deals with the childhood experiences of Rizal, his first entry to a formal school, and the injustices observed, witnessed, and experienced as a young boy

1. Rizal’s Boyhood
Years

2. Beautiful Memories Of His Birthplace
East – Laguna de Bay,
and Talim island
(distant). Sailboats could
be seen
South – Mt. Makiling
resembles a sleeping
woman
Home – their yard was
planted with fruits and
flowers and various birds
could be seen
Filled with stories about
dwendes, ghosts, and
aswangs througgh his
yaya

3. Rizal Family
Rizal Family •Full of joy tempered with love
• Rizal described him as “model of fathers”
•Given his children an education commensurate with
family’s small fortune
Francisco
Mercado
• Described by Rizal as “cultured woman” of Manila
•She knew literature, spoke excellent Spanish, and a
mathematician
Teodora
Alonso
•Paciano studied at Colegio de San Jose
• Sisters were educated at the Colegio de la
Immaculada Concepcion
Paciano and
sisters of Rizal

4. Rizal Siblings
•Bound by love & companionship
•Love each other & behave well in
front of others
•Jose was called Ute & Muy. Outside,
Pepe or Pepito
•Sisters often joked about Jose’s
large head
•Jose considered Paciano as his 2nd
father

5. Rizal’s First Sad Episode Of His Life
•The death of his sister
Concha at the age of three
of a disease
•He wept for tears of love
and grief.

6. Rizal’s tutors
First taught by his mother
Other tutors were Lucas Padua and Leon
Monroy (taught Latin)
Developed a passion for poetry and
anything new.
Learned also to draw and sketch

7. The Story of the Moth
Young moth
attracted to
the flame
Thought it
could conquer
it
Pushed itself
to the
burning flame
and got
burned
Died a martyr
in its own
illusion
Left an imprint on Rizal’s
mind that one’s life for an
ideal is worthwhile

8. Rizal’s uncles
• taught him to work hard, to
think for himself and observe life
keenly
Gregorio
Alberto
•educated in Calcutta, India
• taught him to sketch, paint, and
sculpture
Jose
• taught him swimming, fencing,
wrestling, and other sports Manuel

9. Other Characteristics and Activities
of Rizal during Childhood
Made various statuettes made of clay and wax
Restored a religious banner
As an introvert, he spent time riding with his pony and his dog
Usman was his companion
In his latter life, he developed an entertaining skills and sense of
humor which attracted many women
Wrote the Sa Aking mga Kabata at the age of eight.

10. Formal education
•His last tutor, Leon Monroy died and his
father decided that he should have his first
formal education
•In 1870, his brother Paciano brought him
when he was 9 years old to the school in
Biñan managed by Maestro Justiniano
Aquino Cruz.

11. Formal education
•The teacher of Rizal:
•As his description, a tall, thin,
long-necked man with a body of
slightly bent forward
•A disciplinarian, used a short thin
stick.

12. Formal education
•He was the object of bullying after
he responded “a little, Sir,” after
being asked by his teacher if he
knew Spanish and Latin
•Had a brawl fight with Pedro, the
schoolmaster’s son using his
wrestling skills

13. •Became an outstanding student
surpassing his classmates in Spanish,
Latin and other objects.
•Some of his classmates discredit him
and many times he was punished for
his alleged wrongdoings.
•Upon the suggestion of the
schoolmaster, his father sent him to
Manila to continue his studies.

14. A taste of injustice
• In June 1871, Doña Teodora was accused as an
accomplice of Jose Alberto of trying to poison
the latter’s wife.
• Jose Alberto found out that his wife was
committing adultery after his trip in Europe.
• Rizal’s mother tried to mediate but the wife of
Jose connived with the alferez or the police chief
of Calamba to have Don Jose and Doña Teodora
arrested
• She was sent on foot to the provincial jail in Sta.
Cruz, more 50 kilometers away from Calamba
• The case dragged for 2 years until it reached the
Supreme Court

15. Other injustices Rizal
Remembered
•Ordinary folks being whipped just
for not saluting the civil guard
•The execution of the Padre
Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos, and
Jacinto Zamora. They were
implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of
January 20, 1872.

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