Rizal birth and family life at Calamba

1. The boyhood Years of Jose Rizal

2. BeautifulMemories Of His Birthplace
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 dewendes, ghosts, and
aswangs through his yaya

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

4. •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.  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 flameThought 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. Gregorio Alberto - taught him to work
hard, to think for himself and observe life
keenly
Jose - educated in Calcutta, India
- taught him to sketch, paint, and sculpture
Manuel
- taught him swimming, fencing, wrestling,
and other sports

9.  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. Formaleducation
 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

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.  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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