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LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

 RIZAL’S TIME

 Instability of Colonial administration

 Corrupt Officialdom
 No Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes
 Human rights denied to Filipinos
 No equality before the law
 Maladministration of justice
 Racial Administration
 Frailocracy
 Forced labor
 Haciendas owned by the friars
 Guardia civil

 RIZAL’S BIOGRAPHY

 Born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11
children (2 boys and 9 girls)
 FRANCISCO MERCADO (1818-1898) - FATHER
offsprings of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818; studied in San Jose College,
Manila; and died in Manila
 TEODORA ALONSO (1827-1913) - MOTHER
Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida de Quintos. She studied at the
Colegio de Santa Rosa. She was a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-working and well-read.
She was born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1827 and died in 1913 in Manila.
 SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913) - Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married Manuel Timoteo
Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas
 PACIANO RIZAL (1851-1930) - Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child. Studied at San Jose College
in Manila; became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
 NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939)- The third child. married Antonio Lopez at Morong, Rizal; a teacher and
musician
 OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887) - The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887 from childbirth.
 LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919) - The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa.
 MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945) - The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
 JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)- The second son and the seventh child. He was executed by the Spaniards on
December 30,1896.
 CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865) - The eight child. Died at the age of three.
 JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945) - The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.
 TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951) - The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to die.
 SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929) - The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.

 FACTS ON RIZAL’S LIFE

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  1st to build a stone house in Calamba
 1st to own carriages
 Home library of 1000 vol.
 Raised rice, corn, sugar and large lands from the Dominican estates.
 Name: Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Reolanda
 Baptized by : Rev. Rufino Collantes
 On : June 22, 1861
 Named after: St. Joseph
 3y/o
- introduced to tales of fantasy, legends, and folklore. First
sorrow:
-Jose was called Ute.
- others by Pepe or Pepito:
-Jose loved his sister Concepcion who died of sickness, where he first shed true tears. Devoted son of the church:
- able to recite the Catholic prayers
 Age 5yo:
- able to read the Spanish family bible.
- wrote poems on religion:
- Al Niño Jesus (1876)
- la alianza intima entre la religion y la Buena educacion(1876)
-a la virgin maria
 Rizals have 3 uncles:
1) Gregorio Alonso
- thought Ute to work hard , think for himself and observe life keenly.

2)Manuel Alonso (the strong)

- encouraged the skinny Ute to learn swimming fencing and wrestling etc.

3) Jose Alberto Alonso (the youngest)

-encouraged Ute to paint, sketch, and sculpt.
 Early Schooling
1) Mother
-alphabet
-catholic prayers

2) Private tutors
- maestro Claestino
-maestro Lucas Padua
- Leon Monroy

3) June 1870
- Justinio Aquino Cruz
- tall thin long necked man sharp pointed nose and a body bent slightly forward.

 At the age 8, he wrote a Tagalog poem, "Sa Aking Mga Kabata," the theme of which revolves on the love of
one’s language.

 In 1877, at the age of 16, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with an average of "excellent" from the
Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In the same year, he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters at the University of
Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at
the Ateneo.

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  He finished the latter course on March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyor’s examination on May 21, 1878;
but because of his age, 17, he was not granted license to practice the profession until December 30, 1881.

 In 1878, he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop in his studies when he felt
that the Filipino students were being discriminated upon by their Dominican tutors.

 On May 3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid.

 On June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and on June
19,1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent."

 Having traveled extensively in Europe, America and Asia, he mastered 22 languages. These include Arabic,
Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese,
Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tagalog, and other native dialects.

 He was an expert swordsman and a good shot. In the hope of securing political and social reforms for his
country and at the same time educate his countrymen, Rizal, the greatest apostle of Filipino nationalism,
published, while in Europe, several works with highly nationalistic and revolutionary tendencies.

 In March 1887, his daring book, NOLI ME TANGERE, a satirical novel exposing the arrogance and
despotism of the Spanish clergy, was published in Berlin;

 in 1890 he reprinted in Paris, Morga’s SUCCESSOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS with his annotations to
prove that the Filipinos had a civilization worthy to be proud of even long before the Spaniards set foot on
Philippine soil

 September 18, 1891, EL FILIBUSTERISMO, his second novel and a sequel to the NOLI and more
revolutionary and tragic than the latter, was printed in Ghent.

 From November 3, 1986, to the date of his execution, he was again committed to Fort Santiago. In his
prison cell, he wrote an untitled poem, now known as "Ultimo Adios" which is considered a masterpiece and
a living document expressing not only the hero’s great love of country but also that of all Filipinos.

 In the cold morning of December 30, 1896, Rizal, a man whose 35 years of life had been packed with varied
activities which proved that the Filipino has capacity to equal if not excel even those who treat him as a
slave, was shot at Bagumbayan Field

 Taft Commission and Rizal Law

- The Taft Commission chose Rizal out of several great Filipinos as the number one hero of his people.
- Republic Act 1425 ( Batas Rizal) mandated the offering of the course Buhay at
Katha ni Rizal to all college students, to provide the models that will challenge the

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 spirit of nationalism. More recently, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) saw the need to
strengthen the idealism of college students by providing the youth with opportunities to examine the
different perspectives that other Filipino heroes and heroines took in building our nation.

