Chapter 3
EARLY EDUCATION IN
CALAMBA AND BIÑAN
CHAPTER 3 – RIZAL’S EARLY EDUCATION
IN CALAMBA AND BIÑAN
Teaching was characterized by four
R’s :
Reading Writing
Arithmetic Religion
- Instruction was rigid and strict.
- Knowledge was forced into the
minds
of pupil.
EDUCATION IN SPANISH
ERA:
Primary level to the tertiary level of
education
Schools focused on the Christian
Doctrines
Separate school for boys and girls
Wealthy Filipino or the ilustrados were
accommodated in the schools
THE HERO’S FIRST TEACHER
The first teacher of Rizal was
her mother
A remarkable woman of good
character and fine culture
Rizal at the age of 3, learns the
alphabets and prayers.
Doña Teodora discovered Jose’s
talent for poetry and
PRIVATE TUTORS OF RIZAL
Maestro Lucas Padua was second
private tutor
Maestro Leon Monroy became the
hero’s tutor in Spanish and Latin.
he was the classmate of Don
Francisco
Uncle Jose Alberto –
g a v e w i s e d i re c t i o n i n
the studies of Jose
Uncle Gregorio – instilled
into the mind of Jose the
love for education.
Work hard and perform every
task very carefully; learn to be
swift as well as thorough; be
independent is thinking; and
make visual pictures of
everything.
PRIVATE TUTORS OF RIZAL
Tio Manuel Alberto- seeing Jose
was frail in nature, concerned
himself with the physical
development of his nephew
He also taught Jose to love for
open air and admiration for the
beauty of nature.
JOSE GOES TO BIÑAN
June 1869 – Jose goes to
Biñan with Paciano
Carromata –
transportation
Lodged at her aunt’s
FIRST DAY IN BIÑAN
SCHOOL
School of Maestro Justiniano
Aquino Cruz – formal teacher
Rizal Described his Maestro as
tall, thin, long necked, sharp-
nosed, with a body slightly bent
forward.
The school was in maestro’s
FIRST SCHOOL
BRAWL
Pedro (teachers son) (bully)
– wrestling
Andres Saladan- arm
wrestling
Jose never run away from a
fight
PAINTING LESSONS IN
BIÑAN
Near the school was the
house of an old painter Old
Juancho, Father inlaw of the
school teacher
Freely gave Jose painting
lessons
Jose Rizal and his
classmate Jose Guevarra
become apprentices of old
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 a mabolo
to eat
Breakfast Goes to class at
10a.m
Lunch break Goes back to
school at 2p.m
Goes home at 5p.m Prays again
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
END OF BIÑAN SCHOOLING
Jose left Biñan after one year and a
half schooling in that town.
Jose recieves letter from Saturnina
Talim- the steamer that Jose rode
CONTINUATION: PART 2
INJUSTICE TO HERO’S MOTHER
In 1872, Doña Teodora was
arrested on malicious
charge that she aided his
brother Jose Alberto in trying
to poison his wife
Jose Alberto’s wife connived
with the Spanish lieutenant of
guardia civil and filed a case
againts Rizal’s mother
• ISSUES BEFORE THE INCIDENT:
• A RANKING MEMBER OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL, WAS
OFFENDED WHEN HIS REQUEST FOR THE GRASS
(FODDER)WAS TURNED DOWN BY FRANCISCO
MERCADO.
• BUILDING OF A SUGAR MILL ON A DISPUTED LAND
• PACIANO, WHOSE CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE
EXECUTED PRIEST FATHER JOSE BURGOS, PUT HIM IN
THE LIST OF THOSE WHO WERE BEING CLOSELY
• 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 AGAINTS RIZAL’S MOTHER
• THEN ACCUSED JOSE ALBERTO AND TEODORA OF
TRYING TO POISON JOSE ALBERTO’S WIFE.
TEODORA WAS NAMED AS AN ACCOMPLICE. JOSE
ALBERTO, THE MAIN SUSPECT.
• DOÑA TEODORA AND JOSE
ALBERTO WAS CONVICTED BY A
MAYOR WITHOUT TRIAL
• IMPRISON IN STA ROSA, LAGUNA
• 50 KILOMETERS FORCED WALK
TO STA. ROSA
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