JOSE RIZAL

a many-splendored
genius
endowed by God with
versatile gifts
a HERO and
POLITICAL MARTYR
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PHYSICIAN

He treated several patients afflicted not only
with eye diseases.
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
He graduated in an opthalmologic college in
Spain.
POET
He wrote over 35 poems including his famous
Mi Ultimo Adios
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DRAMATIST

ESSAYIST
NOVELIST
He wrote the two famous novels, namely Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
HISTORIAN
His annotation of Antonio de Morgas Secesos
de las Islas Filipinas entitled him as one.
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ARCHITECT

PAINTER
SCULPTOR
His famous sculpture was
The Triumph of Science over Death
EDUCATOR
LINGUIST
He spoke over 20 foreign languages.
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MUSICIAN

NATURALIST
ETHNOLOGIST
SURVEYOR
ENGINEER
FARMER BUSINESSMAN
He had a partner in Dapitan in the Abaca
business there (1892-1896).
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ECONOMIST

GEOGRAPHER
CARTOGRAPHER
He drew maps of Dapitan, The Philippines and
other places he visited.
BIBLIOPHILE
He had a big library and brought many
books abroad.
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PHILOLOGIST

He loved of learning and literature is
unequalled.
GRAMMARIAN
FOLKLORIST
PHILOSOPHER
Rizal not only loved wisdom but also regulated
his life and enjoyed calmness of the life at all
times.
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TRANSLATOR

INVENTOR
MAGICIAN
HUMORIST
There are many humorous incidents in the Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
SATIRIST
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POLEMICIST

TRAVELER
He travelled around the world three times.
PROPHET
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SPORTSMAN

He fenced with Europeans and Juan Luna and
other friends in Europe.
He played chess and bear several Germans and
European friends and acquaintances.
He could shoot a target 20 meters away.

Rizal fencing with Luna in Paris.

Facsimile of Rizals drawings

Ethnographical material collection of fishes caught in Dapitan.
 BIRTH OF A HERO

June 19, 1861 - Rizal was born in the lakeshore town
of Calamba, Laguna
June 22, 1861 - He was baptized by the parish priest,
Father Rufino Collantes, a Batangueno
Father Pedro Casanas his godfather , native of
Calamba and close friend of the Rizal Family
Jose chosen by his mother, a devotee of the
Christian saint San Jose (St. Joseph)
 BIRTH OF A HERO

Take good care of this child, for someday he will
become a great man. - Father Collantes

He was impressed by the babys big head during

the christening ceremony and he told this to the
members of the family who were present
 RIZALS BIG HEAD?

One of Rizals most famous photos.

Rizal as a young man.

The 11-year old Rizal
 WORLD WHEN RIZAL WAS BORN

Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery
- Governor general of the Philippines
- Former senator of Spain (member of the
upper chamber of the Spanish Cortes)
- Governed the Philippines from February 2,
1861 to July 17, 1862
- On June 19, 1861, he sent an official dispatch
to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of
Ultramar in Madrid, denouncing Sultan
Pulalun of Sulu and several powerful Moro
datus for fraternizing with a British consul
WORLD WHEN RIZAL WAS BORN

Achievements as a governor general:
Fostering the cultivation of cotton in the
provinces
Establishing the politico-military
governments in the Visayas and in
Mindanao
 RIZALS PARENTS

Born in Bian, Laguna on May 11,1818
Studied Latin and Philosophy at the
College of San Jose in Manila
Following his parents death, he moved to
Calamba and became a tenant-farmer of the
Dominican-owned hacienda
He was a hardy 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, age 80
Francisco Mercado
Rizal affectionately called him a model of
Rizal (1818-1898)
fathers
 RIZALS PARENTS

Born in Manila on November 8, 1826
Educated at the College of Santa Rosa
She was a remarkable woman, possessing
refined culture, literary talent, business
ability, and the fortitude of Spartan women
Died in Manila on August 16, 1911, age 85
Before her death, the Philippine
government offered her a life pension
which she courteously rejected saying, My
family has never been patriotic for money. If the
Teodora Alonso government has plenty of funds and does not
Realonda (1826-1911) know what to do with them, better reduce the
taxes.
THE RIZAL CHILDREN

Saturnina (1850-1913)
Oldest of the Rizal children
Nickname: Neneng
Married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanuan,
Batangas

Paciano (1851-1930)
Older brother and confidant of Rizal
Joined the Philippine Revolution after Jose
Rizals execution
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Narcisa (1852-1939)
Pet name: Sisa
Married to Antonio Lopez of Morong, Rizal

Olimpia (1855-1887)
Pet name: Ypia
Married to Silvestre Ubaldo
Died of childbirth
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Lucia (1857-1919)
Married to Mariano Herbosa
(nephew of Father Casanas)

