Teodora Alonzo – Interesting Facts About The Mother Of Jose Rizal

Teodora Alonzo – Interesting Facts About The Mother Of Jose Rizal

TEODORA ALONZO – In this topic, we will now know some of the interesting facts about the mother of Jose Rizal, Teodora Alonzo.

TEODORA ALONZO
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Teodora Alonzo Realonda y Quintos was a Doña in the Spanish Colonization period. She is the mother of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal and the reason why Rizal took medicine in the first place.

Here are some of the interesting facts about her, according to OurHappySchool:

  • She was the homemaker of the Rizal Home
    • She was said to be the homemaker of the bahay na bato, the birthplace of Jose Rizal in Calamba. The house is a two-storey building which is made from stones and woods. It was destroyed during World Wa II but by order of president Elpidio Quirino, a certain Juan Nakipil restored and reconstructed the house.
  • Her Ancestry
    • She is said to be the descended from the last king of Tondo Lakandula. She is also of Japanese descent through her great-grandfather Eugenio Ursua.
  • Jose’s First Teacher
    • Rizal learned how to speak Spanish and write literary works thanks to Teodora. She also introduced him the love for arts, literature, and the classics.
  • She was against Rizal’s further education
    • Saying the Jose knew enough, she did not agree on the idea of sending her son to Manila for further education. She said that if Jose learns more, he will end up in the scaffold.
  • Her imprisonment
    • Teodora’s brother Alberto returned from Europe to tell her that his wife cheated on him and he planned for a divorce. Teodora persuaded her brother into reconciling her but ended up in imprisonment when Alberto was accused for allegedly poisoning his wife, with Teodora as the co-conspirator.

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