TIMELINE
Life of Rizal
JUNE 19, 1861
BIRTH
He was baptized by the
Parish Priest of the
Catholic Church in his town-
Fr. Rufino Collantes from
Batangas with Rev. Pedro
Casaňas as the sponsor
1864
LEARNED ALPHABET
His sister Concepcion died
at the age of three. He shed
real tears for the first time.
1865 TO 1867
INFORMAL EDUCATION BY HIS
MOTHER AND PRIVATE TUTORS
He made a pilgrimage to
Antipolo with his father-
Francisco Mercado Rizal to
fulfill the vow made by his
mother to take the child to
the Shrine of the Virgin of
Antipolo should she and her
child survive the ordeal of
delivery which nearly
caused his mother’s life.
He was born, Wednesday
evening in Calamba. It was a
Wednesday evening in
Calamba, Laguna, and his
mother nearly died in the
process.
JUNE 22, 1861
BAPTISM
He learned the alphabet
from his mother, Teodora
Alonso Realonda
1865
CONCEPCION'S DEATH
mother taught him how to read and
write. As he grew older, his parents
employed private tutors to give him
lessons at home. The first was
Maestro Celestino & the second,
Maestro Lucas Padua. Leon Monroy,
father's classmate, taught Rizal
rudiments of Latin. Uncle Manuel
Alberto, concerned with his physical
development; taught love for the
open air & developed in him great
admiration for nature's beauty, while
Uncle Gregorio, a scholar, instilled
into the mind of the boy love for
education.
JUNE 6, 1868
PILGRIMAGE TO ANTIPOLO WITH
HIS FATHER
 1869 At the age of eight, Rizal
wrote his first poem
entitled "Sa Aking Mga
FIRST POEM- Kabata." The poem was
"SA AKING MGA KABATA" written in tagalog and had
for its theme "Love of One’s
Language."

Rizal had his early

education in Calamba and
1480
Biñan. It was a typical EARLY/FORMAL
schooling that a son of an
EDUCATION IN BIÑAN
ilustrado family received
during his time,
characterized by the four
R’s-reading, writing,
arithmetic, and religion.
Instruction was rigid and
strict. Knowledge was
forced into the minds of the
pupils by means of the
tedious memory method
aided by the teacher’s whip.

1869
One Sunday afternoon in June 1869,
Jose, after kissing the hands of his
parents and a tearful parting from
LEFT CALAMBA FOR his sister, left Calamba for Biñan. He

BIÑAN
was accompanied by Paciano, who
acted as his second father.

The school was in the house of the

teacher, which was a small nipa hut 1870
about 30 meters from the home of
STUDIED UNDER
Jose’s aunt. His teacher in Biñan
was a severe disciplinarian. His JUSTINIANO CRUZ
name was Justiniano Aquino Cruz.

1872 TO 1873
FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO

He and his brother went to Manila to

enrol and take he entrance exam at
JUNE 10, 1872
San Juan de Letran, but when he went TOOK EXAM IN SAN JUAN DE
back to Calamba he found out that his
father’s wish changed, instead of San LETRAN COLLEGE
Juan de Letran, he wished to enrol him
at Ateneo de Manila.

JUNE 26, 1872

STARTED STUDYING IN ATENEO

1873 TO 1874
SECOND YEAR IN ATENEO
1874 TO 1875
THIRD YEAR IN ATENEO

1875 TO 1876
FOURTH YEAR IN ATENEO

1876 TO 1877
LAST YEAR IN ATENEO

He graduated(16 years old)

and received the degree of MAR 23, 1877
Bachelor of Arts, with
GRADUATED SOBRE SALIENTE
highest honors and not a
valedictorian

1878 TO 1879
Rizal took up medicine,
enrolling simultaneously in
preparatory medical course
RIZAL TOOK UP MEDICINE and the regular first year
medical course

He(19 years old) won the

first prize in a literary
contest in Manila with his
1880
masterpiece (essay): el EL CONSEHO DELOS DIOSES
Conseho delos Dioses (The
WON FIRST PRIZE
Council of Gods).

