Rizal's Life: Family, Childhood, and Early Education Flashcards

1
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  • is a genius of his kind who was molded by his parents and his teachers
  • Endowed by God with versatile gifts, he truly ranked with the world’s geniuses, and became the greatest hero a nation
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Dr. Jose P. Rizal

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is considered as one of the biggest family during their time

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Rizal Family

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the family’s paternal ascendant was Chinese who came to the Philippines from Amoy, China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a half-Chinese by the name of _____

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Domingo Lam-co; Ines de la Rosa

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full name of Jose Rizal

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Jose Protacio Realonda Alonzo Mercado Rizal

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Known to a “child of a good family”

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Jose Protacio Realonda Alonzo Mercado Rizal

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Jose was born on (date and place)

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June 19, 1861; Calamba, Laguna (between 11 and 12 at night)

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Jose Rizal was the _____ of eleventh children, the younger of two boys and with nine sisters all in all

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seventh

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  • Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of 13 off springs of Juan and Cirila Mercado
  • studied in San Jose College, Manila; and died in Manila
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FRANCISCO MERCADO (1818-1898)

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When and where was Francisco Mercado born

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Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818

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  • A prosperous landowner
  • Sugar and rice planter
  • Well educated having studied Latin and Philosophy
  • Trader
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Francisco Mercado Y Chinco

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  • The second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida de Quintos
  • Studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa
  • a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard
  • working and well-read.
  • One of the most highly educated women in the Phil. that time
  • A gifted woman with insights in literature, art, music and other forms of Filipino culture
  • A fine mathematician, gourmet cook, interior decorator, collector of fine books
  • Was of Ilocano-Tagalog- Chinese-Spanish descent
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TEODORA ALONSO (1827-1913)

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  • Uncle of Rizal
  • Elected to the Spanish Cortes
  • Distinguished government servant
  • inspiration of Rizal to be a government servant too
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Jose Florentino

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13
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  • was named after
    • St. Joseph
    • From uncle, lolo and other siblings
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Jose

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  • St. Protacio a martyr.

- Filipino priest baptized him; secular Archbishop confirmed

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Protacio

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  • a shortened form of the Spanish word “second crop”, seemed suited to a family of farmers who were making a second start in a new home
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Rizal

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16
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was attached to Rizal to avoid confusion

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Mercado

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17
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  • was adopted by Francisco’s mother in law that gave Teodora a middle name Realonda
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Realonda

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  • eldest of the Rizal children, became the wife of Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas
  • She and her mother provided the little Jose with the basic education by the age of three
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Saturnina (1850-1913)

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  • the second child in the family and Rizal’s only brother
  • He was fondly addressed by his siblings as _____, short for “_____”. The 10 year older brother of Jose studied at San Jose College in Manila, became a former and later general of the Philippine Revolution
A

Paciano; Nor Panciano; Senior Panciano

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When and where was Paciano born

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March 7, 1851 in Calamba, Laguna

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  • third Rizal, was married to Antonio Lopez, a teacher of Morong, Rizal
  • Later in history, (like Saturnina) would help in financing Rizal’s studies in Europe, even pawning her jewelry and peddling her clothes if needed
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Narcisa (1852-1939)

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  • fourth Rizal child, was married to Silvestre Ubaldo

- Jose loved to tease her, sometimes good-humoredly describing her as his stout sister

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Olimpia (1855-1887)

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Why and when Olimpia died?

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She died of childbirth in 1887

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fifth Rizal child, was the wife of Mariano Herbosa

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Lucia (1857-1919)

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  • the sixth Rizal child, became the wife of Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna
  • It was to her whom Jose talked about wanting to marry Josephine Bracken when the majority of the Rizal family was apparently not amendable to the idea
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Maria (1859-1945)

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26
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What is the letter date when jose wrote to maria

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December 28, 1981

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27
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  • her pet name was Concha
  • she died of sickness at the age of 3
  • her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life
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Concepcion (1862-1865)

28
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  • was the ninth child in the family, Panggay (her nickname) died an old maid at the age of 80
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Josefa (1865-1945)

29
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pet name of Concepcion

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Concha

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Why and in what age Concepcion died

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Because of sickness; 3 years old

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Nickname of Josefa

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Panggay

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What age did Panggay died

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80

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  • the tenth Rizal child
  • Historically, she was the custodian of Rizal’s greatest poem
  • She died also an old maid in 1951 at the age of 83
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Trinidad (1868-1951)

