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Rizals Education
Rizals Education
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
Early Education
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
The Hero’s First Teacher
Dona Teodora
Mother of Jose Rizal
Patient, conscientious, and
understanding
Discovered that her son had a
talent for poetry
She encouraged him to write
poems
Early Education
• At the age of 3, Rizal learned the alphabet from his
mother.
• Leon Monroy
– Former classmate of Rizal’s father
– Lived at the Rizal home
– Instructed Rizal in Spanish and Latin.
EARLY EDUCATION
He had private tutors hired by his parents. Maestro
Celestino and Maestro Lucas also hired Leon Monroy, a
Spanish and latin teacher of Rizal and lives in Rizal's
home. When Leon Monroy died, they transferred Jose
Rizal to Biñan accompanied by his brother Paciano who
lived in their aunt house. He was brought to the school
of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz. The school was a
small nipa hut. Bullied by the son of the teacher named
Pedro. Jose challenged Pedro to a fight, he defeated
Pedro with wrestling and became famous. Old Juancho,
an artist who gave him free lessons in painting and
drawing.
Young Pepe and his mother, Teodora Alonso
The Light and the Moth
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
Rizal goes to Binan,Laguna
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
ATENEO DE MANILA
Ateneo Municipal de Manila
(1872-1877)
• He belonged to the class
composed of Spaniards,
mestizos and Filipinos
• His teacher was Fr. Jose
Bech
• To improve his Spanish
Rizal took private lessons
in Santa Isabel College
Photo grabbed from: ajiedurante.blogspot.com
Ateneo Municipal de Manila
(1872-1877)
• 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
Bachiller en Artes, with
highest honors.
Photo grabbed from: ajiedurante.blogspot.com
Ateneo Municipal de Manila
(1872-1877)
• Wrote his first poem “Mi Primera Inspiracion” (My First
Inspiration) which was dedicated to his mother on her
birthday.
• He also wrote “Through
Education Our
Motherland Receives
Light” and “The Intimate
Alliance Between Religion
and Good Education”
which showed the
importance of religion in
education. Photo grabbed from: ateneo.edu
Education in Manila
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto.
Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
University of Santo Tomas
University of Sto. Thomas (1877-1882)
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
Education in Spain
• His departure to Spain was made secret and made a farewell
letter to his parents and Leonor Rivera.To avoid detection, he
used the name Jose Mercado
• May 3, 1882 was his departure. He boarded on Salvadora bound
to Singapore. He then transferred to a French streamer, Djemnah.
The steamer made a few stops to Ceylon and to Suez canal.
Djemnah traversed the Suez canal for 5 days. The steamer had
another stop at port side and finally docking at the harbor of
Marseilles, France on June 12, 1882. June 16, 1882 - Jose reached
Barcelona.
Universidad Central de Madrid
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
Opthalmology Studies and Travels
in Europe
Early • Calamba
Education • Binan
• Ateneo De Municipal
Manila • University of Sto. Thomas
• Madrid, Spain
Europe • Paris, France
• Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg University
• On February 3, 1886, after gathering
some experience in ophthalmology,
he left Paris and went to Heidelberg,
Germany
• At the age of 25, Rizal completed in
1887 his eye specialization under
the renowned Prof. Otto Becker in
Heidelberg
Photo grabbed from: travel.wikinut.com
Heidelberg University