Biography Flashcards
Rizal’s full birth name
Jose Protacio Realonda-Alonso Mercado-Rizal
Origin of Rizal’s first name
St Joseph and St. Protacious
Rizal’s maternal surname
Realonda and Alonso
Rizal’s paternal surname
Mercado and Rizal
What is the meaning of Rizal in Latin?
Green fields
Rizal’s full birth date
June 19, 1861
Place of birth and baptismal
Calamba, Laguna
Rizal’s paternal ancestors
Domingo Lamco, Chinese immigrant married to Christian Chinese mestiza
Rizal’s maternal ancestor
Eugenio Ursua, Japanese immigrant married to Chinese woman
Rizal’s mixed ancestry
Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Malay
Rizal’s Father
Francisco Mercado
Rizal’s Mother
Teodora Alonso
1st child of the Rizal family, also the eldest daughter
Saturnina
2nd child of the Rizal family, also the eldest son
Paciano
3rd child of the Rizal family, aware of the secret pact between Paciano and Rizal
Narcisa (Sisang)
4th child of the Rizal family, 3rd daughter
Olympia (Ypiang)
5th child of the Rizal family, 4th daughter
Lucia
6th child of the Rizal family, 5th daughter
Maria
7th child of the Rizal family, 2nd son
Jose (Moy/Pepe)
8th child of the Rizal family, died at the age of three
Conception (Concha)
9th child off the Rizal family, became the first president of the Katipunan’s women’s chapter
Josefa (Sepang)
10th child of the Rizal family, member of Lodge Wala Na and Katipunan women’s chapter
Trinidad (Trining)
11th child of the Rizal family, 10th daughter
Soledad (Choleng)
Rizal’s small pony
Alipato
Rizal’s dog
Usman
First writing and poem written when he was merely 8 years old
Sa Aking mga Kababata
First prize winning poem written when he was a medical student in Santo Tomas
Ala Juventud Filipina
First prize winning prose of Rizal written when he was a medical student in Santo Tomas
El Consejo delos Dioses
Play written by Rizal in his senior year in Santo Tomas with subtle flavor of criticism of Spanish rulers
Junto al Pasig
First prose writing of Rizal abroad which dealt with his depth of love for his country
Amor Patrio
Written by William Schiller translated by Rizal to inspire people to unite against the abuses of their colonizers
William Tell or Guillermo Tell
The first novel written by Rizal during his first voyage abroad inspired by his love for the country
Noli Me Tangere
Presented by Rizal before the Anthropological Society of Berlin for his membership
Tagalische Verkunst
Published in the Journal of Ethnology written by Rizal about Tagalog poetry
Ars Poetica Tagala
Written by Governor Antonio de Morga about the Filipino at the time of Spanish colonization and the first annotated work of Rizal on pre-colonial Malays
Sucesos delas Islas de Filipinas
One of the most popular letter of Rizal containig his thoughts on Filipino women
Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
Sequel to Rizal’s Social Cancer as an advice to the unheeded complaints of the Filipinos
El Filibusterismo
Work of Dr. Blumentritt translated by Rizal as part of his future endeavor to establish a school
Ethnography of the Island of Mindanao
Translation of Rizal about ethnic and tribal groups
Anthropology of Primitive Peoples and General Ethnography
A prophetic essay of Rizal amply discussing the future of the Philippines in the coming of the century
Filipinas dentro de cien anos (Philippines within the Century)