LIFE OF DR.

JOSE PROTASIO RIZAL MERCADO Y ALOSO REALONDA

Introduction

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or more popularly known as

Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna on June 19, 1861. His parents Francisco
Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Alonso Realonda Alejandro de
Quintos had 11 chidren Jose Rizal was the 7th. He and his mother were very close
they had a very special bond. Jose Rizal was first schooled by his mother. He learned
the alphabet at the age of 3 years old. At the age of 8 years old he was sent to Binan
Laguna to have his formal education. His teacher was Maestro Justinaiano Aquino
Cruz. Rizal was known to be a very good student and continued his excellence in
school until his college days. On June 19, 1861, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso
Realonda was born in Calamba in the Philippines' Laguna Province. A brilliant student
who became proficient in multiple languages, José Rizal studied medicine in Manila. .
Jose Rizal is known as the national hero of the Philippines and was popularly known
for He also wrote his first novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not/The Social Cancer),
a work that detailed the dark aspects of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines, with
particular focus on the role of Catholic friars. The book was banned in the Philippines,
though copies were smuggled in which "El Filibusterismo" is the sequel of the Noli Me
Tangere which tackled social issues of the Philippines during the Spanish occupancy
era and makes all Filipinos awake from reality. Because of this novels, Rizal's return
to the Philippines in 1887 was cut short when he was targeted by police. Rizal returned
to Europe and continued to write, releasing his follow-up novel, El Filibusterismo (The
Reign of Greed) in 1891. He also published articles in La Solidaridad, a paper aligned
with the Propaganda Movement. The reforms Rizal advocated for did not include
independence—he called for equal treatment of Filipinos, limiting the power of Spanish
friars and representation for the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes (Spain's parliament).
Exile in the Philippines Rizal returned to the Philippines in 1892, feeling he needed to
be in the country to effect change. Although the reform society he founded, the Liga
Filipino (Philippine League), supported non-violent action, Rizal was still exiled to
Dapitan, on the island of Mindanao. During the four years Rizal was in exile, he
practiced medicine and took on students. Execution and Legacy in 1895, Rizal asked
for permission to travel to Cuba as an army doctor. His request was approved, but in
August 1896, Katipunan, a nationalist Filipino society founded by Andres Bonifacio,
revolted. Though he had no ties to the group and disapproved of its violent methods,
Rizal was arrested shortly thereafter. After a show trial, Rizal was convicted of sedition
and sentenced to death by firing squad. Rizal's public execution was carried out in
Manila on December 30, 1896, when he was 35 years old. His execution created more
opposition to Spanish rule. Spain's control of the Philippines ended in 1898, though
the country did not gain lasting independence until after World War II. Rizal remains a
nationalist icon in the Philippines for helping the country take its first steps toward
independence. He was executed on December 30, 1896 at Bagumbayan which is now
called Rizal Park. His execution was ordered by Spanish government due to his
rebellious acts. José Rizal called for peaceful reform of Spain's colonial rule in the
Philippines. After his 1896 execution, he became an icon for the nationalist movement.
While living in Europe, José Rizal wrote about the discrimination that accompanied
Spain's colonial rule of his country. He returned to the Philippines in 1892 but was
exiled due to his desire for reform. Although he supported peaceful change. In 1882,
he traveled to Spain to complete his medical degree. Writing and Reform While in
Europe, José Rizal became part of the Propaganda Movement, connecting with other
Filipinos who wanted reform.

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 Discussion

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or Jose Rizal was a physician and
novelist who write Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo ect. Born in the Spanish colony
Rizal wrote extensively about the abuses of Spanish colonizers to the Philippines,
fighting to reveal their atrocities and inspiring a whole generation towards freedom,
therefore becoming the Philippines’ national hero. Rizal may have died on December
30, 1896, at the age of 35, but much more of him than his remains in Rizal Park lies in
the hearts of Filipinos. He inspired the independence movement because he provided
a mirror to the sick colonial society that Filipinas had become as a result of Spanish
colonization. Against all odds Rizal manifested the highest virtues being a Filipino. He
struggled and won in the face of the most arduous situations, and inspired the
Katipunaneros to revolt, and thereby helped found the first independent Republic of
Asia. Focus on your goals fighting injustice in society was Rizal’s sole motto. Night
and day, all he dreamed of was to free fellow Filipinos. Rizal became a leader of the
reformist movement called Propaganda, an unwavering campaign for political and
social freedoms. He wrote unceasingly for the La Solidaridad and even wrote two
novels to reveal the atrocities of the Spanish colonials. These led to his assassination,
but he died a hero.

