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Childhood of Jose Rizal
Childhood of Jose Rizal
Francisco
Mercado
teodora
alonso
Whenhewas11yearsold,Rizalenteredthe
Ateneo Municipal de Manila.Heearned
excellentmarksinsubjectslikephilosophy,
physics,chemistry,andnaturalhistory.At
thisschool,hereadnovels;wroteprizewinningpoetry(andevenamelodrama
JuntoalPasig);andpracticeddrawing,
painting,andclaymodeling,allofwhich
remainedlifelonginterestsforhim.
Rizaleventuallyearnedaland surveyors
and assessors degreefromtheAteneo
MunicipalwhiletakingupPhilosophyand
LettersattheUniversity of Santo Tomas.
Uponlearningthathismotherwasgoing
blind,Rizaloptedtostudyophthalmologyat
theUST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
He,however,wasnotabletocompletethe
coursebecausehebecamepolitically
isolatedbyadversariesamongthefaculty
andclergywhodemandedthatheassimilate
totheirsystem.