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Lifeandworksofrizal 170723062706 Orig
Lifeandworksofrizal 170723062706 Orig
Jose Rizal
Domingo Lamco
Great-grandfather of Jose on his father’s side
A Chinese immigrant from the Eukien City of
Changchow
Became a Christian, when he got married.
Ines de la Rosa
A well-to-do Christian girl in Manila
Assumed in 1731 the surname Mercado that means
market
Francisco Mercado
Son of Rosa, who resided in Binan
Elected gobernadorcillo (municipal mayor)
Cirila Bernacha
Wife of Franciso , a Chinese-Filipino mestiza
Juan Mercado
grandfather of Jose
Elected as gobernadorcillo of Binan,Laguna
Cirila Alejandro
A Chinese-Filipino mestiza
Had thirteen children and the youngest was Francisco,
the father of Jose Rizal
Eugenio Ursua (Japanese ancestry)
Great-grandfather of Teodora
Benigna
Filipina wife of Eugenio
Regina Ursua
Daughter of Eugenio and Benigna
Manuel de Quintos
A Filipino-Chinese lawyer from Pangasinan
Brigada de Quintos
Daughter of Manuel and Regina
Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
Husband of Brigada, a prominent Spanish-Filipino
mestizo from Binan.
Rank Position
Best student Emperor
Second Best Tribune
Third Best Decurion
Fourth Best Centurion
Fifth Best Standard Bearer
Jose belonged to the class composed of Spaniards,
meztizos nd Filipinos.
Father Bech, first teacher of Jose in Ateneo
Jose took private lessons in Santa Isabel College to
improve his Spanish
He placed second at the end of the year.
Jose studied harder this year and regained his
leadership composure.
Became an emperor again
At the end of the school year, he received excellent
grades in all subjects and a gold medal.
Compared to the previous school year, Rizal did not
make an excellent showing in his studies although, his
grades remained excellent in all subjects.
Won a single medal in Latin
Failed to win a medal in Spanish
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
Befriended his professor Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez.
Regarded him as a great educator and scholar
Inspired him to write poetry and to study harder
Regarded him as “model of uprightness, earnestness, and
love”
Jose topped all his classmates in all subjects.
Won five medals at the end of the school term.
Graduated on March 23, 1877 (16 years old)
Received the degree of Bachelor of Arts with highest
honors
Rizal graduated sobresaliente.
Disappointments of Rizal:
1. Dominican professors were hostile to him;
2. There was a racial discrimination;
3. The methods used were obsolete and repressive.
When he was enrolled in UST, he also enrolled
vocational course in Ateneo, to the perito agrimensor
at the age of 17
Studies in Spain
Rizal continued his medical studies in the Universidad
Central de Madrid in two courses:
1. Medicine
2. Philosophy and Letters
Enrolled Fine Arts at San Fernando
Took lessons in different languages (French, German,
and English) under private tutors.
Took time for sports like fencing and shooting in the
Hall of Arms of Sanz y Carbonnell.
Learn more in music and other subjects. During his spare
time, visited galleries and museums and read books of
different subjects including military engineering.