LESSON 3:

THE LIFE OF RIZAL

I. The Rizal Family
A. Parents
-Francisco Mercado
-Teodora Alonzo
B. Siblings
1. Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo - sibling
2. Paciano Mercado Rizal- sibling
3. Narcisa Rizal-Lopez- sibling
4. Olympia Rizal-Ubaldo - sibling
5. Lucia Mercado Rizal- sibling
6. Maria Mercado Rizal – sibling
7. Jose Mercado Rizal
8. Concepcion Mercado Rizal – sibling
9. Josefa Mercado Rizal – sibling
10. Trinidad Mercado Rizal – sibling
11. Soledad Mercado Rizal - sibling
II. Childhood
- 7th child
- Paciano and Conception
- religious (Angelus, Church)
- Garden (nature, nippa hut)
- love and care
- personal servant
III. Education
 ◇ Mother as her 1st teacher (read pray)
◇ Skills in poetry
◇ Private tutor (Maestro Celestino, Maestro
Lucas Paduco, Leon Monroy)

“
◇ 9 y/o (w/ Paciano >Biñan>Justinian
Aquino Cruz)
◇ 1870 returned to Calamba because of a letter
from his family.
IV. Student of Manila
 ◇ Bachelor of Arts
◇ Ateneo Municipal known as Escuela Pia
◇ Jose Rizal instead of Jose Mercado Paciano

“ ◇ Religious School: required to attend masses

in the morning before the start of class.
◇ Roman Empire vs. Carthaginians
- Rizal lagged behind his
classmates but excelled after
month’s time.
- “emperor”
- Ateneo for 5 years (Graduated
with highest honor)
- UST Course: Philosophy and
letters in the year 1877 at the age
of 16.
-Shifted to Medicine due to his
mother’s falling eyesight
In 1882, there happened a secret
pact between Rizal and his
brother Paciano(go to Europe
without their parent’s consent).
V. Rizal in Europe
 ◇ 20 y/o
◇ June 16, 1882 in Barcelona
◇ “El Amor Patrio” (love of country)

“
essay (Laong laan)
◇ After the summer vacation, Rizal
decided to move to Madrid and
studied medicine, philosophy and
letters.
 Rizal was awarded w/ the degree and
licentiate in medicine after passing
the medical exam but failed to have a
doctorate in medicine because of

“
financial problem.
He trained under the leading
ophthalmologist in Europe.
Consuelo Ortiga y. Rey
-Illustrados “The enlightened one”
-Circulo Hispano Filipino
-In Jan 2, 1884, he proposed writing
of novels about the Philippine society
- The group approved but then he
wrote it alone.
VI. 2 nd
Trip to
Europe
 Propaganda Movement with the
Illustrados
1. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
2. Graciano Lopez Jaena
3. Juan Luna
4. Mariano Ponce
Campaigns 5. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
◇ Philippine to be made a
province of Spain
◇ Representation of the
Philippines in the
Spanish Cortes
◇ Secularization of
Parishes
La Solidaridad- propaganda’s news paper

Brussels- Rizal completed his 2nd novel, El

Filibusterismo on Sept. 18, 1891.

1892- back to Philippines thinking that

the battle is in his homeland.

La Liga Filipina- a socio-civic

organization that Rizal established on
July 3, 1892

*Few days after the Liga’s formation,

Rizal was arrested and brought to Fort
Santiago.
VII. Exile in
Dapitan
Josephine Bracken

Socio- civic works

VIII. Trial and
Execution
November 18, 1896
- accused of being the
main organizer of the
revolution
- Not guilty
-“ Manifesto” calling
out for cease war.
December 28, 1896
- decision that Rizal executed
by firing squad on December
30, 1896

Mi Ultimo Adios
-farewell to the Filipino people

6:30 AM December 30, 1896

-Rizal’s death.
THANK YOU! 