Early Education in Calamba and Biñan: Antonio Delgado, Bsed Iv

EARLY EDUCATION IN
CALAMBA AND
BIÑAN
Antonio Delgado, BSEd IV
How did you learn the
alphabet?
The Hero’s First Teacher
 Doña Teodora was Jose’s first

non-formal teacher
 On her lap, Jose learned
prayers and the alphabet at the
age of three
Private Tutors of Rizal
 Maestro Celestino was Jose’s

first private tutor
 Maestro Lucas Padua was the
second private tutor
 Maestro Leon Monroy became
the hero’s tutor in Spanish
and Latin. He was a
classmate of Don Francisco.
The Uncles of Rizal
 Uncle Jose Alberto

– gave wise
direction in the
studies of
Jose
 Uncle into the
instilled
Gregorio
mind – the
of Jose Jose Alberto
love for education

The Uncles of Rizal
“Work 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 Gregorio
The Uncles of Rizal
 Uncle Manuel Alberto – seeing

Jose was frail in nature,
concerned himself with the
physical development of his
nephew
 He also taught Jose the love for
open air and admiration for the
beauty of nature
Jose Goes to Biñan
 Don Leon died five months later

and Jose was sent to a private
school in Biñan.
 June 1869 – Jose goes to Biñan
with Paciano
 Carromata – the mode of
transportation
 Aunt’s house – where Jose
lodged
First Day in School
 Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

– formal teacher
 Rizal described Maestro
Justiniano as tall, thin, long-
necked, sharp-nosed, with
a body slightly bent forward
 The school was in Maestro
Justiniano’s house
First School Brawl
 Pedro (the teacher’s son) –

wrestling
 Andres Salandanan – arm
wrestling
Painting Lessons in Biñan
 Old Juancho – freely gave Jose

painting lessons
 Jose Rizal and his classmate
Jose Guevarra became
apprentices of Old Juancho
Daily Life in Biñan
Jose’s daily routine:

 Hears mass at 4 a.m. or studies
lesson before going to mass
 Goes to orchard to look for
mabolo to eat
 Breakfast
 Goes to class at 10 a.m.
 Lunch break
 Goes back to school at 2 p.m.

 Goes home at 5 p.m.
 Prays with cousins
 Studies lessons, then 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 received five or
six blows while laid out on a
bench
End of Biñan Schooling
 December 17, 1870 – Jose left

Biñan
 Talim – the steamer that Jose
rode
 Arturo Camps – a Frenchman
and a friend of Don Francisco,
he took care of Jose during the
trip
Martyrdom of GOMBURZA
 January 20, 1872 – Cavite

mutiny
 February 17, 1872 – Fathers
Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos
and Jacinto Zamora were
implicated and executed
 The GOMBURZA were leaders
of the secularization
movement
The GOMBURZA
Martyrdom of GOMBURZA
 The martyrdom of the three

priests inspired Rizal to fight the
evils of Spanish tyranny
 In 1891, Rizal dedicated his
second novel El Filibusterismo
to GOMBURZA
Injustice to the Hero’s Mother
 In 1872, Doña Teodora was

arrested on a 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 Alberto’s wife connived

with the Spanish lieutenant of
the Guardia Civil and filed a
case against Rizal’s mother
 Antonio Vivencio del Rosario –
gobernadorcillo of Calamba,
helped the lieutenant arrest
Doña Teodora
 50 kilometers – Doña Teodora

was made to walk from
Calamba to the provincial prison
in Santa Cruz
 Don Francisco de Marcaida &

Don Manuel Mazano – most
famous lawyers of Manila,
defended Doña Teodora in court
 After 2 ½ years – the Royal
Audiencia acquitted Doña
Teodora
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EARLY EDUCATION IN

 Doña Teodora was Jose’s first

 Maestro Celestino was Jose’s

 Uncle Jose Alberto

love for education

“Work hard and perform every

 Uncle Manuel Alberto – seeing

 Don Leon died five months later

 Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

 Pedro (the teacher’s son) –

 Old Juancho – freely gave Jose

Jose’s daily routine:

 Goes to class at 10 a.m.

 Goes back to school at 2 p.m.

 Plays in the street if moon is

 Jose surpassed his

 December 17, 1870 – Jose left

 January 20, 1872 – Cavite

 The martyrdom of the three

 In 1872, Doña Teodora was

 Jose Alberto’s wife connived

 50 kilometers – Doña Teodora

 Don Francisco de Marcaida &

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