Teodora alonzo rizal biography filipino
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Teodora Alonso &#; The Mother We Never Had
Rizal helgedom in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines | Photo by RaywollensenFortes via Wikimedia Commons
During the Knights of Rizal Long Island Chapter Outstanding Mother &#; Teodora Alonso Award Congratulatory Speech to the Awardees, Deputy Consul General Adrian Cruz of the Philippine Consulate General in New York congratulated the Knights of Rizal Long Island and the Ladies for Rizal Long Island.
DCG Cruz cited historian Prof. Michael Charleston &#;Xiao&#; Chua, who suggested that Rizal&#;s greatness wasn&#;t because he was born a hero but that he learned to give so much because he received a lot of it at home, especially from her mother, Teodora Alonso. Through her mother, Rizal saw the importance of having a proper education and a deep faith in God.
DCG Cruz said further, &#;that In our history books, there had been much emphasis placed on how Teodora Alonso was a victim of persecution by Spanish authorities. Teodora Alonso was detai
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Teodora Alonso
Married life
When Teodora turned 20 years old, she married Francisco Mercado who was a native of Biñan, Laguna. The two resided in Calamba where they engaged in agriculture. They achieved prosperity because of their industry, not to mention Teodora's efficiency at managing both the farm and the family's finances. She even set up her own textile business, a sugar and flour mill, and a small store at the ground floor of their house.
Teodora and Francisco had eleven children: Saturnina, Paciano, Narcisa, Olympia, Lucia, Maria, Jose, Concepcion, Josefa, Trinidad and Soledad. It was said that she suffered the most when she gave birth to Jose. All their children were sent to respected colleges in Manila, but Jose was the only child sent to Europe. He was inspired to take up medicinespecifically opthalmology -in order to treat Teodora's failing eyesight.
Persecution
As the mother of a perceived enemy of the Spanish authorities, Teodora was often made a targe
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Teodora Alonzo, mother of Jose Rizal, was the perfect Roseñan icon, says historian
National hero Dr. Jose Rizal believes that "true liberation comes in education," said historian Fr. Emilio Quilatan, OAR on Tuesday.
"And the thing that we should be aware of is that education is the formation of Christian conscience," he added during a webinar hosted by the Intramuros Administration entitled "Colegio de Sta. Rosa: History, Heritage, and Legacy".
Jose Rizal was educated in Manila and Spain but his first teacher was his mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, who is also regarded as the most important alumna of Colegio de Sta. Rosa in Intramuros, Manila.
The school, located in front of the Plaza de Sto. Tomas, is an educational institution established in the year
Doña Teodora attended classes in this school when it was still run by the sisters of the Daughters of Charity.
"Teodora Alonzo, Carmen Planas and the rest of the alumnae who passed