Timeline of dr.

jose RIZAL
0-10 YRS OLD

LIFE WORKS WRITINGS

1861 1866
José Protacio Rizal Mercado
y Alonso Realonda was born on
At the age of five, he began to
June 19, 1861, in the town of
make sketches with his pencil
Calamba, Laguna.
and to mold in clay and wax
He was baptized JOSE RIZAL
objects.
MERCADO at the Catholic of
Calamba by the parish priest
Rev. Rufino Collantes with Rev.
Pedro Casañas as the sponsor.

He was the seventh child in a Since early boyhood he had

family of 11 children (2 boys scribbled verses on loose sheets
and 9 girls). Both his parents of paper and on the textbooks of
were educated and belonged to his sisters
distinguished families.

1864
Rizal was a sick child so he
received the tenderest care of his
parents. His first infant memory
was the happy days in their
garden at the age of three.

Another childhood memory of Since early manhood Rizal

Rizal was the daily Angelus
prayer. By nightfall, his mother
gathered all the children at the
house to pray the Angelus.
Another memory of his infancy
was the nocturnal walk in the
town. The maid took him for a
walk in the moonlight by the
river.
had been interested in magic.
With his dexterous hands, he
learned various tricks. He
entertained his town folks
with magic-lantern
exhibitions.
 1864-1866 1869
He learned the alphabet from
his mother at 3, and could Sa Aking Mga Kabata” (“To My
read and write at age 5 Fellow Children”) is known as
the first poem of Jose Rizal. It
was written in 1869, when Rizal
was only eight years old.

1865 Rizal, who was eight years old,

He was four years old when
wrote his first dramatic work
Concha died of sickness in 1865
which was in Tagalog comedy.
when she was three years old.
It is said that it was staged in a
Jose, who was very fond of her,
Calamba festival and was
cried bitterly at losing her.
delightfully applauded by the
audience.

1868
On June 6, 1868, Jose and his
father left Calamba to go on a
pilgrimage to Antipolo, in order
to fulfill his mother’s vow
which was made when Jose was
born

Insights:
Dr. Rizal spent his childhood being a happy kid, experienced love and care from his parents and
siblings. He has been an excellent student ever since his mother taught him. I can say that he spent his
childhood like what everyone dreamed of – being loved, enjoy life and being an intelligent kid. His
childhood memories were to cherished forever.