The Interesting Tales of the Jose Rizal Family

By Jensen DG. Mañebog

One of the humble aims of this book is to introduce one interesting aspect in Rizal’s life, that is, his so-called family life. In light of recent findings, this book discusses what happened to Rizal’s parents, siblings, and some nephews and nieces after his martyrdom. Clarifying various historical controversies and discrepancies, it deals with issues like the ‘secrets’ of Rizal family (e.g. whether or not Soledad was Jose’s sister).

Whenever appropriate and needed, significant comments and relevant supplemental information are embedded in the lectures. Some parts also state the relevance, value, and applicability of the topics to our lives. To be appealing to young generations, the way the book is written somewhat deviates from the traditional too formal (like straight news) style. Instead, many sections are written the way blogs and online articles are.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jensen DG. Mañebog
• Release date: Oct 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301587698

Jensen DG. Mañebog

JENSEN DE GUZMAN MAÑEBOG writes about philosophy, history, life lessons, education, and literature. He took up Bachelor of Arts degree (graduated summa cum laude), finished his Master's from University of the Philippines-Diliman, and completed doctoral level units.He taught History, Philosophy, Debate, Education, and Social Science subjects in some universities in Metro Manila, Philippines for many years. A textbook author and editorial consultant of some academic sites, his published textbooks (adopted by some universities), multidisciplinary researches, lectures, and blogs have been garnering various favorable comments and are used by many educators.Graduated class valedictorian both in elementary and high school, the author was a Professorial Lecturer in the Graduate School of a state university in Metro Manila and became the first President of the academic organization ELPAP (E-Learning Practitioners Association of the Philippines). His e-books were written in partnership with OurHappySchool.com and/or Philippine-Guide.com.You may contact the author through [e-mail].(In mid-2014, Prof. Jensen took on a holy vocation and voluntarily granted the full copyrights of his e-books to his partners/publishers.)

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The Interesting Tales of the Jose Rizal Family

By Jensen DG. Mañebog

Copyright 2013 Jensen DG. Mañebog

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Table of Contents

About the author

Dedication

Preface

INTRODUCTION

The subject Rizal

RA 1425 and other Rizal laws

The Importance of Studying Rizal

JOSE RIZAL: A Biographical Outline

TEODORA ALONSO: Lola Lolay of Bahay na Bato

The Rizal Home

Teodora Alonso

Doña Teodora‘s ancestry

Lolay and the young Rizal

The story of the moth

Against Rizal’s further education

Rizal’s Tio Jose Alberto

Doña Teodora’s imprisonments

Teodora’s long walks

Jose’s love for his mother

Mother and son in Dapitan

Doña Teodora’s share of martyrdom

FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL: Tiniente Kiko of Calamba

Don Francisco Mercado

Don Francisco’s influence to Rizal

Rizal’s love for his father

PACIANO RIZAL: Pinoy Hero’s Big Brother

The Surname Rizal

Paciano’s Profile

Paciano, Burgos, and the Gomburza

Paciano and the Spanish authorities

The Calamba Agrarian Trouble

Paciano as Calamba leader

As Jose’s second father

The Revolutionary Paciano

Living a quiet life

SATURNINA RIZAL: The Hero’s Second Mother

NARCISA RIZAL: The Hospitable Sister of the Hero

OLYMPIA RIZAL: The Sister whom the Hero loved to tease

LUCIA RIZAL: Partaker of the Hero’s Sufferings

MARIA RIZAL: The Hero’s Confidant

CONCEPCION RIZAL: The Hero’s First Grief

JOSEFA RIZAL: The Katipunera

TRINIDAD RIZAL: The Custodian of the Hero’s Greatest Poem

SOLEDAD RIZAL: The Hero’s Controversial Sister

Bibliography

Appendices

About the author

Jensen de Guzman Mañebog took Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated summa cum laude at Saint Louis University. He finished his Master of Arts degree at the University of the Philippines-Diliman and is currently a candidate in the doctoral program.

He has been teaching History, Philosophy, Debate, Education, and Social Science subjects in some universities in Metro Manila for 15 years. A textbook author and editorial consultant of some academic sites (e.g. OurHappySchool.com), his published researches, lectures, and blogs about Jose Rizal, the Philippine controversial national hero, have been garnering numerous favorable comments and are used by other educators.

Graduated class valedictorian both in elementary and high school, the author is also a Professorial Lecturer in the Graduate School of a state university in Metro Manila.

Dedication

To Nanay Baby and Amy, Tatay Daniel and Roger, Dada, Senna, Paola, Miriam, Al, Mercy, Rodel, Allen, Naida, Jing, Kim, Rommel, Cerg, Janjan, Jayjay, Tenten, Lanz, and Sasa.

Preface

History is commonly defined as a story about the past that is significant and true.

Admittedly, Jose Rizal is an item of the ‘past’. Arguably nonetheless, the known information about his life, works, and writings—which can be proved ‘true’ based on preserved ‘relics’ and artifacts—are significant even to present generation.

Historical issues like Rizal’s biography can be meaningful and even practicable though it largely depends on the person discussing the subject and the books used. Pertinently, one of the humble aims of this book is to introduce one interesting aspect in Rizal’s life, that is his so-called family life, in such a way that readers (students or non-students alike) would find it engaging and meaningful.

This book possesses the following distinctive features:

1. Includes new researches

In light of recent findings, this book, for instance, discusses what happened to Rizal’s parents, siblings, and some nephews and nieces after his martyrdom.

2. Clarifies some controversies and discrepancies

Many sections deal with historical controversies like whether or not Soledad was Jose’s sister.

3. With analyses, comments, and applications

Whenever appropriate and needed, significant remarks and relevant supplemental information are embedded in the lectures. Some parts also state the relevance, value, and applicability of the topics to our lives.

4. Uses blog and feature-article format

To be appealing to young generations, most parts somewhat deviate from the traditional too formal (like straight news) style. Instead, they are written the way blogs and online articles are.

Introduction

The Subject Rizal

The Rizal bill was as controversial as Jose Rizal himself.

The mandatory Rizal subject in the Philippines was the upshot of this bill which later became a law in 1956. The bill involves mandating educational institutions in the country to offer a course on the hero’s life, works, and writings, especially the ‘Noli Me Tangere’ and ‘El Filibusterismo’. The transition from being a bill to becoming a republic act was however not easy as the proposal was met with intense opposition particularly from the Catholic Church.

Largely because of the issue, the then senator Claro M. Recto—the main proponent of the Rizal Bill—was even dubbed as a communist and an anti-Catholic. Catholic schools threatened to stop operation if the bill was passed, though Recto calmly countered the threat, stating that if that happened, then the schools would be nationalized. Afterward threatened to be punished in future elections, Recto remained undeterred. Concerning the suggestion to use instead the

Reviews for The Interesting Tales of the Jose Rizal Family

[Marcelino Decena · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very informative. Helps a lot in teaching the subject Rizal's Life, works and Writings. It contains information never encounter in other textbooks.