DENICE NATALIE REPIQUE

LIFE’S AND WORKS OF RIZAL

A TIMELINE OF JOSE
RIZAL’S LIFE
Dr. Jose Rizal
II-BSA
 ● The birth of the hero, Jose Rizal in the
JUNE 19,1861 Lakeshore Town of Calamba, Laguna
Province, Philippines.

•The three-day old Jose Rizal was

baptized in the Catholic church of his
town by the parish priest Father
Ruffino Collantes. JUNE 22,1861
•His Godfather (ninong) was Father
Pedro Casaňas, native of Calamba and
close friend of the Rizal family.
 Rizal’s Family
Father of Jose Rizal who
was a youngest of 13
offspring of Juan and
Cerrilla Mercado, Born in
Binan Laguna, on May
11, 1818. he studied Latin
and Philosophy in San
Jose College, Manila. He
became a tenant farmer
of the dominican owned
hacienda in Calamba
after the death of his
parents.
FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA
Jose Rizal’s Mother
Teodora Alonso Realonda
who was a second child of
Lorenzo Alonso and
Brehida de Quintos, she
was born in Sta. Cruz
Manila on Nov. 8, 1826. He
was educated at the
College of Santa Rosa a
well known college for girls
in the city. She was
according to Rizal a woman
of more than an ordinary
culture and literature.
 Rizal’s Siblings

SATURNINA PACIANO NARCISA OLIMPYA LUCIA MARIA

CONCEPCION JOSEFA TRINIDAD SOLEDAD

JOSE
EARLY CHILDHOOD and
EDUCATION
Childhood years in Calamba, Rizal grew up in a happy home
ruled by a good parents bubbling with joy and sanctified by
God blessing. Their strict parents who trained their children to
love God, to behave well, to be obedient and respect people
especially the old folks. His natal town of Calamba with a
scenic beauty and its industrious, hospitable and friendly folks
impress him during his childhood years and profound his
mind and character.
TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA
MOTHER

The hero’s first teacher was his mother who was

his mother who was a remarkable woman with a
good character and fine culture. At the age of
three Jose Rizal learn the alphabet and the
prayers with the guidance of his mother.

THE HERO’S FIRST TEACHER

 FIRST SCHOOL BRAWL PAINTING LESSON
JUNE 1869

In the afternoon of his first day of school, Jose Rizal together with his
meet the bully Pedro the teacher’s son Jose classmate, Jose Guevarra was
In June 1869 Jose left given a free lesson for painting
challenge Pedro to fight because he was angry at
Calamba for Binan and drawing by the old
him for making fun of him during his
accompany by Paciano who Juancho who was a father in
conversation to their teacher. Pedro then
acted as a second father the law of school teacher and they
accepted the challenge thinking that he easily
two brother proceed to thier are became apprentices of the
bet the Calamba boy who was smaller and
aunt house where Jose to old painter. And they became
younger. Jose defeated Pedro which made him
launched. the “favorite painters of the
popular among his classmate.
class”.

LIFE IN BIŇAN
 DAILY LIFE BEST STUDENT

Jose led a methodical life in Binan, almost Spartan In academic studies, jose beats all Binan
in simplicity. Such a life contributed much to his boys.he surpassed them all in Spanish,
future development. It strengthen his body and soul. Latin, and other subjects.

LIFE IN BIŇAN
 EXECUTION of GOMBURZA 1872

Accordingly to Gom-Bur-Za (Gomez, Burgos, Zamora) despite

the archbishop’s plea for clemency because of their innocence,
were executed at sunrise, February 17, 1872, by the order of
Governor General Izquierdo. Their martyrdom was deeply
mourned by the Rizal family and many other patriotic families
in the Philippines.

INJUSTICE TO HERO’S MOTHER

Before June of 1872, tragedy struck the Rizal family. Dona

Teodora was suddenly arrested on a malicious charge that she
and her brother Jose Alberto tried to poison the latter’s
perfidious wife.
 RIZAL’S ENTER
ATENEO 1872-1877
•Four months after the martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za and with Dona Teodora still in prison, Jose,
who had not yet celebrated his eleventh birthday, was sent to manila.

•Rizal studied in Ateneo Municipal , a college under supervision of Spanish Jesuits. This college
was a bitter rival of the Dominican-owned College of San Juan de letran.

•June 10, 1872 Jose accompanied by Paciano, went to Manila. He took the entrance examination
on Christian doctrine, arithmetic, and reading at the College of San Juan de Letran and passed
them.

•When he returned Calamba his father who first wished him to study at Letran changed his mind
and decided to send him to Ateneo instead.
 SEGUNDA KATIGBAK
•Shortly after his graduation from the Ateneo, Rizal, who
was then sixteen years old , experienced his romance.

•The girl was Segunda Katigbak, a pretty fourteen-year old

old Batanguena from Lipa.

