Unit 3: Rizal's Family, Childhood, & Early Education Flashcards
The full name of Jose Rizal
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Rizal’s birthdate
June 19, 1861
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Chosen by mother, a devotee of St. Joseph
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
From Gervacio Protacio who got it from the Christian Calendar
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
From “ricial” meaning “green fields”
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Adapted by late grandfather Domingo Lameo, meaning “market”
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Old surname of mother
The meaning of:
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Surname of godmother, adopted due to the culture at the time where one must adopt the surname of their godmother
Jose Rizal’s father
Don Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado
Jose Rizal’s mother
Doña Teodora Alonso Quinto Realonda (“Lolay”)
Jose Rizal’s 10 siblings
- Saturnina
- Paciano
- Narcisa (Sisa)
- Olympia (Ypia)
- Lucia
- Maria (Biang)
- Jose
- Concepcion (Concha)
- Josefa (Panggoy)
- Trinidad (Trining)
- Soledad (Choleng)
Jose Rizal’s first sorrow in life
Death of sibling, Concepcion (Concha)
When did Jose Rizal write In Memory of my Town?
1876
Jose Rizal’s pony, gifted to him when he was 7 years old
Alipato
Jose Rizal’s black dog
Usman
Jose Rizal’s first poem
“To My Fellow Children”
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“Sa Aking Mga Kababata”
Jose Rizal’s 3 uncles who influenced him
- Jose Alberto (artistic)
- Manuel (physical)
- Gregorio (books)
A story representing Jose Rizal’s own life journey, which taught obedience
The Story of the Moth
Jose Rizal’s first tutor
Maestro Celestino
Jose Rizal’s first formal schooling
Biñan
(1869-1872)
Jose Rizal’s sister who served as the mediator between Rizal and Segunda
Olympia
The educated and highly cultured woman from Sta. Cruz, Manila
Teodora Alonzo
The birthplace of Rizal, derived from “clay stone”
Calamba
The classmate of Don Francisco who lived at the Rizal home to be a tutor of Spanish and Latin
Leon Monroy
The Catholic town priest in Calamba who was esteemed and respected by Rizal
Leoncio Lopez
The sister of Rizal who became the custodian of his last and greatest poem
Trinidad
Rizal’s sister whose husband died of cholera in May 1889
Lucia
The reticent but vigorous gentleman from whom Rizal inherited his “free soul”
Tiniente Kiko
The flat-bottomed boat with a roof, which Rizal and his father rode on their way to a pilgrimage in Antipolo
Casco
She helped in financing Rizal’s studies in Europe, even pawning her jewelry and peddling her clothes if needed
Narcisa
Rizal had an arm-wrestling match with this classmate after class
Andres Salandanan
The esteemed school for girls in Manila where Dona Lolay was educated
College of Santa Rosa
The sister with whom Rizal talked about wanting to marry Josephine Bracken
Maria
The maestro in a private school in Binan where Rizal was brought by Paciano
Maestro Celestino
The surname suggested by a provincial governor, which caused confusion in the commercial affairs of the family
Rizal
