Life and Works of Rizal Zaide Chapter 1 Summary

CHAPTER 1: ADVENT OF A NATIONAL

HERO

Dr. Jose Rizal an example of a many-splendored genius who becomes the greatest
hero of a nation.

The Birth of a Hero,
• Born on the night of Wednesday, June 19, 1861, in the lakeshore town of
Calamba, Laguna Province, Philippines.
• Rizal’s full name is Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
• He was born at the expense of his mother almost dying due to his big head.
• Baptized at an age of three years old at the 22nd of June by Father Rufino
Collantes (Spanish Priest).
• Rizal’s godfather is Fr. Pedro Casañas
• The name Mercado in 1731 which means “market”
• His name “Jose” was chosen by his Mother, who was a devotee of the
Christian saint San Jose.
Rizal’s Parents,
• Jose Rizal was the seventh of eleven children of Francisco Mercado Rizal
(Father) and Teodora Alonso Realonda (Mother).
• Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818-1898) was born in Biñan, Laguna, on May
11, 1818, and died in Manila on January 5, 1898, at the age of 80. He studied
Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila. He was known to
be a hardy and independent-minded man. Dubbed by Rizal, “a model of fathers”.
• Doña Teodora (1826-1911), was born in Manila and was educated at the
College of Santa Rosa. She possessed refined culture and literary talent,
business and fortitude of spartan women. Rizal lovingly said, “She knows
literature and speaks Spanish better than I, she corrected my poems and gave
me good advice…”.
The Rizal Children.
1. Saturnina (1850-1913) – Oldest of the Rizal children, nicknamed

“Neneng”.
2. Paciano (1851-1930)
• Older brother and confidant of Jose Rizal; after his young
brother’s execution.
• He became a combat general when he joined the Philippine
Revolution.
• Second Father of Jose Rizal
• Known as the Pilosopo Tasio in Noli Me Tangere.
3. Narcisa (1852-1939) – pet name “Sisa” and married to Antonio Lopez.
4. Olimpia (1855-1887) – Ypia was her pet name and married to Silvestre
Ubaldo.
5. Lucia (1857-1919) – She married to Mariano Herbosa.
6. Maria (1859-1945) – Biang was her nickname and married to Daniel
Faustino Cruz
7. Jose (1861-1896) – the greatest Filipino hero.
8. Concepcion (1862-1865) – her pet name was Concha, died of sickness at age
3.
9. Josefa (1865-1945) – her pet name was Panggoy.
10.Trinidad (1868-1951- Trining was her pet name.
11.Soledad (1870-1929) – youngest of the Rizal children; pet name Choleng and
married to Panteleon Quintero.
Rizal’s Ancestry,
Rizal a mixture of races, both the blood of East and West.
▪ Negrito, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish

▪ Predominantly Malayan
• Rizal’s Paternal Side
▪ Rizal’s great-great grandparents is Domingo Lamco who later adopted the
name Mercado (1731), a Chinese immigrant from Changchow. Also
married Ines de la Rosa, a Chinese Christian lady from manila.
▪ Great grandparents is Francisco Mercado, who married Cirila
Bernacha.
▪ Grandparents is Juan Mercado, who married Cirila Alejandro.
▪ Francisco Mercado is the youngest son of Juan Mercado and he is
Rizal’s father.
• Rizal’s Maternal Side
▪ Rizal’s great-great grandparents is Eugenio Ursua (of Japanese
ancestry), who married Benigna (Filipina).
▪ Great parents is Regina Ursua, who married Atty. Manuel de
Quintos (Filipino-Chinese lawyer from Pangasinan).
▪ Grandparents is Lorenzo Alberto Alonso (prominent Spanish-
Filipino Mestizo of Binan
The Surname Rizal,
• Rizal’s second surname came from “Ricial” which connotes green fields or
pastureso
• “a field where wheat, cut while still green, sprouts again”
• given by a family friend who was also a Spanish alcalde mayor
(provincial governor) of Laguna
The Rizal Home,
• The Rizal family’s house

▪ Two-storey building;
▪ Rectangular in shape;
▪ Built of adobe stones and hardwoods at the second floor;
▪ and roofed with red tiles
• Behind the house, there was a poultry yard full of turkeys and chickens, and
a garden of tropical fruit trees such as atis, balimbing, chico, macopa, papaya,
santol, and tampoy.
A Good and Middle-Class Family,
• Belonged to the principalia which are noble class, or aristocrats and one of
the distinguished families in Calamba.
• As evidence,
▪ the family had a big stone house,
▪ a carriage (a status symbol of the ilustrados in Spanish
Philippines), and;
▪ a private library which is the largest in Calamba, consisted more than a
thousand volumes of book
• A Good Family,
▪ participated prominently in all social and religious affairs in the
community
▪ hosted to visitors and guests irrespective of their color, rank, social
position, and economic status
Home Life of the Rizals,
• Simple, contented, and happy life.

• Family ties of the Rizal’s were intimately close.
• Loved their children but never spoiled them and trained their children to love
God, to behave well, to be obedient, and to respect people.
• Religious family – herded Mass in the town and prayed together.

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CHAPTER 1: ADVENT OF A NATIONAL

The Birth of a Hero,

The Rizal Children.

1. Saturnina (1850-1913) – Oldest of the Rizal children, nicknamed

Rizal a mixture of races, both the blood of East and West.

▪ Negrito, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish

The Surname Rizal,

• The Rizal family’s house

A Good and Middle-Class Family,

Home Life of the Rizals,

• Simple, contented, and happy life.

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