PI 01 The Life and Works of Jose Rizal
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THE LIFE AND BIOGRAPHY OF
DR. JOSE RIZAL WHO WAS DR. JOSE RIZAL?
NAT’L HERO. José Rizal called for peaceful reform of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. After his 1896 execution, he became an icon for the nationalist movement.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE RIZAL’S FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD RIZAL’S EDUCATION RIZAL’S FIRST TRAVELS ABROAD RIZAL’S SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICINE RIZAL’S ACHIEVEMENTS RIZAL’S SECOND TRAVELS ABROAD RIZAL’S EXECUTION AND DEATH
One of the most important historical events in the history of the Philippines is the life of a national hero who greatly influenced many Filipinos and had significant contributions in the development of Filipino nation. He is none other than, Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado. The pride of the Malayan race was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. They used to call him “Pepe” as his nickname and he belonged to a big family of thirteen members including his parents. Rizal’s father, Francisco Mercado Rizal was a diligent and hard-working farmer whom Rizal called “a model of fathers.” His father’s hometown was in Biñan, Laguna. While his mother, Teodora Alonzo y Quintos was a very successful
woman whom Rizal called “loving and prudent mother.” His mother’s hometown was in Meisic, Sta. Cruz, Manila. Rizal’s parents were both carreer-oriented persons, wealthy land owners, and they belonged to a recognized family. Rizal was the seventh child among his nine siblings, namely: Saturnina Rizal, eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage, Paciano Rizal, only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child,Narcisa Rizal, the third child, Olympia Rizal, the fourth child, Lucia Rizal, the fifth child, Maria Rizal, the sixth child, Concepcion Rizal, the eight child who died at the age of three, Josefa Rizal, the ninth child whose an epileptic, Trinidad Rizal, the tenth child who was the last of the family to dieand Soledad Rizal, the youngest child.
RIZAL’S EDUCATION IN MANILA Jose Rizal’s education in Manila began at the Ateneo de Municipal and was later renamed Ateneo de Manila, a prestigious institution run by Spanish Jesuits, shortly after the execution of GOM-BUR-ZA and while his mother was imprisoned.
THE MERCADO HOME IN BINAN
A two-storey stone and hardwood structure with Narra floors, and red tile roof, the Rizal home has a spacious parlor with wide capiz shell windows, a library, dining room, three bedrooms, a kitchen and pantry leading out to a balcony.
RIZAL’S TRAVELS ABROAD
To avoid detection by the Spanish authorities and the friars, Rizal's departure for Spain was kept secret. The Jesuit priests recommended him to the members of their Society in Barcelona.
FOUNDING OF LA LIGA FILIPINA Almost simultaneously with the introduction of Masonry in the Philippines, a civic society called La Propaganda was established. Its members, composed mostly, not exclusively, of the middle class, contributed money to defray the expenses of the Filipino reformers in Spain who were waging a campaign to obtain political concessions from the Mother Country. The funds collected were forwarded to the Hispano-Filipino Association. In time, however, the funds of the organization were malversed, and the society passed out of existence.