RIZAL AND HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN CALAMBA Flashcards
Calamba is an _________
enchanted town (Palma,1949)
Situated, as if enclosed in a valley, between _____ and _______
Laguna de Bay and Mt. Makiling.
Calamba at the time of Rizal’s birth was an ________
agricultural town (Romero et al, 1978)
The town was virtually owned by the ______
Dominican friars.
Calamba became a prosperous town due to its
specialization in the production of _____
sugar
Nature has been good to the _______
Calambeños
- Encouraged Rizal to indulge in horse riding,
fencing, and other sports
Tio Manuel
A book lover, intensified Rizal his
voracious reading of good books
Tio Gregorio
A traveler, he had traveled in Europe
that inspired Rizal to develop his artistic ability.
Tio Jose Alberto
Greater than heredity and environment in the fate of man
• A person may have everything in life - brains, wealth, and
power - but, without the aid of Divine Providence, he
cannot attain greatness in the annals of the nation
AID OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
Full name of Jose Rizal
• Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
Jose Rizal was born on ________
June 19, 1861 - (Zaide & Zaide, 1999)
his mother nearly died during his delivery owing to ______
his very big head
during that time, it was not normal for a baby to be born
with a big head, an indicator that you have a big head sabi
nila you are _____
intelligent
Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized by ______ at the Calamba Catholic Church, with
___________ as his godfather.
Fr. Rufino Collantes
Fr. Pedro Casañas
Rizal was the seventh child in the family of ____
children of _______ and ________
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Don Francisco
Doña Teodora
Chronological birth order in the Rizal family
- Saturnina “Neneng” - 1850
- Paciano - 1851
- Narcisa “Sisa” - 1852
- Olimpia “Ypia” - 1855
- Lucia - 1857
- Maria “Biang” - 1859
- Jose “Pepe” - 1861
- Concepion “Concha” - 1862
- Josefa “Panggoy” - 1865
- Trinidad “Trining” - 1868
- Soledad “Choleng” - 1870
His great grandfather from his father side was a Chinese
merchant named ______
Domingo Lamco.
He married a wealthy Chinese mestiza, _______
Ines dela Rosa
In ______, Domingo Lamco assumed the surname
_______ in keeping the gubernatorial decree of _____ on the use of Spanish surnames in the
Philippines by all Spanish subjects in the colony and to
free themselves and their children from the prejudices
associated with a Chinese surname (Craig, 1913).
1849
Mercado
Narciso Claveria
From the Parian in Manila, the couple moved to ____,
ending up as tenants in the Dominican hacienda
Biñan
Rizal’s grandfather from his father side was _____ who married a Chinese-Filipino mestiza, _____
Juan Mercado
Cirila Alejandro
___________ became a gobernadorcillo of Biñan
Juan Mercado
Juan and Cirila had ___ children, one of whom was Rizal’s
father, ______
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Don Francisco
Rizal’s great grandfather on his mother’s side was _____ , a Chinese mestizo from ______ (Romero et al, 1978)
Manuel de Quintos
Lingayen, Pangasinan
Manuel married _______, a woman of Japanese
ancestry.
Regina Ursua
One of their daughters, Brigida married _______ The couple had ___ children. One of them was ____, who became Rizal’s mother.
Lorenzo Alberto Alonso.
five
Teodora
Rizal was reared in a typical ______ in the
____ -century Philippines (Capino et al, 1977)
middle-class family
19th
He lived a life of _________, considering that
his family belonged to the ______of
his town (Guerrero, 1998).
comfort and affluence
principalia class or ruling elite
The affluence of Rizal’s family can clearly be gleaned from
the following:
▪ the family’s predilection for studies;
▪ its stone house of adobe and hardwood;
▪ ownership of carriage and horses - the symbols
of wealth and respectability during those times;
▪ home library with numerous volumes of books;
▪ the presence of personal servants taking care of
the needs of the children, and
▪ private tutoring of children in the family.
The family’s thriving business in _____ and its
ability to send their children for education in Manila further
indicate their socio-economic status in Calamba
rice and sugar
Rizal’s father, ________, was an educated
man. His father took courses in ______ in
________
Don Francisco Mercado
Latin and Philosophy
Colegio de San Jose in Manila.
