Life of Dr. Jose Rizal Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the family background, early education, and academic years of Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba, Binan, and Manila.

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

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

Calamba, Laguna

The birthplace of Rizal, located in a region known for agricultural prosperity and the production of sugar, rice, and tropical fruits.

Francisco Mercado

Rizal's father (1818-1898), a wealthy farmer who leased lands from Dominican Friars and attended the College of San Jose in Manila.

Teodora Alonso

Rizal's mother (1826-1911), his first teacher who taught him the alphabet and was an educated mathematician from the College of Sta. Rosa.

Lam-co

An ancestor of Francisco Mercado who was baptized in Binondo in 1697, adopting 'Domingo' as his first name.

Principalia

The social class of prominent and wealthy families in Calamba to which Rizal's family belonged.

Paciano

Rizal's older brother who acted as his second father, convinced him to study in Europe, and later joined the Katipunan.

Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua, and Leon Monroy

The private tutors who provided Rizal's early education before he went to school in Binan.

Juancho

An old painter and father-in-law of Maestro Cruz who gave Rizal free lessons in painting and drawing in Binan.

Ateneo Municipal

Formerly known as Escuela Pia, the school where Rizal completed a six-year program called Bachiller en artes.

Roman Empire

One of the two student groups in Ateneo, composed specifically of students boarding at the school.

Carthaginian Empire

One of the two student groups in Ateneo, composed of non-boarding students.

Emperor

The title awarded to the most outstanding student in a class at Ateneo; Rizal earned this title within one month.

Bachiller en artes

The degree Rizal received upon graduating from Ateneo with highest honors on March 14, 1877.

Philosophy and Letters

The course Rizal first attended during his freshman year at the University of Santo Tomas (1877-1878).

Perito agrimensor

The title of 'expert surveyor' Rizal obtained after completing a vocational course in Ateneo, issued on November 25, 1881.

Medicine

The course Rizal shifted to during his second year at the University of Santo Tomas.

1882 Secret Pact

An agreement between Rizal and Paciano for Rizal to go to Europe to complete his medical studies and prepare to liberate the country from Spanish Tyranny.