Life &
Works
of Rizal
*Why do we need to study
history?
*How significant is Rizal to
our History?
*What is History then?
1. Chronological
records of significant
events in the past
often with
explanations of their
cause.
4. The interpretative &
imaginative study of the
surviving records of the
past either written or
not in order to
determine the meaning
& scope of human
existence
3. The reconstruction
of the past based on
written records, oral
history, cultural
artifacts, & folk
traditions.
2. Record of
the past &
study
of
antiquity
Written or
Inscribed
Sources
Oral Or Visual
Sources
Kinds of
Sources of
History
Folklore & Oral
Literature
Oral History
Through
Interviews
A. Written or Inscribed Sources of History
Birth & Death Certificates
Surveyor’s Note
Marriage Certificates
Books
Directories
Souvenir Programs
Church Records
School Records
Letters/Diaries
Government Records
Local Newspapers
Hospital Records
Census Reports
Police Records
Title Deeds
Business Records
Skeletal
remains
Tools,
weapons,
& Utensils
Heirlooms
Photographs
Graphic/Vis
ual Sources
of History
Arts &
Crafts
Old
Structures
&
Landmarks
Significance of Studying History
Projecting conditions of a given time & space.
• History is the only branch of knowledge that
can provide information & corresponding
interpretations of period of history.
Explaining the cause of things &
events.
• History provide the root cause of events by
tracing to what happen in the past.
Bridging the gap between the past & present.
• The present being the result of the past, the
Philippine& the Filipinos are what they are today
because of what happen in the past. The nature &
the extent of the contemporary problems can best be
understood in the light of the historical roots.
Promotes Nationalism & Patriotism
• History is the best are of human
knowledge that can help in promoting
nationalism & patriotism. It inspires &
develops a sense of national pride &
sense of devotion to the country by
recording the exploits & struggles of
forefathers to win freedom &
independence.
Projecting the future.
• Events & development of the future
may be envisioned by using history
as the basis. Circumstances of the
past have been observed to
contribute to the unfolding of
recent significant event. History
allows us to speculate intelligently
the future. Present & future
intelligent actions spring from
sound knowledge of the past
Jose Protacio Mercado
Y Alonso Rizal
*What is your initial perception about
Rizal?
*What is the best word can you describe
about him?
*For 5 minutes go out & select an object
that could best represent Rizal & explain
how the said object represented Rizal.
Maria
Lucia
Jose
(Pepe)
Concepcion
Olympia
Josefa
Narcisa
Trinidad
Paciano
Saturnina
Francisco
Mercado &
Teodora Alonso
Soledad
Meaning:1. Rizal- a fields where wheat when cut while still green, sprouts
again. 2. Mercado- market
Rizal- 7th child of Teodora Alonso Realonda and Francisco Mercado Rizal.
-born June 19, 1861 in Calamba Laguna.
-baptize in the Catholic Church with Fr. Rufino Collantes as the officiating
priest.
-his godfather is Fr. Pedro Cansaňas.
*At the age of three, Rizal learn to read due to the tutorial of his mother.
*His mother taught him to read The Spanish book called the Children’s Friend.
*Being a devoted Catholic his mother named Rizal after St. Joseph.
Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898)
-Rizal Father was born in Biňan, Laguna.
-He studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila.
-He become tenant farmer of the Dominican-owned hacienda.
-Rizal fondly called him in his memoire “a model of father.
Mercado-they were having such name because originally their paternal
Ancestors were merchants
Juan Mercado-Francisco’s father thrice becomes mayor of Biňan
Donya Teodora Alonso Realonda (1826-1911)
-She was educated at the College of Santa Rosa (a well
known college for girls in the city during that time.
-It was from Donya Teodora that Rizal inherited his passion
in rhetoric and literature.
Lorenzo Alberto Alonso- father Of Teodora deputy for the Phil. in
Spanish
Cortes.
Jose Alberto- brother of Teodora who was educated abroad & could
speak
various languages.
A knight in the order of Isabel the Catholic
Manuel de Quintos- grandfather of Teodora who become well-known
Lawyer of Manila.
Having educated parents it is main reason why
Rizal was also greatly inclined to education
and seeking of knowledge.
