CHAPTER Twenty: REACTION PAPER

Jose Rizal, a man with so many accomplishments. Jose Rizal gives all of us inspiration
in all the things we do. He inspires us to be hardworking and diligent, which most of us are
not.
             I am amazed that even though Rizal was in exile, he didn't mind the fact that he was
sent to Dapitan to live like a prisoner and yet he still manages to accomplish many things. He
has taught the poor Mindanao folk to unite for trading so that they may become
independent thus become less exploited, in the sense that he organized a cooperative even
in exile. While many people would be in panic, despair or lose hope for any success in their
lives because of being exiled Jose Rizal continued to serve his country. This is what made
Jose Rizal stand out of the others as a hero to a nation. He was truly a man of action. He
always put his countrymen first before him.
             He truly was a man of action, he did not only looked over the people nor just tell
people what to do, he helped them in their everyday work. Rizal was intelligent and yet very
humble. Right now I wish that the tree he planted would somehow magically make Rizal
appear in this time of ours so that I can praise him for what he did for us.
 Rizal truly was a person for his countrymen, he truly was a patriot and nationalistic for he
never wanted to see his fellow countrymen being oppressed and being exploited.
  I wish I could go to Dapitan for a glimpse of how our hero lived in Dapitan while
being exiled. That's two lifetimes for the average Filipino, quite a long time. But not really so
when one thinks about the baluno tree he nurtured and which grows to this day as our
living connection to him and when one thinks about the issues he cared about and which
continue to challenge us today: health, education, poverty and inequality. It would be such
an honor to know more about our hero.
 CHAPTER Twenty: JOSE P. RIZAL'S EXILE
IN DAPITAN (1892-1896)
July 14, 1892 10:00 in the evening was Jose Rizal’s schedule to leave Fort
Santiago. 1:00 in the morning Jose Rizal boarded the ferryboat “Cebu” bound to
Dapitan. The captain of the ship gave him prime cabin marked as “jefes” which
means commanding officer.The ferry boat “Cebu” arrived in Dapitan. He met Ricardo
Carnicero who offered him to live either in his house or at Jesuit Mission house. Bust
of Dr. Ricardo Carnicero – Clay Made in Dapitan. Rizal carried a letter from the
Superior of the Jesuit Society of the Philippines, Father Pablo Pastells. The said letter
is to be given to the Jesuit Parish Priest in Dpitan, Father Antonio Obach. Father
Pablo Pastells Father Antonio Obach. In the letter, the superior said that Rizal could
stay and live in the parish. Rizal did not agree with these conditions. Therefore, Rizal
decided to stay at the place of Captain Ricardo Carnicero. Captain Carnicero who is
the warden that assigned to look after Rizal became good friends. Jose Rizal decided
to stay to stay at the house of Ricardo Carnicero where he was told to oversee his
activities daily. He ordered his people to closely observe Rizal. Rizal was given
freedom to go anywhere and even permitted to cultivate the land near the plaza. At
least once a week, Rizal is reporting to the Captain. The captain was delighted with
Rizal’s fine personality and quality as a person. Rizal also admired the kind and
generous Spanish Captain.Rizal wrote to his mother in Hong Kong about his Exile in
Dapitan. “In these days of lack of communication, travel, and deportion, I’m greatly
worried thinking of you, and for this reason I hasten to write to you to tell you that I
am well here as if I were on a vacation in this politicomilitary district. I don’t miss
anything except my family and freedom.”
Rizal composed a poem for his commandant’s birthday. Ricardo Carnicero informed
Governor General Eulogio Despujol that Jose Rizal wanted reforms in the Philippines
but does not want friars to be evicted. Informant of the said event used the mail
boat “Butuan” to reach Dapitan. Lottery Ticket number 9736 won second prize
amounting Twenty Thousand Pesos. The lottery Ticket which was not owned by Rizal
because it was jointly owned by him, Captain Carnicero and Franciso Equilor a
resident of Dipolog.Rizal’s house was completed March where was able to cultivate
lanzones, mango, macopa, langka, santol, mangosteen and cocoa trees. Casa
Redonda Piqueña is a replica of the hexagonal poultry of Rizal. Restored to its
original hexagonal form with similar materials as the other huts, the poulty house is
big enough to accommodate a few dozen chickens. Rizal established in Dapitan a
school. He didn’t ask the students for payment but instead ask them to help in his
projects, farms and garden. He taught themSpanish, English, Mathematics and how
to work. His class started after lunch until 4:00 in the afternoon. In his letter to
Blumentritt, he once said: “One can judge their enthusiasm for study when, even
though they have to work for me; they worked in order to study.Casa Redonda is a
replica of the octagonal clinic of Rizal. Reconstructed with similar materials as the
main house, it now stands as a reminder of the numerous medications performed by
Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. It was also here where he removed his mother’s
cataracts. He practiced medicine in Dapitan and gave the people free medicines.
They lived with him for almost one and a half year. He operated successfully the eyes
of his mother. He had many patients not only in Dapitan but from the neighbouring
towns as well.

