Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda spent as a child.
Rizal was born and nurtured in Calamba,
Rizal was born and raised in Calamba, Laguna. The
seventh child of Francisco Rizal Mercado and Doña
Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, he went on to get degrees in
both medicine and land surveying. Even at a young age,
Rizal's alias, Pepe, was intelligent. But his writings that
inspired Filipinos to liberate the Philippines from
Spanish tyranny are what people most often remember
him for.
Parents
Francisco Rizal Mercado: a farmer and a top landholder
in of a hacienda in Calamba. Married Teodora Alonso
when he was 30. Became a Cabeza de Baranggay in
Calamba (Brgy. Chairman).
Teodora Alonso: a manila girl. Was a disciplinarian in
her parenting approach. Well-educated due to having an
able family.
Siblings
SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913)
PACIANO RIZAL (1851-1930)
NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939)
OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887)
LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919)
MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945)
JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)
CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865)
JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945)
TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951)
SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929)
His mother struggled to give birth to him, so she vowed
to embark on a pilgrimage if she lived to see her son
grow up. Since Rizal was conceived via the intervention
of divine providence, he and his father made a visit to
the well-known mountain shrine of Our Lady of Peace
and Good Voyage in Antipolo. Early childhood
memories of Rizal are of the Dominican Order-affiliated
village where he was raised. He recalled it being on
Mount Makiling within the Island of Talim, with Laguna
de Bay to the East. The natural splendors of Calamba
were Rizal's first memory.
Early childhood of rizal
Rizal was motivated by his Uncle Gregorio's enthusiasm
for learning. His parents provided him with his early
education by teaching him how to read, write, and
compose poems. When he was eight years old, he
composed his first poem, Sa Aking Mga Kabata (To My
Fellow Children), as well as other humorous Tagalog
verse. Leon Monroy was even paid by his parents to
teach him Latin. After Monroy passed away, Rizal's
mother sent him and Paciano, whom he regarded as a
second father, to Bian to finish their education
Sa aking mga Kabata
The tale of the moth that his mother told him when he
was a child had a significant influence on Rizal's
philosophy. The moth believed tragically that it would
die as a martyr. Jose Rizal considered this sacrifice to be
honorable. The happiest years of Rizal's life were those
which will always be known as the hero's town.
May isang lampara at mag-inang gamu-gamo.
Pinagsabihan ng inang gamu-gamo ang kanyang anak na
huwag lumapit sa apoy ng lampara dahil masusunog
siya. Subalit, sinaway ng anak na gamu-gamo ang utos
ng kanyang ina. Lumipad siya patungo sa apoy at
naglaro siya malapit sa apoy. Hindi niya namalayan na
hinagip siya ng apoy. Nasunog ang anak na gamu-gamo
at namatay. Sana kung nakinig siya sa utos ng ina ay
hindi pa siya napahamak
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Rizal’s Education
Rizal’s first teachers:
1.Doña Teodora
- was his mother she was patient, conscientious and
understanding
- she discovered that her son had a talent for poetry
- she encouraged him to write poems
2. Private Tutors of Rizal
- Maestro Celestino
- Maestro Lucas
- Leon Monroy
RIZAL goes to binan
June, 1869 Rizal left for Binan
- Was accompanied by Paciano his older brother
- He was taught by Maestro Justiniano
- In academic studies, Rizal beat all Binan boys
- He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other
subjects
Life and Studies at Ateneo
Ateneo De Municipal established by the Jesuits
- Rizal entered in 1872
- He belonged to the class composed of Spaniards,
mestizos and Filipinos
- His teacher was Fr. Jose Bech
- He was considered as an inferior and was placed at the
bottom of the class
- By the end of the month he became the emperor and
received a prize, a religious picture
- To improve his Spanish Rizal took private lessons in
Santa Isabel College
- During his 4th year in Ateneo he received 5 medals
and graduated as sobresaliente
- He graduated on March 23, 1877(16 years old)
- Received the degree of bachelor of arts, with highest
honors not a valedictorian
Rizal pursuit of medicine
- He wanted to be a physician so that he could cure
his mother’s failing eyesight, but he didn’t finish the
course due to being politically different from the faculty
in which he was studying in.
- Fr. Pablo Ramon, the Father Rector of Ateneo
whom he consulted for a choice of career
- He finally answered his letter, and recommended
medicine