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Jose Rizal was born on ______ 19, 1861.
June
Teodora Alonso is the mother of Jose Rizal and his ______ siblings.
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Teodora Alonso's family was wealthy because they were members of the ______ class.
principalia
As a member of the principalia class, Teodora Alonso's family was exempt from ______.
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Teodora Alonso's father and grandfather served as their town's ______.
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Teodora Alonso was sent to study at the ______ de Santa Rosa.
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Jose Rizal is the ______ of the 11 children of Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Morales Alonso y Quintos.
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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda is the full name of ______.
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Saturnina was the ______ child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage.
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Francisco Mercado was a ______ Filipino.
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Paciano Rizal was the ______ child and the only brother of Jose Rizal.
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Francisco Mercado attended the ______ school in Biñan.
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Paciano Rizal studied at ______ College in Manila.
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Narcisa Rizal was the ______ child.
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Narcisa Rizal married Antonio Lopez at ______, Rizal.
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Teodora Morales Alonso y Quintos gave birth to ______ children.
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The fourth child, Olympia ______ in 1887 from childbirth.
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Domingo Lam-Co arrived from ______ in the 1660s.
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Jose Rizal was the ______ son and the seventh child.
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Jose Rizal was executed by the ______ on December 30, 1896.
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Concepcion Rizal, the eighth child, ______ at the age of three.
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Lucia Rizal, the fifth child, married ______ Herbosa.
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Soledad Rizal, the youngest child, married ______ Quintero.
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Maria Rizal, the sixth child, married ______ Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
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Jose Rizal's first non-teacher was his ______.
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Maestro Celestino was Rizal's first ______ tutor.
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Rizal's third tutor was Maestro ______ Monroy.
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Uncle Gregorio instilled into the mind of Pepe the love of ______.
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Rizal was sent to a private school in ______ after the death of Don Leon.
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Rizal's first formal teacher was Maestro ______ Aquino Cruz.
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Rizal brawled against his maestro's son ______ and won.
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Rizal learned painting by being an apprentice of ______ Juancho.
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The Rizal Law obliged all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the original or unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo as well as Rizal's other works and ______.
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The Rizal Law authorized and directed the Board of National Education to work for the translation of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo as well as other writings of Dr. Jose Rizal into ______, Tagalog and other principal dialects.
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The Rizal Law was sponsored by ______ Recto.
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The Rizal Law was helped to pass by ______ P. Laurel.
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One of the persons who hindered the Rizal Law was Sen. ______ Rosales.
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The Rizal Law included courses on the life, works and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal, particularly the novels Noli Me Tangere and ______.
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The Rizal Law was also known as ______ 1425.
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The Rizal Law was passed to educate Filipinos about the life and works of ______ Rizal.
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Study Notes
Jose Rizal's Early Family and Childhood
- Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, as Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda.
- He was the 7th of 11 children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Morales Alonso y Quintos.
- Teodora Alonso was Rizal's mother and first teacher, who was a member of the principalia class and came from a wealthy family.
- Francisco Mercado was Rizal's father, a pure Filipino who attended the Latin school in Biñan and the Colegio de San Jose in Manila.
Rizal's Siblings
- Saturnina Rizal was the eldest child and married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
- Paciano Rizal was the second child and only brother of Jose Rizal, who studied at San Jose College in Manila and became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
- Narcisa Rizal was the third child, married Antonio Lopez, and was a teacher and musician.
- Olympia Rizal was the fourth child, married Silvestre Ubaldo, and died in 1887 from childbirth.
- Lucia Rizal was the fifth child, married Matriano Herbosa.
- Soledad Rizal was the sixth child, married Pantaleon Quintero, and was the youngest child.
- Maria Rizal was the seventh child, married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
- Concepcion Rizal was the eighth child and died at the age of three.
- Josefa Rizal was the ninth child, an epileptic, and died a spinster.
Paternal Ancestors
- Domingo Lam-Co, the family root, arrived from Amoy, China in the 1660s and changed his name to Mercado in 1697.
- Francisco Mercado, Sr. was the youngest son of Juan Mercado and was the father of Jose Rizal.
Childhood and Early Education
- Rizal had a happy home, filled with parental affection, family joys, and prayers.
- Doña Teodora, his mother, was his first non-teacher, where he learned prayers and the alphabet in Spanish.
- Maestro Celestino was Rizal's first private tutor, followed by Maestro Lucas Padua and Maestro Leon Monroy.
- Uncle Gregorio instilled the love of education in Rizal, teaching him to work hard, be independent in thinking, and make visual pictures of everything.
Early Schooling
- After the death of his private tutor, Don Leon, Rizal was sent to a private school in Biñan.
- Paciano accompanied Rizal to Biñan, and they lodged at their aunt's house.
- Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz was Rizal's first formal teacher in Maestro Justiniani's house.
- Rizal learned painting while being an apprentice of Old Juancho, together with Jose Guevarra.
Rizal Law
- RA 1425, also known as the Rizal Law, was passed in 1956, obliging all schools to include courses on Rizal's life, works, and writings, particularly Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
- The law also authorized the translation of Rizal's works into English, Tagalog, and other principal dialects.
- Jose P. Laurel and others helped in passing the bill.
- The law was met with resistance from some individuals, including Senator Decoroso Rosales.
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Learn about Jose Rizal's family, childhood, and education, and how it shaped his early life. Evaluate the people and events that influenced him.
