Life of Jose Rizal
Life of Jose Rizal
Life of Jose Rizal
CHILDHOOD YEARS
I. Family Background - The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his
happy days in the family garden when he was
A. Birth three.
1. Date: June 19, 1861
- Another childhood memory was the daily Angelus
2. Place: Calamba, Laguna prayer.
3. The named “Jose” was choosen by his mother,a - By nightfall, Rizal related, his mother gathered all
devotee of San Jose (St. Joseph) the children at the house to pray the Angelus.
4. Fr. Rufino Collantes baptized him and Fr. Pedro - Another memory of Rizal during infancy was the
Casanas was his godfather nocturnal walk in the town, especially when there
was a moon.
B. Parents
- The death of Concha was his first sorrow.
1. Father: Francisco Mercado
- At age of three he began to take part in the family
2. Mother: Teodora Alonso y Realonda prayers.
3. Siblings : - At 5, he was able to read haltingly the Spanish
1 st
- Saturnina - Oldest of the Rizal children – family bible, and make sketches with this pencil
Nicknamed Neneng and to mold in clay and wax on objects which
attracted his fancy.
2nd - Paciano - Older brother and confident of Jose
Rizal. II. Education
5th - Lucia - she was married to Mariano Herbosa b. Prominent lesson learned as a young boy was
of Calamba, who was a nephew of Father from “The story of the moth”
Casanas.
B. Influences From Other Members of His Family
th
6 - Maria - Biang was her petname
1. Uncle Gregorio, who taught him the value of
7 th
- [ JOSE RIZAL] hard work, to think for himself, and to observe
his surroundings keenly.
8th - Concepcion - Concha was her pet-name - She
died at age of three because of sickness. - Her 2. Uncle Jose, who encouraged him to sketch, paint
death was Rizal‘s first sorrow in life. and make sculptures.
9th - Josefa - Panggoy was her pet-name - An old 3. Uncle Manuel, who encouraged him to pursue
maid, died at age of 80. his physical development. He taught the young
boy swimming, fencing, wrestling, and other
10th - Trinidad - Trining was her pet-name - An old sports.
maid, died at age of 83.
4. His yaya (nanny) who told stories that awakened
11th - Soledad - Choleng was her pet-name the imagination and creativity of the young boy.
She told stories of duwendes (dwarves), ghosts,
and aswangs (evil spirits), of the beautiful “Intimate Alliance Between Religion
Mariang Makiling and other tales on the and Good Education”
beautiful surroundings of his hometown,
“Through Education Motherland
Calamba.
Receives Enlightenment”
C. Artistic Endeavors
b.2 He had excellent achievements and
1. Poems written: graduated highest in his class
a. “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” (his first poem and b.3 Other activities while in Ateneo:
wrote it when he was 8 years old)
b.3.1 He studied painting under
b. “Un Recuerdo de Mi Pueblo” (“A Memory of Agustin Saez
My Town”, a poem about Calamba) (wrote it
b.3.2 He studied sculpture under
when he was 15 years old)
Teodoro Romualdo de Jesus.
2. He made sculptures out of mud.
b.3.3 He carved the image of the
3. He drew things surrounding their houses like trees, Blessed Virgin Mary on a
flowers, birds, butterflies and anything he saw batikuling wood.
around him. He used charcoal and juices of leaves
b.3.4 He carved the image of the
and flowers for colors.
Sacred Heart.
D. Formal Education
b.3.5 He joined the organization
1. Place: Binan, Laguna Marian Congregation. His
mentor was Fr. Pablo Pastells,
a. Teacher: Justiniano Aquino Cruz
S.J.
b. Process used in teaching: He was quick to
b.3.6 He was a member of the
discipline his students for any infraction using
Academy of Spanish Literature.
a short, thin stick.
b.3.7 He was a member of the
2. Injustice to the Rizal Family
Academy of Natural Sciences.
a. Dona Teodora was accused as an accomplice
b.3.8 Fr. Jose Villaclara, S.J.
of Jose Alberto of trying to poison his wife.
encouraged him to pay attention
b. Dona Teodora tried to mediate between the also to the sciences and
spouses but she was accused of trying to philosophy
poison the wife.
4. As a student of the University of Santo Tomas:
c. Dona Teodora was thrown to jail.
a. He enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy
3. As a student of Ateneo (1872-1877) and Letters; majored in Philosophy,
1877-1878
a. Jose Rizal entered Ateneo Municipal as an
eleven-year-old. b. In S.Y. 1877-1878, he returned to Ateneo
and took up a course on land surveying
b. His close friendship with Fr. Francisco de which was offered then as a vocational
Paula Sanchez S.J., He inspired the young course.
student.
b.1 He completed the surveyor’s
b.1 Some poems written under the guidance of Fr. course and was awarded the title
Sanchez: perito agrimensor.
“The Tragedy of St. Eustace” b.2 He passed the final examination
“In the Memory of My Town” for the course.
b.3 He could not practice the the end, it was a victory for the
surveyor’s profession since he good elements.
was still underage when he
f.2 “A Filipinas”
passed the course.
g. He decided to discontinue his studies in
b.4 He was issued his certificate on
the Philippines and continue in Spain:
November 25, 1881, at the age of
20. g.1 to widen his knowledge;
c. He pursued medicine at the University of g.2 to avail of more conducive
Santo Tomas. conditions in Europe; and
c.1 Some of his grades were still g.3 he wanted to learn a cure on the
excellent but he also had lower worsening eye condition of his
grades. mother.
d. He submitted an entry in the Liceo III. First Trip to Europe
Artistico Literario de Manila in 1879,
entitled A La Juventud Filipina (To the A. Jose Rizal left Manila on May 3,1882.
Filipino Youth). 1. REASONS:
d.1 He won first prize in the contest. a. He was disgusted with the antiquated
d.2 He was awarded a silver quill. method of instruction he was
receiving from the Dominican-owned
d.3 For the first time, he used the institution.
phrase “the youth, the fair hope
of my country” (“kabataan, pag- b. He found his professors in UST to
asa ng aking bayan”. have racial prejudice against Filipino
students
e. In 1880, a literary contest was held by
Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila. Jose c. To complete and finish his medical
Rizal submitted an entry entitled El course and learn the cure on the
Consejo de los Dioses (Council of the worsening condition of his mother’s
Gods). eyes