Daniella J.

Daniella J.

David 2nd – AB Psychology
José Rizal (June 19, 1861–December 30, 1896) was a man of intellectual power and artistic talent whom Filipinos honor as their national hero. He
excelled at anything that he put his mind to: medicine, poetry, sketching, architecture, sociology, and more. Despite little evidence, he was martyred
by Spanish colonial authorities on charges of conspiracy, sedition, and rebellion when he was only 35.
Rizal’s Biography
 Known For: National hero of the Philippines for his key role inspiring the Philippine Revolution against colonial Spain
 Also Known As: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
 Born: June 19, 1861, at Calamba, Laguna
 Parents: Francisco Rizal Mercado and Teodora Alonzo y Quintos
 Died: December 30, 1896, in Manila, the Philippines
 Education: Ateneo Municipal de Manila; studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila; medicine and philosophy at
the Universidad Central de Madrid; ophthalmology at the University of Paris and the University of Heidelberg
 Published Works: Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo
 Spouse: Josephine Bracken (married two hours before his death)
 Notable Quote: "On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart."
Rizal’s Childhood
Dr. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or better known with the name Dr. Jose Rizal is a son of the couple Francisco Engracio Rizal
Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Morales Alonzo Realonda y Quintos. They lived in the foot ot Mt. Makiling and in the shore of the lake of Laguna
with the ten more siblings of Rizal which are Saturnina, Paciano, Narcissa, Olimpia, Lucia, Maria, Jose, Concepcion, Josefa, Trinidad at Soledad.
As a son and sibling, Jose was very loving. Jose was just like all the other children. He believed in ghosts, sire on the mound, evil spirits, and other
children’s stories. Rizal’s mom was responsible of teaching him the alphabet and she also made Rizal pray at three years old. Because of her
surveillance, she discovered Rizal’s talent in writing poems. When she discovered it, she told Rizal to write even more. Rizal was sent to Biñan for
him to constinue his studies.He was accompanied by Paciano, whom he treated as a second father. They went to her aunt’s house where he would
rent. During his stay there, he felt really sad and homesick.
On Rizal’s first day of school, Paciano brought the younger brother of MAESTRO JUSTINIANO AQUINO CRUZ. The school was in the teacher’s house,
which is a bahay kubo. Rizal was asked if he knew how to speak in Latin and Spanish. He answered that he knows just a little bit of it. By the teacher’s
question, he realized that he was being judged. In school, he was also often times in trouble. He was even the one who started a rumble in their
school because his classmates were laughing at him. Rizal as a child was not a troublemaker, but if someone gave him the chance to, he wouldn’t
reject at all.
Rizal had many troubles and a lot of rivals in school. On the other hand, he was still able to gain a lot of awards. The Rizal that was last in Latin became
the first in class. There are those who envy him, that’s why they told their teachers a lot of bad things about Rizal. There were several lies that were
thrown unto him that’s why he was beaten six times by his teacher.
Also during this period, Rizal felt very sad and disappointment about the imprisonment of the GOMBURZA. He heard of the war in Cavite and the
execution of the three friars namely Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez, at Jacinto Zamora. Rizal was really hurt because Padre Jose Burgos was a very
close student of Paciano. After the death of GOMBURZA, his mom helped Rizal because he was accused of poisoning his sister-in-law. Rizal was very
affected about this.
Written by: Isabel Cordova
Childhood & Early Life

 He was born as Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, one of the 11 children of Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and
Teodora Morales Alonso y Quintos. He later adopted a shorter version of his name, Jose Rizal. His family was very prosperous.
 He enrolled at Ateneo de Municipal de Manila and graduated with a degree in Land Surveying and Assessment in 1877. He had a deep
interest in arts and thus he went to the Faculty of Arts and Letters for a degree in Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas.
 His mother was becoming blind during this time and the young man decided to specialize in ophthalmology in order to help her. He enrolled
at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at University of Santo Tomas in 1878 for this purpose.
 He went to Spain to continue his studies and enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid from where he earned his degree in medicine
in 1884. He completed another degree in Philosophy and Letters from the same institute the next year.
 He had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and went to France to further his knowledge of ophthalmology at the University of Heidelberg.
He completed his eye specialization in 1887 under the tutelage of the famous professor Otto Becker.
Education
Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, graduating at age 16 with the highest honors. He took a post-graduate course there in land surveying.
Rizal completed his surveyor's training in 1877 and passed the licensing exam in May 1878, but he could not receive a license to practice because he
was only 17. He was granted a license in 1881 when he reached the age of majority.
In 1878, the young man enrolled in the University of Santo Tomas as a medical student. He later quit the school, alleging discrimination against
Filipino students by the Dominican professors.

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