Today, 30th of December, we celebrate RIZAL DAY. How well do you know about Dr. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda?
Read through the following info I gathered and let's see if you knew your National Hero! Enjoy Reading!
15 Interesting Facts about Rizal:
1. Jose Rizal was born with a big head. [must be the reason why he was so intelligent... he must've big brain as well...anyways, I think many Pinoys know about this]
2. Most Filipinos think that Rizal died because he was TOTALLY against the Spaniards and that he wanted FULL freedom from them but the truth is that Rizal only appealed for equal rights. Filipinos be treated as equal human. Rizal questioned their way of governing and how they abuse Filipinos [who were used to be called indios].
3. There are rumors that Rizal’s book entitled El FIlibusterismo was inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Count of Monte Cristo considering that it was actually one of Rizal’s favorite story. (Some even say that Rizal plagiarized it which for my opinion, totally unbelievable)
4. Did you know that Jose Rizal’s favorite dish was carne asada?
5. Rizal could show too much sarcasm because of his love for his country. Why and how? Back in Dapitan when he received three visitors in his house in Talisay, he offered the woman named Donya Manuela with Bagoong. The lady ignored the bagoong saying that they do not eat bagoong in their country because it contains worms. With that, Rizal responded saying that he had been in her country and people there eat little birds without taking out intestines.
6. His poem Mi Retiro (My Retreat) was written when he was sick and could not work. (Yes, heroes get sick sometimes)
7. There are rumors that Rizal was a playboy having a lot of girls mentioned in his autobiography and until now many believe that he really had a lot of girlfriends but the truth is that he only had few real relationships. The other girls were all just flings. and some were just plain friends.
8. The dam he built in Dapitan was built using burned shells and bricks that were made from the machine he built. In his letter to his best friend, he said that the dam was built by him and fourteen young boys(his students)
9. Rizal spent Php500.00 for coconut oil lamps for the streets of Dapitan.
10. Rizal would jokingly pinch his students who couldn’t answer correctly.
11. Usual books would mention that Rizal collected frogs, snakes and shells. Aside from that, he also collected Orchids and butterflies… (hmmm… he seemed girly at times…lol)
12. Rizal’s house only cost Php40.00 when he built it… (That’s about $0.95 now… the only thing you can buy are nails.)
13. Rizal joined lottery and won one-third of the grand prize Php18,000.00.
14. As a gift for his former professor in Ateneo, Fr. Jose Guerrico who went to Dapitan, Rizal made him a bust of Fr. Jose Guerrico. The bust won a gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.
15. During his stay in Dapitan, he often tell Captain Carnicero(the town captain) that he didn’t want Spaniards and friars to go. He would say “In Philippines, there is room for everybody”.
2. Most Filipinos think that Rizal died because he was TOTALLY against the Spaniards and that he wanted FULL freedom from them but the truth is that Rizal only appealed for equal rights. Filipinos be treated as equal human. Rizal questioned their way of governing and how they abuse Filipinos [who were used to be called indios].
3. There are rumors that Rizal’s book entitled El FIlibusterismo was inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Count of Monte Cristo considering that it was actually one of Rizal’s favorite story. (Some even say that Rizal plagiarized it which for my opinion, totally unbelievable)
4. Did you know that Jose Rizal’s favorite dish was carne asada?
5. Rizal could show too much sarcasm because of his love for his country. Why and how? Back in Dapitan when he received three visitors in his house in Talisay, he offered the woman named Donya Manuela with Bagoong. The lady ignored the bagoong saying that they do not eat bagoong in their country because it contains worms. With that, Rizal responded saying that he had been in her country and people there eat little birds without taking out intestines.
6. His poem Mi Retiro (My Retreat) was written when he was sick and could not work. (Yes, heroes get sick sometimes)
7. There are rumors that Rizal was a playboy having a lot of girls mentioned in his autobiography and until now many believe that he really had a lot of girlfriends but the truth is that he only had few real relationships. The other girls were all just flings. and some were just plain friends.
8. The dam he built in Dapitan was built using burned shells and bricks that were made from the machine he built. In his letter to his best friend, he said that the dam was built by him and fourteen young boys(his students)
9. Rizal spent Php500.00 for coconut oil lamps for the streets of Dapitan.
10. Rizal would jokingly pinch his students who couldn’t answer correctly.
11. Usual books would mention that Rizal collected frogs, snakes and shells. Aside from that, he also collected Orchids and butterflies… (hmmm… he seemed girly at times…lol)
12. Rizal’s house only cost Php40.00 when he built it… (That’s about $0.95 now… the only thing you can buy are nails.)
13. Rizal joined lottery and won one-third of the grand prize Php18,000.00.
14. As a gift for his former professor in Ateneo, Fr. Jose Guerrico who went to Dapitan, Rizal made him a bust of Fr. Jose Guerrico. The bust won a gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.
15. During his stay in Dapitan, he often tell Captain Carnicero(the town captain) that he didn’t want Spaniards and friars to go. He would say “In Philippines, there is room for everybody”.
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