REACTION: RIZAL IN AMERICA

 RIZAL IN AMERICA (1888)
Rizal first saw America on April 28, 1888. His arrival in this great
country was married by racial prejudice. He saw the discriminatory treatment
of the Chinese passengers by the American authorities. He kept notes of New
York. Rizal was a man of truth and he wrote of what he had seen and
experienced. Rizal arrived in San Francisco, USA on April 28, 1888 at Saturday
morning. Two agencies that certified Belgic is free from cholera epidemic. The
America Consul of Japan and the British governor of Hong Kong. Cholera
raging epidemic in the FAR EAST according to the American's. All passengers
are quarantined for safety. Rizal was surprised because there is no outbreak of
the disease in the Far East, thus he joined other passengers in protest. There
are 643 Chinese coolies boarded the ship, the coolies from china were
displacing white labourer’s in railroad construction camps. On Friday
afternoon, May 4, 1888. Rizal stayed in palace hotel (then a first class hotel).
The founder and benefactor of the Stanford University of Palo Alto in
California, was a senator representing in California. MAY 6, 1888-SUNDAY,
4:30 P.M. RIZAL left San Francisco BAY, by ferry boat. In Oakland, his 1 st stop
via ferry boat. Sacramento where he ate his supper 75 centavos and slept.
Reno where he had his breakfast. Rizal diary recounts his travel observations.
“I saw an Indian attired in semi European suit and semi Indian suit, wide
deserts without plants nor tress, bare mountains, sands, big extension of
white land like chalk. Far from desert can be seen some blue mountains, there
was still snow on the top of some mountains”. Nebraska- Omaha a big City,
the biggest since us left we left SAN FRANCISCO.MISSOURI RIVER – twice as
big as Pasig River. In Chicago a lot of Indians in cigar stores. On Sunday
morning, MAY 13 Rizal reached NEW YORK, he stayed 3 days in this city, which
called the “BIG TOWN”. He visited the scenic and historic places. George
Washington, one of the great men of New York whom visited his memorial
and the 1st President of U.S. On MAY 16, 1888, He left New York for Liverpool
board the City of Rome. “The second largest Ship in the world” at that time.
He saw with thrilling sensation the colossal statue of liberty on Bedloe Island
as his ship out of NEW YORK harbour. Rizal’s good impression in America,
material progress of the country as shown in its cities, farms , industries, and
factories, the drive and energy of the Americans, the natural beauty of the
land, the high standard of living, the opportunities for better life offered to
 poor immigrants. “America” answered Rizal, is the land par excellence of
freedom but only for the whites.

CHAPTER Three: SCHOOL DAYS IN BIÑAN

Doña Teodora was Jose’s first non-formal teacher. His account of his school
days in Binan gives us a vivid glimpse of the kind of elementary education which
Filipino boys obtained during that time. It was an education with much religion and
overly strict discipline. On her lap, Jose learned prayers and the alphabet at the age
of three. 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. This old teacher lived at the Rizal
home and instructed Jose. Unfortunately he did not lived long and died five months
later. After Monroys death the heros parents decided to send their gifted son to a
private school in Binan. Uncle Jose Albert- gave wise direction in the studies of Jose.
Uncle Gregorio- instilled into the mind of Jose the love of the education. 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. He also encouraged him to learn swimming, fencing,
wrestling, and other. Don Leon died five months later and Jose was sent to a private
school in Biñan. One Sunday afternoon Jose after kissing the hands of his parents and
tearful parting from his sister left Calamba for Binan. June 1869- Jose goes to Biñan
with Paciano. He was accompanied by Paciano who acted as his second father.
Carromata- the mode of transportation. They reached their destination after one and
and one-half hours of drive. Aunts 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 the house of the teacher which was a small
nipa hut about 30 meters from the home of Jose’s Aunt. Paciano knew the teacher
quite well because he had been a pupil under him before. He introduced Jose to the
teacher after which he departed to return to Calamba. Pedro (the teacher’s son)-
Rizal met the bully, Pedro he was angry at this bully for making fun of him during his
conversation with the teacher. He challenged Pedro into a fight. Rizal having learned
the art of wrestling from his uncle Manuel. He defeated the bigger boy. Andres
Lakundanan- challenged Rizal into arm-wrestling. Rizal having the weaker arm, lost
and nearly cracked his head on the sidewalk. Old Juancho-freely gave Jose painting
lesson. An old painter who was the father in law of the school teacher. He was
impressed by the artistic talent of the Calamba lad. Jose lured by his loved for
painting spent many leisure hours at the painters studio. They were all jealous of his
intellectual superiority that they wickedly squealed to the teacher whenever Rizal
had a fight outside the school, and even told lies to discredit him before the
teacher’s eyes. Consequently the teacher had to punish Rizal. Jose usually received
five or six blows while laid out on a bench. Rare was the day when he was not
stetched on the bench.

