Birth, Childhood & Student Days of Jose Rizal PDF

The Birth of a Hero June 19, 1861 – Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal was born on the moonlit night of Wednesday in the lakeshore town of  June 22, 1861- Rizal was baptized by Fr. Rufino Collantes with Fr. Pedro Casanas as  The father of Jose Rizal and considered...

The Birth of a Hero June 19, 1861 – Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal was born on the moonlit night of Wednesday in the lakeshore town of  June 22, 1861- Rizal was baptized by Fr. Rufino Collantes with Fr. Pedro Casanas as  The father of Jose Rizal and considered the patriarch of the family, was a native of Biñan, Laguna. He was an educated and industrious farmer who studied Latin and philosophy at Colegio de San Jose in Manila. Of Chinese ancestry, his great grandfather Domingo Lam-Co was a native of Chinchew (now Quanzhou), China who married the Filipina Ines de la Rosa. One of the couples' children was Francisco Mercado, who later married Cerila Bernacha. Bernacha gave birth to Juan Mercado who became Cerila Alejandro's husband and Francisco's father. Both Francisco's father, Juan, and grandfather, Francisco, became Capitanes or town mayors of Francisco Mercado Biñan. Upon the death of his a Manileña, was a highly educated Filipina who graduated from the Colegio de Santa Rosa. Of Spanish and Japanese ancestry, Teodora was a talented woman whose interests lay in literature, culture, and business, and was well-versed in Spanish. She helped her husband in farming and in their business. She devoted herself to the children's education and growth as morally-upright individuals. Teodora's lineage can be traced to Lakandula, the greatest ruler of Tondo. Her great grandfather, who was of Japanese blood, was Eugenio Ursua (Ochoa). Her maternal grandfather was Manuel de Quintos who was a popular lawyer in his time, while her paternal grandfather was Cipriano Alonso who belonged to Biñan's long list of Capitanes. Teodora was second child of Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo, an engineer and a recipient of the most sought decoration, the Knight of the Grand Order of Isabela the “ Spare and spoil the child” – guiding disciplinary principle of the Rizal family also known as “Neneng,” was the eldest of the Rizal children. She married Manuel Hidalgo, affectionately called "Maneng" by Rizal, who was a native of Tanauan, Batangas. was the elder and only brother of Jose Rizal. Being a decade older than Rizal, Paciano became a second father to his sibling. He succeeded in sending the young Jose (Pepe) to Europe to study, giving the latter 700 pesos upon departure. During the younger years Paciano would continue supporting his brother financially. After the death of Jose, Paciano joined the Revolution and was later appointed general of the revolutionary forces in Laguna. His common-law wife was Severina Decena. He died in Los Baños, Laguna on April 13, 1930. Their only child Emiliana Rizal married her first cousin Antonio Rizal Lopez Jr., the son of Narcisa Rizal with Antonio was the third child of Francisco and Teodora. She was a teacher and a musician by profession, and married Antonino Lopez who was a school teacher in Morong, Rizal.  was the fourth child of the brood who married Silvestre Ubaldo , a telegraph operator from Manila. Olimpia Rizal was the fifth child of the Rizal family who was married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba. She died in 1887. was the sixth of the eleven children who married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna. was the tenth child who, like Josefa, died without a husband. was the youngest of the brood who later married Pantaleon Quintero, a native of Calamba. Mercado – (Spanish) Market Rizal – (Spanish) a field where wheat , cut while still green green, sprouts again Means why Rizal family was able to live well 1.They harvested rice, corn and sugarcane 2.They raised pigs, and poultry in their backyard 3.Managed general good store 4.Operated a small flour mill 5.They have a home made Evidence of Rizal family Affluence: 1.Were able to build a large stone house and buy another one 2.Owned a carriage 3.Owned a private library 4.Participated prominently in all social and religious affairs in the community The Banga Spot xecutive order no. 145 al shrine exit from the 2nd floor chen cookware in the 19th century kitchen stuff itchen clay pots Jose and Paciano's Room of Rizal's Childhood Years in Calamba Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) – a poem Rizal wrote when he was 15 years old in the Ateneo Municipal Concha’s death in 1865 – Rizal’s first sorrow Usman – the black The Story of the Moth – the story that made the profoundest impression on him Sa Aking mga Kabata – written in the native language at the age of eight, this poem reveals irhen ng Antipolo Casc Artistic Talents: 1. At the age of five, he began to make sketches with his pencil and to mould in clay and wax objects 2.Upon request of the town mayor, he painted Influences on the Hero’s Boyhood: 1.Hereditary influence 2.Environmental influence Malay -love for freedom -innate desire to travel - courage Chinese - serious - frugal - patient - love for children Spanish - elegance of bearing - sensitive to insult - gallantry to ladies Father -Self respect -Love for work -Independe Mother -Religious -Spirit of self- sacrifice -Passion for arts and Tio Jose Alberto – inspired him to develop his artistic ability and love to travel Tio Manuel – encouraged him to develop his frail body by means of physical Tio Gregorio – intensified his voracious reading of good books Fr. Leoncio Lopez- fostered Rizal’s love for scholarship and GOMBURZA What awakened Rizal’s spirit of patriotism? 1.Spanish abuses and cruelties 2.Brutal acts of the Lieutenant of the Guardia Civil 3.The unjust tortures inflicted on innocent  Early Educati on in Calamb a and Illustrado – educated class during Spanish period  Four R’s 1.Reading 2.Writing 3.Arithmetic 4.religion Rizal’s private tutors 1.Maestro celestino 2.Maestro Lucas Padua 3.Maestro Leon Monroy Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz – his teacher at Biñan, Andres Salandanan – defeated him in arm wrestling match Jose Guevarra – Rizal’s classmate in painting Sardinas Secas January 20, 1872 –about 200 Filipino soldiers and workmen of the Cavite arsenal under the leadership of Lamadrid rose in violent mutiny because of the abolition of their usual privileges including exemption from February 17, 1872 – despite the archbishop’s plea for clemency because of their innocence, GOMBURZA were executed