FIRST ROMANCE
 MEDICAL STUDIES AT THE UST 1877-1882

•Rizal’s tragic first romance, with its bitter disillusionment, did not adversely affect his studies in
University of Santo Thomas.

•After finishing the first year of a course in Philosophy and Letters in year 1877-78.

•During the years of his medical studies in this university which was administered by the
Dominicans, rival educators of the Jesuits, he remained loyal to Ateneo, where he continued to
participate in extra-curricular activities and where he completed the vocation course in surveying.

•As a Thomasian, he won more literary laurels, had other romances with petty girls and fought
against Spanish students who insulted the brown Filipino students.
 FINISH SURVEYING
MOTHER’S 1ST YEAR TERM COURSE IN ATENEO
OPPOSITION

MEDICAL STUDIES AT THE

UST 1877-1882
CHAMPION OF FILIPINO
STUDENTS
Rizal was the champion of
the Filipino students in
their frequent fights
against the arrogant
Spanish Students, who
were often surpassed by
the Filipinos in class work
who insultingly called
their brown classmates.
UNHAPPY DAYS AT
UST
Rizal’s Ateneo’s boy wonder,
found the atmosphere at the
University of Santo Tomas
suffocating to his sensitive spirit.
He was unhappy at this
Dominican institution of higher
learning.
RIZAL IN UST
DECISION TO
STUDY ABROAD
After finishing the fourth year of
his medical course, Rizal decided
to study in Spain. He could no
longer endure the rampant bigotry,
discrimination, and hostility in the
University of Santo Thomas .
 STUDIES COMPLETED
RIZAL SECRET MISSION

This mission which Rizal concieved
with the approval of his older brother
Paciano was to observe keenly the life
and culture, languages and customs,
industries and commerce, and
governments and laws of European
nations in order to prepare himself from
Spanish tyranny.
Rizal completed his medical course in Spain. He was
conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the
Universidad Central de Madrid on June 21, 1884.the next
academic year (1884-85) he studied and passed all subjects
leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Due to the
fact, however that he did not present the thesis require for
graduation nor paid the corresponding fees, he was not
awarded his Doctor’s diploma.

RIZAL IN SPAIN
(1882-1885)
PARIS TO BERLIN (1885-1887)
Dr. Jose Rizal
•After completing his studies in Madrid,
Rizal went to Paris and Germany to
specialize ophthalmology.

•He particularly chose this branch

of medicine because he wanted to
cure his mother’s ailment.

•He served as an assistant to the

famous oculist of Europe.
DR. FEODOR JAGOR DR. HANS MEYER

RUDOLF VIRCHOW
DR. ADOLPH B. MEYER
 SEŇOR EUSEBIO CORMINAS
•The editor in chief of the
newspaper La Publicidad.

DON MIGUEL MORAYTA

•The owner of La Publicidad.
DR. LOUIS DE
WECKERT (1852-1906)

•Leading French ophthalmologist where

Rizal worked as an assistant.

MAXIMO VIOLA

IN GAY PARIS (1885-1886)

RIZAL AS MUSICIAN
•Rizal has no natural aptitude for
music , and he admitted it.
IN HISTORIC HEIDELBERG
•FEBRUARY 1, 1886- Rizal left gay
Paris for Germany.
•FEBRUARY 3, 1886- He arrived in
Heidelberg. Rizal was good chess
player, so the student in University of
Heidelberg made him a member of the
Chess Player’s Club.
“TO THE FLOWER
OF HEIDELBERG”
•In the spring of 1886, Rizal
was fascinated by the
blooming flowers along the
cool banks of the Neckar
River.
•His favorite flower- the light
blue “forget-me-not”
•On April 22, 1886, he wrote
a fine poem. “A Las Flores
de Heidelberg”
 •JUNE 31, 1886 – Rizal wrote his first
letter in German to Professor Ferdinand
FIRST LETTER TO Bluementritt, Director of the Ateneo of
BLUEMENTRITT Leitmetriz, Austria.

•Rizal sent book entitled Aritmetica.

•August 9, 1886- he boarded to •Bluementritt, the Austrian, become the

a train, visited various cities of best friend of Rizal, the Filipino.
Germany.

•August 14, he arrived at the

University of Leipzig on History IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN
and Psychology.

•Professor Friedrich Ratzel- a

famous German historian.

