Chapter 1 Rizal – A Biographical Sketch
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)Develop) own)classification) system) for) heroes,) justifying) the) reasons) for)
selecting) such) criteria) and) recommending) which) historical) figures) may) or) may) not)
fall)under)the)classification)of)heroes)
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Joaquin,) Nick.) 2005.) Anatomy) of) the) anti-hero.) In) A% question% of% heroes,) 50–64.)
Mandaluyong)City:)Anvil.))
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Anderson,)Benedict.)2004.)The)first)Filipino.)In)Spectre%of%comparisons:%Nationalism,%
Southeast% Asia,% and% the% world,) 227–34.) Quezon) City:) Ateneo) de) Manila)
University)Press.))
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Constantino,)Renato.)1966.)Our)task:)To)make)Rizal)obsolete.)In)The%Filipinos%in%the%
Philippines%and%other%essays,)137–52.)
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Lahiri,)Smitha.)1999.)Writer,)hero,)myth,)and)spirit:)The)changing)image)of)José)Rizal.)
SEAP% Bulletin.) Fall) bulletin.) Southeast) Asia) Program,) Cornell) University.)
Online,)[Link]
)files/1999f_2.pdf.)
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) ) ) ) Group)class)activity:)
)Develop) own)classification) system) for) heroes,) justifying) the) reasons) for)
selecting) such) criteria) and) recommending) which) historical) figures) may) or) may) not)
fall)under)the)classification)of)heroes)
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VIII.$Integration$)
$17A$(Jan$20,$AM)$Closing)activity)in)class)
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At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify the family of Dr. Jose Rizal;
2. Describe the family of Rizal as a social institution;
3. Understand the function of family during Rizal's time and what
the changes in Filipino family today.
Chapter 1 Rizal's Birth
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso Realonda was born on Wednesday,
June 19, 1861 between eleven and twelve o'clock at midnight, a few days
before the full moon at Calamba, Laguna. His birth would have cost his
mother's life. He was baptized at a Catholic Church of Calamba, on June
22, when he was only three days old, by a priest, Rev. Rufino Collantes, a
close friend of his family who also stood as his godfather. The name Jose
was chosen by his mothe who was a devotee of the Christian Saint San
Jose (St. Joseph).
Parents of Rizal
Rizal was the seventh child of Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818-1898),
the hero's father was born in Biñan, Laguna. He died in manila on January
5, 1898 at the age of eighty, a year after the hero's execution. Dr. Rizal
called him “a model of fathers."
Doña Teodora Alonzo (1826-1911), Rizal's mother was born in Manila on
November 8, 1826, a woman of remarkable talent in mathematics,
business and literature. She studied at the University of Santa Rosa one of
well-known school for girls. Doña Teodora died in manila on august 16,
1911 at the age of eighty-five
The Children of Rizal
The marriage of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda
were blessed with eleven children -two boys and nine girls.
1. Saturnina (1850- 1913) - Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage.
Married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
2. Paciano (1851-1930) - only brother of Jose Rizal and the second
child. He was a second father to his younger brother Jose and gave
him wise counsel.
3. Narcisa (1852-1939) - married Antonio Lopez at Morong, a teacher
and musician.
4. Olimpia (1855-1887) - Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887 from
Childbirth . Lucia (1857-1919) - Married Matriano Herbosa.
6. Maria (1859-1945) - Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
7. Jose Rizal (1861-1896) - He was executed by the Spaniards on
December 30, 1896.
8. Concepcion (18621865) - Died at the age of three.
9. Josefa (1865-1919) - An epileptic, died a spinster.
10. Trinidad (1868-1951) - died a spinster and the last of the
family to die.
11. Soledad (1870-1929) - The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.
The Rizal’s family
The Rizal family was a respected and considered one of the riches families
in Calamba during that time. Because his parents were industrious, they
were able to build a big house. They were one of the few families to own a
carruaje-a horse-drawn carriage, the first to have a home library with
almost 1,000 volumes, and probably, the first to send their children to
Manila to study in college. They raised rice, corn, sugar and other
agricultural crops on the large tracts of land rented from Dominican estate
of Calamba. They also raised chickens and turkeys in their backyard.
The Rizal House
The house of Rizal was high and made of solid and massive earthquake
proof structure with sliding wide window shutters with capiz shells. Thick
walls of lime and store bounded the first floor; the second floor was made
entirely of hard wood except for the roof which was of red tile, in the style
of the imposing buildings in Manila and other big and progressive towns at
that time.
The Name Rizal
The original surname of the Rizal family was "Mercado". This surname was
adopted by Domingo Lam-co, the paternal Chinese ancestor in 1731.
Mercado means "market" which Lam-co chose because of his business
acumen and venture. In 1849, Governor Claveria issued a decree
directing all Filipino families to choose and adopt new surnames from a list
of Spanish family names. Rizal's father inspect carefully the list of
surnames sent to Calamba but he did not have any interest in these
surnames, so he chose his own surname Rizal, which apparently was not
in the list recommended by the Spanish authorities. The term "Rizal"
originated from the word ricial which signifies "green field".
Activity
Directions: Read and answer the following question.
1. Describe the social status of Rizal’s family.
2. What could be the reasons why Don Francisco chooses Rizal as the
family name of his children?
3. What are the functions of the family? How woùld you describe the
Filipino family today?
4. The poem wrote for his beloved home town.
5. The first teacher of Rizal.
6. The three priest who’s been executed on February 17 by
Spanish colonisers.
7. The first prize winning poem of Rizal.
8. The two Indios that admired by Rizal because of winning in the
Madrigal Exposition of Fine Arts.
9. The man who helped Rizal so that the novel “Noli” will be
printed.
10. Rizal Law signed by President Ramon Magsaysayon
June 12, 1956.