EARLY LIFE OF RIZAL

1861
 Moonlit of the Wednesday between eleven and
midnight, Jose Rizal was born in the lakeshore town
of Calamba, Laguna. Aged three days old, Rizal was
baptized in the Catholic Church
1872
 Rizal enters Ateneo to take entrance exam
with Paciano
 Rizal’s First Year in Ateneo. His first prof.
was Fr. Jose Bech. Rizal was the brightest
student. 1873
 Rizal did not enjoy his summer vacation because
his mother was in prison
 Rizal visited her without telling his father to tell
about his grades
 At the end of the second year in Ateneo, Rizal
received excellent grades
1874
 In his third year in Ateneo, Rizal’s grade
remain excellent.
1875
 In his fourth year, Rizal became intern of Ateneo.
Padre Francisco inspired him to write poetry.

1876-1877
 Rizal became the pride of Ateneo in his last
year.
 March, 1887 was the graduation day of Rizal
and he graduated as Highest Honor.
 April of 1877 Rizal matriculated in UST
taking Philosophy and letters
 First year tern, Rizal studied Cosmology,
Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of
Philosophy. 1878-
 Rizal took up 1879
medicine, enrolling simultaneously in
the preparatory medical course and the regular first
year medical course.

RIZAL’S LIFE ABROAD

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 Rizal had a secret departure on May 1, 1882. Rizal left for Spain 85
 Rizal went to Paris in order to specialized in
He left Calamba early in the morning
Ophthalmology
 In the same year, Rizal went to Singapore. Rizal to Paris and
 On his way to Paris, Rizal stopped at Barcelona to
 His impression of the City of Barcelona was Germany
visit Maximo Viola.
quite a place where freedom and liberalism
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were enjoyed by the people. 86
 Rizal arrived in Heidelberg on February 7,
 Rizal transferred to Madrid the Spanish 1886
capital to continue his medical studies.  He wrote an ode-a lyric poem expressive of
Touring to Europe exalted emotion "A Las Flores del Heidelberg"
POTSDAM
 Rizal visited Mausoleum enclosing Marble with Dr. Viola or "The Flowers of Heidelberg“
Statues of Frederick the Great and his 18
Consort, and Historic Windmills. Rizal in Hongkong,  In February, 1888 88
Rizal was forced to go
Japan, and America abroad for the second time and to part from his
DRESDEN family and friends.
 Rizal said this is one of the best cities in
 He arrived at Yokohama on February 28,888
Germany.
and stayed at Grand Hotel. The following day
LEITZMERITZDRESDEN he proceeded to Tokyo.
 Stayed at Hotel Krebs through the help of
Blumentritt.  Rizal’s romantic interlude with the Japanese
lady started in early spring of March. The same
 Rizal left May 17, 1887 for Prague to go to
Rizal in London, of the lady was Seiko Usui.
Dr. Wellkomm, Professor of History in
Paris, Brussels, and  The ship with Rizal onboard docked at San
University
Madrid Francisco Port but because of a strict
VIENNA quarantine, he and the other first-class
 Spent 4 days visiting in buildings, images
passengers were not allowed to disembark
and statues.
 He stayed in New York which he called the
Goes Back to
1887 “big town” for a few days to visit some scenic
 Rizal went to Rome and was impressed by fine Hongkong
and historical places.
example of Renaissance Architecture.
 In Calamba Rizal opened a medical clinic and 18
his first patient was his mother whom which he  Rizal lived in London to study,89copy, and made the
successfully removed the Cataract from his annotation. He annotated Morga's work, wrote articles for La
mother’s eyes. Solidaridad, La Vision de Fray Rodriguez, and Letter for the

1891 Women of Malolos.

 In Hongkong, Dr. Lorenzo P. Marquez, a Portuguese
Ophthalmologist, became his friend and eventually helped
him have many patients.
 Dr. Rizal’s name became a by-world in the field of
ophthalmology.
 Rizal wrote the Constitution and By-Laws of La Liga
 In Paris, Rizal organized 2 societies: "Kidlat Club" and
"Indios Bravos"
 Rizal left Paris and went to Brussels, a capital of Belgium
because of the high cost of living, and was currently writing
his 2nd novel "El Filibusterismo".
 In Madrid, Rizal tried to exhaust all available legal means and
remedies to seek justice his family and tenant farmers.
 RIZAL’S EXILE AND DEATH

1892
Upon his return to the Philippines in 1892, he
was arrested by the Spanish government for
being a subversive and for his reported
involvement in the rebellion.
EXILE

Dr. Rizal was exiled in Dapitan in July 1892.

During his exile, he was a farmer, entrepreneur,
educator, inventor, painter, sculptor, archaeologist,
linguist, grammarian, architect, poet, biologist,
composer, surveyor, environmentalist, and most
importantly, a practicing physician.

GOING BACK TO PHILIPPINES

Rizal was then brought back to the Philippines to
face charges of rebellion due to his reported
association with the revolutionary movement. The
court found him guilty and sentenced him to death.

RIZAL’S DEATH
Jose Rizal was executed by a firing squad on
December 30, 1896, at 7:00 AM, in Bagumbayan
(now called Rizal Park) and his remains were
buried in an unmarked grave in the nearby Paco
Cemetery.