3. Parents Of Dr.Jose Rizal
Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos was a
wealthy woman in the Spanish colonial
Philippines. She was best known as the
mother of the Philippinesâ national hero
Jose Rizal. Realonda was born in Santa Cruz,
Manila. She was also known for being a
disciplinarian and hard-working mother.
4. âąFrancisco Engracio Rizal
Mercado y Alejandro (May 11,
1818 â January 5, 1898) was the
father of the Philippinesâ
national hero Jose Rizal. He
was born in Biñan, Laguna. He
had a wife named Teodora
Realonda y Quintos and had 11
children altogether.
5. Rizal had the ability to master various skills
and subjects
He was an eye doctor as well as a writer, sculptor, painter,
educator, farmer, historian, and journalist.These include
architecture, cartography, economics, ethnology, anthropology,
sociology, theater, martial arts, fencing, and pistol
shooting.Skilled in social settings, he became a Freemason and in
1884, he attained Master Mason status. Skilled in social settings, he
became a Freemason and in 1884, he attained Master Mason status.
6. Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes
of the Philippines and has been recommended to be
so honored by an officially empaneled National
Heroes Committee.He wrote the novels Noli Me
TĂĄngere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891), which
together are taken as a national epic, in addition to
numerous poems and essays.
9. La Solidaridad (The Solidarity)
was an organization created in
Spain on December 13, 1888.
Headed by Galicano Apacible, it
also issued a newspaper of the
same name which was published
in Barcelona, Spain on February
15, 1889. It was edited by
Graciano LĂłpez Jaena and later
on by Marcelo H. del Pilar.
11. He was executed by the Spanish colonial
government for the crime of rebellion after the
Philippine Revolution broke out; it was
inspired by his writings. Though he was not
actively involved in its planning or conduct, he
ultimately approved of its goals which
eventually resulted in Philippine independence.
12. His advocacy for reforms in
the Philippines under the
hands of Spanish colonial
authorities led to his early
death at the age of 36. He
was executed in Bagumbayan,
now called Luneta, in Manila
on December 30, 1896.
13. SUMMARY
1. Jose P. Rizal is considered the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the
Philippines.
2. He wrote the novels Noli Me TĂĄngere (1887) and El filibusterismo
(1891).
3. La Solidaridad (The Solidarity) was an organization created in Spain on
December 13, 1888.
4. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of
rebellion after the Philippine Revolution broke out; it was inspired by
his writings.
5. He was executed in Bagumbayan, now called Luneta, in Manila on
December 30, 1896.
14. Quiz Time!
1. What is the full name of Dr. Jose Rizal?
2. Why did Dr. Jose Rizal and his colleagues establish the La
Liga Filipina?
3. Why did Jose P. Rizal wrote the Noli Me Tangere?
4. Why Jose P. Rizal become a Philippines National Hero?
5. What is the reason why Jose P. Rizal was killed?
2 points each