Thursday, April 28, 2011

Jose Protacio Alonso Mercado "Rizal"-First Malayan Genius


Jose Rizal(June 19,1861-December 30,1896)-a national hero and great doctor.
On June 19,1861 Jose was born at Calamba, Laguna, his nickname is Pepe,seventh child of the family. His mother is Teodora Realonda Alonso(housekeeper as well first teacher of Jose) and his father Francisco Mercado(merchant).Governor Narciso Claveria give every Filipinos a surname according to occupation for them to conduct taxation on every household. Rizal"Greener pasture",Jose use this surname to hid his family against the oppressors.
Jose at age three he can read alphabet then at eight he wrote a poem "Sa Aking Kababata".Jose is an extra ordinary man,born a genius. He studied AB Philosophy as well took medicine at Ateneo de Universidad "University of Ateneo". He studied also at Central de Madrid earning a degree of Licentiate in Medicine,second doctorate at University of Paris.Dr.Jose Rizal is an eye specialist or an opthalmologist which he operated his mother eyes. He is also a novelist, writer of Noli Me Tangere(Touch Me Not) and El Felibusterismo(The Rebels)and "Mi Ultimo Adios"(My Last Farewell),Rizal is also a scientist,discover the lizard with wings(lizardo rizali.)He was also a lover, his first love is Maria Segunda Katigbak(Batangas),Leonor Rivera(Maria Clara),lastly Josephine Bracken with son but died at birth.Rizal as a linguist, know how to speak at least twenty five languages.
Jose Rizal founded La Liga Filipina with a pen name Dimasalang.Rizal dreamed to acquire freedom through writing for he believe"Pen is mightier than sword", in here Rizal gives importance to education, he said "Youth are the hope of our Motherland".Rizal set a good example he emphasize "Knowledge is Power". Unfortunately, not all Filipinos follow nor understand,what Rizal mean.
Jose became an idol of a Katipunan(KKK)leader Andres Bonifacio,and use Rizal as a password of every leaders as well members.Therefore, Spaniards arrested Jose Rizal for the belief that Jose was the founder of a secret revolutionary movement"Katipunan or Kataastasan,Kagalanggalangang mga anak ng Katipunan ng bayan".
Jose Rizal automatically sentence to death by Governor Polavieja and the firing squad was done at Bagumbayan now called Luneta Park(Rizal remains located)or Rizal Memorial park last December 30,1896.Jose Rizal just keep on telling to the revolutionary group that they are not prepared but KKK leaders insisted their own will,therefore all failed.Philippines is called by Rizal "The Lost Paradise",he predicted that somebody will rescue Philippines and the fact is that our saviour is no other than United States Of America. After three hundred thirty three years (333) being colony of Spaniards now Filipinos achieved independence through Treaty of Paris(Dec.10,1898) where in U.S.A. bought the freedom of every Filipinos for $20,000,000(million U.S. dollar).June 12,1946 official declaration of Philippine Independence through Tydings-Mcduffie Law.







































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