ME DI C AL

PUR S UI T I N
UNI VE RS I T Y O F
S ANTO TO M AS
ASMEN B. GALMAC
 1877-1878- Rizal finished the first year course in Philosophy and Letters then
he transferred to the medical course.

 MOTHER’S OPPOSITION TO HIGHER EDUCATION- Doňa Teodora opposed the

idea of sending Rizal to University to pursue Higher Education because she
was aware what happened to Gom-Bur-Za.

 RIZAL ENTERS THE UNIVERSITY April 1877- Rizal who was then 16 years old,
matriculated in the UST, taking the course on Philosophy and Letters.

 1877-1878- Rizal studied Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of

Philosophy.
 1878- Rizal finishes surveying course in Ateneo.

 VICTIM OF SPANISH OFFICER’S BRUTALITY- A one dark

summer vacation night of 1878 in Calamba when Rizal was a
freshmen Medical student at the UST.

 “TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH” Liceo Artistico-Literario (Artistic-

Literary Lyceum) of Manila 1879.

 “THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS” (1880)- “ EL CONSEJO DE LOS

DIOSES”.
 CHAMPION OF FILIPINO STUDENTS- Rizal was the champion of
the Filipino students in their fights against the arrogant Spanish
students.

 “Compaňerismo” a secret society of Filipino students in the

UST.

 UNHAPPY DAYS AT THE UST

 DECISION TO STUDY ABROAD- After finishing the fourth year of

his medical course, Rizal decided to study in Spain.