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
 Aritmetic
 Religion
Instruction was rigid and strict. Knowledge was forced into
the minds of pupil.
By means of tedius memory method aided by teachers
whips.
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 leared the

alphabet and prayers.

 Doña Teodora dicovered

Jose’s talent for poetry and
encourage him to write
Private tutors of rizal

 Maestro Celestino was Jose’s first private

tutor.

 Maestro Lucas Padua was second private

tutor

 Maestro Leon Monroy became the hero’s

tutor in spanish and latin. he was the
clasmate of Don Francisco (died 5 months
later)
Private tutors of rizal

 Uncle Jose Alberto – gave wise

direction in 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.

 When Don Leon died; Jose’s parents decided to send him to

a private school in Biñan
Jose Goes to Biñan

 June 1869 – Jose goes to Biñan

with Paciano

 Carromata – transportation

 Lodged at her aunt’s house

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 house

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, Father inlaw of the school
teacher
 Old Juancho
 Freely gave Jose painting lessons
 Jose Rizal and his classmate Jose
Guevarra become apprentices of old
Jauncho.
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
 Studies lesson and draws a little
 Has supper
 Prays again
 Plays in the street if moon is bright
 Sleeps
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

 Jose usually receives five to six blows.

End of Biñan Schooling

 December 17, 1870 Jose left Biñan after one year and
a half schooling in that town.

 Jose recieves letter from Saturnina

 Talim- the steamer that Jose rode

 Arturo Camps- frenchman and a friend of Don

Francisco, took care of jose during the trip.
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za

 January 20 1872- Cavite mutiny

 February 17 1872- Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose

Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora were implicated and
executed

 Leaders of Secular movement. To filipinize the

Philippine parishes
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za

 They inspired Rizal to fight the evils of

spanish tyranny

 Later in 1891, Rizal dedicated his second

novel elfilibusterismo, to GomBurZa.
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 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
Injustice to Hero’s Mother

 Antonio Vivencio del Rosario-Gobernadorcillio of

Calamba, helped the lieutenant arrest Doña
Teodora

 50 kilometers -Doña Teodora was made to walk

from calamba to the provincial prison in Santa
Cruz
Thank you for listening…