EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BIAN
EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BIAN1The Heros First TeacherDoa Teodora was Joses first non-formal teacherOn her lap, Jose learned prayers and the alphabet at the age of threePrivate Tutors of RizalMaestro Celestino was Joses first private tutorMaestro Lucas Padua was the second private tutorMaestro Leon Monroy became the heros tutor in Spanish and Latin. He was a classmate of Don Francisco.The Uncles of RizalUncle Jose Alberto gave wise direction in the studies of JoseUncle Gregorio instilled into the mind of Jose the love for education
Jose AlbertoThe Uncles of RizalWork hard and perform every task very carefully; learn to be swift as well as thorough; be independent in thinking; and make visual pictures of everything. Uncle GregorioThe Uncles of RizalUncle Manuel Alberto seeing Jose was frail in nature, concerned himself with the physical development of his nephewHe also taught Jose the love for open air and admiration for the beauty of natureJose Goes to BianDon Leon died five months later and Jose was sent to a private school in Bian.June 1869 Jose goes to Bian with PacianoCarromata the mode of transportationAunts house where Jose lodgedFirst Day in SchoolMaestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz formal teacherRizal described Maestro Justiniano as tall, thin, long-necked, sharp-nosed, with a body slightly bent forwardThe school was in Maestro Justinianos houseFirst School BrawlPedro (the teachers son) wrestlingAndres Salandanan arm wrestlingPainting Lessons in BianOld Juancho freely gave Jose painting lessonsJose Rizal and his classmate Jose Guevarra became apprentices of Old JuanchoDaily Life in BianJoses daily routine:Hears mass at 4 a.m. or studies lesson before going to massGoes to orchard to look for mabolo to eatBreakfastGoes to class at 10 a.m.Lunch breakDaily Life in BianGoes back to school at 2 p.m.Goes home at 5 p.m.Prays with cousinsStudies lessons, then draws a littleHas supperPrays againDaily Life in BianPlays in the street if moon is brightSleepsBest Student in SchoolJose surpassed his classmates in Spanish, Latin and other subjectsHis older classmates were jealous and squealed to the teacher whenever he had fightsJose usually received five or six blows while laid out on a benchReferencehttp://www.slideshare.net/kazekage15/rizal-chapter-3-early-education-in-calamba-and-bian
End of Bian SchoolingDecember 17, 1870 Jose left BianTalim the steamer that Jose rodeArturo Camps a Frenchman and a friend of Don Francisco, he took care of Jose during the tripMartyrdom of GOMBURZAJanuary 20, 1872 Cavite mutinyFebruary 17, 1872 Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora were implicated and executedThe GOMBURZA were leaders of the secularization movement
The GOMBURZAMartyrdom of GOMBURZAThe martyrdom of the three priests inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spanish tyrannyIn 1891, Rizal dedicated his second novel El Filibusterismo to GOMBURZAInjustice to the Heros MotherIn 1872, Doa Teodora was arrested on a malicious charge that she aided his brother Jose Alberto in trying to poison his wifeJose Alberto planned to divorce his wife because of her infidelityInjustice to the Heros MotherJose Albertos wife connived with the Spanish lieutenant of the Guardia Civil and filed a case against Rizals motherAntonio Vivencio del Rosario gobernadorcillo of Calamba, helped the lieutenant arrest Doa TeodoraInjustice to the Heros Mother50 kilometers Doa Teodora was made to walk from Calamba to the provincial prison in Santa Cruz
Injustice to the Heros MotherDon Francisco de Marcaida & Don Manuel Mazano most famous lawyers of Manila, defended Doa Teodora in courtAfter 2 years the Royal Audiencia acquitted Doa Teodora
