RIZAL'S YEARS AT THE ATENEO DE
MANILA
1872- after the martyrdom of
GOMBURZA
-Rizal went to Ateneo municipal which
later become Ateneo de manila
Ateneo de manila- was being managed
by the Jesuits in manila.
- he studied here for five years and
obtained a Bachelor of arts degree
- During his first year he understood
Spanish but yet he doesn’t speak fluently.
-he became the "emperor" of his class
for his excellent grades.
March 1873- end of the school year and
decided to returned in Calamba
- he visited his mother who’s in prison
During his 2nd year- Rizal had a
prophecy that his mother would freed
and during his 3rd year his mother is
released from prison
-Rizal read the “Travels in the
Philippines” by Dr. Feodor Jagor a
German scientist traveler.
4rth year- he became interno in his class
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchezprofessor of Rizal
- inspired him to study hard and to write
a poetry.
1877- his schooling ended
- graduated with a highest honor
Rizal who’s 16 years old experience his
first romance
Segunda Katigbak - a pretty 14 years
old Batanguena from Lipa but she was
been engaged to Manuel Luz her
townmate
Rizal remarkable achievements at the
Ateneo de manila are:
1.
Sculpture in Batikulin
 Our Lady
 Sacred heart
2. Poems (while he was a student in
Ateneo de manila)
 Por La Education recibe lustre la
patria (through education the country
receives light)
 Alianza Intima entre la religion la
Buena education (the intimate
alliance between religion and good
education)
3. Spanish Literature
 The academy of Spanish literature
 Academy of natural sciences.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO
THOMAS 1877-1882
mothers’ opposition to higher
education
 Paciano and Don Francisco that
Jose would pursue his higher
learning
 Donya Teodora his mother had
premonition that too much
knowledge would imperil her
son’s life
- she objected Jose to acquire
higher education
 1872- Father Burgos, Dr.
Antonio Ma Regidor, Jose Ma
Bass - were executed by the
Spanish authorities
 Jose Alberto Alonso-uncle of
Jose
- brother of donya Teodora
- been educated abroad could
speak Spanish, French, English,
and German
* Rizal enters the University
-On April 1877 he enters as
matriculated in University
of Santo Thomas
- he takes Philosophy and
letters with 2 reasons
a) his father like it,
b) he was still uncertain as
to what career to follow
 Father Pablo Ramon –
rectors of days in college
who consulted Rizal
 1877- 1878- he studied
cosmology,
metaphysics, theodicy
and history of
philosopy
 1877-1879- he took
medicine with his
reasons:
1. he wanted to be a
physician and cure his
mother failing
eyesight
2. Father rector
consulted him to
choose.
 * Finishes surveying
course in Ateneo
(1878)
 he took the
vocational course
leading to be the
little of Perito
agrimensor (expert
surveyor)
 age of 17 he passed
the final exam in the
surveying course
* Romances with
other girls
 Rizal had ample
time for love
 he was romantic
dreamer who liked
to sip the "nectar
of love"
 his first love made
him wiser in ways
of romance
 Segunda Katigbakyoung, a woman in
Calamba
- his memoirs he
called her simply
miss L
-miss L describing
her as "fair with
seductive and
attractive eyes"
 Leonor
Valenzuela charming girl
who’s courted by
Rizal
-she’s a tall girl
almost as tall as
Jose himself and
had a bearing.
-Jose sent her
love notes
written in
invisible ink,
consisted of
common table
salt and water.
 Leonor Riverahis cousin from
camiling born
on april 11,
1867
-she was a frail
beautiful girl
tender as
budding flower
with kindly
wistful eyes.
* Victim of Spanish officers Brutality
- in Calamba in 1890, Jose was walking
on the street he was whipped out a
sword on his back by the guardia civil.
 General Primo de RiveraSpanish governor general of the
Philippines, where Jose reported
the incident.
 March 21 1887- Letter to
Blumentritt
 To the Filipino Youth(1879)
 Liceo Artistico- Literario ( ArtisticLiterary Lyceum)of manila held a
literary contest.
 Rizal who was then 18yrs old
submitted his poem entitled " A la
Juventud Filipina (to the Filipino
youth)
 He won the first price which is a
silver pen, feather shaped and
decorated with a gold ribbon.
