a discussion on the early education of Rizal

1. EARLY EDUCATION IN
CALAMBA AND BIÑAN

2. How did you learn the
alphabet?

3. The Hero’s First Teacher
 Doña Teodora was Jose’s first
non-formal teacher
 On her lap, Jose learned
prayers and the alphabet at the
age of three

4. Private Tutors of Rizal
 Maestro Celestino was Jose’s
first private tutor
 Maestro Lucas Padua was the
second private tutor
 Maestro Leon Monroy became
the hero’s tutor in Spanish and
Latin. He was a classmate of
Don Francisco.

5. The Uncles of Rizal
 Uncle Jose Alberto
– gave wise
direction in the
studies of Jose
 Uncle Gregorio –
instilled into the
mind of Jose the
love for education
Jose Alberto

6. The Uncles of Rizal
“Work hard and perform every
task very carefully; learn to be
swift as well as thorough; be
independent in thinking; and
make visual pictures of
everything.”
– Uncle Gregorio

7. The Uncles of Rizal
 Uncle Manuel Alberto – seeing
Jose was frail in nature,
concerned himself with the
physical development of his
nephew
 He also taught Jose the love for
open air and admiration for the
beauty of nature

8. Jose Goes to Biñan
 Don Leon died five months later
and Jose was sent to a private
school in Biñan.
 June 1869 – Jose goes to Biñan
with Paciano
 Carromata – the mode of
transportation
 Aunt’s house – where Jose
lodged

9. First Day in School
 Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
– formal teacher
 Rizal described Maestro
Justiniano as tall, thin, long-
necked, sharp-nosed, with a
body slightly bent forward
 The school was in Maestro
Justiniano’s house

10. First School Brawl
 Pedro (the teacher’s son) –
wrestling
 Andres Salandanan – arm
wrestling

11. Painting Lessons in Biñan
 Old Juancho – freely gave Jose
painting lessons
 Jose Rizal and his classmate
Jose Guevarra became
apprentices of Old Juancho

12. Daily Life in Biñan
Jose’s daily routine:
 Hears mass at 4 a.m. or studies
lesson before going to mass
 Goes to orchard to look for
mabolo to eat
 Breakfast
 Goes to class at 10 a.m.
 Lunch break

13. Daily Life in Biñan
 Goes back to school at 2 p.m.
 Goes home at 5 p.m.
 Prays with cousins
 Studies lessons, then draws a
little
 Has supper
 Prays again

14. Daily Life in Biñan
 Plays in the street if moon is
bright
 Sleeps

15. Best Student in School
 Jose surpassed his classmates
in Spanish, Latin and other
subjects
 His older classmates were
jealous and squealed to the
teacher whenever he had fights
 Jose usually received five or six
blows while laid out on a bench

16. End of Biñan Schooling
 December 17, 1870 – Jose left
Biñan
 Talim – the steamer that Jose
rode
 Arturo Camps – a Frenchman
and a friend of Don Francisco,
he took care of Jose during the
trip

17. Martyrdom of GOMBURZA
 January 20, 1872 – Cavite
mutiny
 February 17, 1872 – Fathers
Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos
and Jacinto Zamora were
implicated and executed
 The GOMBURZA were leaders
of the secularization movement

18. The GOMBURZA

19. Martyrdom of GOMBURZA
 The martyrdom of the three
priests inspired Rizal to fight the
evils of Spanish tyranny
 In 1891, Rizal dedicated his
second novel El Filibusterismo
to GOMBURZA

20. Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
 In 1872, Doña Teodora was
arrested on a malicious charge
that she aided his brother Jose
Alberto in trying to poison his
wife
 Jose Alberto planned to divorce
his wife because of her infidelity

21. Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
 Jose Alberto’s wife connived
with the Spanish lieutenant of
the Guardia Civil and filed a
case against Rizal’s mother
 Antonio Vivencio del Rosario –
gobernadorcillo of Calamba,
helped the lieutenant arrest
Doña Teodora

22. Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
 50 kilometers – Doña Teodora
was made to walk from
Calamba to the provincial prison
in Santa Cruz

23. Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
 Don Francisco de Marcaida &
Don Manuel Mazano – most
famous lawyers of Manila,
defended Doña Teodora in court
 After 2 ½ years – the Royal
Audiencia acquitted Doña
Teodora

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