RIZAL CHAPTER-8.pptx

1. RIZAL AT THE
DOMINICAN
UNIVERSITY OF
THE PHILIPPINES
CHAPTER 8

2. NOTE:
◦Dona Teodora was opposed to Rizal’s pursuit
of higher education for fear of what might
happen to him due to the martyrdom of
GOMBURZA but still his father continued to
send him to the University of Santo Tomas

3. Enrollment at the University of Sto Tomas
◦ Former Jesuit mentors of Rizal suggested that he take either priesthood or farming.
◦ PACIANO discouraged Rizal to take up law due to the political condition of the
country.
◦ Finally he chose to enroll in the course Philosophy and Letters.
◦ Because his father wanted him to pursue it.
◦ Secondly his decision to enroll in the said academic program could also be attributed
to his father RAMON PABLO
◦ In this course, he found himself taking COSMOLOGY, METAPHYSICS, THEODICY,
AND HISTORY OF PHILISOPHY.
◦ He also enrolled Surveying Course at this time in Ateneo. He was conferred the title
on November 25 1881

4. Enrollment at the University of Sto Tomas
◦After his freshmen year, Rizal shifted his
course from Philosophy and Letters to
Medicine because of the advice of Fr.
Ramon Pablo and the failing eyesight of
his mother

5. Academic Performance at UST
◦ Unlike in Ateneo , Rizal performed poorly in UST. It is
because he did not enjoy his schooling due to
◦ The hostility of Dominican Professor to Rizal
◦ Racial Discrimination Against Filipino students
◦ The Obsolete and Repressive Method of Instruction

6. Three more reason that cause his poor
academic performance include:
◦Medicine is not Rizal’s real vocation
◦Dissatisfaction with the Dominican System
of Education
◦The exciting Distraction of youth

7. 1877-1878 ( Philosophy and Letter) • Cosmology and metaphysics excellent
• Theodicy excellent
• History of Philosophy excellent
1878-1879 (Medicine) 1st Year • Physics Fair
• Chemistry Excellent
• Natural history Good
• Anatomy1 Good
• Dissection1 Good
1879-1880 (Medicine) 2nd Year • Anatomy 2 Good
• Dissection 2 Good
• Physiology Good
• Private Hygiene Good
• Public Hygiene Good
1880- 1881 ( Medicine) 3rd Year • General Pathology Fair
• Therapeutics Excellent
• Surgery Good
1881- 1882 (Medicine ) 4th Year • Medical Pathology Very Good
• Surgical Pathology Very Good
• Obstetrics Very Good

8. ◦ The obsolete and repressive method of teaching utilized by the
Dominican professors was emphasized in his work, El Filibusterismo ,
thru Fr. Milon ( professor in Physics) and Placido Penitente (one of
the Filipino students in the aforementioned subject).
◦ Rizal was also fascinated with women during his student days at UST
◦ Among them is Segundina Katigbak from Batangas he visited in the
boarding house frequently. It was then followed by Leonor (or Orang)
Valenzuela and Leonor Rivera (his first cousin)

9. Liberalism and Filipino students at UST
◦ Liberal ideas came to be felt in Manila than in any place in the Philippines
◦ It can be attributed to the ending of the Spanish Civil Wars the opening of Suez Canal,
and the opening of the Philippines to world trade.
◦ IMPORTANT REVOLUTION IN 19TH CENTRUY IN THE COUNTRY:
◦ Revolution of the senses against the otherworldliness of monasticism
◦ Revolution of human reason against the comforting certitudes of the catechism
◦ Revolution of race and nation against inequality and subjection

10. Liberalism and Filipino students at UST
◦ To encourage the production of literary work in Manila , the Liceo Artistico Literario
de Manila an organization of art lovers in the city, conducted regular competition in
literary writing.
◦ Rizal also joined the contest in 1879 and 1880 and were adjudged as the best entry in
the said competition.
◦ He joined to prove that the Filipino can equal and even surpass the Spaniard in
literary prowess
◦ His works were A La Juventud Filipina ( to the filipino youth ) and El Consejo de los
Dioses ( The council of the Gods)

