Rizal as Historian, Linguist

and Educator
Rizal Annotated Morga’s Book in London
Dr. Antonio de Morga Sanchez
Garay

• Was born  in 1559 in Sevilla,

Spain

• He was a soldier and a lawyer,

an explosive combination,
especially if one was also a high-
ranking colonial bureaucrat.
Languages That He Learned
Rizal’s Languages:

• Chinese
• Tagalog
• Japanese • Greek
• Ilokano
• Shwedis • Sanskrit
• Bisaya
• Russian • English
• Subanun
• Malay • French
• Hebrew
• Spanish • German
• Catalan
• Potuguese • Arabic
• Duch
• Latin
• Italian
 Dapitan School For Boys

• Rizal believed that the nation's freedom and welfare was anchored on the enlightenment of
its people
• Rizal’s students began in January 1894
• Rizal wrote about his students to his best friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, in a letter dated
1895
• Rizal strategically divided his students according to their height – grandes (big)
and pequeños (little) – for better school management. The top among Rizal’s scholars was
called Emperador. This was reminiscent of the system he experienced as a student in the
Ateneo de Manila, where his class was divided into “Romans” and “Carthaginians” and the
top student was honored as Emperador.
 Rizal began with three students, and this number soon increased to twenty-eight. Some of them
were Rizal’s nephews. The enrolled students between 1894 to 1896 were:

• 
• Filomeno Acopiado • Fernando Eguia
• Jose Acopiado • Leopoldo Empeynado
• Lucas Adas • Catalino Gallemit
• Pedro Agapay • Marcelino Galleposo
• Jose Aseniero • Gregorio Gina
• Jose Bael • Romulo Hamak
• Aniceto Bajamunde • Gregorio Lumasag
• Marcial Borromeo • Jose Elumbaring
• Jose Caancan • Teodulo Tantico
• Carlos Cadavedo • Melchor Taladua
• Ubaldo Dagpin • Estanislao Herbosa
• Jose Dalman • Teodosio Herbosa
• Mateo Edjawan • Mauricio Cruz
• Tomas Edjawan • Antonio Lopez
 Dapitan School For Boys

• Rizal was a foremost gentleman, with an amiable character, in Dapitan. Fernando Eguia, a student of Rizal,
recollected the discipline and good morals that the Maestro instilled in them
• On 31 July 1896, Rizal left Dapitan together with his six students namely: Jose Aseniero, Jose Caancan, Jose
Dalman, Mateo Edjawan, Romulo Hamac, and Tomas Edjwan.
• Rizal never made it to Cuba as he was accused of being one of the conspirators in the 1896 Philippine
Revolution against Spain. He was sentenced to death by firing squad on 30 December 1896. Indeed, the
execution of Rizal was gravely mourned by his students; thus, driving them to uphold the teachings of their
beloved Maestro. In the first half of the 20th century, the respective communities where Rizal’s students
lived would witness the fruit of Rizal’s selfless dedication to the improvement of education.
Plan to stablish modern college in Hong
Kong
• Planned by Rizal while still in Paris
• To establish a modern college in Hong Kong
• Jose Maria Basa – Rizal’s friend whom he wrote to a letter about
this matter.
• The Aim is “to train and educate men of good family and financial
means in accordance with the demands of modern times and
circumstances”

• Mr. Mariano Cunanan (Mexico, Pampanga) – 40,000 pesos

(initial capital.)
• Mr. Mariano Cunanan is a rich Filipino resident in Paris, He
is from Mexico, Pampanga.
• Promised to help him raise P40,000 as initial capital for the
college.
• This project of Rizal to establish a modern college in Hong
Kong did not materialize.
• Rizal planned to establish a college in Hong Kong in the style
of the Jesuit colleges

• Curriculum (Subjects):
- Ethics - English
- Religion - French
- Natural Law - German
 Group 3:
Presentation