Life and Works of Jose Rizal Practice Flashcards

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering Jose Rizal's family, education, major works, and historical legacy as based on the lecture transcript.

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

The full name of the Philippine national hero born on June 19, 1861, in Calamba, Laguna.

Saturnina

The eldest sister of Jose Rizal who helped finance his studies.

Paciano

Rizal’s only brother and a key figure in the revolution who assisted Rizal in his reform efforts.

Narcisa

Supported Rizal in Dapitan and helped retrieve his remains.

Concepcion

Rizal’s sister who died at age 3, an event that deeply affected him.

Josefa

Rizal's sister who had epilepsy and became a member of the Katipunan.

Trinidad

The keeper of Rizal’s last poem, “Mi Último Adiós.”

Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Rizal’s early teacher in Biñan.

Ateneo Municipal

The institution where Rizal earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1877 with honors.

Ophthalmology

The medical specialization Rizal studied to cure his mother's eye condition.

Propaganda Movement

A reform movement in Spain involving Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Marcelo H. del Pilar.

Noli Me Tangere

Rizal’s 1887 novel meaning “Touch Me Not” that exposed the abuses of Spanish friars.

Crisostomo Ibarra

The protagonist of Noli Me Tangere who serves as Rizal’s alter ego.

Maria Clara

A character in Noli Me Tangere who symbolizes Filipino womanhood.

Padre Damaso

The character in Noli Me Tangere representing a corrupt friar.

Elias

A character in Noli Me Tangere symbolizing revolution.

El Filibusterismo

Rizal’s 1891 sequel to Noli Me Tangere, translated as “The Reign of Greed.”

Simoun

The protagonist of El Filibusterismo, who is Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise planning an uprising.

Basilio

A character representing the educated youth in El Filibusterismo.

Mi Último Adiós

Rizal’s final farewell poem written before his death.

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

The work by Morga that Rizal annotated to demonstrate pre-colonial Filipino civilization.

La Solidaridad

The official newspaper of the Propaganda Movement.

Dapitan

The place where Rizal was exiled from 1892 to 1896.

Josephine Bracken

The Irish common-law wife of Rizal during his exile in Dapitan.

Bagumbayan (Luneta)

The location in Manila where Rizal was executed on December 30, 1896.

“Consummatum est”

Rizal's famous final words, meaning “It is finished” or “It is done.”

R.A. 1425

Also known as the Rizal Law, it mandates the study of Rizal’s life and works in Philippine schools.

Claro M. Recto

The author of the Rizal Law (R.A. 1425).

Senator Jose Laurel

The sponsor who defended the Rizal Law despite opposition from the Church.

Andres Bonifacio

The leader of the Katipunan and “Father of the Philippine Revolution” who admired Rizal.

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

The person who visited Rizal in Dapitan to seek support for the revolution.

William Howard Taft

The official who declared Rizal as the national hero during the American period.