CHAPTER Three: REACTION

I’m really amazed of Jose Rizal’s learning ability, at the young age he do
things that is impossible to do with an ordinary young boy. The people around
him influence him a lot. One who influence him is his non-formal teacher
which is his mother, he learned prayers and alphabet at the age three. It’s
because his mother discipline him in a good way. Rizal is very lucky to have a
mother like Doña Teodora, she is a very good model or example us a parents,
she knows what the right thing to do to discipline a child, and that discipline
make Rizal good example of being a Filipino who is now became our national
hero. Another persons who helped Rizal to be a better person is his three
private tutors, Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua, Maestro Leon
Monroy, Rizal is thankful to have them in his life he learned a lot through
them. At the young age Jose was frail in nature so his uncle Manuel taught him
some physical development to make him healthy, many activities Uncle
Manuel done to Rizal and he was happy and enjoy while doing the activity.
Rizal’s father died so he was sent to private school in Binan, for me I feel sad
for him coz it’s not easy to lost a father, I know the feelings of Rizal at that
time. Because of his perseverance he continue his study by the help of his
brother Paciano who accompanied him.
Another challenge of Rizal’s life in Binan is his classmates. As a normal
young boy he encountered bullying in school. But good for him because Rizal
learned art wrestling from his uncle Manuel so he defeated the bigger boy
named Pedro the teacher’s son. Rizal at young age loved to paint and that was
make Rizal unique from the other student. So, many people impressed by his
artistic talent and I’m one of his fans.
 CHAPTER 30: MARTYRDOM AT BAGUMBAYAN
Upon hearing the court's decision, Rizal already knew that there's no way that
his destiny would be changed – Rizal knew it was his end, and had accepted his fate.
Captain Rafael Dominguez, at 6 o'clock in the morning of December 29, 1896, read
before him the official notice of his execution, scheduled the next day. Rizal was
immediately transferred to the prison chapel where he spent his last hours on
earth.Inside the chapel, Rizal busied himself by writing correspondences to friends
and family, bidding everyone farewell; and conversing with his Jesuit priests friends.
He had a lot of visitors, arriving one or two after the other: Fr. Miguel Saderra Mata –
the Rector of the Ateneo Municipal; arrived in the prison early in the morning. Fr.
Luis Viza – came with Fr. Mata; the priest to whom Rizal asked for the image of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus which he made during his stay in Ateneo. Fr. Antonio Rosell –
another friend of Rizal who gladly eaten a fine breakfast with him; returned in the
afternoon to resume his talk with Rizal. Lt. Taviel de Andrade – Rizal extended his
appreciation for Andrade's services as his defense counsel. Fr. Federico Faura – had
prophesied earlier rather comically that Rizal would lose his head for writing the Noli
Me Tangere, and the latter “congratulated” the priest for being right. Fr. Jose
Villaclara – Rizal's former teacher in Ateneo; ate lunch with him. Fr. Vicente Balaguer
– accompanied Fr. Villaclara; ate luch with Rizal as well. Santiago Mataix –
contributor in the El Heraldo de Madrid. Teodora Alonzo – Rizal knelt before his
beloved mother, begging for forgiveness and understanding; the mother and son
were separated by the strong grip of the prison guard. Trinidad – arrived when
Teodora left the chapel; to her, Rizal handed down an alcohol cooking stove and
whispered that something was inside it (turned out to be his last piece, the Mi Ultimo
Adios, written in a small piece of paper). Gaspar Castaño – fiscal of the Royal
Audiencia; had a good conversation with Rizal. Late at night, around 10 o'clock, a
retraction letter prepared by Archbishop Bernardino Nozaleda was presented to
Rizal, however, he rejected it for being too long. Fr. Balaguer, on the other hand,
showed another draft from Fr. Pio Pi, which Rizal liked but wanted some parts of
which be changed. By 11:30pm, Rizal wrote and signed the retraction letter in which
he renounced the mason movement – witnesses to this event were Juan del Fresno
(Chief of the Guard Detail) and Eloy Moure (Assistant of the Plaza). Rizal then
confessed to Fr. Villaclara, and after which, slept. Two hours later, he rose up and
prayed and confessed again. Inside the chapel, he knelt before the altar and prayed
with the rosary. He, for the third time, confessed to Fr. Villaclara and once finished,
read Imitacíon de Cristo byTomas á Kempis. At 3:30 in the morning of December 30,
1896, Fr. Balaguer lead a mass – Rizal, once again, made a confession and received
Communion. At 5:00am, he ate his last breakfast and autographed some
memorabilia including religious pictures and books which will be passed on to his
mother, and her sister, Trinidad. Accompanied by his sister Narcisa, Josephine
Bracken arrived and as requested by Rizal, the couple was canonically blessed as
husband and wife by Fr. Balaguer. To Josephine, Rizal gave the Imitacíon de Cristo as
wedding gift. For the last time, he wrote a letter to his parents,Ferdinand Blumentritt
and Paciano.By 6:30am, Rizal's march to Bagumbayan commenced. He – in his black
suit, black necktie, black hat, black shoes and white vest – calmly walked from his
prison cell in Fort Santiago to the execution site, with Lt. Taviel de Andrade on one
side, and Fathers Estanislao March and Jose Villaclara, on the other side. They
walked behind four advanced guards armed with bayonets. Jose Rizal was tied
behind from elbow to elbow, although, still had the freedom to move his arms. In his
right arm was a rosary which he kept on holding until his final breath. Meters before
the execution place, a number of spectators awaited Rizal. During his long march,
Rizal saw familiar faces and places; he spent his time reminiscing his childhood, the
fun he had with his family and friends. In the Bagumbayan Field, Rizal shook the
hands of the two priests and his defender, bidding them farewell. A priest blessed
and offered him a crucifix which he gently kissed. Rizal had one request, that is, that
he be shot facing the firing squad, however, in vain since the captain of the squad
ordered a back shot. As such, Rizal had no choice but to turn his back. A physician by
the name of Dr. Felipe Ruiz Castillo, was amazed that Rizal's vital signs were normal,
particularly his pulse rate – was Rizal really unafraid to die? The firing squad was
commanded in unison with drumbeats. Upon the brisk command “Fire!”, the guns of
the squad flared. Rizal, by his sheer effort and remaining energy, twisted his body
around to face the firing squad, and so, fell on the ground with his face toward the
blue sky, his head slightly inclined toward the rising sun in the east. What can be
heard from the crowd of Spaniards was their loud, audible voice, shouting “Long live
Spain! Death to traitors!” Jose Rizal died at exactly 7:03 in the morning of December
30.
 CHAPTER II: CHILDHOOD DAYS IN CALAMBA

