CHILDHOOD YEAR'S
OF Dr. Jose
Rizal
The childhood of Jose Rizal can be characterized by his desire to learn, even
frequenting the church nearby his home to watch and observe people but not to
be religiously inclined.
JUNE 19, 1861
Teodora Alonso y Quintos, the wife of
Francisco Mercado Rizal, gave birth to
their seventh child, named Jose Rizal,
on June 19, 1861, at Calamba Laguna.
JUNE
12, 1861
At the Catholic Church of Calamba, he
was baptized as Jose Rizal Mercado by
parish priest Rev. Rufino Collantes, with
Rev. Pedro Casañas serving as the
sponsor.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1862
The parochial church of Calamba and
the canonical books, including the
book in which Rizal’s baptismal records
were entered, were burned.
1864
Jose Rizal learned alphabets at the age of
three. His mother was the one who laid the
foundation of his great knowledge achieved in
such a short time
1865
His sister Conception, the eighth child in
the Rizal family, passed away at the age
of three when he was four years old. It
was on this occasion that Rizal
remembered having shed real tears for
the first time
1865 - 1867
During this time his mother taught him how
to read and write. His father hired a classmate
by the name of Leon Monroy who, for five
months until his (Monroy) death, taught Rizal
the rudiments of Latin.
CHILDHOOD YEAR'S
OF Dr. Jose
Rizal
The childhood of Jose Rizal can be characterized by his desire to learn, even
frequenting the church nearby his home to watch and observe people but not to
be religiously inclined.
1865 - 1867
Three uncles who were brothers of his mother also had much influence on
the early childhood of Jose Rizal. The youngest uncle named Jose, took care
of teaching regular lessons to Rizal. His huge uncle Manuel developed his
physique until he had a body of silk and steel and no longer a skinny and
sickly boy. The last uncle, Gregorio instilled in the mind of Rizal that it was not
easy to obtain something until you put effort into it.
JUNE 6, 1868
With his father, Rizal made a
pilgrimage to Antipolo to fulfill the vow
made by his mother to take the child
to the Shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo
should she and her child survive the
ordeal of delivery which nearly caused
his mother’s life.
From there they proceeded to Manila
and visited his sister Saturnina who
was at the time studying in the La
Concordia College in Sta. Ana.
1869
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."
JUNE, 1869
One Sunday afternoon in June , 1869,
Jose, after kissing the hands of his
parents and a tearful parting from his
sister, left Calamba for Biñan. He was
accompanied by Paciano , who acted as
his second father. The two brothers
rode in a carromata, reaching their
destination after one and one-half
hours’ drive. They proceeded to their
aunt’s house, where Jose was to lodge. It
was almost night when they arrived,
and the moon was about to rise.
CHILDHOOD YEAR'S
OF Dr. Jose
Rizal
The childhood of Jose Rizal can be characterized by his desire to learn, even
frequenting the church nearby his home to watch and observe people but not to
be religiously inclined.
1872
When he was 11 years old, 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 prize-winning poetry
(and even a melodrama-"Junto al Pasig"); and practiced drawing, painting,
and clay modeling, all of which remained lifelong interests for him.
The childhood of Rizal’s molded him as
a strong person and intelligent.
REFERENCES:
http://www.joserizal.ph/ec01.html
http://childhoodofrizal.blogspot.com/p/history
of-rizals-childhood.html?m=1