Jose Rizal: Life, Works, and Legacy Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the basic life facts, educational background, exile in Dapitan, scientific discoveries, and literary works of Jose Rizal, including character symbolism and historical context.

June 19, 1861

The birth date of Jose Rizal.

December 30, 1896

The date of Jose Rizal's execution.

Bagumbayan

The execution site of Jose Rizal in Manila, now known as Rizal Park or Luneta.

Governor-General Eulogio Despujol

The Spanish official who ordered Rizal's exile to Dapitan.

$$9736$$

The number of the lottery ticket Jose Rizal held.

Josephine Bracken

Rizal's significant other, also known as Marie Josephine Leopoldine McBride Bracken.

Usman

The name of Jose Rizal's notable dog during his youth in Calamba.

Syria

The name of the dog in Dapitan associated with Rizal's sculpture "The Mother's Revenge."

Dr. Louis de Wecker

The specialist in Paris under whom Rizal studied Ophthalmology.

Pobres Frailes

The title of the satirical anti-friar leaflet found in Lucia's luggage that contributed to Rizal's exile.

Mi Retiro

A poem written by Rizal in Dapitan describing his peaceful life in exile.

Himno a Talisay

The hymn written for Rizal's students in the school he established in Talisay.

Fr. Pablo Pastells, SJ

The Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippines who engaged in religious and philosophical debates with Rizal via correspondence.

$$Draco\,rizali$$

A species of gliding or flying lizard named after Jose Rizal.

$$Rhacophorus\,rizali$$

A species of frog named in honor of Rizal's scientific discoveries in Dapitan.

Raymundo Mata

The blind patient who accompanied Pio Valenzuela to Dapitan as a cover story for the meeting with Rizal.

Feb 17, 1872

The date of the execution of GOMBURZA (Fr. Mariano Gomez, Fr. Jose Burgos, and Fr. Jacinto Zamora).

Garrote

The method of execution used for the GOMBURZA priests at Bagumbayan.

Anti-Friar vs. Anti-Spain

The distinction in Rizal's ideology where he opposed abusive religious orders but admired liberal Spanish culture and sought peaceful reform.

First Editor of La Solidaridad

Graciano López Jaena, who also authored the work "Fray Botod."

Plaridel

The most prominent pen name used by Marcelo H. del Pilar.

Dimasalang

One of Jose Rizal's pen names in the Propaganda Movement/La Liga.

$$Filipinas\,dentro\,de\,cien\,a\tilde{n}os$$

A major essay by Rizal published in La Solidaridad that analyzed and predicted the future of the Philippines under Spain.

Regular Clergy

Priests who belong to specific religious orders, such as Augustinians or Dominicans, and are bound by a rule.

Secular Clergy

Diocesan priests, like Padre Florentino or GOMBURZA, who do not belong to religious orders.

Noli Me Tangere

Rizal's first novel, meaning "Touch Me Not," consisting of $64$ chapters and possessing an idealistic, reformist tone.

El Filibusterismo

Rizal's second novel, meaning "The Subversive," consisting of $39$ chapters and characterized by a darker theme of revenge and revolution.

Bapor Tabo

The steamer that serves as the setting for the start of El Filibusterismo, symbolizing the social stratification of Philippine society.

Simoun

The name assumed by Crisostomo Ibarra when he returns as a wealthy jewel merchant seeking revolution.

Kabesang Tales

The character symbolizing oppressed farmers stripped of their land and pushed into insurgency.

Doña Victorina

A character symbolizing colonial mentality and the rejection of national identity.

Juli

The lover of Basilio who committed suicide by jumping from a convent window to escape Padre Camorra.

Education (Edukasyon)

Rizal's proposed ultimate solution to the social cancers of the Philippines.

Peninsulares

Spaniards living in the Philippines who were born in Spain.

Insulares

Spaniards born in the Philippines.

July 7, 1892

The founding date of the Katipunan.