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P100 The Life and Works of Rizal Chapter 4
P100 The Life and Works of Rizal Chapter 4
P100 The Life and Works of Rizal Chapter 4
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Formerly Escuela Pia (Charity School)
Established by City Government in
1817 for poor boys in Manila
1768 Jesuits expelled from
Philippines
Returned to Manila in 1859
Later, became Ateneo de Manila
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Rizal’s Enters Ateneo
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Jesuit System of Education
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Each empires had its Ranks:
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Rizal’s First Year in
Ateneo
(1872-1873)
June, 1872, first day of class in Ateneo
Fr. Jose Bech, first professor of Rizal
He was an externo and was assigned to
Carthaginians
At the end of the month he became “emperor”
He was the brightest pupil in the whole class
He took private lessons in Santa Isabel College
and paid three pesos for extra Spanish lessons
He placed seconds at the end of the year
although his grades were marked “Excellent”
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Summer Vacation (1873)
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Teenage Interest in Reading
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Rizal’s Third Year in
Ateneo
(1874-1875)
Shortly after the opening of classes, his mother was released
from prison.
In the previous years, Rizal did not make an excellent
showing in his studies
He failed to win the medal in Spanish because his spoken was
not fluently sonorous
March 1875 Rizal returned to Calamba for summer vacation
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Rizal’s Fourth Year in
Ateneo
(1875-1876)
June 16, 1875
He became an Interno in Ateneo
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez inspired him to study harder
and write poetry
“model of uprightness, earnestness and love for the
advancement of his pupils”
Rizal won five medals
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Last year in Ateneo (1876-1877)
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Extra-Curricular Activities in Ateneo
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Sculptural Works in Ateneo
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Anecdotes of Rizal
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In 1875, inspired by his Father Sanchez, he wrote more
poems, such as:
Felicitatión (Felicitation)
El Embarque: Himno a la Flota de Magallanes (The Departure:
Hymn to Magellan’s Fleet)
Y Es Español: Elcano, el Primero en dar la Vuelta el Mundo (And
He is Spanish; the First to Circumnavigate the World)
El Combate: Urbiztondo, Terror de Jolo (The Battle: Urbiztondo,
Terror of Jolo).
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In 1876, Rizal wrote poems on various topics:
La Tragedic de San Eustaquio (The Tragedy of St. Eustace)
Un Recuerdo ȧ Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
Alianza Intima Entre la religión y la Buena Educación (Intimate Alliance Between
Religion and Good Education)
Por la Educación Recibe Lustre la Patria (Through Education the Country Receives
Light)
El Cualtiverio y el Triunfo: Batalla de Lucena y Prisión de Boabdil (The Captivity
and the Triumph: Battle of Lucena and the Imprisonment of Boabdil)
La Entrada Triunfal de los Reyes Católicos en Granada (The Triumphal Entry of
the Catholic Monarchs into Granada)
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A year later, in 1877 he wrote more poems:
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Dramatic Work in Ateneo
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First Romance of Rizal
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First Romance of Rizal
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CHAPTER IV:
Scholastic Triumphs in Ateneo de Manila
(1872-1877)