RIZL Week 3

Question 1

• Born on June 19, 1861, in
  Calamba, Laguna
• He was the seventh in a brood
  of eleven children of Francisco
  Mercado and Teodora Alonzo.
• He was baptized three days later
  by Father Rufino Collantes in
  the Catholic church of Calamba.
  Father Pedro Casañas stood as
  his godfather (ninong).

Answer 1

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

Question 2

baptized in the Saint John the Baptist Parish Church

Answer 2

Jose Rizal

Question 3

• Father of Jose Rizal and considered
  the patriarch of the family, was a
  native of Biñan, Laguna.
• He was an educated and industrious
  farmer who studied Latin and
  Philosophy at Colegio de San Jose
  in Manila. Of Chinese ancestry, his
  great grandfather Domingo Lam-co
  was a native of Amoy (now
  Guanzhou), China who married the
  Filipina Ines de la Rosa.

Answer 3

FRANCISCO MERCADO
(b. May 11, 1818 – d. January 5, 1898)

Question 4

Both Francisco’s father, Juan, and grandfather, became
Capitanes or town mayors of _____. Upon the death of his
mother, Francisco moved to Calamba where he became a
tenant and farmer of a large Dominican estate.

Answer 4

Biñan

Question 5

On __ ____ ____, he married Teodora Alonzo Realonda.

Answer 5

June 28,1848

Question 6

Narciso Claveria issued the decree on the
Hispanization of Filipino names, he chose the new surname
Rizal, from the Latin word “ricial” meaning “____ _____’’.

Answer 6

rice field

Question 7

he petitioned the court to change the family name to
Rizal, with all their children being surnamed as such ____

Answer 7

1850

Question 8

• The mother of Jose Rizal, a Manileña,
  was a highly educated Filipina who
  graduated from the Colegio de Santa
  Rosa.
• Of Spanish and Japanese ancestry,
  Teodora was a talented woman whose
  interests lay in literature, culture, and
  business, and was well-versed in
  Spanish.
• She helped her husband in farming and
  in their business. She devoted herself
  to the children’s education and growth
  as morally-upright individuals.

Answer 8

TEODORA ALONZO REALONDA
(b. November 8, 1826 – d. August 16, 1911)

Question 9

She is the eldest. She
became the wife of
Manuel Hidalgo of
Tanawan, Batangas.

Answer 9

SATURNINA “NENENG”
1850 - 1913

Question 10

• He was the family caretaker
• After his younger brother’s
  execution, he joined the
  Philippine Revolution.
• He retired to his farm in Los
  Baños where he lived as a farmer
• He had 2 children by his commonlaw wife (Severina Decena)- a boy
  and a girl.

Answer 10

PACIANO
1851 - 1930

Question 11

She was married to
Antonio Lopez, a
school teacher of
Morong, Rizal.

Answer 11

NARCISA “SISA”
1852 - 1939

Question 12

• She became the wife
  of Silvestre Ubaldo, a
  telegraph operator of
  Manila.
• She died in 1887 from
  childbirth.

Answer 12

OLIMPIA “IPIANG”
1855 - 1887

Question 13

• She became the wife of
  Mariano Herbosa, a town
  mate from Calamba.
• Herbosa died of cholera
  and was denied Christian
  burial because he was a
  brother-in-law of Dr.
  Jose Rizal

Answer 13

LUCIA
1857 - 1919

Question 14

She became the
wife of Daniel
Faustino Cruz of
Biñan, Laguna.

Answer 14

MARIA “BIANG’’

Question 15

• The seventh child
  in the family.
• He was married to
  a Scottish girl
  named Josephine
  Bracken.

Answer 15

JOSE PROTACIO “PEPE’’
1861 - 1896

Question 16

She died at the
age of three (3)
due to illness.

Answer 16

CONCEPCION “CONCHA’’
1862 - 1865

Question 17

She was an
epileptic
and died at the
age of 80 as a
spinster.

Answer 17

JOSEFA “PANGGOY”
1865 - 1945

Question 18

• She was also a spinster.
• She died at the age of 83.
• She inherited much of Rizal’s property in Dapitan.

Answer 18

TRINIDAD “TRINING”
1868 - 1951

Question 19

• She was the youngest in the family.
• She became the wife of Pantaleon uintero also from Calamba.

Answer 19

SOLEDAD “LOLENG”
1870 - 1929

Question 20

Rizal’s family was one of the richest families in
Calamba. Indeed, they belonged to the ___________,
a town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines.

Answer 20

principalia

Question 21

The main source of their livelihood was the
__________ plantation which was being rented
from the Dominicans.

Answer 21

sugarcane

Question 22

The farm also had _______ (copra), ____ ______,
_____-_______ trees and a large ______ farm

Answer 22

coconut, rice fields, fruit-bearing trees and a large turkey farm

Question 23

Moreover, the family milled their sugar and had a
___ press.