Maria (1859-1945)
Nickname: Biang
Married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Bian, Laguna
THE RIZAL CHILDREN

JOSE (1861-1896)
Greatest Filipino hero and a
peerless genius
Nickname: Pepe
During his exile in Dapitan, he
lived with Josephine Bracken,
Irish girl from Hongkong
Had a son by her, but this baby-
boy whom Rizal named
Francisco, died after a few
hours after birth
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Concepcion (1862-1865)
Pet name: Concha
Died of sickness at the age of 3
Her death was Rizals first sorrow in life

Josefa (1865-1945)
Pet name: Panggoy
Died an old maid at the age of 80
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Trinidad (1868-1951)
Pet name: Trining
Died also an old maid at the age of 83

Soledad (1870-1929)
Youngest of the Rizal children
Pet name: Choleng
Married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba
 THE RIZAL CHILDREN

Sibling relationship among the Rizal
children was affectionately cordial.
As Rizal grew to manhood, he always called
his sisters Doa or Seora (if married) and
Seorita (if single)
 THE RIZAL CHILDREN

Paciano was a second father to him. Rizal
respected him and greatly valued his sagacious
advice.
In Noli Me Tangere, Rizal immortalized his brother
as the wise Pilosopo Tasio.
In a letter to Blumentritt, written in London on June
23, 1888, he regarded Paciano as the most noble of
Filipinos and though an Indio, more generous and
noble than all the Spaniards put together
 RIZALS ANCESTRY

Rizal was a product of mixture of races :
EAST and WEST Negrito, Indonesian,
Malay, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish
He was called The Great Malayan
 PATERNAL SIDE

Domingo Lam-co
Rizals great-great-grandfather
A Chinese immigrant from Changchow
Arrived in Manila about 1690
Became a Christian, married Ines de la Rosa
Took the surname Mercado in 1731
 PATERNAL SIDE

Francisco Mercado
Son of Domingo and Ines
Rizals great-grandfather
Married Cirilia Bernacha, a Chinese-Filipino
mestiza
He was elected gobernadorcillo (municipal
mayor) of Bian
 PATERNAL SIDE

Juan Mercado
Son of Francisca and Cirilia
Rizals grandfather
Married Cirilia Alejandro, a Chinese-
Filipino mestiza
Like his father, he was elected gobernadorcillo
of Bian
Had thirteen children
 PATERNAL SIDE

Francisco Mercado
Youngest son of Juan and Cirilia
Rizals father
Lost his father at the age of 8
Married Teodora
Settled in Calamba, Laguna
Engaged in farming and business
 MATERNAL SIDE

Lakandula
Last native king of Tondo

Eugenio Ursua
Rizals great-great-grandfather
Was of Japanese ancestry
Married to Benigna (a Filipina)
 MATERNAL SIDE
Regina
Daughter of Eugenio and Benigna
Married Atty. Manuel de Quintos, Filipino-
Chinese from Pangasinan

Brigida
Daughter of Regina and Atty. Quintos
Married LorenzoAlberto Alonso
Had five children namely, Narcisa, Teodora
(Rizals mother), Gregorio, Manuel and Jose
 Full Name

Jos Protacio Rizal
Mercado y Alonso
Realonda
 THE SURNAME RIZAL

MERCADO - the real surname of the Rizal Family
- adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lameo
RIZAL - second surname of RIZAL Family
- given by a Spanish alcalde mayor
(provincial governor) of Laguna, who
was a family friend
- originally Ricial
- in Spanish, it means green fields
- only Jose used the surname Rizal until 1891
 THE RIZAL HOME

One of the distinguished
stone houses in Calamba
during Spanish Time.
Two- storey building,
rectangular in shape, built
of adobe stones and hard-
woods, and roofed with
red tiles.
Behind the house were poultry yard full of turkeys
and chicken and a big garden of tropical fruit trees.
 A GOOD AND
MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY

The Rizal family belonged to the principalia.
One of the distinguished families in Calamba
Owned a carjuahe (carriage)
Had a private library with more than 1,000 books
Sent their children to the colleges in Manila
Participated prominently in all social and religious
affairs in the community
They were gracious hosts to all visitors and guests
during the town fiestas and other holidays.
HOME LIFE OF THE RIZALS

The Rizal family had a simple, contented, and
happy life.
Close family ties
Don Francisco & Doa Teodora
never spoiled their children
they were strict parents
they trained their children (1) to love God, (2) to
behave well, (3) to be obedient, and (4) to respect
people, especially the old folks.
HOME LIFE OF THE RIZALS

They believed in the maxim:
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Everyday, the family heard Mass
They prayed together the Angelus and the
Rosary at daily.