Jose Rizal's Education, Travels, and Political Involvement Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, places, organizations, figures, and literary works related to Dr. Jose Rizal's education, travels, participation in the Propaganda Movement, and connection to the Katipunan.

S.S. Salvadora

The steamliner vessel that Jose Rizal secretly boarded on May 3, 1882, to leave the Philippines for Spain.

Universidad Central de Madrid

The university in Spain where Jose Rizal enrolled in medicine in May 1882 to pursue further studies abroad.

Augenklinik

The eye clinic in Heidelberg, Germany, where Jose Rizal updated his knowledge of ophthalmology under Dr. Otto Becker in 1886.

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

An unbiased 16th-century work by Antonio de Morga that Jose Rizal annotated at the British Museum to prove Filipinos had a developed culture prior to Spanish colonization.

O-Sei-San

The Japanese woman with whom Jose Rizal shared a nostalgic romance during his stay in Japan from February 28 to April 13, 1888.

Valentin Ventura

The friend of Jose Rizal who loaned him 200 francs in September 1891 to cover the printing expenses for El Filibusterismo in Ghent, Belgium.

Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda

Jose Rizal's mother and first teacher, who taught him the alphabet and prayers at age three and opposed his higher studies out of concern for his safety.

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of the Philippines, founded on April 28, 1611, by Archbishop Miguel de Benavides, where Rizal studied Philosophy and Letters as well as Medicine.

Perito Agrimensor

The title of Expert Surveyor conferred upon Jose Rizal on November 25, 1881, after completing a vocational course at Ateneo Municipal de Manila.

Leonor Rivera

Jose Rizal's cousin from Camiling, Tarlac, and student at La Concordia College who used the pseudonym 'Taimis' to conceal their relationship.

Casa Tomasina

The boarding residence located at No. 6 Calle Santo Tomas, Intramuros, managed by Rizal's landlord-uncle Antonio Rivera.

A La Juventud Filipina

Jose Rizal's prize-winning poem submitted to Liceo Artistico-Literario, which introduced the concept of the Filipino youth as the 'fair hope of the Fatherland'.

El Consejo de los Dioses

An allegorical drama based on Greek classics written by Jose Rizal at age 19 that won first place in a literary contest honoring Miguel de Cervantes.

Compañerismo

A secret society of Filipino students founded by Jose Rizal at the University of Santo Tomas in 1880, whose members were called 'Companions of Jehu'.

Propaganda Movement

A reformist effort (1872–1892) led by Filipino expatriates in Europe seeking the assimilation of the Philippines as a province of Spain and equal civil liberties.

Cortes Generales

The Spanish parliament where the Propaganda Movement campaigned to secure official representation for the Philippines.

Polo and Vandala

Colonial obligations in the Philippines consisting of compulsory labor service (polo) and the forced sale of local goods to the government (vandala), which the Propagandists sought to abolish.

Diariong Tagalog

A bilingual newspaper established in 1882 edited by Marcelo H. del Pilar, which published articles criticizing Spanish governance and friar control.

La Solidaridad

The fortnightly newspaper founded by Graciano Lopez-Jaena in Barcelona in 1889 that served as the principal press organ of the Propaganda Movement.

Taga-ilog

The pen name utilized by Antonio Luna in his contributions to La Solidaridad, including his essay series titled Impressions.

Brindis Speech

Jose Rizal's famous toast delivered at Hotel Inglés in Madrid in 1884 celebrating the nationalistic and artistic triumphs of painters Juan Luna and Félix Resurrección Hidalgo.

Cuerpo de Compromisarios

The conservative group established after the dissolution of La Liga Filipina that pledged continued financial backing for La Solidaridad.

Four R's

The core subject components of elementary education during the Spanish period, consisting of reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion.

Justiniano Cruz

Jose Rizal's teacher at the Escuela de los Niños in Biñan, under whom he began his formal schooling at eight years old.

Internos and Externos

The classification of students in the Jesuit educational system at Ateneo, divided into boarders ('Romans') and non-boarders ('Carthaginians').

La Liga Filipina

A progressive civic organisation founded by Jose Rizal on July 3, 1892, at the residence of Doroteo Ongjunco in Tondo, Manila, to promote mutual aid and popular unity.

Doroteo Ongjunco

The member of La Liga Filipina in whose house on Ilaya Street, Tondo, Manila, the organization was officially inaugurated on July 3, 1892.

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

The emissary dispatched by Andres Bonifacio to Dapitan in June 1896 to inform Jose Rizal of the Katipunan's plan to start an armed revolution.

Katipunan

A secret revolutionary society established by Andres Bonifacio and radical members of La Liga Filipina advocating immediate armed independence from Spain.

Turumba

A religious procession in Pakil, Laguna, featuring street dancing in honor of the Birhen Maria de los Dolores, which Rizal witnessed during his May 1881 visit.