Presenter: OBREGON, MA. ANGELICA C.

Topic: Chapter 1: The Advent of a Hero

Subject: Soc. Sci. 5 (Rizal and Other Heroes and Heroines)
Instructor: Ma. Angelica C. Obregon
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A HERO IS BORN
I was born in Kalamba on the 19th of June 1881 between eleven and twelve oclock at
night, a few days before the full moon Jose Rizal
A. Who is Jose Rizal?
The Founder of Philippine Nationalism
The Greatest Hero of the Malayan Race
He was a polymath, nationalist, & the most prominent advocate for reforms
The greatest hero of the Philippines
many splendored genius
dowered by God superb intellectual,
moral and physical qualities
a man of many talents
a martyr and a patriot
B. WORLD WHEN RIZAL WAS BORN
PAX HISPANICA reigned over the archipelago
GOV. JOSE LEMERY the governor general, a good militarist & established politico
military over Visayas & Mindanao
GARGANTUAN, CHINA prostrated and impotent to stop over foreign devils
OCTOBER 22, 1860 Convention of Peking
1850-1864 TAIPING REBELLION
IMPERIALIST WESTERN POWERS victories over China and tried it on Japan
1854 COMMODDORE MATTHEW C. PERRY - he unlocked Japan
C. A

HERO IS BORN
JUNE 19, 1861 Rizal was born
JUNE 22, 1861 baptismal of Rizal
FATHER RUFINO COLLANTES baptized Rizal
FATHER PEDRO CASAAS Rizals godfather (ninong)
MARIANO HERBOSA nephew of Father Casaas and will marry Lucia
JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y ALONZO REALONDA the complete name of
Jose Rizal

D. MEANING OF RIZALS NAME

Jose - was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint SanJose
(St. Joseph)
Protacio - from Gervacio P. which come from a Christian calendar
Mercado- adopted in 1731 by Domigo Lamco (the paternal great- greatgrandfather of Jose Rizal) which the Spanish term mercado means market in
English
Rizal - from the word Ricial in Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while
stillgreen, sprouts again
Alonzo- old surname of his mother
Realonda - it was used by Doa Teodora from the surname of her godmother based
on the culture by
E. RIZALS PARENTS
FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL
May 11, 1818 (birthdate)
He studied Latin and Philosophy in College of San Jose in Manila
His mother died, then he moved to Calamba to became a tenant farmer
in a Dominican estate
June 28, 1848 he married Teodora Alonzo Realonda
January 5, 1898 ; he died at 80 in Manila

TEODORA ALONZO REALONDA

November 8, 1826 (birthdate)
College of Santa Rosa
August 16, 1911 ; she died at 85

F. RIZALS SIBLINGS
1. Saturnina
2. Paciano
3. Narcisa
4. Olimpia
5. Lucia
6. Maria
7. Jose
8. Conception (died at age 3)
9. Josefa (unmarried)
10.Trinidad (unmarried)
11.Soledad
G. RIZALS ANCESTRY
a. PATERNAL SIDE
DOMINGO LAM CO - great - great grandfather
A Chinese immigrant from Chinchew Chinas City of Spring
He was married to INES DE LA ROSA
1731- He adopt the name MERCADO meaning MARKET
FRANCISCO MERCADO Domingo Lam-Cos son who married CIRILA BERNACNA
JUAN MERCADO Franciscos son who married CIRILA ALEJANDRO
FRANCISCO MERCADO (Rizals Father) son of Juan Mercado
b. MATERNAL SIDE
LAKAN DULA descendant
EUGENIO URSUA great great grandfather of Rizal
He is married to BENIGNA and they have a daughter named REGINA
REGINA married to MANUEL DE QUINTOS and they have a daughter named
BRIGIDA
BRIGIDA married to LORENZO ALBERTO and they have their sons and
daughters named NARCISA,TEODORA, GREGORIO, JOSE and MANUEL
RIZAL racial; means new pasture and green field
H. PROOFS THAT RIZAL FAMILY BELONGS TO WELL TO DO FAMILY
They have a large stone house
They have a home library with 1000 volumes of books
First to send their children in Manila
They own a carjuahe
I. RIZALS LAW (Republic Act 1425)
An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges, and
universities courses on the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his
novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and
distribution thereof, and for purposes.
Jose P. Laurel the sponsor the said law.
Claro Mayo Recto the author or main proponent of the law.
It was enacted and signed on June 12, 1956 which coincides the Philippine
Independence Day.
Three Main Goals of Rizals Law
1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of freedom and nationalism, for which
our heroes lived and died.
2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and works in shaping the
Filipino character
3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study of Rizals life, works,
and writings.