CHAPTER 1

Advent of A National
Hero
 CAN YOU IDENTIFY
SOME PROFESSION,
CALLING, VOCATION,
CAREER, CRAFT IN
WHICH HE IS
POPULARLY KNOWN?
Dr. Jose Rizal

 Is a unique example of a many-

splendored genius. A man of
incredible intellectual power and
amazing artistic talent. Endowed by
God with versatile gifts, ranked with
the world’s geniuses.
 He excelled at anything that he put
his mind to. . . . . .
 Physician (medical doctor)
 Poet (writes poetry)
 Dramatist (writes plays/dramas)
 Essayist (writer of essays)
 Novelist (writes novels)
 Historian (studies or writes about history)
 Architect (designs building, guides a plan or project)
 Painter (artist who paints)
 Sculptor (makes sculptures) – molding clay, stones, metals/carving
 Educator (teacher)
 Linguist (speaks several languages)
 Musician (writes/sings/plays music)
 Naturalist (studies plants and animals)
 Ethnologist (study of cultures)
 Surveyor (examine an area of land/buildings)
 Engineer (designs and builds products, machines, systems, etc)
 Farmer (cultivates land or crops)
 Economist (studies or specializes in economics)
 Geographer (studies location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, etc.)
 Cartographer (makes maps)

 Bibliophile (who loves or collects books)

 Philologist (study of how languages or words develop)
 Grammarian (rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language)
 Folklorist (study of traditional customs, tales, saying, dances preserved among people)
 Philosopher (studies ideas about knowledge, truth, etc)
 Translator (explain words from one language to another language)
 Inventor (create or produce something useful for the first time)
 Magician (has a power to make impossible thins happen)
 Humorist (who tells funny stories)
 Satirist (who uses satire in books, movies)
 Polemicist (who strongly attack someone’s opinions, beliefs, practices, etc)
 Sportsman (engages in sports)
 Traveler (moves around from place to place)
 Prophet (describe what will happen in the future)
 A Hero and Political Martyr who consecrated
his life for the redemption of his oppressed
people.
June 19, 1861

June 22, 1861

FR. RUFINO COLLANTES

FR. PEDRO CASANAS

“JOSE”

Christian saint San Jose (St. Joseph)

Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery
- Governor General of the Philippines
- Former Senator of Spain
- February 2, 1861 to July 7, 1862
Achievements:
 Fostering the cultivation of cotton in the
provinces and

 Establishing politico-military governments in

the Visayas and in Mindanao
JOSE RIZAL’S
FAMILY
TREE
Jose Rizal’s Parents
FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL
TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA
The Rizal Children

1. Saturnina (1850-1913) – Neneng. Oldest of

the Rizal children.
The Rizal Children

2. Paciano (1851-1930) – older brother and

confidant of Jose Rizal.
The Rizal Children

3. Narcisa (1852-1939) – Sisa.

The Rizal Children

4. Olimpia (1855-1887) – Ypia.

The Rizal Children

5. Lucia (1857-1919)
The Rizal Children

6. Maria (1859-1945) – Biang was her

nickname
The Rizal Children

7. JOSE (1861-1896) – Pepe was his nickname.

The Rizal Children

8. Concepcion (1862-1865) – Concha. Died at

the age of 3.
The Rizal Children

9. Josefa (1865-1945) – her pet name was

Panggoy
The Rizal Children

10. Trinidad (1868-1951) – Trining was her pet

name. Died as an old maid in 1951. aged 83.
The Rizal Children

11. Soledad (1870 -1929) – youngest of the Rizal

children. Her pet name was Choleng.
RIZAL’S ANCESTRY
 Mercado – Rizal family – had also traces
Japanese, Spanish, Malay and even Negrito
blood aside from Chinese.

 Domingo Lameo – full blooded Chinese.

Great-great grandfather of Jose Rizal on his
father side from fukien city of Changchow.
 Arrived in Manila on early 17th century.
 Married to Ines de la Rosa, a Chinese
Christian girl of Manila.
 Dona Teodora’s family descended from
Lakandula, the last native king of Tondo.

 Eugenio Ursua – Japanese great grandfather

of Teodora who married a Filipina named
Benigna.
The Surname RIZAL

MERCADO
(Adopted in1731 by Domingo Lameo)

RIZAL
(Given by a Spanish Alcalde Mayor)
The Rizal Home
The Rizal Home
 One of the stone houses in Calamba
 A two-storey building
 Rectangular in shape
 Built of adobe stones and hard-woods
 Earthquake-proof structure with sliding shell
windows
 There was an azotea
 Big garden of tropical fruit trees
 Poultry yard full of turkeys and chickens
A Good and Middle Class Family
 The Rizal family belonged to the Principalia, a
town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines.
 One of the distinguished families in Calamba.
 Honest and hard work and frugal living.
 Owned carriage which was a status symbol of
the illustrados.
 A private library (the largest in Calamba).
 They sent their children to the colleges in
Manila.
Home Life of the Rizal’s
 Simple
 Contented
 Happy
 Family ties were intimately close
 Respectful
 Religious
 Obedient
“Spare the Rod and
Spoil the child.”
It means that if you do
not punish a child when they
do something wrong, they
will not learn what is right.
The phrase “spare the rod, spoil the
child” is a modern-day proverb that
means if a parent refuses to discipline
an unruly child, that child will grow
accustomed to getting his own way. He
will become, in the common vernacular,
a spoiled brat. The saying comes
from Proverbs 13:24, “He who spares
the rod hates his son, but he who loves
him is careful to discipline him.