LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL reported the incident but nothing came out because he

DAY 1 is an Indio.
Republic Act No. 1425 – known as the “Rizal Law”, March 21, 1887 – a letter to Blumentritt “I went to the
mandates all educational institutions in the Philippines captain-general but I could not obtain Justice
to offer course about Rizal.
DAY 5
DAY 2 Pedro – Rizal defeated him in wrestling that made h
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda mortified.
● Born in Calamba, Laguna on June 19, 1861 between Andres Salandanan – Challenge Rizal for arm wrestling
11o’clock and midnight and defeated Rizal
th th
● 7 among the 11 children Bullying – refer to any severe or repeated use by one or
● frail, sickly and undersized child more students of written, verbal or electronics or a
● first sorrow when his younger sister Concepcion died physical act oe gesture, causing or placing the latter in
at the age of 3 reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or
● age of 3, he learned the alphabet from his Mother damage to his property.
● age of 8, he wrotes his first poem entitled, “Saking Section 2, RA 10627 – anti bullying act/law
mga Kababata” Assertion – is standing up for one’s right. It is a
Fr. Rufino Collantes – baptized Rizal, impressed by the profession of one’s right and putting up defense when
baby’s big head challenged or violated.
Don Francisco and Dona Teodora – parents of Rizal
Jose Alberto, Manuel, Gregorio – uncles of Rizal who DAY 6
influenced him to excel in the areas of art, reading and Some of Rizal’s work:
sports. TITLE GENRE
1. El Heroismo Epic
DAY 3 2. A la juventud Filipina Ode
Jose Alberto 3. Abd-el Azis y Mahoma Romance
- Brother of Dona Teodora 4. A Filipinas Sonnet
5. A la Virgen Maria Sonnet
- One of the wealthiest men in Binan
6. Junto al Pasig Zarzuela
- His wife conspired with the Spanish Lieutenant of the
7. Al M.R.P Pablo Roman, SJ Ode
Guardia Civil and file suit against Dona Teodora for
8. El Consejo de los Dioses Allegory
purposely attempting to poison her.
Dona Teodora A la Juventud Filipina - was Rizal’s winning entry in
-Arrested and walked a distance of 50km from Calamba prose and poetry competition sponsored by Liceo
to the capital of Laguna, then Sta. Cruz. Aristico-Literario de Manila; won the special prize for
-jailed for almost two and half years Indians and Mestizos
Governor Izquierdo - Freed Dona Teodora upon the Junto al Pasig - his second major poetic achievement, a
request of the young Soledad zarzuela presented in seven scenes during the
1878 – Summer vacation, he suffered in the hands of celebration of the feast of Immaculate Conception of
the Lieutenant of Guardia Civil (whipped out his sword Virgin Mary
and brutally slashed the latter on the back. El Consejo de los Dioses - was an allegory which won
General Primo De Rivera – The Spanish Governor him major prize but was not awarded to him because he
General of the Philippines that time, whom Rizal
is an Indio (a name assigned to Filipinos then which
signifies inferiority)
Consejo de los Disoses – (Council of the Gods): won the
first prize for prose in the same contest as A la Juventud
Filipina; and the judges gave it another special prize as
the best critical appreciation of the author of “Don
Quixote”
Companero de Jehu - a subversive organization which
they suspected Rizal as the Leader.
DAY 7
Ateneo – School where Rizal Graduated his Bachelor in
Arts with Highest Honor
UST – School where Rizal enrolled for his higher
education: he also experience 1.) The Dominican
Professor were hostile to him 2.) The Filipino students
were racially discriminated against by the Spaniards
3.)The method of instructions was obsolete and
repressive
Paciano –younger brother of Rizal who accompanied
him back to Manila
Spain – where he chose to finish his Medical Studies
DAY 9
Segunda Katigbak
→Rizal’s’ puppy love at the age of 16(1887). 2 years
younger than him. I his “Memorias de Un Estudiante de
Manila” she described her as short lady with eloquent
eyes, rosy cheeks, and smile that reveals very beautiful
teeth.
