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Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born on March 7, 1851 in Calamba, Laguna. According to Filipino historian Ambeth R. Ocampo, Paciano was fondly addressed by his siblings as ‘ñor Paciano,’ short for ‘Señor Paciano’. The 10-year older brother of Jose studied at San Jose College in Manila, became a farmer, and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
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The greatest Jose Rizal’s contribution is debatable. For the hero had so much! His biography proves that the hero had lived a colorful and meaningful life.
Read moreShe was probably very likable because at least two Filipinos in Spain in Jose Rizal’s time had had feelings for her.
Consuelo Ortiga y Rey was considered the prettier of the daughters of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey, the Spanish liberal and former mayor of Manila …
Read moreIn Rizal’s last and greatest poem posthumously entitled “Mi Ultimo Adios”, there’s a line which reads, “Adios, dulce estranjera, mi amiga, mi alegria” which is now commonly translated, “Farewell, sweet foreigner, my darling, my delight!” As the line is conventionally accepted as Rizal’s farewell to his “dear unhappy wife,” Josephine Bracken had thus earned the historical moniker, “Rizal’s dulce estranjera (sweet foreigner).”
Read moreThe story in El Filibusterismo revolves around its main character Simoun who is an affluent jeweler. Simoun is actually Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli whom everyone thought had been killed by the Guardia Civil at Laguna de Bay.
Read moreThe main character of Jose Rizal’s novel, Noli Me Tangere, is the young and wealthy Filipino Crisostomo Ibarra. He returned to his country after some years of study in Europe. In his honor, Capitan Tiago (Santiago de los Santos) threw a party at his house in Manila.
Read moreRizal’s affection for his father, Don Francisco Mercado, may have not been given much emphasis by many biographies. But Jose, no doubt, adored Don Francisco.
Read moreOne known thing about Rizal is that he loved his mother, Dona Teodora Alonso very much.
Read moreDoctor Pio Valenzuela was sent to Dapitan by Andres Bonifacio—the Katipunan leader who believed that carrying out revolt had to be sanctioned first by Rizal. Disguised as a mere companion of a blind patient seeking treatment from Rizal, Valenzuela was able to discreetly deliver the Katipunan’s message for Rizal.
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What happened in Rizal’s life from 6 a.m. of December 29, 1896 until his execution was perhaps the most controversial in his biography, for the divisive claims—like his supposed retraction and Catholic marriage with Bracken—allegedly occurred within this time frame.
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