Austin Craig

Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot (Annotated) Austin Craig

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig. This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. José Protasio Rizal Mercado and Alonso Realonda, better known as José Rizal (Calambá, June 19, 1861 - Manila, December 30, 1896), was a doctor (he became an ophthalmologist in Madrid), writer, painter, linguist, and Filipino politician . He is considered the national hero of the Philippines and was the founder in 1892 of the Philippine League. José Rizal was the seventh of the 11 children of Francisco Rizal-Mercado and Teodora Alonso, prosperous peasants from the city of Calambá, in the province of Laguna. In their crossbreeding the Malay, Chinese and Spanish lineages cross. On the Chinese side, he descended from Domingo Lam-co, a merchant who arrived in the Philippines from the then city of Amoy,