A Hero’s timeline
Rizal’s Age
Educational
history
Place/
Country
8 years old
(1861 - 1869)
The first
teacher of
Rizal was his
mother, who
was a
remarkable
woman of
good character
and fine
culture. On
her lap, he
learned at the
age of three
the alphabet
and the
prayers. As
Jose grew
older, his
parents
employed
private tutors
to give him
lessons at
home. The
first was
Maestro
Celestino and
the second,
Maestro Lucas
Padua. Later,
an old man
named Leon
Monroy, a
former
classmate of
Rizal’s father,
became the
boy’s tutor.
This old
teacher lived
at the Rizal
home and
instructed Jose
in Spanish and
Latin.
Unfortunately,
Calamba
and
Binan
Romantic
InterludeGirlfriend/s
During the
period from
1861 to 1869,
Jose Rizal do
not have any
girlfriend.
His Notable Works
ei. Literary Pieces
Important
Events
Affliated
Organization
Sa Aking Mga
Kababata
22 June 1861
He was baptized
JOSE RIZAL
MERCADO at the
Catholic of
Calamba by the
parish priest Rev.
Rufino Collantes
with Rev. Pedro
Casañas as the
sponsor.
1865 – 1867
During this time his
mother taught him
how to read and
write.
None
At the age of eight,
Rizal wrote his first
poem entitled "Sa
Aking Mga
Kabata." The poem
was written in
tagalog and had for
its theme "Love of
One’s Language."
he did not
lived long. He
died five
months later.
After a
Monroy’s
death, the
hero’s parents
decided to
send their
gifted son to a
private school.
11- 16 years
old
(1872 - 1877)
Rizal
entered the
Ateneo
Municipal
de Manila.
He earned
excellent
marks in
subjects like
philosophy,
physics,
chemistry,
and natural
history. At
this school,
he read
novels;
wrote prizewinning
poetry (and
even a
melodrama
—“Junto al
Pasig”); and
practiced
drawing,
painting,
and clay
modeling,
all of which
remained
lifelong
interests for
him.
Ateneo
Municipa
l de
Manila.
Segunda
Katigbak, a
girl from
Lipa,
Batangas .
17 – 22 years
old
(1877 – 1882)
23 – 25 years
old
(1882 – 1885)
25 years old
(1885 – 1886)