→Mariano Katigbak – Segunda’s brother and Rizal’s
classmate
→student in La Concordia College
→Manuel Luz y Metra - he have been Segunda’s
husband
DAY 10
●Gertrude Beckett: A Chiseled Beauty (London)
→was a buxom girl with blue-eyes, rosy cheeks and
brown hair. He taught her how to paint and do a
sculpture. Then Rizal realized that he can’t marry her
because he has a mission to fulfill in life.
●Nellie Bousted: A Failed Proposal (Paris)
→he met thru Antonio Luna
→Eduardo Bousted – Father of Nellie
→beautiful, lean, smart and very religious lady
→Their love affair however did not end in marriage
since Rizal refused to convert in Protestant Faith
●Suzzane Jacoby: A love Unrrequitted (Brussels)
→It wasn’t long before he and suzzane became lovers.
Rizal left Brussels and continued his journey. He
produced her sculpture which he gave to Valentin
Ventura
●Leonor Rivera: The First Engagement
→a young lady from Camiling, and a cousin of Rizal.
→Her father gave Rizal a board in Casa Tomasina
Intramuros .
→student of La Concordia College
→She used the word “taimis” in order to hide their
intimate relationship
→her mother Silvestra urged her daughter to instead
marry Henry Kipping (British Engineer)
●Consuelo Ortiga y Perez: A Sacrifice for Friendship
→In 1882, He was a student at the Universidad Central
de Madrid, he frequented the home of Don Pablo
Ortiga y Rey the former city mayor of Manila
→He wrote her a poem entitled A La Senorita C.O y P.
→Reasons why Rizal step back in their relationship: 1.)
he was still engaged to Leonor Rivera at that time 2.) he
was aware of his friend’s (Eduardo de Lete) affection for
the girl
3 WOMEN WHO INFLUENCED RIZAL THE MOST
●Teodora Alonso because he learned the importance of
pursuing education and excellence
●Leonor Rivera his first love and inspiration for the
character of Maria Clara in the novel Noli Me Tangere
●Josephine Bracken whom he met during his exile in
Dapitan. She taught him to love again.
DAY 11 TIPS TO LIVE FOR GREATER GOOD
●Josephine Bracken: Jose Rizal’s Dear and Unhappy ●Balance
Wife ●What is good for th group is often the best for you
→February 1895, Rizal met an 18years old petite Irish ●Selfish is a lonely place to be
girl ●What goes around comes around
→adopted daughter of George Taufer (retired military) ●Live fulfilling life
who came to Dapitan to seek Rizal for eye treatment
→Rizal tried to arrange with Father Antonio Obach for
marriage, however the priest wanted a retraction as
precondition before marrying them.
●O-sei-san/Seiko Usui
→was a Japanese samurai’s daughter. She was 23 years
old when she first met him when he was moved to a
Spanish Legation in the Azabu district of Tokyo where
she work.
→She taught him Japanese culture, how to read and
write Nihonggo and taught him Japanese art of painting
also knows as su-mie
→They visited the Imperial Art Gallery, the Imperial
Library, various universities, the shokubutsu-en
(Botanical Garden), the Huibaya Park and various shrine

POEMS OF RIZAL
●To the Youth (Sa aking mga Kabata)- first poem of
Rizal in tagalog and had foriits theme love of one’s
language
●To the Filipino Youth (A La Juventud Filipina) – Rizal’s
first winning poem which he wrote when he was in
senior student at UST
●In Memories Of My Town – written in 1876,Rizal
recalls the beauty and peace of Calamba, which inspired
his love of nature and confidence in God
●My Retreat (Mi Retiro) – literary work of Rizal when
he was exiled in Dapitan. It portrays Rizal’s serene life
and expressed his acceptance of his fate for he believed
that justice would prevail in the end
●My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios) – greatest
contribution of Philippine to world literature written by
Jose Rizal on December 29, 1896 on the eve of his
execution; His friend Mariano Ponce gave it the title of
Mi Ultimo Adios as it originally had done.