Life of Rizal Flashcards
Birth of Rizal
June 19, 1861 at Calamba, Laguna Province
Date of Baptism
June 22, 1864 (3 y/o)
Who baptized Rizal?
Father Rufino Collantes (batangueno)
Godfather of Rizal
Father Pedro Casañas
Origin of name “Jose”
chosen by his mother as a devotee of Christian saint San Jose (St. Joseph)
GG of the PH when Rizal was born
Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery
Father of Rizal
Francisco Mercado Rizal
Mother of Rizal
Teodora Alonso Realonda
11 Children of Rizal Family
- Saturnina (1850): “Neneng”, the oldest; married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas
- Paciano (1851): oldest brother & confidant of Rizal; combat general of PH Revolution; retired to his farm in Los Baños died on Apr 13, 1930; had 2 children by his mistress Severina Decena
- Narcisa (1952): “Sisa”, married Antonio Lopez )nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez
- Olimpia (1855): “Ypia”, married Silvestre Ubaldo (telegraph operator)
Lucia (1857): married Mariano Herbosa (nephew of Father Casañas; died of cholera but denied Christian Burial since he’s Rizal’s brother-in law) - Maria (1859): “Biang” married Daniel Faustino Cruz
- Jose (1861): “Pepe” had a baby boy who he named Francisco after his death
- Concepcion (1862): “Concha” died of sickness at age 3
- Josefa (1865): “Panggoy” died an old maid at age 80
- Trinidad (1868): “Trining” died an old maid at age 83
- Soledad (1870): youngest, “Choleng”, married Pantaleon Quintero
Jose Rizal’s mixture of races
Negrito, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish
Real surname of Rizal Family
Mercado
T or F
Calamba was an hacienda town which doesn’t belong to Dominican Order
False
When did Rizal wrote the poem about Calamba and what is the title?
1876, Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of my Town)
Earliest Childhood Memories of Rizal
- First memory in Infancy: Happy days in the family garden when he was 3 y/o
- Daily Angelus prayer
- happy moonlit nights at the Azotea after nightly Rosary
- Nocturnal walk in the town especially when there was a moon
Hero’s first sorrow
Jose loved most the little Concha who died of sickness when she was only 3 y/o
T or F
Rizal was a devoted son of church since he began to take part in the family prayers at age 3 and can haltingly read the family bible at age 5
True
One of the mean Rizal esteemed and respected in Calamba is _____
Father Leoncio Lopez
When did Francisco and Jose left Calamba to attend pilgrimage?
June 6, 1868
What is the transportation of Francisco and Jose’s trip to Antipolo?
casco (barge)
First art interest of Rizal
Age of 5, he began to make sketches with his pencil, mould in clay and wax objects which attracted his fancy.
During the fiesta, religious banner was spoiled afte, therefore, upon the request of town mayor, what did Rizal do?
painted a new banner in oil colors
first poem of Rizal
Sa Aking mga Kababata (To My Fellow Children)
Influences on Hero’s Boyhood
- Hereditary Influence
- Environmental Influence
- Aid of Divine Providence