Prelims Reviewer
Prelims Reviewer
Lesson 1:
The life, works and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal had served as an inspiration not only to
Filipinos but also to all freedom loving peoples.
He Epitomized Then Ideal Renaissance Man. Truly, Rizal the pride of the Malay of
race and the greatest hero of a nation.
Rizal’s Birth. Jose born June 19, 1861 eleven and twelve o’clock at Calamba Laguna
LESSON 2:
At the Age of three, Rizal learned the Alphabet from his mother.
Rizal Write “ Wrote the young Hero”.
Age of nine Don Francisco sent his son to Binan to continue his studies of Latin under
Maestro Joaquin Aguino Cruz.
Rizal left Binan on December 7, 1871, after staying there for one and a half years.
Rizal he learned painting in the shop of an old painter named Juancho.
Best Pupil in School in Binan, Rizal.
Dona Teodora was arrested on a malicious charge that she allegedly aided her brother.
GOM-BUR-ZA’s Martyrdom The execution of fathers Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora
was one of the reasons why Paciano quit college education.
Rizal Wrote “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” (To fellow my Children)
LESSON 3:
Jose, accompanied by his brother went to Manila on June 10, 1872 to Take the entrance
examinations and enrolled in the Ateneo Municipal
School year 1871-1872, opened in June Rizal like any other neophytes in a new school
environment.
Rizal related how he became “Emperor” at the Ateneo
“My First Inspiration.” This poem was written by Rizal in Ateneo as a expression of good
wishes.
Rizal’s Poem on Education Rizal wrote this poem when he was only fifteen years old.
Rizal developed an insatiable appetite in reading books fiction and non-fiction
“To the Filipino Youth” was written by Rizal when he was eighteen years old at
University of Santo at Tomas.
Artistic skills in Sculpture, Sculpture is the art of curving, molding, welding or
producing works of arts in three dimensions.
Rizal like other teen-agers also experienced the “pleasure and pain of first love.”
LESSON 4:
In Sunny Spain, 1882-1885
Secret departure for Spain, Rizal’s departure for Spain was kept secret in order to avoid
detection.
Rizal used a passport obtained by a cousin named “Jose Mercado.”
A cryptic telegram by Manuel T. Hidalgo
June 11, 1882 Rizal reached Naples (Italy)
June 12, 1882 Streamer docked at the French harbor of Marseille Stayed 2 and half
days.
“Amor Patrio.” Rizal wrote a nationalistic essay entitled Amor Patrio (Love of
Country).
August 20, 1882. It was published in two texts Spanish and Tagalog.
Tagalog Translation made by M.H. Del Pilar
Rizal Second Article for Diariong Taglog entitiled Los Viajes (Travels)
Third Article Revista de (Madrid Review of Madrid) he wrote in Madrid on November
29, 1882.
(May 26, 1882), Paciano advised his younger brother to finish the medical course in
Madrid.
November 3, 1882 Rizal Enrolled in Universidad de Madrid (Central University of
Madrid) two courses Medicine and Philosophy and Letters.
Rizal became a Master Mason in Lodge Solidaridad on November 15, 1890. Later, on
February 15, 1892, he became a Master Mason of Le Grand Orient France in Paris.
Rizal salute to Luna and Hidalgo. At the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid in
1884,
Luna’s Canvas “Spolarium” won first prize (gold medal).
Hidalgo’s “Christian Virgins Exposed to the Populace” was awarded second prize (silver
medal)