Paciano who is 10yrs older than him.
-considered by Rizal as the Noblest Filipinos
-one of de la Torre’s young generation s of
liberals
-housemate & disciple of Burgos
-Rizal considered him more than a brother and
treated him a second father
*Concepcion died at a very young age (3yrs old).
Since she was next to Rizal so they were close and
her death was considered as the first sorrow of Rizal.
Rizal’s Ancestry
On his Paternal side:Rizal’s
great great grand father,
Domingo Lamco is a
Chinese immigrant from
Fukien City
On his maternal side: his
great great grand father
Eugenio Ursua has
Japanese ancestry.
Could Afford
Lavish Party
Library w/
voluminous
books
Big
House
Could
Afford
Education
Could Hire
Aya/ Maids
Indication
that Rizal’s
Family is Rich
Horse
Carriage
Childhood in Calamba Laguna
•Rizal had many beautiful childhood memories in
his native town. Having a happy home, morally
upright parents and scenic and panoramic town is
enough to mold him into an upright citizen
•Calamba was a hacienda town, which belonged
to the Dominican order. Rizal love his town so
much that at the age of 15 he compose a poem
that describe and reminisce his youthful years in
Calamba. The poem was entitled Un Recuerdo a
Mi Pueblo (in Memory of my town)
Earliest Childhood Memories
•Because Rizal was sickly and undersized child, he was
given the tenderest care by his parents, His father built a
little nipa cottage in the garden for him to play on the
daytime. They even employed a kind old woman as an aya
(nurse maid) to look after his comfort. His aya also related
him stories regarding fairy tales aswang, nuno
at
tikbalang.
•Born and bred in a wholesome atmosphere of Catholicism,
Rizal grew up a devoted Catholic. He take part in the family
prayers read the bible, go to church, take part in novenas
and join in any religious activities, at a very young age, he
was very serious that he even mock as Manong Jose. He
also visits and hears the sound philosophy of Fr. Leoncio
Lopez.
Read
about
the
story of
The
Young
Moth.
What is the
moral lesson
of the story?
What are
the
parallelis
m of the
story to
Rizal’s
life?
*Cite instances in your life that are similar to what
happen to the young moth.
Events that awaken Rizal from Spanish brutalities
1. The execution OF GOMBURZA IN Feb 17, 1872
Saldua- the witness who incriminated GomBurza but was
also executed
2. The imprisonment of his mother
Don Antonio Vivencio- mayor who arrested his mother as
accomplice of
Jose Alberto in poisoning the latter’s wife.
-he later beg Donya Teodora’s forgiveness
Don Francisco Macaida & Manuel Marzano- two famous
lawyers of Manila
that defended his mother
Donya Teodora- freed after 2 ½ years in prison
-symbolized the case of Sisa in Noli
Artistic Talents
•Artistic talents can be considered genuine to Rizal. At
the age of 5 he began to make sketches with his pencil
to would in clay and wax which attracted his fancy.
During his boyhood in Calamba, he was requested by
the mayor to paint the spoil religious banner. He
painted in oil colors a new banner that delighted the
town’s folk because it was better than the original.
•There is an interesting anecdote about Rizal: (One
day when he was about six years old his sister laugh at
him for spending so much time making those images
rather than participating in their games. He answer
them “All right laugh at me now! Someday when I die,
people will make monuments and images of me.
Poetic Inclination
•Since early boyhood, Rizal often scribbled
verses on loose sheets of paper on the textbook
of his sister, Donya Teodora, who is a lover of
literature notice this inclination an d encourage
him to write poetry.
•It was in his Mother that Rizal inherited his
passion in poetry. That’s why, through the
guidance of his mother, he was able to write his
first poem at the age of 8. The poem was all
about the love of native language and it was
entitled “Sa Aking Mga Kabata / to My Fellow
Children)”
•At the age of 8 Rizal was also able to wrote
his first dramatic work which was a tagalong
comedy, It was stage in Calamba festival a
Goberndorcillo from Paete happen to
witness it. He like it so much that he
purchased the manuscript and stage it in
Paete during its town fiesta.
•In Ateneo, fr. Villaclara urge him to stop
communing w/ the muses
But it was Fr. Sanchez who inspire him to
continue writing.