Chapter 3: EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BINAN

THE HERO’S FIRST TEACHER: DONA FIRST SCHOOL BRAWL

TEODORA (Jose’s Mother)
Jose learned the art of wrestling from his
-On her lap, Jose learned prayers and the athletic Tio Manuel.
alphabet at the age of 3.
PEDRO (THE TEACHER’S SON) – Jose
‘’MY MOTHER’’ WROTE RIZAL ON HIS challenged Pedro to a fight(wrestling).
STUDENT MEMORIES,
ANDRES SALANDAN – Challenged Jose
“taught me how to read and to say haltingly arm wrestling.
the humble prayers which I raised fervently
to God”
JOSE GOES TO BINAN
JUNE 1869 – JOSE GOES TO BINAN
PRIVATE TUTORS OF RIZAL
WITH PACIANO
 MAESTRO CELESTINO was Jose’s
Carromata – the mode of transportation
first private tutor.
 MAESTRO LUCAS PADUA was Aunt’s house – where Jose lodged
second private tutor.
 MAESTRO LEON MONROY
became the hero’s tutor in Spanish BEST STUDENT IN SCHOOL
and latin. He was a classmate of
DON FRANCISCO (Jose’s Father) *Jose surpassed his classmate in Spanish,
Latin and other subjects.
*His older classmate was jealous and
FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL squealed to the teacher whenever he had
fights.
MAESTRO JUSTINIANO AQUINO CRUZ –
formal teacher *Jose usually received five or six blows
while laid out on a bench.
The school was in Maestro Justiniano’s
house

- Small nipa hut MARTYRDOM OF GOM-BUR-ZA

- 30 meters from the home of Jose
aunt
PAINTING LESSONS IN BINAN
OLD JUANCHO – freely gave Jose painting
lessons.
Jose Rizal and his classmate Jose
Guevarra became apprentices of Old
Juancho
(GOMEZ, BURGOS, ZAMORA)
FEBRUARY 17, 1872 – Father Mariano
Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jucinto Zamora
were implemented and persecuted.
The GOMBURZA were leaders of the
secularization movement.
IN JUSTICE TO THE HERO’S MOTHER
- 1872, Dona Teodora was arrested on a
malicious charge that she aid his brother
Jose Alberto in trying to poison his wife.
Jose wants to divorce his wife because of
her infidelity
Jose Alberto wife connived with the Spanish
lieutenant of the guardia civil and filed a
case against Rizal’s Mother.
50 kilometers walk from Calamba –
Provincial Prison in Sta. Cruz

END OF BINAN SCHOOLING

DECEMBER 17,1870- JOSE LEFT BINAN
TALIM – THE STEAMER THAT JOSE
RODE
ARTURO CAMPS – a Frenchman and a
friend of Don Francisco, He took care of
Jose during the trip.