JOSE RIZAL

LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS

WHO IS JOSE RIZAL?
JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL Y ALONZO REALONDA

• June 19, 1861 Calamba Laguna

• December 30, 1896 Bagumbayan Manila
• Nicknames- ‘Pepe’ & ‘Jose’
• Parents

Doña Teodora
Alonso
Realonda y
Quintos

Don Francisco Rizal

Mercado y Alejandro
THE RIZAL SIBLINGS

SATURNINA NARCISA
1850-1913 PACIANO 1852-1939 OLYMPIA
1851-1930 1855-1887
 LUCIA MARIA JOSE CONCEPCION
1857-1919 1859-1945 1861-1896 1862-1865

JOSEFA TRINIDAD SOLEDAD

1865-1945 1868-1951 1870-1929
• Rizal was not meant for a long commitment, like marriage - with all his travels and
freedom-fighting obligations. Maybe heroes can only be alone with their thoughts.
Left alone, they will naturally think too much, and thinking for an entire country, we
assume, can be exhausting. Maybe Rizal just always needed a companion.

• But if there's one thing his dalliances and longings and pursuits remind us, it is that
heroes are humans, too. Humans have needs. And he did die for our country. He gets
a pass - even when he was a master in ghosting.
 Jose Rizal’s Educational Background
•Rizal’s first teachers:
1.Dona Teodora
- was his mother she was patient,
conscientious and , understanding
- she discovered that her son had a
talent for poetry
- she encouraged him to write poems
2. Private Tutors of Rizal
- Maestro Celestino
- Maestro Lucas
- Leon Monroy
• Rizal goes to Binan,Laguna:
- June, 1869 Rizal left for Binan
- Was accompanied by Paciano his
older brother
- He was taught by Maestro
Justiniano
- In academic studies, Rizal beat all
Binan boys
- He surpassed them all in Spanish,
Latin, and other subjects
• Life and Studies in Ateneo
- Ateneo De Municipal established by the Jesuits
- Rizal entered in 1872
- Santa Isabela College
• Ateneo he received 5 medals and graduated as sobresaliente March 23, 1877 ( 16 yrs old)
• Received Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honor
• Pre med Course
• Curso De Ampiacion or Advanced Cpurse in Physics Chemistry and Natural History
• Practical Traning in Medicine at Hospital De San Juan De Dios in Intramuros.
• Awarded Global Grade of Notable
• Decided to study in Spain Academic Journey to Spain (1882-1885)
• Jose Rizal earned a Licentiate in Medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid, where he also
took courses in philosophy and literature. It was in Madrid that he began writing Noli Me Tangere.
He also attended classes in the University of Paris and, in 1887, he completed his eye specialization
course at the University of Heidelberg. It was also in that year that Rizal’s first novel was published
in Berlin.
WHY JOSE RIZAL
BECOME A HERO?
• Jose Rizal became the Philippines' national hero because he battled for
freedom in a quiet but effective manner. Instead of using violence or
hostility, he wrote books, essays, and articles to show his love for the
Philippines. He was a very remarkable individual for his period. He
was modest, preferring to speak out in favor of improvements using
his words rather than starting a revolution. He used his intellect, skills,
and abilities in a more peaceful manner than behaving violently.
• The Americans (through the American Governor William Howard Taft)
recommended to the Philippine Commission, which was sponsored by the US, to
declare Jose Rizal as a national hero for the Filipinos, because of the fact that he was
executed by the Spaniards and of his peaceful way to achieve liberty.

