Rizal’s Boyhood

Years
Beautiful Memories Of His Birthplace
East – Laguna de Bay,
and Talim island
(distant). Sailboats could
be seen

South – Mt. Makiling

resembles a sleeping
woman

Home – their yard was

planted with fruits and
flowers and various birds
could be seen

Filled with stories about

dwendes, ghosts, and
aswangs througgh his
yaya
Rizal Family
Rizal Family •Full of joy tempered with love

Francisco •Rizal described him as “model of fathers”

•Given his children an education commensurate with
Mercado family’s small fortune

Teodora •Described by Rizal as “cultured woman” of Manila

•She knew literature, spoke excellent Spanish, and a
Alonso mathematician

Paciano and •Paciano studied at Colegio de San Jose

•Sisters were educated at the Colegio de la
sisters of Rizal Immaculada Concepcion
Rizal Siblings
•Bound by love & companionship
•Love each other & behave well in
front of others
•Jose was called Ute & Muy. Outside,
Pepe or Pepito
•Sisters often joked about Jose’s
large head
•Jose considered Paciano as his 2nd
father
Rizal’s First Sad Episode Of His Life
•The death of his sister
Concha at the age of three
of a disease
•He wept for tears of love
and grief.
Rizal’s tutors
First taught by his mother

Other tutors were Lucas Padua and Leon

Monroy (taught Latin)

Developed a passion for poetry and

anything new.

Learned also to draw and sketch

The Story of the Moth

Died a martyr
Pushed itself in its own
to the illusion
burning flame
Thought it
and got
could conquer
burned
it
Left an imprint on Rizal’s
Young moth
mind that one’s life for an
attracted to
the flame ideal is worthwhile
Rizal’s uncles
Gregorio • taught him to work hard, to
think for himself and observe life
Alberto keenly

• educated in Calcutta, India

Jose • taught him to sketch, paint, and
sculpture

• taught him swimming, fencing,

Manuel wrestling, and other sports
Other Characteristics and Activities
of Rizal during Childhood
Made various statuettes made of clay and wax

Restored a religious banner

As an introvert, he spent time riding with his pony and his dog
Usman was his companion

In his latter life, he developed an entertaining skills and sense of

humor which attracted many women

Wrote the Sa Aking mga Kabata at the age of eight.

Formal education
•His last tutor, Leon Monroy died and his
father decided that he should have his first
formal education
•In 1870, his brother Paciano brought him
when he was 9 years old to the school in
Biñan managed by Maestro Justiniano
Aquino Cruz.
Formal education
•The teacher of Rizal:
•As his description, a tall, thin,
long-necked man with a body of
slightly bent forward
•A disciplinarian, used a short thin
stick.
Formal education
•He was the object of bullying after
he responded “a little, Sir,” after
being asked by his teacher if he
knew Spanish and Latin
•Had a brawl fight with Pedro, the
schoolmaster’s son using his
wrestling skills
•Became an outstanding student
surpassing his classmates in Spanish,
Latin and other objects.
•Some of his classmates discredit him
and many times he was punished for
his alleged wrongdoings.
•Upon the suggestion of the
schoolmaster, his father sent him to
Manila to continue his studies.
A taste of injustice
• In June 1871, Doña Teodora was accused as an
accomplice of Jose Alberto of trying to poison
the latter’s wife.
• Jose Alberto found out that his wife was
committing adultery after his trip in Europe.
• Rizal’s mother tried to mediate but the wife of
Jose connived with the alferez or the police chief
of Calamba to have Don Jose and Doña Teodora
arrested
• She was sent on foot to the provincial jail in Sta.
Cruz, more 50 kilometers away from Calamba
• The case dragged for 2 years until it reached the
Supreme Court
Other injustices Rizal
Remembered
•Ordinary folks being whipped just
for not saluting the civil guard
•The execution of the Padre
Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos, and
Jacinto Zamora. They were
implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of
January 20, 1872.
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