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What age did Trinidad died

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83

35
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the youngest Rizal child became the wife of Pantaleon Quintero

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Soledad (1870-1929)

36
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Siblings of Jose Rizal

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  1. Saturnina
  2. Paciano
  3. Narcisa
  4. Olimpia
  5. Lucia
  6. Maria
  7. Concepcion
  8. Josefa
  9. Trinidad
  10. Soledad
37
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The happiest period of Rizal’s life was spent in this lakeshore town, a worthy prelude to his Hamlet-like tragic manhood

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Calamba

38
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In 1876, when he was 15 years old and was a student in Ateneo de Manila, he remembered his beloved town. Accordingly, he wrote a poem _____

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Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)

39
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The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy

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his happy days in the family garden when he was three years old

40
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nurse maid

A

aya

41
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What does Jose Rizal called to the town people of Calamba

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“Pepe” or “Pepito”

42
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Favorite sister of Jose Rizal

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Concha or Concepcion

43
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When and what age did Jose Rizal wrote a comedy for the local fiesta

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1868 (7 yrs. Old)

44
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In what age was Jose Rizal be able to read

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3 years old

45
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Who influenced Jose Rizal greatly in his education and development of interest in poetry, music and European literature

A

his mother

46
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At the age of _____, Rizal wrote his first poem in the native language entitled _____

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eight; Sa Aking mga Kababata (To My Fellow Children)

47
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Early Religious Writings of Rizal

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  1. Ode to Jesus (1875) (To the child Jesus)
  2. “A La Virgen Maria” (To the Virgin Mary)
  3. Alianza intima la religion y la education”
48
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a poem of eight verse only

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Ode to Jesus (1875) (To the child Jesus)

49
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a sonnet

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“A La Virgen Maria” (To the Virgin Mary)

50
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  • Was an inspiration to Rizal

* He said, it was not possible to conquer insurmountable odds and be a martyr in reality but never an illusion

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The Parable of the Moth

51
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Who taught Rizal to be God-fearing

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his mother

52
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Jose Rizal is devotee of

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Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Mother

53
Q

Jose did not like his experience in Biñan under his teacher _____ who never forgot to whip him or punish him with blows in an open palm even when he was good in class

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Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

54
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On the night of _____, about _____ Filipino soldiers and workmen of the Cavite arsenal under the leadership of _____, Filipino sergeant, rose in violent mutiny because of the abolition of their usual privileges, including exemption from tribute to polo (forced labor) by the reactionary _____

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January 20, 1872; 200; Lamandrid; Governor Rafael de Izquierdo

55
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Who are the GOMBURZA

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Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora

56
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Who are the supporters of GOMBURZA

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Jose Ma. Basa, Attorneys Joaquin Pardo de Tavera and Antonio Ma. Regidor, etc.

57
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When were the GOMBURZA executed and by who

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executed at sunrise, February 17, 1872, by order of Gov Gen. Izquierdo

58
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Who was enraged by the execution of Burgos, his beloved friend, teacher, and housemate, and quit his studies at the College of San Jose and returned to Calamba, where he told the heroic story of Burgos to Jose, who was then nearly eleven years old

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Panciano or Paciano

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What age was Rizal then when Paciano told him about the heroic story of Burgos

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11 years old

60
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What truly inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny his oppressed people

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The martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za in 1872

61
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In _____, Rizal dedicated his second novel, _____, to Gom-Bur-Za

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1891; El Filibusterismo

62
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Before _____, a tragedy struck the Rizal family

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June of 1872

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What is the tragedy that struck the Rizal family

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Doña Teodora was suddenly arrested on a malicious charge that she and her brother, Jose Alberto, tried to poison the latter’s perfidious wife. Jose Alberto found his wife living with another man. Infuriated by her infidelity, he planned to divorce her. Doña Teodora, to avert family scandal, persuaded him to forgive his wife. The family trouble was amicably settled until the wife filed a case in court accusing her husband and Doña Teodora of attempting to poison her. After arresting Doña Teodora, the sadistic Spanish lieutenant forced her to walk from Calamba to Santa Cruz (capital of Laguna Province), a distance of 50 kilometers. Upon arrival in Santa Cruz, she was incarcerated at the provincial prison, where she languished for two years and a half until the Manila Royal Audencia (Supreme Court) acquitted her of the alleged crime.

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How many km did Dona Teodora walked when she was arrested

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50km (from Calamba to Santa Cruz [Capital of Laguna Province])

65
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How long was Dona Teodora incarcerated and where

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two years and a half; provincial prison