Jose Rizal

(1861-1896)
Prepared by: Nil Christopher V. Anania
LPT
Who is Jose Rizal?

• Jose Protacio Mercado Y Alonzo Realonda

Rizal
• Born on June 19, 1861 (Wednesday,
Midnight)
• Born in Calamba, Laguna Province
• Died on December 30, 1896
• Don Francisco Rizal Mercado –Father
• Doῆa Teodora Alonzo Realonda –Mother
• Rizal had 9 sisters, and 1 brother
 Family Background

Francis Rizal Mercado (1818-1898)

He was the Father of Rizal, the youngest
of 13 children of Juan & Cirila Mercado

Studied Latin and Philosophy at the

College of San Jose in Manila

“Model of Fathers” –Rizal’s expression to

his father
Teodora Alonzo Realonda (1827-1913)

She was the mother of Rizal, the 2nd child

of Lorenzo Alonzo & Brigida de Quintos

She studied at the Colegioe de Sta Rosa.

First teacher of Rizal in reading writing,

arithmetic, religion
Saturnina (1850-1913)

“Neneng”

The eldest child, married to Manuel

Timoteo Hidalgo
Paciano (1851-1930)

He was the 2nd child and the only brother

of Rizal

Studied at San Jose College in Manila

Became a General of the Philippine

Revolution
Narcisa (1852-1939)

 “Sisa”

 She was the 3rd child who married

Antonio Lopez
Olympia (1855-1887)

 “Ypia”

 The 4th child, who married Silvestre

Ubaldo

 Died in 1887 from childbirth

Lucia (1857-1919)

 The 5th child who married Mariano

Herbosa
Maria (1859-1945)

 “Biang”

 The 6th child who married Daniel

Faustino Cruz
Jose (1861-1896)

 “Pepe”

 The 2nd son and the 7th child

 Had 10 girlfriends

 He was executed by the Spaniards on

December 30, 1896
Concepcion (1862-1865)

 “Concha”

 The 8th child and died at the age of 3

 Her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life

Josefa (1865-1945)

 “Panggoy”

 The 9th child, an epileptic who died as a

spinster
Trinidad (1868-1951)

 “Trining”

 The 10th child who also died as a

spinster and the last family to die
Soledad (1870-1929)

 “Choleng”

 The youngest child who married

Pantaleon Quintos
Rizal’s Ancestry:

---> A combination of Negrito, Indonesian,

Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish
The Women in Rizal’s Life
1. Segunda Katigbak

 Rizal’s first love –Puppy love

 He met her during one of his visits to his

maternal grandmother in Trozo, Manila

 Their love was doomed from the start

because because she was engaged to
Manuel Luz
2. Miss L

A mysterious young maiden from

Calamba
 His courtship ended because of the
following reasons:
a) the sweetest memory of Segunda was
still fresh in his mind and
b) his father disapproved his relationship
with Miss L
3. Leonor Valenzuela

 Rizal met her during his Sophomore year

in UST

 Used his knowledge in Chemistry to

send love letters in invisible ink

 His courtship did not lead to a proposal

of marriage. His heart turned to another
Leonor who dominated his thoughts for
most of the rest of his life.
4. Leonor Rivera

 His sweetheart for 11 years

 Rizal’s inspiration for Maria Clara

 Her mother disapproved of their

relationshit and hid Rizal’s letter from her

 Married an English nobleman named

Henry Kipping
5. Consuela Ortigas Y Perez

 Rizal expressed his love and admiration

to her in a poem entitles “La Seῆora
C.O.Y.P.”

 His love didn’t blossom because a) he

wanted to stay loyal to Leonor and b) his
co-member Eduardo D Lete, was inlove
with her and didn’t want to break their
friendship over a girl.
6. O-Sei-San (Seiro Usui)

 A Japanese samurai’s daughter who

taught Rizal the art of painting.

 Rizal saw the qualities of an ideal woman

in her.

 Rizal was tempted to stay and settle in

Japan but his strong desire to help the
Filipino people was stronger and bade
her farewell.
7. Gertude Beckett (Totie)

 She showered him with affection and

care.

 Rizal did not marry her because he has a

mission to fulfill.

 Rizal gave the Beckett sisters a group

carving as a sign of friendship.
8. Nelly Boustead

 She was very reserved

 She was more handsome than beautiful
 She had her grandfather’s determined
mouth, strong nose and jaw
 Rule out of her eyes and hair, and hers
was a boy’s face, the face of the boy her
parents had perhaps wanted.
 She enjoyed men’s sports and was good
at then
 She was a thinker
9. Suzanne Jacoby

 Rizal moved to Brussels because of the

high cost of living in Paris

 Boarded the house of two Jacoby sisters

where he met Suzzane
10. Josephine Bracken

 18 years old when he met Rizal, 5”1 in

height

 Irish, petite, pretty in a provocative way,

with eyes a little bold, sensuous lips, and
a mass of curly brown hair.

 The only women mentioned in Rizal’s

Ultimo Adios.
Educational Background
 Schools
Binan, Laguna
Ateneo Municipal de Manila
University of Sto Tomas
University Central de Madrid
Academia de San Fernando
School of Sanz and Carbonelli
Obtained/Degree
 He learned Latin & Spanish
under Justiniano Cruz & the art of
painting thru Juancho Carrera.
 He obtained a Bachelor of Arts
degree with the Highest Honors
 He also finished surveying &
Agriculture at the age of 19
 He shifted his course from
Philosophy to Medicine
 He completed the degree of
Licentiate in Philosophy and
Letters.
 He was awarded the degree of
Licentiate in Medicine for passing
the medical examination course.
 He took up lessons in painting
and sculpture.
 He took up lessons in fencing
Works and Writings of Rizal
Noli Me Tangere

 It was the first novel

dedicated to the fatherland.
 The title can be translated
into English as “Touch Me
Not”
El Felibusterismo

 The second novel of Rizal

dedicated in the Memory of
the Gomburza
“The Indolence of the
Filipino People”

 The longest of Rizal’s essays

that was published in 5
installments
“Sa Aking mga Kababata”

 His first poem at the age of 8

and it was written in Tagalog
wherein the main theme is
“Love for Language”.
Amor Patrio

 The first article he wrote

abroad & published in the
Diarong Tagalog
Mi Ultimo Adios

 It was the last poem of Rizal

 His friend Mariano Ponce

gave it the title as it originally
had none.