1882 Rizal joined Circulo Hispano-Filipino

and he wrote “Mi Piden Versos” (They
ask me for Verses) as requested by
JOINED CIRCULO HISPANO-
the members of the society.
FILIPINO & WROTE "MI PIDEN
VERSOS"

He left Calamba by
carromata, reaching Manial
MAY 1, 1882
after 10 hours of travel
LEFT CALAMBA FOR MANILA

MAY 3, 1882 Rizal left Manila to complete his

university study in Spain, improve his
LEFT MANILA FOR SPAIN knowledge in language and the arts.
He departed for Singapore, on board
the Spanish steamer, Salvadora.
 JUN 16, 1882
ARRIVED AT BARCELONA, SPAIN

NOV 3, 1882
ENROLLED MEDICINE AT THE
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE
MADRID

1884 TO 1885 He studied and passed all subjects leading

to the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He
did not present the thesis required for
COMPLETED DEGREE IN DOCTOR graduation nor paid the fees, so he was
OF MEDICINE not awarded his Doctor’s diploma

Rizal completed his medical course in

Spain. He was awarded the degree of JUN 21, 1884
Licenciate in Medicine by the
AWARDED LICENTIATE IN
Universidad Central de Madrid
MEDICINE

1885 TO 1886
RShortly after terminating his study
in Universidad Central de Madrid,
Rizal(24 years old and already a
WENT TO PARIS TO STUDY physician), decided to go to Paris in
OPHTHALMOLOGY order to acquire more knowledge in
ophthalmology

There he became a member of the

Chess PLayer’s Club and worked at
the University of Heidelberg Eye
1886
Hospital under the direction of Dr. RIZAL WENT TO GERMANY
Otto Becker.

The blooming flowers along the cool

APR 22, 1886 banks of the Neckar River fascinated

rizal. Among them was his favourite
flower-the light blue forget-me-not.
WROTE "A LAS FLORES DE HEIDELBERG" The beautiful spring flowers reminded
" him of the blooming flowers at the
garden of his home in Calamba. He then
wrote “A Las Flores de Heidelberg”

His novel-Noli Me Tangere was

finished and ready for printing.
FEB 21, 1887
Maximo Viola, his friend from San
NOLI ME TANGERE WAS FINISHED
Miguel, Bulacan agreed to finance the
printing cost.

OCT 1, 1887 Rizal begun writing his second novel

while practicing medicine in Calamba
THE SECOND NOVEL
 FEB 1, 1889
PAMPHLET- "THE VISION OF FR.
RODRIGUEZ"
Rizal’s essay, “The Philippines, a
Century Hence” was published in La
Solidaridad in four series.
NOV 15, 1890
MASTER OF MASONS
His second novel came off the press.
He donated the original amnuscrit and
autograph printed copy to Valentin
Ventura, the savior of El Filibusterismo.
JUL 3, 1892
LA LIGA FILIPINA
Rizal’s exile in Dapitan, Zamboanga
was one of the most lonesome and
sorrowful periods of his life. He
missed the company of his friends
and family, and the death of Leonor
Rivera
DEC 26, 1896
TREASON, SEDITION, AND FORMATION
OF ILLEGAL ASSOCIATION.
"
Rizal was officially notified of his
death sentence rendered by the
Spanish military court.
DEC 30, 1896
RIZAL'S EXECUTION
Rizal’s pamphlet The Vision of
Fr. Rodriguez written under
the pen name “Dimasalang”
was published in Barcelona to
answer the friars’ attack on
Noli Me Tangere.
SEP 30, 1889 TO JAN 31,
1890
THE PHILIPPINES, A CENTURY
HENCE(ESSAY) PUBLISHED
Rizal became a master of Masons in
Lodge Solidaridad
SEP 18, 1891
SECOND NOVEL CAME OFF
PRESS
Jose Rizal organized the civic
organization, LA LIGA FILIPINA at the
house of Dorotheo Ongjunco in which
one of the atendees was Andres
Bonifacio, the founding father of the
Katipunan.
AUG 28, 1893
EXILE IN DAPITAN
Rizal was tried before the military
court under the supervision of Judge
Advocate General Nicholas dela Peňa
on the grounds of treason, sedition, and
formation of illegal association.
DEC 29, 1896
DEATH SENTENCE NOTIFICATION