Rizal

LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL
WHAT IS THE COURSE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL?

The course Life and Works of Rizal is about tracing the hero’s life, ideals, concept of education, good
government, and nationalism as embodied in his writing to critically to understand Rizal’s heroism and realize the
significance of his ideas in the present time.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE: REPUBLIC ACT 1425
• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425
• AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES COURSES ON THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL, PARTICULARLY
HIS NOVELS NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO, AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING AND
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
• House Bill 5561
• Senate Bill 438
• It is commonly known as the Rizal Act, established on the 12th of June 1956 by Senator Claro M. Recto
• It requires the curricula of private and public schools, colleges and universities courses to include, works
and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It was made
effective on August 16, 1956
RIZAL LAW (REPUBLIC ACT NO.1425)
• WHEREAS, today, more than any other period of our history, there is a need for a re-dedication to the ideals
of freedom and nationalism for which our heroes lived and died;
• WHEREAS, it is meet that in honoring them, particularly the national hero and patriot, Jose Rizal, we
remember with special fondness and devotion their lives and works that have shaped the national character;
• WHEREAS, the life, works and writing of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, are a constant and inspiring source of patriotism with which the minds of the youth,
especially during their formative and decisive years in school, should be suffused;
• WHEREAS, all educational institutions are under the supervision of, and subject to regulation by the State,
and all schools are enjoined to develop moral character, personal discipline, civic conscience and to teach
the duties of citizenship;
• RIZAL LAW (REPUBLIC ACT NO.1425)
• The purpose of Batas Rizal is to rekindle the flame of nationalism in the hearts of the Filipino, particularly the
youth. We are forgetting what or patriots have done and given to fight our freedom.
GETTING TO KNOW RIZAL
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo Realonda
 Doctor- complete his medical course in Spain and was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the
Universidad Central de Madrid.
 Jose- chosen by his mother who was devotee of the Christian St. Joseph
 Protacio- form Gervacio P which come from a Christian Calendar, in consideration of the day of his birth.
 Rizal- from the word “Ricial” in Spanish means a field where a wheat cut while still green, sprouts again.
 Mercado- adopted by Domingo Lamco which Spanish term means market.
 Alonzo- old name surname of his mother.
 Realonda- it was used By Donya Teodora from the surname of her godmother based on the culture by that
time.
 He was born near midnight of Wednesday of June 19,1861 to the Rizal family of Calamba, Laguna.
 He was baptized by Rev. Rufino Collantes in the Catholic Church of Calamba on June 22, 1861, three
days after birth.
 His Godfather named Father Pedro Casanas, a close friend of Rizal family.
 Lieutenant- General Jose Lemery was the governor-general of the Philippines when Rizal was born.
Criteria in Choosing the Philippine National Hero
 Filipino citizen
 Patriot/nationalist
 Has already been dead
 Patient
Rizal’s Father: Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898)
 Born in Biñan, Laguna on May 11, 1818

 Studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila
 Became a tenant-farmer of the Dominican- owned hacienda’
 A hardly and independent-minded man, who talked less and worked more, and was strong in body and
valiant in spirit
 Died in Manila on January 5, 1898 at the age of 80
 Rizal affectionately called him a “model father”
Rizal’s Mother: Doña Teodora Alonzo Realonda (1826-1911)
 Born in Manila on November 8, 1826.

 Educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a well-known college for girls in the city
 A remarkable woman, possessing refined culture. Literary talent, business ability, and the fortitude of
Spartan
 Is a woman of more than ordinary culture, she known literature and speaks Spanish (according to Rizal)
 Died in Manila on August 16, 1911 at age of 85
Information about his parents
• Rizal always called her sisters Doña or Señora. (married) and Señorita (single)
• Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda married on June 28, 1848, after which they settled down
in Calamba.
• The real surname of the Rizal was Mercado, which was adopted in 1713 by Domingo Lamco (paternal
great-great grandfather of Jose Rizal), who was a full-blooded Chinese.
• Rizal’s family acquired a second surname- Rizal- which was given by a Spanish Alcalde Mayor (provincial
governor) of Laguna, who was a family friend.
The Siblings of Jose Rizal
• Saturnina (1850-1913)
- oldest of the Rizal children
-nicknamed Neneng
-Married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
• Paciano
- older brother and confidant of Jose Rizal
-he was the second father to Rizal
- Immortalized him in Rizal’s first novel Noli me Tangere as the wise Pilosopong Tasio.
- Rizal regarded him as the “most Noble of Filipinos.”
-He became a combat general in the Philippines Revolution.
- Died on April 13, 1930, an old bachelor as age of 79, he had two children by mistress ( Severina
Decena) – a boy and a girl
 Narcisa (1852-1939)
- Petname Sisa
- She was married to Antonio Lopez ( nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez), a school teacher of Morong.
 Olympia ( 1855-1887)
- Petname Ypia
- She was married to Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator in Manila.
 Lucia (1857-1979)
- she was married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba , who was a nephew of Father Casanas.
 Maria (1859-1945)
- Biang was her petname
- she was married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan Laguna
 Concepcion ( 1862-1865)
- Concha was her petname
- She died at age of three because of sickness
 Josefa (1865-1945)
- Panggoy was her petname
-An old maid, died at age of 80
 Trinidad (1868-1951)
- she died as a spinster and the last of the family to die
 Soledad- (1870-1929)
- Choleng was her petname
- She was married to Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba.
Rizal’s Home ( Physical)
• It is one of the distinguished stone houses in Calamba during the Spanish times.
• It was a two-storey building, rectangular in shape, built of adobe stones and hard-woods and roofed with red
tiles.
• During the day, it hummed with the noises of children at play and the songs of the birds in the garden; by
night, it echoed with the dulcet notes of family prayers.
• The Rizal family belonged to the principalia, town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines.
• The Rizal family had a simple, contented and happy life.
Childhood Years in Calamba, Laguna
• Calamba was a hacienda town which belonged to Dominican Order, which also owned all the lands around.
• Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) – 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.
• The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his happy days in the family garden when he was three.
• Another childhood memory was the daily Angelus prayer. By nightfall, Rizal related, his mother gathered all
the children at the house to pray the Angelus.
• Another memory of Rizal during infancy was the nocturnal walk in the town, especially when there was a
moon.
• The death of Concha was his first sorrow. - At age of three he began to take part in the family prayers.
• At 5, he was able to read haltingly the Spanish family bible, and make sketches with this pencil and to mold
in clay and wax on objects which attracted his fancy. –
• “The Story of the Moth” – made the profoundest impression of Rizal. – The story of the Moth is a tale of a
mother and his younger child whom she teaches about the rules of life. She tells him that for achieving
success in life, one must have to take risks and prepare for the worst consequences.
• “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”- the first poem written in the native language at age of 8, he also wrote his first
dramatic work (Tagalog comedy).
Influences on the Hero’s Boyhood
1. Hereditary influence
2. Environmental influence
3. Aid of the Divine Providence
• Tio Jose Alberto – he develops the artistic ability of Rizal.
• Tio Manuel – he guided Rizal on his physical exercises.
• Tio Gregorio – intensified Rizal‘s voracious reading of good books.
• Father Leoncio Lopez – fostered Rizal‘s love for scholarship and intellectual honesty.
REDISCOVERING THE REAL RIZAL
A Brief Biography of Rizal
 An anthropologist, botanist, businessman, cartographer, dramatist, economist, educator, engineer, essayist,
entomologist, farmer, folklorist, geographer, grammarian, historian, horticulturist, humorist, lexicographer,
linguist, novelist, painter, physician, ophthalmologist, poet, philosopher, polemist, psychologist, satirist,
sculptor, sportsman, sociologist, surveyor, traveler and zoologist.
 He can speak 22 different languages and was able to write letters and poetry.
Rediscovering the real Jose Rizal will mean looking deeply into his character and personality. Take a close look at
some important facts about him as revealed by Ocampo (2008).
1. His favorite breakfast was hot chocolate, a cup of rice and sardinas secas or tuyo. For lunch he usually had
rice and ayungin.
2. He was “kuripot” because he would set aside money for weekly food trip. His diaries and notebooks are
filled with daily expenses and accounts.
3. At the time of his death, he owned nothing in Calamba, although he had a library and some medical
instruments in Hong Kong. His liquid assets were pair of gold cufflinks with little pearl and 2 amethysts; a
gold tie pin with a bee, the was silver; and 73.76 I a letter of credit with his family. He also had some 35
hectares of land in Dapitan.
4. According to Guillermo Tolentino, who made the best Rizal statues, Rizal wa about 5’3 tall. Had big head,
broad shoulders and developed neck. He has full 12-inch difference between his chest and waist. His pants
length measures 41” but he was not a member of low waist gang.
5. Rizal was buried under the Rizal monument at Luneta. Part of Rizal’s instruction before his death in a letter
written to his family states “Bury me in the ground, place a stone and cross over it. My name, the date of my
birth and of my death. Nothing mor, If later you wish to surround my grave with a fence, you may do so. No
anniversaries. I prefer Paang Bundok.”
6. Rizal will never be elected as President of the Philippines. As a matter of fact, he would not even be elected
barangay captain because he would be too serious. Since he will never compromise on matter of principle, if
Rizal were alive today, he would be sot all over again.
7. Rizal had a third unfinished novel which was undated manuscript, actually 2 chapters in Tagalog, entitles
“Makamisa”, now found in National Library, which deals with a scene after mass. It describes the
supersititious parishioners and a certain cura parroco (parish priest), Father Agaton, as main character.

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LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

WHAT IS THE COURSE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL?

Criteria in Choosing the Philippine National Hero

Rizal’s Father: Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898)

 Born in Biñan, Laguna on May 11, 1818

 Born in Manila on November 8, 1826.

Rizal’s Home ( Physical)

Childhood Years in Calamba, Laguna

Influences on the Hero’s Boyhood

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