 Dr. Jose Rizal’s time ( Spanish Period)

- The sufferings of Rizal in his life occurred during the Spanish regime the glorious empire could not be
freed from the blockade of Science and the Industrial Revolution. The empire has weakened
wretchedly because of the numerous battles in Europe occurring in a number of ears and ended
against the United States, Spain’s total destruction was foreseeable. The foundation of her high
economy colonies’ wealth gradually but certainly were gone from her as these clamored for separation.
The empire was questioned even its most raison d’etre or grounds the challenges of the Age of
Enlightenment was not sufficiently met by the monarchy; the democratic standards formed or created
by the French Revolution immediately bore fruit with the promulgation of the Cadiz Constitution to the
dismay of the monarchy and the church.

 Rizal: The Person

1. The Great Thinker
He was the great thinker as he used reasons and understanding that led him to empower the use
of pen and paper. In such, the great books NOLI ME TANGERE and EL FILIBUSTERISMO has
aroused the feelings of his countrymen and awakened them from the deep-slumber of more than
centuries of friar-misrule and colonial misadministration. His novels were not the only key of his
success but all of his other writings, letters, diary entries and other works that served as his love for
his country as a profound and effective Great Thinker.
2. The Great Doer
Rizal was known to be very intelligent as he has competed to other nations in every different
manner. He believes that intellect should be practiced through performance. He has excelled into
different fields which made him competent , creative and has gained high respect from his fellow
researchers, scholars, scientists and not only in Spain but in England, France, Germany, and
Austria with his deep friendship with Ferdinand Blumentritt.
3. The Great Lover
His love was the fusion by his four great loves. First was an Almighty sacred love for God. Second
was his sacred love for his family and friends. Third was his love for the country which is his most
beloved Patria Adorada, Lastly, his love for the women in his life.
4. The Great Servant Leader
Rizal had been an effective leader who transformed the Filipino people and inspired them to their
highest potential. His ability to love without limits, without counting the cost has been a real
greatness that became the inspiration of his servant-leadership (Mi Ultimo Adios)
 Rizal’s Works

1. To My Fellow Children ( SA AKING MGA KABATA)

He wrote this poem as an appeal to his countrymen to love their national language. Rizal said “
Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda, kaya marapat
pagyamaning kusa na tulad sa isang tunay na nagpala”

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 2. To The Filipino Youth ( A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA)
It is a literary masterpiece that expresses Rizal’s immortal message of love of country, energy, and
faith particularly in the youth (Kabataan ang pag-asa ng Bayan)

3. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos

Famous literary work where Rizal voiced out the conviction that women should think for
themselves, should be educated, and should be more active in public office.

4. My Last Farewell
This masterpiece was written by Rizal in Fort Santiago probably a day or two before his execution
on December 30, 1896 in Bagumbayan. This poem is full of love of the author for his country when he
uttered this It is sweet to die for you so that you may live. It is sweet to die and sleep under your sky.

5. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Noli is a romantic novel, a work of the heart, a book of feeling; it has freshness, color, humor,
lightness and wit. El Fili is a political novel; a work of the head, a book of thoughts, containing
bitterness, hatred, violence and sorrow.

 Education

1. Early Education in Calamba and Binan

His first teacher was his mother where he learned the alphabet and the prayer at the age of 3.
Rizal has attended private school under Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz.

2. Ateneo de Manila University (1872-1877)

Trained by Jesuits in the character of rigid discipline and religious instruction.

3. University of Sto. Tomas (1877-1882)

Course and Experiences

4. Studies and Travels Abroad

Went to Spain after in UST. Primary reason in going abroad was to observe keenly the life of other
European nations in order to prepare himself in mighty task of liberating his oppressed.

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Part B: PRACTICE TEST

1. Four days after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, Rizal was arrested and imprisoned at Fort Santiago with
due process of law. Who was then the Governor General of the country who ordered the arrest of Rizal to be
exiled in Dapitan?
A. Ramon Blanco C. Camilo Polavieja
B. Eulogio Despujol D. Emilio Terrero

2. Friends and Fellow nationalists defended Noli Me Tangere. A brilliant defense came from Rev. Vicente Garcia
who claimed that Rizal did not attack the Church and Spain.
A. Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere was merely a fiction, no harm to anyone

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 B. Rizal focused on the ignorance of the Filipino
C. Rizal would want to enlighten or open the minds of his fellowmen
D. Rizal attacked the bad Spanish officials and priests.