 The council of the Gods
(1880)
 Jose inspired his poetical
triumph entitled El Consejo de
Los Dioses (the council of the
Gods)
 he got the prize which is a gold
ring on whivh was engraved the
bust of Cervantes.
 Other Rizalian Literary
Works
 Junto al Pasig (Beside the
Ateneans on dec 8, 1880 on
the occation of tge Feast
Day of immaculate
concepcion patroness of
the Ateneo.
 1880- he wrote a sonnet
entitled "A Filupinas"
album of the society of
sculptors
 1879- composed a poem
entitled Abd-el-Az is y
Mahoma declaimed by
manuel fernandez
 1881- composed a poem
entitled Al M.R.P, Pablo
Ramon Rector Del Ateneo
en sus Dios.
 Champion of Filipino
Students
 Companions of Jehu - called the
members of secret student
organization
 Jose was the chief called
companerismo (comradeship)
 Rizals Unhappy days at UST

he was unhappy because:
1) the dominician professors
were hostile to him
2) the Filipino students were
racially discriminated
3) the method of instruction
was obsolete and repressive
 El Filibusterismo his novel
describe how Filipino students were
humiliated and insulted by their
dominisians professor
 he related in Chapter XII of his
novel entitled The Class in Physics
"science subject was taught without
laboratory experiments
 he failed to win high scholastics
honors.
 Decisicion to study Board
 Jose decided to study in Spain
 Antonio, Rivera, encouraged
him to go abroad and Paciano and
Saturnina
 Jose did not seek his parents’
permission and blessing to go
abroad especially to his mother
and also Leonor.
EDUCATION AT UNIBERSIDAD CENTRAL
de MADRID SPAIN
 Rizal finished of his
medical course
 he predicted that his
decision to study abroad
would not favored by his
parents
 he had also secret
mission aside from studying
abroad.
 Rizal’s departure for
Spain was kept secret
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
 people who knows about
these:
his uncle Paciano
neneng his sister
Lucia his sister
Valenzuela family
Pedro Paterno
f) Mateo Evangeliata
 he used the name Jose
Mercado in Barcelona
 Places he visited on his way
to Spain.
a) May 3 1882 -on board to
Singapore
b) may 9 1882- the salvador
docked in Singapore
c) May 11 1882 - he boarded the
ship Djemma a french steamer
bound for europe
d) may 17 1882 - southern Ceylon
e) may 18 1882 - colombo
f)June 11 1882-Nples
g) June 12 1882- French harborMarseilles
h) June 15 1882- Spain Via Train
i) June 16 1882- Barcelona Spain
j) Nov. 3 1882- he enrolled at the
Universidad central de Madrid
 He took two courses at the
Universidad central de
Madrid
a) medicine
b) philosophy and letters
 Academy of fine arts of San
Fernando - studied painting
and sculpture
 he took lessons in French
German and English
 he practiced fencing and
shooting at the Hall of Arms Sanz y
Carbonnel
 In Madrid- he lived a simple
life studying and preparing for
service of his fatherland
 Beecher Stowe’s Uncle
Toms Cabin and Eugene Sues
The wandering jew.
 Consuelo Ortiga y Perez
daughter of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey
former city mayor.
 August 22 1883 the
poem " A la Senorita C.O. y
P.
 Eduardo de Lete
- friend and co worker of
Rizal
-he’s madly in love with
Consuelo
 1883- he joined the Masonic
Lodge Acacia in Madrid
dimasalang his masonic lodge.
 he became a Master Mason in
Lodge Solidaridad
 National exposition of fine arts
in Madrid in 1884
2 Filipinos outstanding honors:
Juan Luna’s (Spolarium)- first prize
gold medal
 Felix Resurrection Hidalgo
(Christian virgins exposed to the
populace) second prize (silver
medal)
 Cafe Ingles-Banquet in honor
of Luna and Hidalgo
 Rizal was invited to give the
principal speech
 Dr. Miguel Moraytaproclaim the freedom of
science and the teacher during
the grand opening ceremonies.
 June 1884-he awarded the
degree of Licentiate in
medicine and parsed the
degree of Doctor medicine
 June 19 1885 - degree of
Licentiate in Philosophy letters
- his 24th birthday
 become professor of
humanities and became full
pledged physician.
Group 2
Gabriel Bulalin
Jimmy Velasco
Jay ar Calam-ang
Melisa Santiago