AI Generated Flashcards: Recit Life of Jose Rizal
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Reason why Rizal’s winter in Berlin (1886) was his darkest
He was broke, sick, and no money arrived from Calamba
Gift from Saturnina Rizal that Rizal pawned during his financial crisis
A diamond ring
Two reasons why the winter of 1886 was memorable for Rizal
1) He endured hunger and suffering, 2) His novel Noli Me Tangere was published
Book that inspired Rizal to write Noli Me Tangere
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Date when Rizal proposed the idea of writing a novel about the Philippines
January 2, 1884
City where Rizal started writing Noli Me Tangere
Madrid
City where Rizal wrote the second half of Noli Me Tangere
Paris
City where Rizal finished the last chapters of Noli Me Tangere
Wilhelmsfeld, Germany
Date when Rizal completed Noli Me Tangere
February 21, 1887
Name of Rizal’s friend who financed the publication of Noli Me Tangere
Maximo Viola
Printing press where Noli Me Tangere was printed
Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesselschaft
Total cost for printing 2,000 copies of Noli Me Tangere
300 pesos
Date when Noli Me Tangere came off the press
March 21, 1887
Person who received the first copy of Noli Me Tangere
Maximo Viola
Latin meaning of ‘Noli Me Tangere’
Touch Me Not
Biblical origin of ‘Noli Me Tangere’
John 20:13-17 (mistakenly attributed to Luke by Rizal)
To whom Rizal dedicated Noli Me Tangere
The Philippines – ‘To My Fatherland’
Symbolism of the cover of Noli Me Tangere
Social oppression under Spanish rule, including friar abuses, suffering of Filipinos, and national identity
Total number of chapters in Noli Me Tangere
63 chapters and an epilogue
Filipino patriot and lawyer who was impressed by Noli Me Tangere
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
Historical basis of Noli Me Tangere
It depicted real conditions in the Philippines under Spanish rule
Character in Noli Me Tangere inspired by Leonor Rivera
Maria Clara
Characters in Noli Me Tangere that represented Rizal
Ibarra and Elias
Character based on Paciano Rizal
Pilosopo Tasio
Character believed to be inspired by a real friar, Padre Antonio Piernavieja
Padre Salvi
Character based on Captain Hilario Sunico
Capitan Tiago
Characters based on the Crisostomo brothers of Hagonoy
Basilio and Crispin
May 11, 1887 - City where Rizal and Viola started their grand tour
Berlin
City in Germany that impressed Rizal for its beauty
Dresden
Painting that deeply impressed Rizal in Dresden
Prometheus Bound
Date Rizal and Viola arrived in Leitmeritz, Bohemia
May 13, 1887
First meeting of Rizal and Ferdinand Blumentritt
May 13, 1887, at Leitmeritz train station
Title of Blumentritt in Leitmeritz
Town Secretary and Historian
Notable scientist whom Rizal met in Leitmeritz
Dr. Carlos Czepelak
Eminent naturalist Rizal met in Leitmeritz
Professor Robert Klutschak
Date when Rizal and Viola left Leitmeritz
May 16, 1887
May 20, 1887 - City Rizal and Viola arrived in
Vienna, Austria
Why Vienna was called the ‘Queen of Danube’
Its beautiful buildings, religious images, and cultural significance
Austrian novelist who admired Rizal
Norfentals
Hotel where Rizal and Viola stayed in Vienna
Hotel Metropole
Item Rizal recovered in Vienna
His lost diamond stickpin
Date when Rizal and Viola took a riverboat on the Danube
May 24, 1887
Item that Rizal found interesting on the Danube boat
Paper napkins
City where Rizal and Viola tasted the famous Munich beer
Munich, Germany
City with the tallest cathedral in Germany
Ulm
City where Rizal and Viola saw the ‘most beautiful waterfall in Europe’
Rheinfall
Date when Rizal and Viola arrived in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
June 2, 1887
June 19, 1887 - Rizal’s birthday celebration
Rizal treated Viola to a birthday blowout in Geneva
Date when Rizal and Viola parted ways
June 23, 1887
Reason why Rizal was outraged in Madrid
The Philippine Exposition, which degraded the Igorots
June 27, 1887 - City where Rizal arrived after parting with Viola
Rome, Italy
Nicknames of Rome that fascinated Rizal
The Eternal City and The City of the Caesars
Date when Rizal first visited the Vatican
June 29, 1887
Event being celebrated at the Vatican on Rizal’s visit
Feast Day of St. Peter and St. Paul
Rizal’s feelings after sightseeing in Rome
‘I am tired as a dog, but I will sleep as a God’
Rizal’s final destination before returning to the Philippines
Rome, Italy