Keep personal life away from work while we do not live in such tumultuous times as
Rizal's, it is important to keep distractions away from every workday. Rizal was so
focused on the work that he did not allow loved ones or even his own preferences or
emotions come in the way. Pride of representing a brand you don’t have to be a model,
actor, sportsperson or lead any kind of glamorous existence in order to own
representation of your employer. If you work for a company, you’re automatically their
face. Your values, hard work and personal ethics play an important part in its growth.
So be proud and own it responsibly. Rizal too read extensively to prove the merit of
the pre-colonization culture of Filipino. Use your time to the fullest Rizal spent much
of his time in self-improvement via self-education. Not only was he busy academically,
but he also learned sculpture, painting, languages including German, and kept up with
the latest conversations globally in philosophy and science. Even in exile in Dapitan
(a remote town in Mindanao), he used his time in cataloging the local animal kingdom
and plants to share with fellow revolutionists.

You too can take a leaf from his life and become a better version of yourself every day.
Whether by taking an online or after-hours course at the local university, acquiring a
new hobby, or being part of a hobby circle, or even just reading instead of spending
hours in front of your smart tv or phone! There’s a virtue in giving Rizal always led a
frugal existence, including staying hungry at meals to pay rent and skipping outings to
stay on track with his medical education. In Dapitan, even though he won the lottery,
he relinquished all his winnings to build light and water infrastructure, and a school for
fellow citizens, where he taught as well as offered free medical treatment.

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 Analysis
As I read the life story of Jose Rizal and as I take this course my analysis in the life of
Dr. Jose Rizal, as I grow older I always ask people that why is Dr. Jose Rizal is a
national hero instead of Andres Bonifacio who fight against invaders physically but as
I read many articles and as we tackled it in our online class about the life of Jose Rizal
in my analysis and understanding during the early age of Dr. Jose Rizal he is known
in his capability as a young man who have guts to go to other country to study and
finish medicine, so for now who is Dr. Jose Rizal to common for us? What is the
contribution of his life, woks and writings in us Filipinos? When we ask most people
today these questions, they might answer something like, he is our national hero and
doesn’t deserve in the position of being a national hero of the Philippines because he
just write novel, maybe some will going to answer like this Rizal is one of the person
who write in the history or some people would probably say he died in Bagumbayan,
and he wrote two great novels. Beyond that nothing more is said about Jose Rizal. As
I read through the chapters of the book I have come discover many more things that
is admirable about this man. In his childhood, he wrote a poem to his fellow children
reminding them to always love their native tongue and never forget it because it one
thing that we have as a Filipinos who lives in the Philippines. The children of today
tend to like the invaders tongue because they feel like it is more exciting to learned
with but honestly as Rizal thought us we should always love our native tongue because
it helps us to communicate and as a symbol as a Filipinos and we must give
importance to it. . Maybe they are ashamed of their true language assuming that they
are more superior if they speak the more popular. After reading articles in him I realize
that Jose Rizal is deserve to be known as our National hero because without the two
novel who awake us Filipino from the slavery we wouldn’t be something like this today,
Rizal wrote those to novel for us to enlightened and to fight against invader even he
sacrifices his own life for the love of the people and also he wants us to fight our right
as human because we are not a slave but we human, we have humanity and Rizal
gives important to that for us Filipino to learn to educate ourselves from any invader
and also Without education life will be very difficult to live since we don’t have the
proper tool or knowledge to face the challenges we encounter in the past so the only
why for Rizal to awaken the Filipino is to write it in the Novel . So, to me this is one of
the things that have an impact in this generation. A great deal to be given much
thought. Because according to some teachers today education among youth is fast
diminishing some don’t give importance to it, were in fact education is one of the thing
that Rizal Fight for us as he said “KABATAAN ANG PAG ASA NG BAYAN” . What
would become of us? What would become of the country that Jose Rizal died for? Let
us not put to waste what our ancestors put together. Let us embrace their “pamana”.
Even if this saying is true “only in their dreams can a man be truly happy and free”, let
us not forget the lives of those who perish to set us free in past years, Rizal is one of
the people who sacrifice his life for us to have a life like this. Let us help in guiding the
youth to the truth. Help them find the right path as Rizal thought as to embrace the
right thing in our lives, the path of righteousness where we give credit of the sacrifices
of Rizal and other movement. It may be difficult but we have to try. And another thing
that caught my attention is the dedication of the book to the three martyrs of Cavite,
Fathers Gomez, Zamora and Burgos. Although he was away and still just a little child
when the execution of the three priests happened, he never forgot what they did. He
said that they are victims of injustice. This type characteristic is very rare nowadays.
He did something good for others without his own agendas in mind. Is there a man of
that quality now? Men today will do whatever it takes just to satisfy his needs and
wants. That’s why Rizal deserve to be a National Hero because being a here is not
just fighting physically but a hero also is someone who is willing to sacrifice everything
and help people to enlightened and to awaken through writing.
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