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RIZAL AND HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN CALAMBA Flashcards

1
Q

Calamba is an _________

A

enchanted town (Palma,1949)

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2
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Situated, as if enclosed in a valley, between _____ and _______

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Laguna de Bay and Mt. Makiling.

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3
Q

Calamba at the time of Rizal’s birth was an ________

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agricultural town (Romero et al, 1978)

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4
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The town was virtually owned by the ______

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Dominican friars.

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5
Q

Calamba became a prosperous town due to its
specialization in the production of _____

A

sugar

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6
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Nature has been good to the _______

A

Calambeños

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7
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  • Encouraged Rizal to indulge in horse riding,
    fencing, and other sports
A

Tio Manuel

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8
Q

A book lover, intensified Rizal his
voracious reading of good books

A

Tio Gregorio

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9
Q

A traveler, he had traveled in Europe
that inspired Rizal to develop his artistic ability.

A

Tio Jose Alberto

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10
Q

Greater than heredity and environment in the fate of man
• A person may have everything in life - brains, wealth, and
power - but, without the aid of Divine Providence, he
cannot attain greatness in the annals of the nation

A

AID OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE

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11
Q

Full name of Jose Rizal

A

• Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

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12
Q

Jose Rizal was born on ________

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June 19, 1861 - (Zaide & Zaide, 1999)

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13
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his mother nearly died during his delivery owing to ______

A

his very big head

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14
Q

during that time, it was not normal for a baby to be born
with a big head, an indicator that you have a big head sabi
nila you are _____

A

intelligent

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15
Q

Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized by ______ at the Calamba Catholic Church, with
___________ as his godfather.

A

Fr. Rufino Collantes
Fr. Pedro Casañas

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16
Q

Rizal was the seventh child in the family of ____
children of _______ and ________

A

11
Don Francisco
Doña Teodora

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17
Q

Chronological birth order in the Rizal family

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  1. Saturnina “Neneng” - 1850
  2. Paciano - 1851
  3. Narcisa “Sisa” - 1852
  4. Olimpia “Ypia” - 1855
  5. Lucia - 1857
  6. Maria “Biang” - 1859
  7. Jose “Pepe” - 1861
  8. Concepion “Concha” - 1862
  9. Josefa “Panggoy” - 1865
  10. Trinidad “Trining” - 1868
  11. Soledad “Choleng” - 1870
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18
Q

His great grandfather from his father side was a Chinese
merchant named ______

A

Domingo Lamco.

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19
Q

He married a wealthy Chinese mestiza, _______

A

Ines dela Rosa

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20
Q

In ______, Domingo Lamco assumed the surname
_______ in keeping the gubernatorial decree of _____ on the use of Spanish surnames in the
Philippines by all Spanish subjects in the colony and to
free themselves and their children from the prejudices
associated with a Chinese surname (Craig, 1913).

A

1849
Mercado
Narciso Claveria

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21
Q

From the Parian in Manila, the couple moved to ____,
ending up as tenants in the Dominican hacienda

A

Biñan

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22
Q

Rizal’s grandfather from his father side was _____ who married a Chinese-Filipino mestiza, _____

A

Juan Mercado
Cirila Alejandro

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23
Q

___________ became a gobernadorcillo of Biñan

A

Juan Mercado

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24
Q

Juan and Cirila had ___ children, one of whom was Rizal’s
father, ______

A

14
Don Francisco

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25
Q

Rizal’s great grandfather on his mother’s side was _____ , a Chinese mestizo from ______ (Romero et al, 1978)

A

Manuel de Quintos
Lingayen, Pangasinan

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26
Q

Manuel married _______, a woman of Japanese
ancestry.

A

Regina Ursua

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27
Q

One of their daughters, Brigida married _______ The couple had ___ children. One of them was ____, who became Rizal’s mother.

A

Lorenzo Alberto Alonso.
five
Teodora

28
Q

Rizal was reared in a typical ______ in the
____ -century Philippines (Capino et al, 1977)

A

middle-class family
19th

29
Q

He lived a life of _________, considering that
his family belonged to the ______of
his town (Guerrero, 1998).

A

comfort and affluence
principalia class or ruling elite

30
Q

The affluence of Rizal’s family can clearly be gleaned from
the following:

A

▪ the family’s predilection for studies;
▪ its stone house of adobe and hardwood;
▪ ownership of carriage and horses - the symbols
of wealth and respectability during those times;
▪ home library with numerous volumes of books;
▪ the presence of personal servants taking care of
the needs of the children, and
▪ private tutoring of children in the family.

31
Q

The family’s thriving business in _____ and its
ability to send their children for education in Manila further
indicate their socio-economic status in Calamba

A

rice and sugar

32
Q

Rizal’s father, ________, was an educated
man. His father took courses in ______ in
________

A

Don Francisco Mercado
Latin and Philosophy
Colegio de San Jose in Manila.

