The Life and Works of Rizal Flashcards
This law was approved during the presidency of former President Ramon Magsaysay on June 12, 1956
R.A. 1425
The Batangueño parish priest who baptized Rizal
Father Rufino Collantes
He is Rizal’s godfather, native of Calamba and close friend of the Rizal family
Father Pedro Casanas
Rizal affectionately called him “a model of fathers”
Don Francisco Mercado
Donya Teodora’s family descended from ________________, the last native king of Tondo
Lakan-Dula
The real surname of the Rizal family was _____________, which was adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great grandfather of Jose Rizal), who was a full blooded Chinese)
Mercado
Rizal family belonged to the ____________________, a town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines
principalia
It is a poem about Rizal’s beloved town written by Rizal in 1876 when he was 15 years old and was student in the Ateneo de Manila
Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
This event brought Rizal his first sorrow
The death of little Concha
It was Rizal’s first poem in native language at the age of eight
Sa Aking Mga Kabata (To My Fellow Children)
During the twilight hours of summer time Rizal, accompanied by his pet dog, _________, used to meditate at the shore of Laguna de Bay on the sad condition of his oppressed people
Usman
From his ________, Rizal inherited a profound sense of self-respect, the love for work, and the habit of independent thinking
father
From his __________, Rizal inherited his religious nature, the spirit of self-sacrifice, and the passion for arts and literature
mother
Without the aid of ________________________, Rizal cannot attain greatness in the annals of the nation
Divine Providence
The first teacher of Rizal who was a remarkable woman of good character and fine culture
his mother
He was a former classmate of Rizal’s father became Rizal’s tutor that instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin
Leon Monroy
He was Rizal’s teacher in a private school in Biñan
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
An old painter who was the father-in-law of the school teacher; freely gave Rizal lessons in drawing and painting
Juancho
A Frenchman friend of Rizal’s father who took care of him on board. They road on a steamer called Talim
Arturo Camps
Rizal regarded him as the “most noble” of Filipinos
Paciano
They were the leaders of the secular movement to Filipinize the Philippine parishes and their supporters (Jose Ma. Bass, Attorneys Joaquin Pardo de Tevera and Antonio Ma. Regidor, etc.), were executed at sunrise of February 17, 1872, by order of Governor General Izquierdo
Fathers Mariano Gomez
Jose Burgos
Jacinto Zamora
It inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny and redeem his oppressed people
The martyrdom of GomBurza in 1872
He was the first of his family to adopt the surname “Rizal”. He registered under this name at Ateneo because their family name “Mercado” had come under the suspicion of the Spanish authorities
Jose
Rizal was first boarded in a house outside Intramuros, on _______________________________. This was owned by a spinster named Titay who owed the Rizal family the amount of 300 pesos
Caraballo Street
____________ was more advanced that the other colleges in that period. It trained the character of the student by rigid discipline and religious instructions
Ateneo
The reason for creating the empire of education system of Ateneo
To motivate and stimulate students
The Ateneo students in Rizal’s time wore a uniform which consisted of “hemp- fabric trousers” and “striped cotton coat”. The coat material was called ______________.
rayadillo
It was Rizal’s first prize for being the brightest pupil in the whole class. At the end of the month, he became the emperor
A Religious picture
It was the first favorite novel of Rizal which made a deep impression on him
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Rizal persuaded his father to buy him ___________________________________, a set of historical work that was a great aid in his studies
Universal History by Cesar Cantu
He was a German scientist-traveler who visited the Philippines in 1859-1860 and wrote Travels in the Philippines
Dr. Feodor Jagor
Rizal studied painting under this famous Spanish painter
Agustin Saez
Rizal studied sculpture under this noted Filipino sculptor
Romualdo De Jesus
Rizal’s studies continued to fare well. As a matter-of-fact, he excelled in all subjects. The most brilliant Atenean of his time, he was known as….
“The Pride of the Jesuits”
The Commencement Day. Rizal, who was 16 years old, received from his Alma Mater Ateneo Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors
March 23, 1877
Rizal carved an image of the _________________ on a piece of batikuling (Philippine hardwood) with his pocket-knife
Virgin Mary
It was Doña Teodora who was first discovered the poetic genius of her son, and it was also she who first encouraged him to write poems. However it was __________________ who inspired Rizal to make full use of his God-given gift in poetry
Father Sanchez
It was the first poem Rizal probably wrote during his days in Ateneo which was dedicated to his mother on her birthday; Rizal wrote it before he was 14 years old on 1874
Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration)
It is a tender poem in honor of Calamba, the hero’s natal town
Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
