This chapter discusses Jose Rizal's early schooling in Binan, Laguna. It describes his first teachers including his mother and several tutors. It then details his first day at the Binan school where he lodged with relatives and had Justiniano Aquino Cruz as his formal teacher. The chapter notes that Rizal excelled in his studies and also took painting lessons. It provides context around injustice faced by Rizal's mother and the martyrdom of Gomburza, three priests executed in 1872 which later inspired Rizal's novel El Filibusterismo.