• Unlike Andres Bonifacio whose desire to achieve independence for his native land
required armed approach. The Americans deemed this approach to independence of
Andres Bonifacio to be unacceptable and may inspire other Filipinos to rebel against
American rule. This is why Jose Rizal was chosen over him as the national hero. Jose
Rizal was declared as the greatest Filipino hero during the American colonization
after the Aguinaldo led armed forces were subdued during the Philippine-American
war.
• The Philippine revolution led by
Andres Bonifacio was fueled by the
writings of Jose Rizal, Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo,
which made a more lasting
impression. This is one of the best
arguments of those who believe that
Rizal is rightfully the national hero.
Rizal was truly an inspiration to
many Filipinos during the Spanish
period.
• “The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword”
• According to the historian Rafael Palma, Rizal was more deserving of
the national hero title. Rizal was even thought to have suggested that
Antonio Luna lead the revolutionary forces since Luna has studied
military science which was a brilliant idea to lessen casualties against
the powerhouse Spanish militia. Rizal believed that only an army that
was well prepared and had enough arms would ensure victory.
• Jose Rizal founded the La Liga Filipina,
a civic organization that led to the
creation of the Katipunan headed by
Andres Bonifacio. This fact may already
substantiate that Rizal’s title was
deserving since without the La Liga
Filipina, Andres Bonifacio and his army
would have been non-existent.

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• Jose Rizal became a hero for a various reasons. First of all, he fought againts
the invaders not through violence but through his intelligence and writing
skills. Through his novels, the evil deeds of the spanish conqueros were
exposed. Many citizens also lived their patriotism and shed their blood to
defend the inpedendence of the philippines,including the father of the
katipunan and another hero, Andres Bonifacio. Rizal also gambled his life for
the freedom he was fighting for. The spanish killed him because of his
resistance to them
HOW IS JOSE RIZAL
DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER HEROES?
• Jose Rizal was considered as the greatest among the Filipino heroes, was not
explicitly proclaimed as a national hero. The position he now holds in Philippine
history is a tribute to the continued veneration or acclamation of the people in
recognition of his contribution to the significant social transformation that took
place in our country.

• Despite the lack of any official declaration explicitly proclaiming them as

national heroes, they remain admired and revered for their roles in Philippine
history. Heroes, according to historians, should not be legislated. Their
appreciation should be better left to academics. Acclamation for heroes, they felt,
would be recognition enough.
• In comparing the life of our two great Filipinos; Pepe and Supremo, anyone can clearly
see the differences in their background. Rizal was talented, but moreover, blessed to be
born into a good family who can afford to send him to prestigious schools. Bonifacio, on
the other hand, was born into a poor family. One can clearly point out that the reason
for the different courses of action taken by the two are very well linked with their
backgrounds. Rizal is the Idealist, wherein he used his intellect in making known his
feelings. Through his writings, he was able to define what he saw wrong. Switching
sides, Bonifacio, although intelligent himself, resorted to physical warfare as the means
of making his beliefs known to the public. No matter how much we want to identify
which of the two men was better, there’s no point in doing so. They may be similar in
their goals, but their ways were different.
• A hero symbolizes goodness. Rizal gave us freedom by using goodness. Jose Rizal
became the Philippine national hero because he fought for freedom in an
exceedingly silent but powerful way. He expressed his love for the Philippines
through his novels, essays and articles instead of through the utilization of force or
aggression. He was a awfully amazing person at his time. He was humble, fighting
for reforms through his writings rather than through a revolution. He used his
intelligence, talents and skills in an exceedingly more peaceful way instead of the
aggressive way.
• Jose Rizal is, in the annals of heroism, an anomaly. He was a man of science, a
scholar and writer, and to many young Filipinos is idealized as a model son and
something of a ladies’ man.
• Unlike other national heroes, he did not bear arms or lead an army. Indeed, he
preached against an armed rebellion, believing his countryfolk were yet unprepared
for battle and so concluded that a revolution was bound to fail. But neither was he a
milquetoast. While in Madrid, he challenged fellow propagandist Antonio Luna to a
duel after Luna disparaged Nellie Boustead while in a drunken rage. Nellie
apparently favored Rizal over Luna, and hearing the young lady maligned, Rizal
challenged Luna to a gun duel. The gunfight did not proceed, fortunately, after
Luna sobered up. Reports have it that, while a superior swordsman, Luna was not
as good with a pistol as Rizal was.
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