11. Important Literary works as a University
Student
◦ A La Juventud Filipina ( To the Filipino Youth) this poem won the grand prize in the
1879 contest and was Rizals first testimony of his nationalism wherein he referred to the
Philippines a MI PATRIA or his motherland.
◦ it was the first great poem in Spanish written by a Filipino recognized by the Spanish
authorities; and it was the first expression of nationalistic concept that the Filipinos were
the fair hope of the motherland
◦ Proof that Rizal was the first Filipino to call out country his motherland.
◦ It also stressed the role of youth in nation building calling them The Fair Hope of
Motherland (La Bella Esperanza dela Patria Mia) and challenges them to:
◦ Cultivate their talent in the arts
◦ Develop their knowledge of the sciences
◦ Look forward and break their chain of bondage

12. Important Literary works as a University
Student
◦ El Consejo de los Dioses - this play was an allegory in praise of Cervantes as a
cp-equal of Homer and Vigil. It should have won first place, but because it was
found to be written by a Filipino , the prize was given to a Spaniard.
◦ Through it he was able to disprove the alleged superiority od the
Spaniards over the Filipinos and to prove that the Filipinos can compete
with others in a fair play
◦ Junto al Pasig – one –act play written by Rizal at the request of the Jesuits and
was staged at Ateneo , in connection with the celebration of the Feast day of
Immaculate Conception.

13. This play can be interpreted in several
ways
◦ As a prophecy of 50 years of evolution incasion after invasion , defeat ,
subjugation and civil tumult
◦ Rizal’s appeal for the Filipino youth to chide alien people for causing them misery
◦ As a purely religious allegory as the play depicted Leonido, together with choir of
angels successfully driving Satan and his devils out of the land.

14. ◦A FILIPINA ( To the Philippines) it was
written by Rizal in 1880 to praise the
beauty of the Philippines and encourage
Filipino artist to glorify the country through
their art works

15. Student Activism at UST
◦ both the Spanish and Mestizo students labeled the Filipinos Indio or Chongo,
while Rizal and his peers retaliated by calling them kastila or bangus.
◦ There was time when Rizal was wounded due to a skirmish Filipino Students had
with Spanish students at Escolta, Manila.
◦ In order to show their Spanish detractors that Filipino students were united , Rizal
organized as secret society of Filipino students called Companerismo wherein
members called themselves as Companions of Jehu ( the patriot general of the
jews). There , Rizal was the president and Galiciano Apacible was the secretary.

16. First taste of
Spanish Brutality
◦ While he was walking in the street , he failed to
see the man passing by owing to the darkness of
night. Because he was not able to recognize the
man, who happened to be lieutenant of the
Guardia Civil , Rizal did not bother to salute nor
greet him Buenas Noches. Since , the lieutenant
was expecting that he be treated with respect and
courtesy everybody in the town , what he did was
to whip out his sword and slashed it all Rizal’s
back.
◦ Rizal was wounded he sent a written complaint to
the Governor- general Primo de Rivera about the
incident. However , there was nothing positive
that came out since he was indio.
◦ His demand for recognition of equality of Filipinos
and Spaniards was to obsess Rizal’s thoughts in
the years to come and its denial would provoke
him into clash with offenders no matter what the
cost

17. Decision go to
Europe
◦ After completing his fourth year in the medical
courses, Rizal decided to leave the country for
Europe. This was due in part by his
disappointment with his schooling at the
University of the Sto Tomas. While obviously
Rizal was to leave the country to complete his
medical course in Barcelona, Spain, this was no
the real reason for his sudden departure.
◦ From foregoing correspondences, it is very clear
that Rizal was going to Europe not just to
complete his medical studies there. There were
hidden purposes for his voyage to a new world. It
can be inferred from Paciano’s letter to Rizal that
the following were the real purposes of Rizal’s
voyage to Europe:
◦ To make a name for himself in the realm
of journalism
◦ To observe and study European society
◦ To prepare himself for the task of
liberating the Filipinos from Spanish
from Spanish tyranny.

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