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Rizal received his early education in Calamba and Binan, learning reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion from his mother and private tutors. He then attended school in Binan, where he excelled in his studies but also got into fights with classmates. While in Binan, Rizal took painting lessons and had a daily routine of religious studies, school, chores, and play. He left Binan in 1870 to continue his education elsewhere. The execution of Gom-Bur-Za during this time inspired Rizal's desire to fight Spanish tyranny in the Philippines. Additionally, Rizal's mother was falsely accused and arrested in 1872 in an act of injustice.

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Chapter 3

Rizal received his early education in Calamba and Binan, learning reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion from his mother and private tutors. He then attended school in Binan, where he excelled in his studies but also got into fights with classmates. While in Binan, Rizal took painting lessons and had a daily routine of religious studies, school, chores, and play. He left Binan in 1870 to continue his education elsewhere. The execution of Gom-Bur-Za during this time inspired Rizal's desire to fight Spanish tyranny in the Philippines. Additionally, Rizal's mother was falsely accused and arrested in 1872 in an act of injustice.

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Chapter 3

EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BINAN


Rizal had his early education in Calamba and Binan. It was a typical schooling that a son of
illustrado family received during his time.
Teaching was characterized by 4 R’s:
 Reading
 Writing
 Arithmetic
 Religion
The Hero’s First Teacher.
 The first teacher of Rizal was her mother Dona Teodora.
 A remarkable woman with a good character and fine culture.
 On her lap, he learned at the age of three the alphabet and the prayers.
 Dona Teodora discovered Jose’s talent for poetry and encourage him to write.
Private Tutors of Rizal
 Maestro Celestino is the first private tutor of Rizal
 Maestro Lucas Padua is the second private tutor of Rizal
 Maestro Leon Monroy became the hero’s tutor in Spanish and Latin.
Jose Goes to Binan
 On Sunday afternoon in June 1869, Jose goes to Binan with Paciano
 They rode in a carromata, reaching their destination after one and half hours’ drive.
 They proceeded to their aunt’s house.
First Day in Binan School
 School of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz his formal teacher.
 Rizal described his Maestro as tall, thin, long necked, sharp-nosed, with a body slightly
bent forward.
First School Brawl
 Pedro (son of Maestro Justiniano) – wrestling
 Andres Salandanan – arm wrestling match.
Painting Lessons in Binan
 Old Juancho an old painter, who was the father-in-law of the schoolteacher. He freely
gave Jose painting lessons.
 Jose Rizal and his classmate Jose Guevarra became apprentices of old Juancho.
Daily Life in Binan
 Hear mass at 4 a.m. or studied his lesson before going to mass
 Goes to orchard to look for a mabolo to eat
 Eats breakfast
 Goes to class at 10 a.m.
 Lunch break
 Goes back at school at 2 p.m.
 Goes home at 5 p.m.
 Studies his lesson and draw a little.
 Took his supper consisting of one or two dishes of rice with an ayungin
 Prayed
 Plays in the street if moon is bright
 Sleep
Best Student in School
 Jose surpassed his classmates in Spanish and Latin and other subjects.
 His older classmates were jealous and squealed to the teacher whenever he had fights.
End of Binan Schooling
 December 17, 1870, Rizal left Binan after one year and a half schooling in that town.
 He was thrilled to take passage on the steamer Talim. On board was a Frenchman named
Arturo Camps, a friend of his father, who took care of him.
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za
 They inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny.
 In 1891, he dedicated his second novel, El Filibusterismo to GomBurZa.
 January 20, 1872 – Cavite mutiny
 February 17, 1872 – Father Mariano Gomez, Father Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora
were implicated and executed.
Injustice to Hero’s Mother
 In 1872, Dona Teodora was get arrested on malicious charged that she aided his brother
Jose Alberto in trying to poison his wife.
 Jose Alberto planned to divorce his wife because of her infidelity.
 Jose Alberto’s wife connived with the Spanish lieutenant of Guardia civil and filed a case
against Rizal’s mother.
 After arresting Dona Teodora, the sadistic Spanish lieutenant forced her to walk from
Calamba to Santa Cruz, a distance of 50 kilometers.

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