RIZAL'S OWN STORY OF HIS LIFE

Wednesday, June 19, 1861

Rizal’s birthday

9

number of Rizal’s sisters

1

number of Rizal’s brothers

Concha

little sister that died when he was 4 yrs old

Trinidad

third younger sister

Saturnina

eldest sister

La Concordia College

where Saturnina studied

1hr 30 mins

drive from Kalamba to Binan

Binan

where Rizal’s father was born

Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Rizal’s teacher in Binan

Juancho

Justiniano’s father in law that let Rizal help him paint

aunt, two cousins, three half-cousins

lived in their house in Binan

December 17, 1870

Rizal left Binan, he was 9 yrs old

Arturo Camps

his father’s friend that looked after him

1879

year when “Injustice Done My Mother” was written

18

Rizal’s age when he wrote “Injustice Done My Mother”

Don Jose Alberto

uncle from Europe

Atty. Francisco de Mercaida and Manuel Masigan

Manila’s leading lawyers that successfully defended Rizal’s mother and had her acquitted

Ateneo Municipal

the school Rizal took the entrance examinations for the secondary course for

June 10, 1872

he arrived in Manila

christian doctrine, arithmetic and reading

content of the examination for Ateneo Municipal

11

age when he started studying in Manila

Father Magin Fernando

Jesuit priest in charge of Ateneo Municipal
did not want to take Rizal in because he was 11, very small and did not seem strong

Doctor Manuel Xeres Burgos

nephew of Padre Burgos that spoke in Rizal’s favor to let him in Ateneo

Roman and Greek

the two groups Jesuit colleges divided boys into these empires

Emperor

leader of each empire group

Calle Caraballo

where Rizal lodged/dormed

Titay

landlady of Calle Caraballo

Walled City

where Rizal moved during 2nd year
House of Donya Pepay

12

age when Rizal started to read novels

3 months

what Rizal prophesized would be the amount of time until his mom would be released

metaphysics

what Rizal’s father wanted him to study

The Children’s Friend

book Rizal’s mom used to teach him Spanish

Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo Realonda

Rizal’s full name

7th

Rizal was the __th child

Francisco Rizal Mercado y Alejandro

Rizal’s father

Teodora Morales Realonda y Quintos

Rizal’s mother

Foolish Butterfly

book used in Rizal’s first reading lesson

Travels in The Philippines

book by Jagor that became a big influence on Rizal’s career

ophthalmology

what Rizal specialized in Paris

Germany

where Rizal printed Noli

La Solidaridad

written and published by the Filipinos in Spain (ilustrados)