Lesson 3: Biographers of Rizal Flashcards
One of the contemporaries of Rizal and became one of the critics of Dr. Jose Rizal in his nationalistic passion.
Wenceslao Retana
The newspaper in Madrid where Wenceslao Retana attacked Rizal that the latter challenged him for a fist fight, Retana apologized and the two became friends.
La Epoca
For him, Spain was wrong when they executed Rizal (Medina, 1998); he knew that Rizal’s execution was resulted to injustices among Filipinos.
Wenceslao Retana
He is a credible eyewitness of the historical moment that has had the greatest impact on the Filipino consciousness, and how Rizal was transformed into a symbol.
Wenceslao Retana
He became Rizal’s biographer because of a writing contest about Rizal’s life.
Carlos Quirino
Carlos Quirino’s book where he won 3rd Prize – one of the classical best in Rizal’s biography, a pocket - sized book.
The Great Malayan
He described Rizal as ordinary person, being one person with feelings for his country, and his co-patriots.
Carlos Quirino
His analysis about Rizal is that he was a “product of his times” because of several factors (nature and nurture elements).
Carlos Quirino
A biographer of Rizal who is also a National Artist for Historical Literature.
Carlos Quirino
He wrote the Biografia de Rizal (Biography of Rizal).
Rafael Palma
His works are with “charms and realistic view” and through his charms in writing , the contents of his biography became more “serious” and “purely academic”.
Rafael Palma
He was a senator from 1916 to 1921 and the 4th President of the University of the Philippines.
Rafael Palma
He was known for his detailed work in Rizal’s biography, specially in his work, “Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr” (1968,
Oxford University Press).
Austin Coates
Though it lacks academic standards, Coates described Rizal as one of the greatest patriots ever generated in his time (19th century).
Austin Coates
He wrote Rizal’s biography in the eyes of foreign counterpart.
Austin Coates
His work manifested details which are not present in college textbooks.
Austin Coates
One of the most readable biographies of Rizal with his famous work, “The First Filipino”.
Leon Maria Guerrero
In his introductory statements, he then described the two types of Spain; one was great and the other was evil wherein the result was Rizal molded his nationalism.
Leon Maria Guerrero
Described other connections in the 19th century wherein it is hard to be appreciated by an individual who does not know the history of Spain in the Philippines.
Leon Maria Guerrero
One of the best sources and rich in the Rizaliana historiography, one of the finest after Palma’s work.
Leon Maria Guerrero
He uses telling to a friend approach and this journalistic pattern of writing earned him as one of the best modern historians in our times.
Ambeth Ocampo
He wrote “Rizal Without The Overcoat”.
Ambeth Ocampo
He made or even remade Rizal as a person full of ambitions for his countrymen.
Ambeth Ocampo
Shares his thoughts regarding the most updated details in history from physical evidence to historical analyses.
Ambeth Ocampo
