often lectured the eager child on the foundations of success and learns 20
languages in his later life.

Uncle Manuel, a sports and fitness enthusiast, encourage him to frail his body by way of athletic drills,
martial arts and physical exercises.
 Rizal’s Early Education

Rizal’s mother was his first teacher. He learned the alphabet and the prayers at the age of 3.
Rizal wrote in his student memoirs, “My mother, taught me how to read and say haltingly the humble
prayers which I raised fervently to God. His mother told him about the Parable of the Moth and encouraged
him to write poems. At the age of eight he wrote his first poem which symbolizes his love for the national
language and encourages his countrymen to do the same.

SA AKING MGA KABATA

Kapagka ang baya’y sadyang umiibig

Sa kanyang salitang kaloob ng langit,
sanlang Kalayaan nasa ring masapit
katulad ng ibong nasa himpapawid.

Pagkat ang salita’y isang kahatulan

Sa bayan, sa nayo’t mga kaharian
At ang isang tao’y katulad kabagay
Ng alin mang likha noong Kalayaan

Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita

Mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda ,
Kaya ang marapat pagyaamanin kusa
Tulad ng inang tunay na nagpala.

Ang wikang tagalog tulad din sa latin,

Sa ingles, kastila at salitang anghel
Sa pagkat ang Poong maalam tumingin
Ang syang nag-gawad, nag- bigay sa atin.

Ang salita natin tulad din sa iba

Na may alfabeto at sariling letra,
Na akaya nawala’y dinatnan ng sigwa
Ang lunday sa lawa noong dakong una.

His parents employed private, tutors to give him lessons at home. Maestro Celestino and Maestro Lucas
Padua, Leon Monroy. He was sent to a school for boys in the town of Biñan, where his uncle Jose Alberto
was residing. Señor Justiniano Aquino Cruz- strict practitioner of pounding knowledge not only into the eye
and ear, but also the palm.

“I used to win in the competitions, for nobody happened to be better than I. Of these succeses I made
the most. Despite the reputation I had of being a good boy, rare were the days when the teacher did
not call me up to receive five or six blows on the hand… how it hurt!”

Jose went home after a few months. He left Biñan for the Christmas vacation in 1871. His education was
determined to continue in Manila when injustice occurred in his young, happy life.

His mother was thrown to prison. The charge was that she had conspired with her brother, Alberto, to kill his
wife, who had separated from him.

Precedents Event to the Ignatian Life

 1. Paciano, Rizal’s brother was studying at Colegio de San Jose under tutelage of Fr. Jose Burgos
2. Cavite mutiny took place on January 20,1872 led by Sergeant La Madrid.
3. GOMBURZA Execution February 17, 1872
4. The arrest of is mother
5. Rizal took and passed the entrance test in Letran
6. Rizal matriculated in Ateneo on June 10, 1872.

Studies in Biñan📖
Paciano brought Rizal to Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz. Jose met the bully, Pedro, and challenged him to
a fight. Classmate named Andes Saladanan challenged him to an arm-wrestling match. Jose spent many
hours at Juancho’s studio. He transcended every Biñan boy in Spanish, Latin and other subjects. His stay in
Binan was a remarkable one. He excelled in all his subjects especially in Latin and Spanish languages and
because of this it was not surprising that some of his older classmates became jealous of him. He stayed in
Binan for one and a half year and his teacher wrote a letter to his parents telling that, Jose has learned
everything and he needs to go to college in Manila.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

Instructions: Please answer the questions provided for in each box. Quiz # 1 (20 points)

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Francisco Mercado Rizal and
studying RA 1425 Asian Nationalist Leader
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Quiz # 2
Instructions: Memorize the poem of Rizal when he was only 8 years old entitled “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”,
and recite in class. 100%

An appreciation plaque will be given to the best interpreter of the poem.

Criteria for judging:

Clarity of the Voice and Diction 75%

Audience Impact 25%

Quiz # 3

Instructions: In an essay form, describe the childhood memories of Jose Rizal 100%