Answer 23

ham press

Question 24

___

The Rizal family was also the first native family in
Calamba to own a horse-drawn carriage, called the
________.

Answer 24

carruaje

Question 25

____ _____, fond name for Doña Teodora, who
belonged to an affluent family was relatively popular
in Calamba and in Binan, and was well respected by
the town folks.

Answer 25

Doña Lolay

Question 26

At an early age ____ (nickname of Jose)
proved to be a truly gifted boy.

Answer 26

Pepe

Question 27

His mother was his _____ _______

Answer 27

first teacher

Question 28

• At the age of three he was already taught
  how to read the _____ and ________ alphabets.
• He was trained to work fast and efficiently, to
  be honest at all times, and to always pray to
  God.

Answer 28

Latin and Spanish

Question 29

His younger sister __________, fondly called Concha, his
playmate and best friend, died of a sickness at the age of three.

Answer 29

Concepcion

Question 30

Jose was four years old at the time. ______, the next sister,
should have taken the place of Concha, but with her health
condition, being an epileptic.

Answer 30

Josefa

Question 31

____ was probably more of a caretaker to her rather than a
playmate.

Answer 31

Jose

Question 32

________ or Trining, the sibling next to Josefa, was even much
closer to Jose. She was a girl with a strong character. It is as if
Jose had a new younger brother.

Answer 32

Trinidad

Question 33

____ learned many stories and legends even at a
young age

Answer 33

Jose

Question 34

He remembered his “____” (Tagalog word: nanny)
would always frighten him through her stories of
freaky night creatures.

Answer 34

yaya

Question 35

However, of all the stories told, he would never
forget the story of “The ____ and the _____”
from the book, El Amigo de los Ninos.

Answer 35

The Moth and The Flame

Question 36

____ _______, an artist, would teach Pepe skills in sketching and drawing
through the use of a pencil or charcoal.

Answer 36

Jose Alberto

Question 37

______, being an athlete, would instruct him the rudiments of fencing and
wrestling.

Answer 37

Manuel

Question 38

Lastly, his uncle ________, who was a lover of books and a writer, would
instill in him a passion for writing and an appreciation to poetry and
literature.

Answer 38

Gregorio

Question 39

• When Doña Teodora gave birth to Soledad, the
  eleventh child in the family, Don Francisco
  together with Jose went to ________ for a
  pilgrimage.
• Jose was then seven years old
• Afterwards, they proceeded to Manila where
  they visited Saturnina who was then a boarding
  student at La Concordia College in Sta. Ana.

Answer 39

Antipolo

Question 40

• At the age of nine, Jose would be sent by his
  parents to Biñan to continue his primary
  education under the instruction of _______
  __________ ______ ____.
• _______ __________ was a renowned teacher
  adept in Latin and Spanish grammar.
• In fact, he was a former teacher of his brother
  Paciano.

Answer 40

Maestro Justiniano

Question 41

In the first weeks of his studies in _____, he would receive
ruler blows on his palms for his mistakes and misbehavior.

Answer 41

Biñan

Question 42

The pain of Maestro Justiniano’s punishment helped him
to take his studies seriously. Maestro Justiniano was of the
old school who believed in the maxim “_____ the ___ and
_____ the _____.
“

Answer 42

Spare the rod and spoil the child

Question 43

Later on, ____ would be able to catch up quickly and win
many prizes in competitions held by the maestro. He had
practically beaten all his Biñan schoolmates

Answer 43

Jose

Question 44

• _______ __________, though a strict
  disciplinarian, was also a conscientious
  instructor.
• The teacher told Jose, who had been only a few
  months under his care, that he already knew as
  much as his master.
• Thus, he advised his parents that Jose be sent
  to Manila to pursue higher education

Answer 44

Maestro Justiniano

Question 45

Being physically frail and thin, ____ was initially
bullied by his classmates.

Answer 45

Jose

Question 46

One of them was a boy named _____ whom he
remembered as the first one he had a brawl
with.

Answer 46

Pedro

Question 47

Another one was ______ __________ who
almost broke his arm during a “bunong braso”
or arm-wrestling match.

Answer 47

Andres Salandanan

Question 48

• is a sport with two participants.
• Each participant places one arm,
  both put either the right or left,
  on a surface, with their elbows
  bent and touching the surface,
  and they grip each other’s hand.
• The goal is to pin the other’s arm
  onto the surface, with the
  winner’s arm over the loser’s arm.

Answer 48

ARM WRESTLING

Question 49

• _____ had been a valuable experience
  for young Rizal. There he had met a
  host of relatives and from them heard
  much of the past of his father’s family.
• He befriended _______, his cousin’s
  son. His best friend in the class,
  though, was ____ Guevarra, his
  painting partner in the class of a
  painting guru Mang _______, the
  ageing father-in-law of Maestro
  Justiniano.
• Jose also received instructions from
  Maestro _____ _____ and from ____
  ______, his tutor in Latin.

