The Life of Dr. Jose Rizal

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

Jose Rizal Full Name

June 19, 1861

Birthdate

Calamba, Laguna

Birthplace

Principalia

His family belonged to the _____ , the educated and wealthy class of natives during Spanish rule.

well-off and highly respected

The family was __________, owning farmland and businesses.

Francisco Mercado Rizal

A hardworking farmer from Biñan, Laguna

Teodora Alonso Realonda

A highly educated woman and Rizal’s first teacher

Saturnina

The eldest; helped support Jose in his studies

Paciano

A nationalist and Rizal’s mentor; a revolutionary leader

Narcisa

Supported Rizal financially and visited him in exile.

Olimpia

Married Silvestre Ubaldo

Lucia

Married Mariano Herbosa, who was denied a Christian burial for being linked to Rizal.

Maria

Advised Rizal about family matters.

JOSE

• The national hero of the Philippines.

• was the seventh of eleven children

Concepcion

Died young, which deeply affected Rizal.

Josefa

An active member of the Katipunan.

Trinidad

Guarded Rizal’s last poem (Mi Ultimo Adios).

Soledad

The youngest, also called Choleng

showing exceptional intelligence at an early age.

Rizal was a bright and curious child,

At age 3

he learned the alphabet from his mother

At age 5

he began reading books such as the Bible and storybooks

At age 8

he wrote his first poem: “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”, promoting love for the Filipino language.

His mother’s imprisonment

Injustice to his mother influenced his strong views against Spanish rule.

Death of Concepcion

Made him more reflective and mature

Paciano’s influence

Exposed him to ideas of nationalism.

Drawing, painting, and sculpting

He showed talent in the arts

Poetry and storytelling

Created plays and poems at a young age

Love for nature

Often explored the fields and rivers of Calamba

First Teachers

Teodora Alonso Realonda (his mother)

His first teacher at home.

First Teachers

Maestro Celestino and Maestro Lucas

Private tutors

First Teachers

Leon Monroy

Taught him Spanish and Latin

Formal Schooling in Biñan (1870–1872)

Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Studied under ______________________ in Biñan, Laguna.

Formal Schooling in Biñan (1870–1872)

Latin, Spanish, and reading

Excelled in ____________, but was bullied by classmates.

Formal Schooling in Biñan (1870–1872)

painting and sculpture

Learned _____________________ from an old artist named Juancho.

Ateneo Municipal de Manila (1872–1877)

Jesuits

Studied under the _____, becoming one of the brightest students.

Ateneo Municipal de Manila (1872–1877)

multiple awards and honors

Received

Ateneo Municipal de Manila (1872–1877)

“A La Juventud Filipina” (To the Filipino Youth

Wrote poems such as ___________, which encouraged Filipino nationalism.

University of Santo Tomas (1877–1882)

Philosophy and Letters, then Medicine

Took up

University of Santo Tomas (1877–1882)

Spanish friars and professors

Witnessed racial discrimination by

University of Santo Tomas (1877–1882)

injustices

Experienced _________, which deepened his desire for reform.

Higher Studies in Europe (1882–1887)

Medicine and Ophthalmology

Studied ________________ at the Universidad Central de Madrid

Higher Studies in Europe (1882–1887)

Paris and Heidelberg, Germany

Continued his education in

Higher Studies in Europe (1882–1887)

Noli Me Tangere (1887)

Published ________________, exposing Spanish abuses in the Philippines

1. Segunda Katigbak

• Rizal’s first love at age 16.

• A beautiful girl from Batangas but was already engaged to another man.

2. Leonor Valenzuela

• A neighbor in Intramuros.

• Rizal wrote invisible love letters to her using saltwater and alcohol.

3. Leonor Rivera

• Considered Rizal’s greatest love and inspiration for Maria Clara in Noli Me Tangere.

• Their relationship ended when Leonor’s parents forbade her from seeing Rizal and arranged her marriage to an Englishman.

4. Consuelo Ortiga y Rey

• A Spanish woman in Madrid.

• Rizal did not pursue her seriously out of respect for his friend, Eduardo de Lete, who also loved her.

5. O-Sei-San

• A Japanese woman Rizal met in Tokyo.

• Taught him Japanese culture and helped him appreciate Japan.

• Rizal had strong feelings for her but left for Europe.

6. Gertrude Beckett

• A British woman from London.

• She fell in love with Rizal, but he distanced himself to focus on his writings.

7. Nellie Boustead

• A Filipino-French woman Rizal met in France.

• Rizal proposed, but her family wanted him to convert to Protestantism, which he refused.

8. Suzanne Jacoby

• A Belgian woman who admired Rizal.

• Rizal left for Madrid, ending their short relationship.

9. Josephine Bracken

• An Irish woman who became Rizal’s partner in Dapitan.

• Rizal wanted to marry her, but the church refused due to his status as an excommunicated Filipino.

• She was pregnant with Rizal’s child, but the baby died at birth.