LESSON 2: RIZAL AS A FILIPINO HERO Flashcards
Criteria for Choosing a National Hero
The person must be a Filipino, a peace-loving and pacifist, must have great sense of patriotism, must die for country as a martyr.
Why Rizal was chosen as a Hero?
He was the first Filipino to unite and awaken the Filipino
people to peaceful rise for independence.
He is a model for being a peacemaker by his complete
self-denial, his complete abandonment of his personal
interest and to think only of his country and people.
He was towering figure in the propaganda campaign from,
1882-1896.
He was a martyr at Bagumbayan where he willingly died for
our country.
A hero is a person admired for
achievements and noble qualities and a
prominent or central personage taking
an admirable action TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
No law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially proclaiming any Filipino historical
figure as a national hero. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Honors accorded to Rizal as the National Hero
The day of his birth and day of his execution are fittingly
commemorated by all classes of people.
No other Filipino hero can surpass Rizal in the number of
monuments erected in his honor.
His name is a by-word in every home and his picture is
printed and used in postage stamps.
The paper money/coins with his image have the widest
circulation.
Street, boulevard, educational institutions and persons
were named “Rizal”.
His noble teachings had frequently invoked and quoted by
speakers.
The union of Manila and Morong to be a province was
named after him.
where and when did JOSE RIZAL died?
BAGUMBAYAN DEC 30, 1896
WHEN AND WHERE JOSE IS BORN?
CALAMBA LAGUNA NOV 30
