Chapter 3

EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BIAN

Chapter 3 Rizals Early Education in Calamba and Bian

Teaching was characterized by four Rs :

Reading
Writing
Aritmetic
Religion
Instruction was rigid and strict. Knowledge was forced into
the minds of pupil.
By means of tedius memory method aided by teachers
whips.
Education in spanish era:

Primary level to the tertiary level of education

Schools focused on the Christian Doctrines

Separate school for boys and girls

Wealthy Filipino or the ilustrados were accommodated in

the schools
The Heros First Teacher

The first teacher of rizal was her

mother

A remarkable woman of good

character and fine culture

Rizal at the age of 3 leared the

alphabet and prayers.

Doa Teodora dicovered

Joses talent for poetry and
encourage him to write
Private tutors of rizal

Maestro Celestino was Joses first private

tutor.

Maestro Lucas Padua was second private

tutor

Maestro Leon Monroy became the heros

tutor in spanish and latin. he was the
clasmate of Don Francisco (died 5 months
later)
Private tutors of rizal

Uncle Jose Alberto gave wise

direction in the studies of Jose

Uncle Gregorio instilled into the mind

of Jose the love for education.

Work hard and perform every task very carefully; learn to be

swift as well as thorough; be independent is thinking; and make
visual pictures of everything.
Private tutors of rizal

Tio Manuel Alberto- seeing Jose was frail in nature, concerned

himself with the physical development of his nephew

He also taught Jose to love for open air and admiration for
the beauty of nature.

When Don Leon died; Joses parents decided to send him to

a private school in Bian
Jose Goes to Bian

June 1869 Jose goes to Bian

with Paciano

Carromata transportation

Lodged at her aunts house

First day in Bian school

School of Maestro Justiniano

Aquino Cruz formal teacher

Rizal Described his Maestro as tall,

thin, long necked, sharp-nosed,
with a body slightly bent forward.

The school was in maestros house

First school Brawl

Pedro (teachers son) (bully) wrestling

Andres Saladan- arm wrestling

Jose never run away from a fight

Painting lessons in Bian

Near the school was the house of an old

painter, Father inlaw of the school
teacher
Old Juancho
Freely gave Jose painting lessons
Jose Rizal and his classmate Jose
Guevarra become apprentices of old
Jauncho.
Daily life in Bian
Joses Daily Routine:
Hears mass at 4 a.m or studies lesson before going to mass
Goes to orchard to look for a mabolo to eat
Breakfast
Goes to class at 10a.m
Lunch break
Goes back to school at 2p.m
Goes home at 5p.m
Studies lesson and draws a little
Has supper
Prays again
Plays in the street if moon is bright
Sleeps
Best Student in School

Jose surpassed his classmates in spanish, latin

and other subjects

His older classmates were jealous and squealed

to the teacher whenever he had fights

Jose usually receives five to six blows.

End of Bian Schooling

December 17, 1870 Jose left Bian after one year and
a half schooling in that town.

Jose recieves letter from Saturnina

Talim- the steamer that Jose rode

Arturo Camps- frenchman and a friend of Don

Francisco, took care of jose during the trip.
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za

January 20 1872- Cavite mutiny

February 17 1872- Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose

Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora were implicated and
executed

Leaders of Secular movement. To filipinize the

Philippine parishes
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za
Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za

They inspired Rizal to fight the evils of

spanish tyranny

Later in 1891, Rizal dedicated his second

novel elfilibusterismo, to GomBurZa.
Injustice to Heros Mother

In 1872, Doa Teodora was arrested on

malicious charge that she aided his brother
Jose Alberto in trying to poison his wife

Jose Alberto planned to divorce his wife

because of her infidelity

Jose Albertos wife connived with the Spanish

lieutenant of guardia civil and filed a case
againts Rizals mother
Injustice to Heros Mother

Antonio Vivencio del Rosario-Gobernadorcillio of

Calamba, helped the lieutenant arrest Doa
Teodora

50 kilometers -Doa Teodora was made to walk

from calamba to the provincial prison in Santa
Cruz
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