HIGHER EDUCATION

AND LIFE ABROAD

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EDUCATION IN MANILA

RIZAL IN
RIZAL IN UST
ATENEO
RIZAL IN ATENEO
RIZAL IN ATENEO (1872-1877)

June 10, 1872- Rizal took the entrance exam for

Ateneo in San Juan de Letran with Paciano

Despite passing the entrance exam, Father Margin Ferrand, who was then
college registrar of Ateneo, did not allow Rizal to be enrolled for two reasons:

1.) He was a late enrollee

2.) He looked thin and underdeveloped

Manuel Burgos helped Rizal get in and proceed with his enrollment.
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AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS

Finished Bachiller en Artes (Bachelor in Arts) in 1877 as sobresaliente

Member of Marian Congregation and officer in the religious
confraternities in Ateneo

Member of two academic societies:

1.) Academy of Spanish Literature
2.) Academy of Natural Sciences

Finished a degree in Land Surveying and Assessorship on March 21, 1877

Passed the Surveyor's Examination on May 21, 1878
Granted license to practice the profession on December 30, 1881


LITERARY AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS

Mi Primeria Inspiracion (My first Inspiration)- first poem written during his
higher education years in Ateneo. Dedicated to his mother on her birthday.

Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) - a poem Rizal wrote in honor

of Calamba, his hometown.

RIZAL IN ATENEO (1872-1877)



LITERARY AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS

Alianza Intima Entre la Religion y la Buena Educacion (Intimate Alliance

Between Religion and Good Education) - Rizal showed the importance of religion
in education

Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria (Through Education the Country

Receives Light) - Rizal expresses the significant role of education in the progress
and welfare of a nation.

RIZAL IN ATENEO (1872-1877)

RIZAL IN UST
 RIZAL IN UST (1877-1882)

Rizal studied Philosophy and Letters during his first year in UST.
He then shifted to Medicine and specialized in Ophthalmology in
his second year.
 RIZAL IN UST (1877-1882)

His academic performance declined in contrast to his time in Ateneo

primarily due to his pursuit of other activities (i.e. activism and dating) as
well as that of certain structural reasons.

Three structural reasons associated to this decline:

1)The attitude of Dominican professors towards Rizal
1)There was racial discrimination against Filipino students
2)The methods of teaching were primitive and repressive
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A C T I V I S M I N U S T

In 1880, Rizal founded a secret society of Filipino students in University of

Santo Tomas named Compañerismo (Comradeship), with the help of his
cousin Galicano Apacible, the secretary of the said group. Members of
the said group were called Companions of Jehu. Rizal became the front-
runner during brawls and often exchanged insults with the Spanish
mestizos.
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A C T I V I S M I N U S T

•Kastila or bangus-insult that refers to the Spanish mestizos

•Indio or Chongo- insult that refers to the Filipinos

Rizal also experienced brutality in the hands of Spanish officials, which

most probably have further fueled his activism against the oppressive
systems.
 LIBERALISM AND LITERARY WORKS
AS A THOMASIAN

It was at the point of Rizal’s stay in UST when the rise of liberalism among
the students in Manila became prevalent. This school of thought has
influenced Rizal so much that he joined contests to prove that the Filipinos
can be equal and even surpass the Spaniards in literary prowess.
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AS A THOMASIAN

Respectively, in 1879 and 1880, his works, A La Juventud Filipina (To The
Filipino Youth) and El Consejo de los Dioses (The Council of the Gods) were
recognized as the best entry in the literary writing competitions hosted
by Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila.
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AS A THOMASIAN
A LA JAVENTUD FILIPINA (TO THE
FILIPINO YOUTH)

- pointed out the role of youth in nation building

- La Bella Esperanza de la Patria Mia (The fair hope of the
motherland; “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan”)
- has a nationalistic concept that portrayed Rizal’s love for the
country; conveys that Philippines is his motherland (Mi Patria).
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AS A THOMASIAN

El Consejo de los Dioses (The Council

of the Gods)

- allegorical play based on Greek classics

-written to commemorate the fourth centennial of the death of
Cervantes
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AS A THOMASIAN

Other prolific works authored by Rizal during his time in UST

include:

■ A Filipinas - written on February 1880

-Sonnet dedicated to the Philippines that aimed at
encouraging Filipino artists to thank the country through
their art works. This is the most passionate poem about
the Philippines written by Rizal.
To be continued