19th century

Question 1

Ten Spanish Jesuits arrived in Manila (Apr. 14)

Answer 1

April 14, 1859

Question 2

Founding of Escuela Municipal de Manila (Ateneo de Municipal) in Intramuros.

Answer 2

1859

Question 3

Jose “Pepe” P. Mercado-Rizal, Philippines’ National Hero was
born

Answer 3

June 19, 1861

Question 4

Jose dela Concha, Minister of Colonies promulgated the Educational Decree of 1863 which established the public educational system and normal school for men

Answer 4

December 30, 1863

Question 5

Great earthquake
damaged Manila City and Cathedral (2,000 victims)

Answer 5

1863

Question 6

Death of Fr. Pedro
Pelaez, creole Filipino priest (secularization of parishes)

Answer 6

1863

Question 7

Governor Carlos Ma. De la Torre was sent to the Philippines. In his two years of service, the Filipinos enjoyed certain liberal concessions (freedom of press; Filipinization of the parishes; freedom to propose reforms)

Answer 7

1869

Question 8

Emilio Aguinaldo was born (March 22)

Answer 8

March 22, 1869

Question 9

Cavite Mutiny.

Answer 9

January 20, 1872

Question 10

Martyrdom of the three Filipino priest, GOMBURZA

Answer 10

February 17, 1872

Question 11

Teodora Alonzo y Realonda, Rizal’s mother was accused of poisoning Jose Alberto’s wife (Teodora Formosa)

Answer 11

1872

Question 12

Jose Rizal passed the entrance exam in San Juan de
Letran but matriculated in Ateneo de Municipal

Answer 12

June 10, 1872

Question 13

Rizal wrote his first poem, Mi Primera Inspiracion (Ateneode Municipal)

Answer 13

1874

Question 14

What is the title of the first poem Rizal made in 1874?

Answer 14

Mi Primera Inspiracion

Question 15

Rizal graduated with the highest honor “Pride of the Jesuit” in Ateneo de Municipal (March 23)

Answer 15

March 23, 1877

Question 16

Univesity of Santo Tomas
(Philosophy and Letter)/ England and Germany recognized Spain’s rights in Sulu

Answer 16

1877

Question 17

Rizal pursued Medicine course in UST and he took
vocational course (expert surveyor) in Ateneo de Municipal

Answer 17

1878

Question 18

Rizal literary work, “Ala Juventud Filipina” was awarded (LiceoArtistico Literario)

Answer 18

1879

Question 19

Rizal literary work, “El Consejo delos Dioses awarded a gold ring (engraved the bust of Miguel de Cervates

Answer 19

1880

Question 20

He wrote a Spanish zarzuela, “Junto Al Pasig” (Dec. 8)

Answer 20

December 8, 1880

Question 21

Rizal boarded on El Salvadora going to Madrid/ Barcelona (June 16)

Answer 21

June 16, 1882

Question 22

“Amor Patrio” (appeared in Diariong Tagalog

Answer 22

August 20, 1882

Question 23

He enrolled in Universidad Central de Madrid (Nov. 3)/ He joined the Circulo Hispano
Filipino/ He visited Hospitals in Paris (Jun-Aug)

Answer 23

1882

Question 24

Rizal honored the triumph of Juan Luna (Spoliarium) and Felix Ressurreccion Hidalgo (Virgin Exposed to the Populace) in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid/ Prof. Miguel de Morayta (Nov. 20-22)/
Rizal completed his medical course (June 21)

Answer 24

1884

Question 25

Tribute and Poll Tax were abolished and the use of Cedula personal was introduced/ Rizal started writing his novel, Noli Me Tangere in Madrid

Answer 25

1884

Question 26

Rizal obtained his licenciado en filosopia y letras (Universidad Central de Madrid) and he was qualified as professor of Humanities in any Spanish Universities

Answer 26

1885

Question 27

Rizal went in Heidelberg, Germany (Dr. Otto Becker/
University Eye Hospital)/ Pastor Karl Ullmer (Wilhelmsfeld- wrote the last few chapters of Noli)

Answer 27

1886

Question 28

Rizal finished writing his novel, Noli Me Tangere and
printed in Berliner Buchdruckrei – Action Gesselchaft / Maximo
Viola agreed to finance the printing cost

Answer 28

1887