Life and Works of Jose Rizal Reviewer

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering key historical figures, family members, tutors, works, and terms from the study guide on Jose Rizal's life and works.

Republic Act No. 1425

Also known as the Rizal Law, passed on June 12, 1956, requiring students to study Jose Rizal's life, works, and writings.

Claro M. Recto

The senator who supported the original Rizal Bill, believing that studying Rizal builds heroism and love of country.

Jose P. Laurel

The senator who filed a compromise version of the Rizal Bill after the original bill faced opposition from the Catholic Church.

Ventura de los Reyes

The representative of the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes who helped draft the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Secularization

The policy of giving parishes to secular priests (priests not belonging to religious orders) instead of regular priests.

Father Rufino Collantes

The priest who baptized Jose Rizal on June 22, 1861.

Domingo Lamco

A full-blooded Chinese ancestor of Jose Rizal's paternal family from Amoy, China, who adopted the surname Mercado.

Francisco Mercado Rizal

Jose Rizal's father, born in Biñan, Laguna, who studied Latin and Philosophy, served as a Cabeza de Barangay, and was called a model of fathers.

Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos

Jose Rizal's mother and first teacher, educated at Colegio de Santa Rosa, who was skilled in literature and business-minded.

Paciano Rizal

Jose Rizal's only brother who supported him while abroad and later became a general in the Philippine Revolution.

Concepcion (Concha)

Jose Rizal's sister who died at age 3, representing his first sorrow.

Trinidad Rizal

Jose Rizal's sister who received the alcohol lamp containing his hidden poem, Mi Ultimo Adios.

Principalia

The middle and educated social class to which Jose Rizal's family belonged.

Jose Alberto

Jose Rizal's uncle who taught him art, including painting, sketching, and sculpture.

Uncle Gregorio

Jose Rizal's uncle who taught him a love of education, hard work, critical thinking, observation, and curiosity.

Uncle Manuel

Jose Rizal's uncle who taught him physical skills such as swimming, fencing, and wrestling.

Leon Monroy

Jose Rizal's tutor who taught him Spanish and Latin.

Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Jose Rizal's teacher in Biñan, described as tall, thin, and knowledgeable in Spanish and Latin.

Carthaginian (Externos)

The student grouping at Ateneo Municipal for non-boarding students, to which Jose Rizal belonged.

Father Francisco de Paula Sanchez

Jose Rizal's professor at Ateneo who encouraged him to write poetry and study harder, considered his best professor.

Sa Aking mga Kabata

A poem attributed to Jose Rizal at age 8 ('To My Fellow Children') that praised the native language.

A La Juventud Filipina

Jose Rizal's award-winning poem ('To the Filipino Youth') that referred to the Filipino youth as the hope of the fatherland.

Amor Patrio

An essay ('Love of Country') written by Jose Rizal in Barcelona and published in Diariong Tagalog in 1882.

Dimasalang

Jose Rizal's Masonic name adopted when he joined Freemasonry in Madrid in 1883.

Ophthalmology

The branch of medicine focusing on the study and treatment of the eyes, which Jose Rizal specialized in to help his mother.