CHAPTER 3: RIZAL’S LIFE: Family, --He lived and worked with Fr.

Jose
Childhood and Early Education(1861- A. Burgos.
1877) --He became an ally of the
BIRTH OF RIZAL Katipunan.
JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y --He became a general in the
ALONSO REALONDA revolutionary army during the
--was born on Wednesday night, June 1900's.
19, 1861. +Narcisa, 87 (1852-1939) “The
--was named before St. Joseph and Hospital Sister” “Sisa”
St. Protacio. --she was married to Antonio Lopez
-- he was baptized three days after (Nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez).
his birth by Calamba’s parish --She was a musician and an
priests, Fr. Rufino Collantes and educator from Pueblo de Morong
his godfather was Pedro Casanas. (former name of Rizal Province)
JOSE – from St. Joseph, whom his --She could recite from memory
mother was a devotee. almost all poems of Jose Rizal.
PROTACIO - from St. Protacio, the +Olimpia, 32 (1855-1887) “The Go-
patron saint for June 19. Between” “Ypia” or “Yepa”
RIZAL - adopted from Narciso --she was married to Silvestre
Claveria’s decree; used to avoid Ubaldo, a telegraph operator of
conflict and hostility of the Manila.
Spaniards “ricial” –means a green +Lucia, 62 (1857-1919) “A Fellow-
pasture. Sufferer”
MERCADO - his father’s surname. --she was married to Mariano
ALONSO - his mother’s maiden name. Herbosa (nephew of Father Casañas)
REALONDA - got from the REALONDA DE of Calamba Laguna.
RIZAL. --Her husband, Herbosa died of
+Don Francisco Mercado(1818-1898) Cholera and was denied of Christian
--was born in Biñan, Laguna. burial being the brother-in-law of
--He studied Latin and Philosophy Rizal.
at the College of San Jose in +Maria, 86 (1859-1945) “The
Manila. Confidant” “Biang”
--Moved to Calamba after his --married to Daniel Faustino Cruz
parent's death. of Biñan, Laguna.
--Became a tenant farmer of the +Jose Rizal, 35 (1861-1896) “Pepe”
Dominican-owned hacienda. --The greatest Filipino hero.
+Doña Teodora Alonso Y Realonda --was born on June 19, 1861.
(1826-1911) --was executed by the Spaniards on
--was born in Meisik, Sta. Cruz December 30, 1896.
Manila. +Concepcion, 3 (1862-1865)
--She studied at Colegio de Sta. “A Dear Loss” “Concha”
Rosa in Manila. --Died at the age of 3; her death
--A woman of refined culture and was Rizal's first sorrow in life.
character, with exemplary literary +Josefa, 80 (1865-1945) “The
talents, the fortitude of a spartan Katipunera” “Panggoy”
woman and with business ability, --She was epileptic and died
she managed their store. spinster at the age of 80.
+Saturnina, 63 (1850-1913) “The --She became a member of Katipunan.
Second Mother” “Neneng” +Trinidad, 83 (1868-1951) “The
--she was married to Manuel T. Steward” “Trining”
Hidalgo of Tanauan Batangas. --Last of the siblings to survive
--In 1909, Saturnina published and died as spinster too; died at
Pascuals Poblete's Tagalog the age of 83.
translation of Noli Me Tangere. --She became a member of the
+Paciano, 79 (1851-1930) “The Big Katipunan.
Brother” --Caretaker of “Mi Ultimo Adios”.
--He studied Latin under maestro
Justiniano Cruz attending the
Colegio de San Jose in Manila.
+Soledad, 59 (1870-1929) “The
Teacher” “Choleng”
She was married to Pantaleon
Quintero of Calamba.
--She became a teacher, said to
have been “the best educated” among
Rizal's sisters.
--1929 - passed away at the age of
59.
THE RIZAL HOME
--The house of the Rizal
family,where he was born, was one
of the distinguished stone houses
in Calamba during the Spanish
times. It was a two-storey
building, rectangular in shape,
built of adobe stones and hard-
woods and roofed with red tiles.
Behind the house were the poultry
yard full of turkeys and chickens
and a big garden of tropical fruit
trees- atis, balimbing, chico,
macopa, papaya, santol, etc.
--It was a happy home where
parental affection and children’s
laughter reigned. By day it hummed
with the noises of children at play
and the songs of the birds in the
garden. By night, it echoed with
the soft notes of family prayers.
Such a wholesome home, naturally,
reared a wholesome family, and such
a family was the Rizal family.
CHILDHOOD YEARS IN CALAMBA
--Calamba was named after a big
native jar. A hacienda town which
belonged to the Dominican Order,
which also owned all the lands
around it. It is a beautiful town
covered with irrigated rice fields
and sugar lands.
--The first memory of Rizal, was
his happy days in the family garden
when he was three years old.
--The Rizal children were bound
together by ties of love and
companionship.
--At the age of three, Rizal began
to take part in the family prayers.
--At the age of 5, he was able to
read the Spanish Bible with help of
his mother and began to make
sketches with his pencil and to
mold in clay and wax objects which
attracted his fancy.
--On his nearly 7, his father took
him for a pilgrimage to Antipolo in
order to fulfill his mother's vows
which was made when he was born.
--Sa Aking Mga Kabata (To My Fellow
Children) - Rizal’s first poem in
native language at the age of
eight.
EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND
BIÑAN
--His early education was
concentrated on 4R’s – reading,
writing, ‘rithmetic and religion.
--His mother was his first teacher.
--He was taught how to read and
write in Spanish.
--Maestro Celestino - 1st private
tutor.
--Maestro Lucas Padua - 2nd private
tutor.
--Leon Monroy - former classmate of
Rizal's father, became his tutor;
he instructed Jose in Spanish and
Latin - he died five months later.
--Uncle Manuel Alberto taught him
love for the open air and developed
in him a great admiration for the
beauty of nature.
--Uncle Gregorio - a scholar,
instilled into the mind of the boy
for education.
--Father Leoncio Lopez - fostered
Rizal's love for the scholarship
and intellectual honesty; an old
parish priest of Calamba.
His Education at Biñan
--He left Calamba for Biñan in June
1869, accompanied by Paciano.
--Paciano brought him to the school
of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz.
--He was awarded as “painter of the
class”.
+There were two events that took
place which brought sorrow to his
life:
--The execution of the three
priests: Gomez, Burgos and Zamora.
--The imprisonment of his mother.
THE GOMBURZA EXECUTION
--GomBurZa – courted the governor’s
ire by advocating the secular
movement to Filipinize the
Philippine parishes and was
supported by the lawyers, Joaquin
Pardo de Tavera and Antonio Ma.
Regidor.
--February 17, 1872 – the three
priests were executed in spite of
the Archbishop’s plea for clemency
for their innocence.
 HIS MOTHER’S INPRISONMENT
--Before June 1867 – Doña Teodora
was accused, together with her
brother, Jose Alberto, as
accomplices in an attempt to poison
his brother’s wife.
--Antonio Vivencio del Rosario –
Calamba’s gobernadorcillo helped
her brother’s wife filed a case.
--During her arrest, Doña Teodora
was forced to walk from Calamba to
Santa Cruz (50 km). She was
incarcerated in the provincial
capital of Sta. Cruz where she
spent two years and a half of her
life.