PPT- Rizal's Social Origin and Historical Context Flashcards
The name that was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint San Jose
Jose
Name from Gervacio P. which come from a Christian calendar
Protacio
Name adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-grandftaher of Jose Rizal) which the Spanish term means “market” in English
Mercado
Name from the word “ricial” in Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while stigreen, sprouts again
Rizal
Old surname of Rizal’s mother
Alonzo
Name that was used by Donya Teodora from the surname of her godmother based on the culture
Realonda
What is Rizal’s full name?
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
When was Rizal born?
June 19, 1861
Why was his name changed to Jose Rizal?
When he studied in Manila at the Jesuit Ateneo Municipal school, he changed his name to “Jose Rizal” because his brother, Paciano Mercado, was wanted by the colonial authorities for being an associate of the martyred priest, Fr. Jose Burgos, and Paciano feared that Rizal would not be accepted under his real name.
Rizal’s Chinese descent can be traced to ____ (great grandfather on his mother’s side), a well-known lawyer of Manila and ______ (great great grandfather on his father’s side) a Chinese merchant whose wife is _____, a Chinese Mestiza.
Manuel de Quintos
Domingo Lam-co
Ines de la Rosa
4 classifications of people when the Spaniards came based on legislation
Spaniards & Spanish Mestizos- No tribute payment
Indios(Malayan Inhabitants)- Lowest tribute payment
Chinese- With tribute payment
Chinese mestizos- Double the Indios’ tribute payment
The status of the parents would determine your classification as ____
INDIO or MESTIZO
Children of Mestizos would be mestizos; If a mestiza married an indio she and her children would be ____
indios
The _____ had an important economic position as food providers, retail traders, and artisans
Chinese
______ granted a piece of land (Binondo-China town) to the Chinese to preserve their economic services.
Gov. Dasmarinas
There the mestizos broke away from the Chinese and established the ______ in 1741.
Gremio de Mestizo de Binondo
______ was an indio cacique (chief/boss) who wished to be a Chinese mestizo & successfully joined the famous Cremio de Mestizos de Binondo
Capitan Tiago
In the mid 19th century, the Spaniards used the _____ tactic between indios (large number) and mestizos (large wealth) because they might revolt against Spaniards.
“divide and rule”
The religious order landlords were: (DARO)
Dominicans (10 estates),
Augustinians (7),
Recollects (2),
Order of St. John (1)
The friars acquired estates through Spanish donations to receive _____, direct purchase from Spaniards, Filipino donations and sales (invariably) by Filipino chiefs/headmen.
spiritual benefits