33
Q

Rizal described him a model father owing to his
_________

A

honesty,
frugality
and industry

34
Q

Rizal inherited a profound feeling of ________

A

dignity,
selfrespect,
serenity
and poise and seriousness (De
Ocampo, 1960)

35
Q

________ was an educated woman. She completed
her education at the ______, a
prestigious college for girls in Manila.

A

Doña Teodora
Colegio de Santa Rosa

36
Q

Rizal described her as a _______

A

disciplinarian,
a woman more than average education,
a woman of culture and
religion,
a sacrificing and industrious housewife.

37
Q

From his mother, Rizal learned the values of ____ and _____

A

warmth
and virtue (Villa Abrille, 1969)

38
Q

He also inherited a _______

A

practical temperament,
stoicism,
self-sacrifice,
temperament of a dreamer
and
fondness for poetry. (Villa Abrille, 1969)

39
Q

At the age of four, Rizal experienced his first sorrow.
This was when his younger sister _____, whom he
fondly called ______, died

A

Concepcion
Concha

40
Q

He could not forget the times when the ______

A

family stayed in the garden to exchange stories.

41
Q

He always treasured the care demonstrated to him by his
parents due to ______. It was in this garden
where _____

A

his poor health
he experienced closeness to nature.

42
Q

Another experience that he was not able to forget was the
_______, where all the
members of his family gather and pray together.

A

daily family prayer during Angelus

43
Q

This training he had at home was strengthened by his
frequent visit to ______, the parish priest of Calamba, who made the young Rizal the need to
develop a sound philosophy of life. It was also from him
that Rizal learned the value of scholarship and
intellectual honesty.

A

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

44
Q

As a young boy, he spent many hours down the shore of
Laguna de Bay, thinking of what was beyond, __________

A

dreaming of what might be over on the other side of the waves
(Craig,1918).

45
Q

He even witnessed everyday acts of violence and
excesses committed against the Calambeños by the
__________

A

Guardia Civil and the Gobernadorcillo

46
Q

From the usual activity of Rizal, it can be noted that he
was a ________

A

good observer, noting every detail of what he
actually saw.

47
Q

One of the stories Rizal never forgot, narrated to him by
his mother was the fable entitled ______

A

“The Moth and the
Flame” (Jose Rizal Centennial Commission, 1961)

48
Q

• Just like the moth that died a victim of its illusion, Rizal
died a martyr in search of the ______

A

lights of truth,
freedom,
and justice.

49
Q

From the story, Rizal came to realize that one has to
sacrifice and suffer the _____

A

consequence of one’s actions
for the attainment of a goal.

50
Q

He was able to master the alphabet when he was _____

A

three years old.

51
Q

The young Rizal also showed his knack for ______

A

sketching,
painting,
sculpture,
and literature.

52
Q

Owing to the constant prodding by Doña Teodora for Rizal
through verses, Rizal was able to write his first poem,
when he was eight years old. This poem was entitled _______

A

Sa Aking Kabata or To My Fellow Children (Laubach,
1936).

53
Q

We can see a young lad describing his native language
or Tagalog as comparable to _____

A

Latin,
English,
and
Spanish

54
Q

Rizal encourages the youth to love their native language _______

A

“Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa malansang isda.”

55
Q

An incident that greatly influenced Rizal’s goal and life
work (Capino, 1977)

A

GOMBURZA’S MARTYRDOM

56
Q

Rizal was then ____ when his older brother _____
narrated to him the injustice suffered by the three
Filipino priests for crusading for justice in the parochial
administration in the Philippines, particularly the
struggle waged by _______

A

11 years
Paciano
Father Jose Burgos, his teacher at
Colegio de San Jose.

57
Q

Rizal’s first teacher was his _____ Owing to her
______

A

mother.
patience,
conscientiousness,
and understanding

58
Q

To develop this talent, ____ encouraged him
to write verses.

A

Doña Teodora

59
Q

His first private tutor was _____ followed
by _______ (Zaide & Zaide, 1999).

A

Maestro Celestino,
Maestro Lucas Padua

60
Q

The third tutor, however, was _____, a former
classmate of his father

A

Leon Monroy

61
Q

It was from ______ where Rizal’s skills in reading,
writing, and the rudiments of Latin were honed.

A

Leon Monroy

62
Q

Attempts were made by Rizal’s family to absolve her from
the case to the point of pleading at the _______.

A

Royal Audiencia

63
Q

She was freed later by ______
as a result of the request of the young Soledad, whose
graceful dancing charmed the governor-general and his
guests.

A

Gov. General Rafael de Izquierdo

64
Q

• She was jailed for almost ______

A

two and one-half years.

65
Q

This happened right after the arrival of his uncle, ________

A

Jose Alberto from Europe.

66
Q

Jose Alberto’s wife conspired
with the Spanish Lieutenant of the Guardia Civil by
filing a suit against Doña Teodora for attempting to
poison her.
• Doña Teodora was arrested and made to walk ____
from ______ , the capital of Laguna

A

50 km
Calamba to Santa Cruz

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