3. According to Rizal himself, he took the name Noli Me Tangere, which means “Touch Me Not” from the
Bible. From what gospel was Noli Me Tangere taken?
A. Luke 24:12 C. John 20:17
B. Luke 24:44 D. John 20:15

4. The character in the Noli was described by Rizal as a laundry woman before her marriage to an officer of the
Guardia Civil. She was known as the “Muse of the Guardia Civil”. Who was the woman?
A. Dona Consolacion C. Sisa
B. Dona Victorina D. Paulita Gomez

5. Sometime in 1807, Rizal’s close friend Blumentritt asked him to define the term for he could not find the word in
Euroepan-Spanish American sources. Rizal replied that in Filipino the word meant: a dangerous patriot who
someday will be hanged. What was the word requested Rizal to define?
A. Filibuster C. Militarist
B. Revolutionist D. Patriot

6. In his poem, “The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education” Rizal showed the importance of
religion in education. Which of these is a valid main topic for the poem?
A. Education without God is not true education
B. Religion without education is not a true education
C. Education without God is allowable
D. Religion without education is allowable.

7. The winning of “La Juventud Filipina” in a literary contest was controversial and exceptional. Why?
A. There were better entries but Rizal’s charming abilities won the judges.
B. Rizal should not be a contestant because the contest was exclusively for the elite.
C. It was a Spanish Poem written by a Filipino whose merit was recognized by the Spaniards.
D. It was the first poem advocating the youth to stand for the truth and for their country.

8. Rizal met with a kind Protestant German Pastor in Germany who befriended him. He stayed at his vicarage
and learned German language. This is where he finished his first novel. Where was Noli Village located in
honor of the novel Noli Me Tangere?
A. Wilhemfield C. Heidelberg
B. Berlin D. Leipzig
9. What was the most famous work of Rizal that voiced out the conviction of Filipina for themselves?
A. To the Virgin Mary C. My First Inspiration
B. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos D. To the Flowers of Heidelberg

10. Rizal had a bestfriend whom he would always confide with through letters. His best friend is a principal of a
secondary school in Austria. Who was he?
A. Blumentritt C. Paterno
B. Viola D. Cecilio

11. On time that Rizal returned in the Phils.,his novel Noli Me Tangere had already caused disputes especially
among the friars. Who was the Augustinian friar who published an eight-series handout to attack Noli Me
Tangere?

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 A. Padre Jose Rodriguez C. Padre Jose Bech
B. Padre Antonio Obach D. Padre Federico Faura

12. El Filibusterismo is the sequel of Noli Me Tangere and like the first book it was written in Spanish. To whom
did he dedicate this second novel?
A. To his beloved parents
B. To the suffering Filipino people.
C. To the executed Filipino priests
D. To his love, Leonara Rivera

13. Where is the setting of the 1st chapter of El Fili?

A. UST C. House of Simoun
B. Tabo, old circular ship D. House of Kapitan Tiyago

14. In El Fili, who was the character who’s like Rizal’s father owned a land which was confiscated by
the Spanish friar?
A. Kapitan Tiyago C. Kabesan Tales
B. Don Tiburcio D. Placido Penitente

15. When the Spaniards found out that Simoun’s plan against the Spanish gov’t, they went after him. Simound fled
carrying with him, his wealth to the house of a Filipino priest near the sea. Who was this priest?
A. Padre Florentino C. Padre Camorra
B. Padre Irene D. Padre Millon

16. Rizal based the character in Noli and El Fili on the people of his life. To whom did he patterned the
character of Paulina Gomez?
A. Teodora Alonzo C. Leonor Rivera
B. Saturnina D. O-sei-san

17. Rizal was able to finish his studies and performed excellently in all his subjects. He was called as the pride of
the Jesuits but pointed out that if not for the education of this educator, he would achieved such. Who was the
educator?
A. Father Sanchez C. Don Saez
B. Maestro Aquino D. Don De Jesus

18. Who was the first teacher of Rizal?

A. Teodora Alonzo C. Leonor Rivera
B. Saturnina D. O-sei-san

19. Who was the Governor-General who ordered the death of Rizal?
A. Ramon Blanco C. Camilo Polavieja
B. Eulogio Despujol D. Rafael de Izquierdo

20. Who was the true love of Rizal?

A. Getrude Beckett C. Leonor Rivera
B. Josephine Bracken D. O-sei-san

21. What was the school where Rizal took his medicine course?
A. UST C. Unibersidad de Paris
B. Ateneo D. Unibersidad ng Pilipinas

22. This commission chose Rizal to be our national hero.

A. Os-Rox Mission C. Ross Mission
B. Taft Commission D. Roxas Commission

23. What was the setting of the Noli Me Tangere?

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 A. Sto. Domingo C. Sto. Cristo
B. San Diego D. Sta. Barbara

24. How many boys are there in the family of Rizal?

A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

25. What is the present day name for Bagumbayan?

A. Taft Avenue C. Lagusnilad
B. Luneta D. Fort Santiago

PRACTICE TEST

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. C

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 13. B
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. B

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