LESSON 4: THE EARLY EDUCATION OF JOSE

RIZAL

Jose Rizal is the best student in school; in academic studies he

beat all Biñan boys.

Student of Manila

The father of Rizal sent him to Ateneo municipal (Escuela

Pia) for a six-year program Bachiller En Artes.
He took the entrance exam, four years after the execution of
Gomburza.

Conversion:

JOSE MERCADO JOSE RIZAL

Ateneo municipal was known to offer the best education for

boys

-Christian Doctrine

-Language (Spnish, Latin, Greek, French)

-History and Geography

-Class disciplined

In the class Rizal was given the title “emperor” means most
outstanding student in the class.

Rizal studies in Ateneo for 5 years in those years he

consistently showed excellence in his academic performance

He passed the oral examination and graduated with a degree

Bachiller En Artes with highest honors
 Rizal’s academic performance in UST was not as impressive
as that in Ateneo. But still he belongs to one of the 7 students
who remained in the course at UST out of 24 original batch of
students.

Rizal, The Romantic

The Infamous, Mysterious "Miss L"

Rizal shortly met “Miss L” after losing Segunda

✔ Rizal was sent by Don Francisco to UST

✔ Initially, Teodora Alonzo opposed the idea of Rizal

having a college education for fear of what happened
to Gomburza

✔ Despite this, Rizal pursued university education and

enrolled in UST in its freshman year attended course
of Philosophy and Letters at the same year he took
up vocational course in Ateneo that gave him the
title perito agrimentsor (expert surveyor)
Leonor Rivera

The beautiful daughter of his landlord, Antonio Rivera.

Rizal fell in love with Leonor

Tender romances lasted 11 years.

Spanish brutality to Rizal

*1882 Rizal and Paciano made a secret agreement that Rizal

would go to Europe to complete his medical studies there and
prepare himself for the great task of liberating the country
from Spanish Tyranny

Rizal’s Life in UST:

✔ Hostility at Dominican Professor, racial

discrimination, repressive method of instruction