RIZAL LEC 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
When was Dr. Jose Rizal born?
June 19, 1861
Parents of Dr. Jose Rizal
Francisco
Mercado and Teodora Alonzo
meaning of rizal
rice field
He was the family caretaker.He retired to his farm in Los
Baños where he lived as a farmer.
He had 2 children by his commonlaw wife (Severina Decena)- a boy
and a girl. Second child.
PACIANO
She is the eldest. She
became the wife of
Manuel Hidalgo of
Tanawan, Batangas
SATURNINA “NENENG”
She was married to
Antonio Lopez, a
school teacher of
Morong, Rizal. Third child
NARCISA “SISA”
She became the wife of Silvestre Ubaldo, a
telegraph operator of Manila. She died in 1887 from childbirth. Fourth Child
OLIMPIA “IPIANG”
She became the wife of Mariano Herbosa, a town
mate from Calamba. Herbosa died of cholera and was denied Christian
burial because he was a brother-in-law of Dr. Jose
Rizal. Fifth Child
LUCIA
She became the wife of Daniel Faustino Cruz of
Biñan, Laguna. Sixth Child
MARIA “BIANG”
The seventh child in the family. He was married to a Scottish girl named
Josephine Bracken.
JOSE PROTACIO “PEPE”
She died at the age of three (3) due to illness. First Heartbreak of Jose Rizal. Eighth child.
CONCEPCIÓN “CONCHA”
She was an epileptic and died at the age of 80 as
a spinster. Ninth child
JOSEFA “PANGGOY
She was also a spinster. She died at the age of 83. She inherited much of Rizal’s property in Dapitan. Tenth child
TRINIDAD “TRINING”
She was the youngest in the family. She became the wife of Pantaleon Quintero also
from Calamba
SOLEDAD “LOLENG”
who was rizal’s first teacher?
his mother
at what age did rizal was taught
how to read the Latin and Spanish alphabets
3
which story rizal would never forget?
“The Moth and the Flame”
from the book, El Amigo de los Ninos.
who became very influential to Jose when he was young?
three brothers of his mother (Gregorio, Manuel and Jose Alberto)
an artist, would teach Pepe skills in sketching and drawing
through the use of a pencil or charcoal.
Jose Alberto
an athlete, would instruct him the rudiments of fencing and
wrestling
Manuel
a lover of books and a writer, would
instill in him a passion for writing and an appreciation to poetry and
literature.
Gregorio
was a renowned teacher
adept in Latin and Spanish grammar. Jose would be sent by his
parents to Biñan to continue his primary
education
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz.
the first one Rizal had a brawl
with
Pedro
