EARLY EDUCATION IN
CALAMBA AND
BIÑAN
Antonio Delgado, BSEd IV
How did you learn the
alphabet?
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
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.
The Uncles of Rizal
Uncle Jose Alberto
– gave wise
direction in the
studies of
Jose
Uncle into the
instilled
Gregorio
mind – the
of Jose Jose Alberto
love for education
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
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
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
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
First School Brawl
Pedro (the teacher’s son) –
wrestling
Andres Salandanan – arm
wrestling
Painting Lessons in Biñan
Old Juancho – freely gave Jose
painting lessons
Jose Rizal and his classmate
Jose Guevarra became
apprentices of Old Juancho
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
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
Daily Life in Biñan
Plays in the street if moon is
bright
Sleeps
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
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
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
The GOMBURZA
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
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
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
Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
50 kilometers – Doña Teodora
was made to walk from
Calamba to the provincial prison
in Santa Cruz
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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