RIZAL- MIDTERMS

• Birth date of Jose Rizal

  June 19, 1861
• Birthplace


  Calamba, Laguna Province
• Rizal was baptized in the Catholic church of his town at the age of 3


  June 22, 1861
• Baptizer


  Father Rufino Collantes
• Godfather


  Father Pedro Casañas
• Full name


  Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
• Governor general of the Philippines when Rizal was born

  Lieutenant-General Jose Lemary
• Jose


  Chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint San Jose (St. Joseph)
• Protacio


  From Gervacio P. which came from a Christian calendar
• Mercado


  Adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great grandfather of Jose Rizal); The Spanish term "Mercado" means "market" in English
• Rizal


  In Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while still green, sprouts again
• Alonzo


  Old surname of his mother
• Realonda


  Used by Doña Teodora from the surname of her godmother
• Francisco Mercado Rizal


  Rizal's father; Born on May 11, 1818 in Biñan, Laguna; Studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila; Married Teodora on June 28, 1848; Youngest of the 13 children of Cirila Alejandro and Juan Mercado
• Teodora Alonzo Realonda


  Rizal's mother; Born on November 09, 1827; Educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a well-known college for girls; Died in Manila on August 16, 1911 at the age of 85
• Rizal Children


  • Saturnina (1850-1913)
  • Paciano (1851-1930)
  • Narcisa (1852-1939)
  • Olimpia (1855-1887)
  • Lucia (1857-1919)
  • Maria (1859-1945)
  • JOSE (1861-1896)
  • Concepcion (1862-1865)
  • Josefa (1865-1945)
  • Trinidad (1868-1951)
  • Soledad (1870-1929)
• Domingo Lamco


  Rizal's great-great grandfather; A Chinese immigrant from Changchow; Married to a Chinese Christian girl of Manila named Ines de la Rosa; Adopted the name Mercado in 1731
• Lakan Dula


  Descendant; Last native king of Tondo
• Eugenio Ursua


  Rizal's great-great grandfather; Japanese married to a Filipina named Benigna
• Rizal Home


  A 2-storey building, rectangular in shape, built of adobe stones and hardwoods, and roofed with red tiles; Behind the house were poultry yard full of turkeys and chickens, and a big garden of tropical fruit trees
• Principalia


  A town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines; One of the distinguished families in Calamba
• Carriage


  A status symbol of the ilustrados in Spanish Philippines
• Private Library


  The largest in Calamba; Consisted of more than 1,000 volumes
• Calamba


  Natal town of Rizal; Named after a big native jar; Happiest period of Rizal's life was spent in this lakeshore town, a worthy prelude to his Hamlet-like tragic manhood; Hacienda town which belonged to the Dominican Order; Picturesque town nestling on a verdant plain covered with irrigated rice fields and sugar lands
• Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)


  A poem written by Rizal in 1876 when he was 15 years old and a student of Ateneo de Manila
• Rizal's earliest childhood memories

  Happy days in the family garden when he was 3 years old; Little nipa cottage in the garden; Aya (nurse maid) to look after him; Watching and listening to birds; Daily Angelus prayer; Happy moonlit nights at the azotea after the nightly Rosary; Imaginary tales told by the aya; Nocturnal walk in the town with the aya by the river
• Rizal's first sorrow


  Death of his sister Concepcion (Concha) when he was 4 years old
• Rizal as a religious boy


  Began to take part in the family prayer at age 3; Able to read the Spanish family bible at age 5; Seriously devout that he was laughingly called Manong Jose by the Hermanos & Hermanas Terceras; Esteemed and respected Father Leoncio Lopez, the town priest
• Rizal's pilgrimage to Antipolo


  June 06, 1868 - Jose and his father left Calamba to go on a pilgrimage to Antipolo; Rode in a Casco (barge) across Laguna de Bay; Prayed at the shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo; Visited Saturnina in Manila
• The story of the moth and the flame

  Told to Rizal by his mother; Gave a deep impression on Rizal, who envied the moths and their fate and considered that the light was so fine a thing that it was worth dying for
• Rizal's artistic talents


  Started making sketches, moulding in clay and wax objects at age 5; Painted a new religious banner that delighted the townfolks; Spent much time making images rather than participating in games with his sisters
• Rizal's first poem


  At age 8, wrote "Sa Aking Mga Kabata" (To My Fellow Children) in the native language, appealing to people to love our national language
• Rizal's first drama


  At age 8, wrote a Tagalog Comedy that was staged in a Calamba festival; Manuscript purchased by a gobernadorcillo from Paete for 2 pesos
• Rizal as a boy magician


  Learned various tricks; Entertained his town folks with magic-lantern exhibitions and puppet shows; Revealed his wide knowledge of magic in his novels
• Rizal's lakeshore reveries


  Meditated at the shore of Laguna de Bay, accompanied by his pet dog, on the sad conditions of his oppressed people; Vowed to someday avenge the many victims
• Influences in Rizal's boyhood

  • Hereditary Influence - Malayan Ancestors, Chinese Ancestors, Spanish Ancestors, Father, Mother
  • Environmental Influence - Calamba and the garden, Religious atmosphere at home, Paciano, Sisters, Fairy tales, 3 Uncles, Father Leoncio Lopez, Family sorrows, Spanish abuses and cruelties
• Factors that stimulated Jose Rizal's talents and character


  • Calamba and the garden of the Rizal family
  • Religious atmosphere at his home
  • Paciano
  • Sisters
  • Fairy tales told by his aya
  • Uncles: Tio Jose Alberto, Tio Manuel, Tio Gregorio
  • Father Leoncio Lopez
  • Sorrows in his family
  • Spanish abuses and cruelties he witnessed
• Aid of Divine Providence

  A person cannot attain greatness in the annals of the nation despite having everything life (brains, wealth, and power) without this
• Rizal's destiny


  Providentially destined to be the pride and glory of his nation; endowed by God with versatile gifts of a genius, vibrant spirit of a nationalist, and the valiant heart to sacrifice for a noble cause
• Doña Teodora


  Rizal's first teacher