Rizal described him a model father owing to his
_________
honesty,
frugality
and industry
Rizal inherited a profound feeling of ________
dignity,
selfrespect,
serenity
and poise and seriousness (De
Ocampo, 1960)
________ was an educated woman. She completed
her education at the ______, a
prestigious college for girls in Manila.
Doña Teodora
Colegio de Santa Rosa
Rizal described her as a _______
disciplinarian,
a woman more than average education,
a woman of culture and
religion,
a sacrificing and industrious housewife.
From his mother, Rizal learned the values of ____ and _____
warmth
and virtue (Villa Abrille, 1969)
He also inherited a _______
practical temperament,
stoicism,
self-sacrifice,
temperament of a dreamer
and
fondness for poetry. (Villa Abrille, 1969)
At the age of four, Rizal experienced his first sorrow.
This was when his younger sister _____, whom he
fondly called ______, died
Concepcion
Concha
He could not forget the times when the ______
family stayed in the garden to exchange stories.
He always treasured the care demonstrated to him by his
parents due to ______. It was in this garden
where _____
his poor health
he experienced closeness to nature.
Another experience that he was not able to forget was the
_______, where all the
members of his family gather and pray together.
daily family prayer during Angelus
This training he had at home was strengthened by his
frequent visit to ______, the parish priest of Calamba, who made the young Rizal the need to
develop a sound philosophy of life. It was also from him
that Rizal learned the value of scholarship and
intellectual honesty.
Fr. Leoncio Lopez
As a young boy, he spent many hours down the shore of
Laguna de Bay, thinking of what was beyond, __________
dreaming of what might be over on the other side of the waves
(Craig,1918).
He even witnessed everyday acts of violence and
excesses committed against the Calambeños by the
__________
Guardia Civil and the Gobernadorcillo
From the usual activity of Rizal, it can be noted that he
was a ________
good observer, noting every detail of what he
actually saw.
One of the stories Rizal never forgot, narrated to him by
his mother was the fable entitled ______
“The Moth and the
Flame” (Jose Rizal Centennial Commission, 1961)
• Just like the moth that died a victim of its illusion, Rizal
died a martyr in search of the ______
lights of truth,
freedom,
and justice.
From the story, Rizal came to realize that one has to
sacrifice and suffer the _____
consequence of one’s actions
for the attainment of a goal.
He was able to master the alphabet when he was _____
three years old.
The young Rizal also showed his knack for ______
sketching,
painting,
sculpture,
and literature.
Owing to the constant prodding by Doña Teodora for Rizal
through verses, Rizal was able to write his first poem,
when he was eight years old. This poem was entitled _______
Sa Aking Kabata or To My Fellow Children (Laubach,
1936).
We can see a young lad describing his native language
or Tagalog as comparable to _____
Latin,
English,
and
Spanish
Rizal encourages the youth to love their native language _______
“Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa malansang isda.”
An incident that greatly influenced Rizal’s goal and life
work (Capino, 1977)
GOMBURZA’S MARTYRDOM
Rizal was then ____ when his older brother _____
narrated to him the injustice suffered by the three
Filipino priests for crusading for justice in the parochial
administration in the Philippines, particularly the
struggle waged by _______
11 years
Paciano
Father Jose Burgos, his teacher at
Colegio de San Jose.
Rizal’s first teacher was his _____ Owing to her
______
mother.
patience,
conscientiousness,
and understanding
To develop this talent, ____ encouraged him
to write verses.
Doña Teodora
His first private tutor was _____ followed
by _______ (Zaide & Zaide, 1999).
Maestro Celestino,
Maestro Lucas Padua
The third tutor, however, was _____, a former
classmate of his father
Leon Monroy
It was from ______ where Rizal’s skills in reading,
writing, and the rudiments of Latin were honed.
Leon Monroy
Attempts were made by Rizal’s family to absolve her from
the case to the point of pleading at the _______.
Royal Audiencia
She was freed later by ______
as a result of the request of the young Soledad, whose
graceful dancing charmed the governor-general and his
guests.
Gov. General Rafael de Izquierdo
• She was jailed for almost ______
two and one-half years.
This happened right after the arrival of his uncle, ________
Jose Alberto from Europe.
Jose Alberto’s wife conspired
with the Spanish Lieutenant of the Guardia Civil by
filing a suit against Doña Teodora for attempting to
poison her.
• Doña Teodora was arrested and made to walk ____
from ______ , the capital of Laguna
50 km
Calamba to Santa Cruz
