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Dr. Jose Rizal

Dr. Jose Rizal

JOSE RIZAL, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of

Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families.

Family

Father: Francisco Mercado

Mother: Teodora Alonso

Siblings:Saturnina,Paciano,Narcisa,

Olympia,Lucia,Maria,Conception,

Josefa,Trinidad,Soledad.

EDUCATION

Before he go to formal school his first teacher was her mother. At the age of 8 he wrote a poem entitled:

“Sa aking mga Kabata”

Schools & University Attended

* Biñan,Laguna (1869)

* Ateneo Municipal De Manila

(1872-1877)

* Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas

(1877-1882)

* Unibersidad Central De Madrid

Degree: Pilosopia y Letra

Medisina (Optalmology)

Rizal: The Romantic

Rizal: The Romantic

Segunda Katigbak and Leonor Valenzuela

Segunda Katigbak was her puppy love. Leonor Valenzuela, a tall girl from Pagsanjan. Rizal send her love notes written in invisible ink that could only be deciphered over the warmth of the lamp or candle.

Leonor Rivera

Leonor Rivera, his sweetheart for 11 years played the greatest influence in keeping him from falling in love with other women during his travel.

Consuelo Ortiga

Consuelo Ortiga y Rey, the prettier of Don Pablo Ortiga’s daughters, fell in love with him. He dedicated to her A la Senorita C.O. y R., which became one of his best poems. The Ortiga's residence in Madrid was frequented by Rizal and his compatriots.

O Sei San

O Sei San, a Japanese samurai’s daughter. She also helped Rizal improve his knowledge of Japanese language. If Rizal was a man without a patriotic mission, he would have married this lovely and intelligent woman and lived a stable and happy life with her in Japan.

Gertrude Beckett

While Rizal was in London annotating the Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, he boarded in the house of the Beckett...