LIFE OF RIZAL NOTES
CHAPTER I
➢ CHAPTER 1. ADVENT OF A NATIONAL HERO
❖ THE BIRTH OF O HERO
June 19, 1861 - Birthdate of Rizal (Wednesday)
Calambia Laguna - Birth place of Rizal
Virgin of Antipolo - Teodora Alonzo bowed for safe delivery of Rizal
Fr. Rufino Collantes - Rizal was baptized in the Catholic Church
June 22 1861 - He was baptized when he was 3 days old
Fr. Pedro Casanas - His ninong (godfather)
Jose - His was named by his mother who was devotee of Saint Joseph
Fr. Leoncio Lopez - the one who signed the baptismal certificate of Rizal’s birth
Leutenant General Jose Lemery – the Govenor General of the Phil. during Rizal’s birth
❖ RIZAL'S PARENTS
❖ Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (7th children)
❖ Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818-1898) -born in Biñan Laguna
- Studied Latin and Philosophy at College of San Jose in Manila
- He was called by Rizal a “model of fathers"
- died in manila on January 5 1898 at the age of 83.
❖ Dona Teodora Alonzo (1820-1911)
- born in Manila on Nov. 8. 1826 and studied ort College of Santa Rosa
- first teacher of Rizal
- died on August 16, 1911 at 85 years old
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❖ THE RIZAL CHILDREN
MNEMONICS: SaPaNar OLiLu MaJoCo JoTriSo
THE 11 CHILDREN
1. SATURNINA (1850-1913) - NENENG
- oldest sibling called Neneng
- wife of Manuel T. Hidalgo
2. PACIANO (1951-1930) - 10 years older to Rizal
- 2nd sibling/brother of Rizal, confidant of Rizal
- joined Phil. Revolution after Rizal's death and became combat general.
- had 2 children with Severina Decena
3. NARCISA (1852-1939) - SISA
- pet name Sisa
- married to Antonio Lopes (nephew of Fr. Leoncio Lopez)
4. OLIMPIA (1855-1887) - YPIA
- Ypia (nickname)
- married to Silvestre Ubaldo -a telegraph operator at Manila (Husband).
5. LUCIA (1857-1919)
- married to Mariano Herbosa (nephew of Father Casanas)
- Her husband died of cholera in 1889 and was denied burial because he was brother in Law
of Rizal.
6. MARIA (1859-1945)
- Biang -nickname
- Married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan Laguna
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7 . JOSE (1861-1896) - death: (December 30, 1896)
- his nickname was Pepe
- During his exile in Dapitan he lived with Josephine Bracken -an Irish girl from Hongkong.
- had son died at Birth named “Francisco” after his father
8. CONCEPCION (1862-1865) (3 years old) - CONCHA
- Concha (nickname)
- died of sickness at 3
- Rizal's first sorrow in life when he was 14 years old
9. JOSEFA (1865-1945) PANGGOY
- died an old maid at 80
10. TRINIDAD (1868-1951) TRINING
- TRINING was her nickname
- died on do maid at 83 in 1950
11. SOLEDAD (1870-1929) CHOLENG
- youngest sibling of Rizal
- pet name was CHOLENG
- married Panteleon Quintero of Calamba
RIZAL BROTHER - PACIANO
- was immortal as the wise Pilosopong Tasyo at Noli Me Tangere
- “most noble of Filipinos” - Rizal wrote to Blumentritt
RIZAL’S ANCESTRY
Domingo Lanco - Great Great Grandfather of Rizal - a chinese immigrant
Juan Mercado - Rizal’s grandfather who became a gobernadorcillo of Binan.
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THE SURNAME OF RIZAL
Mercado - real name of Rizal Family (adopted by his great great grandfather) 1701
Rizal - acquired as 2nd surname given by spanish alcalde Mayor.
- he used this to look like an iligitimate son.
A GOOD AND MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY
Principalia - Rizal family belonged (it is a town aristocracy in Spanish)
Carriage - symbol of illustrador
- they had private library with more than 1000 volumes
- Azotea – term for their garden
- They had a large stone house.
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