•Dr. Hans Meyer- German

anthropologist.
 RIZAL WELCOMED IN
BERLIN’S SCIENTIFIC
CIRCLE
•Rizal was enchanted by Berlin
because of it scientific atmosphere
and the absence of race prejudice.
RIZAL’S DARKEST
WINTER
Rizal spent winters in many temperate
countries. The winter of 1886 in Berlin
was his darkest winter.
RIZAL’S LIFE IN
BERLIN
In Berlin, Rizal was not a mere
student or curious tourist. He
lived in this famous capital of
unified Germany for five
reasons: (1) to gain further
knowledge of ophthalmology,
(2) to further his studies of
science and languages, (3) to
observe the economic and
political condition of the
German nation, (4) to
associates with famous
scientist, and (5) to publish
Noli Me Tnagere.
 NOLI ME TANGERE PUBLISHED
IN BERLIN 1887
Dr. Jose Rizal

The bleak winter of 1886 was memorable in the life of Rizal for two reasons;

1. it was a painful episode for he was hungry, sick, and despondent in a

strange cit.
2. It brought him great joy, after enduring so much sufferings, because his first
novel Noli Me Tangere came off the press in March, 1887.

• Like the legendary Santa Claus, Dr. Maximo Viola, his friend from Bulacan,
arrived in Berlin at the height of his despondency and loaned him the
needed funds to publish the novel.
•Paris, in 1885 – completed his •He finished one – half of the
studies in the Central University second – half of the chapter.
of Madrid and continued writing
the novel.

•He finished the last fourth of the novel in

Germany. Wrote the last few chapters of
Noli in Wilhelmsfeld from April to June
1886.

THE WRITING OF THE NOLI

 MAXIMO VIOLA

VIOLA, SAVIOR OF THE NOLI

 RIZAL’S GRAND TOUR OF
EUROPE WITH VIOLA (1887)
Dr. Jose Rizal

•After the publication of the Noli Me Tangere, Rizal planned to visit the
important places in Europe. Dr. Maximo Viola Agreed to be his travelling
companion.

•Rizal had received Paciano’s remittance of ₽1,000 which was forwarded

by Juan Luna from Paris. He immediately paid Viola the sum of ₽300
which the latter kindly loaned so that the Noli could be printed.

•Having paid his debt, and with adequate funds in his pocket, he was
ready to see Europe before returning to Calamba.

•He and Viola visited Potsdam, a city near Berlin, which Frederick the
great made famous.
 •FIRST MEETING WITH BLUEMENTRITT
(MAY 13, 1887)

•BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF LEITMERITZ

•PRAGUE

•VIENNA (MAY 20, 1887)

•DANUBIAN VOYAGE TO LINTZ

•LINTZ TO RHENFALL (CASADE OF RHINE)

•CROSSING THE FRONTIRE TO SWITZERLAND

•GENEVA

•RIZAL RESENT EXHIBITION OF IGOROTS IN 1887

MADRID EXPOSITION

•RIZAL IN ITALY
FIRST HOMECOMING 1887-1888
Dr. Jose Rizal
 Because of publication of August 5, the Haipong
the Noli Me Tangere and arrived in Manila. He
the uproar it caused among stayed in the city for a
the friars, Rizal was short time. He found
warned by Paciano (his Manila the same as he left
brother) and others not to 5 years ago.
return home.
DESICION TO RETURN
HOME ARRIVAL IN MANILA

On August 8, he returned to
July 3,1887, he boarded the Calamba. His family welcomed him
steamer Djemnah, the same affectionally, which plentiful tears
steamer brought him to of joys. His family became worried
Europe five years ago. about his safety. Paciano did not
leave him to protect him from any
DELIGTHFUL TRIP enemy assualt. HAPPY
TO MANILA HOMECOMING
 Governor General Emelio Father font printed his report and
Terrero requesting Rizal to distributed copies of it in order to
come to Malacaňang discredit the controversial novel.
Palaceand pleased by
Rizal’s explanation and Father Jose Rodriguez prior of
curious about Rizal’s book. Guadalupe, published a series of
eight pamphlets under the general
STORM OVER NOLI ATTACKERS OF heading Cuestiones de Sumo
NOLI Interes (Question of Supreme
Interest) to blast the Noli and other
anti-Spanish writings.
Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Dr.
Antonio Ma. Regidor, Graciano
Lopez Jaena , Mariano Ponce,
Father Sanchez (Rizal’s favorite
teacher in Ateneo) and other
Filipino reformist inforeign
lands rushed to uphold the truths
of the novel.
DEFENDERS OF
NOLI
RIZAL AND TAVIEL DE ANDRADE
Governor General Terrero assigned
Jose Taviel de Andrade as Rizal’s
body guard.
Rizal and Andrade, both young
and,educated and cultured, made
walking tours of the verdant country
side, discussed topics of common
interest, and enjoyed fencing,
shooting and painting.
FAREWELL TO CALAMBA
The friars exerted on Malacaňan
Palace to eliminate Rizal. They asked
Governor General Terrero to deport
Rizal but he refused because here was
no valid charge against Rizal in court.
Anonymous threats against Rizal’s
life were received by his parent. The
alarmed parents, relatives and friends
advised him to leave the Philippines
for his life was in danger.
End of Slide
Dr. Jose Rizal