Rizal was phenomenonal. He earned his first degree at 16 in the Philippines and never looked back. At 18 he ran away to Europe and earned a medical degree in Spain‚ and followed it up with degrees in France. While in Europe and in many in other countries during his travels around the world‚ he taught himself fluency in Spanish‚ German‚ English‚ and French and he did it all in a short 35 years of life. From childhood‚ he was a prolific writer and he remained so right up until minutes before being
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Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines‚ one of the Southeast Asian countries. His full name was Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda. He was born on June 19‚ 1861 as the 7th child of the eleven children in the family of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda. He was internationally known for his two novels that made the Filipinos aware of Spanish injustices and eventually fought for and achieved independence after a bloody revolution which was triggered by his death
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Reading 2: The Second Coming of Jose Rizal It amazes me how a lot of people can put their own religion and beliefs into something‚ such as stories‚ that can only be seen as mere myths and just imaginations nowadays. One good example of this is the Rizalistas. The Rizalistas is a group of people that deeply believes and has a strong adoration for Jose Rizal. As discussed by Dennis Villegas‚ the writer of “The Second Coming of Jose Rizal‚” “Originally‚ there was only one Rizalista group in Lecheria:
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Jose Rizal‚ An Exemplary Leader Many were still debating on the credibility of Jose Rizal as the national hero of the Philippines. Many assumes that he was an American hero for he was appointed by the Americans. Others believed that Bonifacio was the real hero for he was the one who fought the battle for the Philippines. Who is who? Who is the real hero‚ who is the greater leader? I myself believed then that Rizal do not deserve to be the national hero and is not worthy to be called a leader
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------------------------------------------------- Jose Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) is a national hero of the Philippines. In the country‚ he is sometimes called the "pride of the Malayan race". He was born on June 19‚ 1861 in the town of Calamba‚ Laguna ------------------------------------------------- Family and Early life He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). His parents went to school and were well known. His father‚ Francisco Rizal Mercado‚ worked hard as
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JOSE RIZAL The movie tells the life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines. It covers his life from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces occupying the Philippines in the late 19th century. We are also thrown into the world of Rizal’s novels. So we get a glimpse of how he viewed Filipino society under the Spanish heal. One note‚ this movie is not for the faint of heart. There are graphic depictions of violence and even torture. The opening few
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On the 29th of December‚ Jose Rizal had allegedly written a retraction document. Fr. Balaguer had claimed that Rizal had written this document in front him and Fr. Villaclara had witnessed this also along with another Jesuit priest. The document goes like this: “I declare myself a Catholic and in this religion is I retract with all my heart whatever in my words‚ writings‚ publications and conduct has been contrary to my quality as a son of the Catholic Church. I believe and profess whatever she
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EMILIO AGUINALDO Aguinaldo‚ Emilio (1869-1964)‚ Filipino leader and independence fighter‚ born near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ and educated at the College of San Juan de Letran‚ Manila. Aguinaldo led a Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in 1896‚ and two years later‚ during the Spanish-American War‚ he aided the American attack on the Philippine Islands. He was nominated president of the new republic after the Filipino declaration of independence in 1898. As head of the Filipino provisional government
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life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines. A three-hour epic on the life and struggles of his poet and patriotisms. It covers his life from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces occupying the Philippines in the late 19th century.We are also thrown into the world of Rizal’s novels (filmed in black and white)‚ so we get a glimpse of how he viewed Filipino society under the Spanish heal. The film also through a series of flashback showing Rizal as a genius
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Jose Rizal‚ Liberator of the Philippines In the early morning of December 30‚ 1896‚ 35 year old Jose’ Rizal‚ an indio with strong oriental features but the bearing of a western intellectual‚ wearing a black suit and hat‚ stood erect and calm in an open field by Manila Bay. Ministering to him were two Jesuit priests. Wanting to be master of his own execution‚ he refused to kneel and be blindfolded. He asked to face the firing squad but was forced by the officer in charge to turn his back. A military
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