Answer 49

Biñan
Leandro
Jose Guevarra
Mang Juancho
Maestro Lucas Padua
Leon Monroy

Question 50

arrested based on a malicious and concocted charge
- Attempted to kill the later wife of Jose Alberto (her brother) by poisoning

Answer 50

Doña Teodora

Question 51

Spanish Revolution 1868

Answer 51

Revolucion de disgusto

Question 52

• Led by Francisco Serrano and Juan Prim.
• People of Spain

Answer 52

Queen Isabel II

Question 53

became the Marshal Regent of Spain

Answer 53

Francisco Serrano

Question 54

• Liberalist
• Censorship was abolished and government criticisms were accepted

Answer 54

Carlos Ma. Dela Torre
or
Carlos Maria Dela Torre

Question 55

the handing over of parishes to Filipino secular priests as successors to the Spanish missionaries from the religious orders.

Answer 55

FILIPINIZATON OF PARISHES

Question 56

which affected the agricultural economy of the province and the people themselves.

Answer 56

ABOLITION OF POLO IN CAVITE

Question 57

and other reforms that became beneficial to the locals in the royal army

Answer 57

LIFTING OF HEAVY TAXES TO NATIVE MILITARY SERVICEMEN

Question 58

which placed all schools under government supervision. This gave way for many natives to have children go to college and university.

Answer 58

EDUCATION DECREE OF 1869

Question 59

which was truly intended for the protection of civilians from bandits, pirates and ordinary criminals

Answer 59

CREATION OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL

Question 60

• Fr. Pedro Pelaez
• Opportunities for the secular priests (Filipino) to occupy parishes
• But still, the colonial government continued to be in CONTROL of the CHURCH in the entire SPanish period.

Answer 60

Secularization Movement

Question 61

• Expulsion of the Jesuits
• The FIlipinos take over those parishes left by the Jesuits
• The Death of P. Pedro Pelaez was took place by his student, Jose Burgos as he is the Rector of the Manila Cathedral
• 1859 -Jesuits came back and get all of their parishes that belongs to them
• THe ageing P. GOMez and P. ZAmora partnered him in the movement

Answer 61

Secularization Movement

Question 62

Scholarly Triumphs at Ateneo:
- He studied in the ______ Municipal - a college under the supervision of the Spanish Jesuits
- In 1859 - name was changed to ______ _________ the Jesuits and later became the ______ __ ______

Answer 62

• He studied in the Ateneo Municipal - a college under the supervision of the Spanish Jesuits
• In 1859 - name was changed to Ateneo Municipal the Jesuits and later became the Ateneo de Manila

Question 63

Scholarly Triumphs at Ateneo:
- ____ __, 1872 - Jose accompanied by Paciano, went to Manila to take the entrance examinations on Christian Doctrine, arithmetic, and reading at the College of San Juan de Letran, and passed them
- His father was the first one who wished him to study at ______ but he changed his mind and decided to send Jose at Ateneo instead.

Answer 63

• June 10, 1872 - Jose accompanied by Paciano, went to Manila to take the entrance examinations on Christian Doctrine, arithmetic, and reading at the College of San Juan de Letran, and passed them
• His father was the first one who wished him to study at Letran but he changed his mind and decided to send Jose at Ateneo instead.

Question 64

Scholarly Triumphs at Ateneo:
- Father _____ ________, college registrar of Ateneo Municipal, refused to admit Jose because he was late for registration and he was sickly and undersized of his age (11years old)
- Upon the intercession of Manuel _____ ______, nephew of Father Burgos, he was admitted at Ateneo

Answer 64

• Father Magin Fernando, college registrar of Ateneo Municipal, refused to admit Jose because he was late for registration and he was sickly and undersized of his age (11years old)
• Upon the intercession of Manuel Xeres Burgos, nephew of FAther Burgos, he was admitted at Atteneo

Question 65

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
_____ trained the character of the student by rigid discipline, humanities and religious instruction

Answer 65

Jesuits

Question 66

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
Rizal’s first proffesor in Ateneo was __. ____ __, He was placed at the bottom of the class since he was a newcomer and know little Spanish

Answer 66

Fr. Jose Bech

Question 67

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
He was the _________ _____ in the whole class, and he was awarded a prize, a religious prize

Answer 67

brightest pupil

Question 68

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
Rizal didn’t enjoy his summer because his mother was in prison so Neneng (Saturnina) brought him to _______ (Tenauan, Batangas)

Answer 68

Tanawan

Question 69

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
At the end of the school year, Rizal received _________ grades in all subjects and a gold medal

Answer 69

excellent

Question 70

RIZAL’S EXPERIENCES IN ATENEO:
The most brilliant Atenean of his time, and was truly the pride of the Jesuits. Graduate with Highest Honor on _____ __, ____

Answer 70

March 23, 1877