Jose Rizal, like many Filipinos boys, had many beautiful memories of childhood. His
was a happy home, filled with parental affection, impregnated with family joys, and
sanctified by prayers. In midst of such peaceful, refined, God loving family, he spent the
early years of his childhood. The beauties of Calamba impressed him as a growing child and
deeply influenced his mind and character. The happiest period of his life was truly his
childhood days in his natal town. Rizal loved Calamba with all his heart and soul. In 1876,
when he was 15 years old and was a student n this Ateneo, he remembered his beloved
town. Accordingly, he wrote apoem Un Recuerdo A Mi pueblo (In Memory of My Town).The
first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his happy days in the family garden when he was
three years old. Because he was a frail,sickly, and undersized child, he was given tenderest
care by his parents. His father built a little nipa cottage in the garden for him to play in
daytime. A kind old woman was employed as an aya(maid) to look after his comfort.
Sometimes, when Rizal did not like to take his supper, the aya would threaten him that the
asuang, the nuno, the tigbalang, or a terrible bearded and turbaned Bombay would come to
take him away if he would not eat his supper.The Rizal children were bound together by ties
of love and companionship. They were well bred, for their parents taught them to love one
another, to behave properly in the presence of elders, to be truthful and religious, and to
help one another. They affectionately called their father (tatay), and their mother(nanay).
Jose was jokingly called Ute by his brother and sister. The people in Calamba knew him as
Pepe or Pepeto . Jose was closest to his older brother Paciano. Between the two brothers
sprang a strong bond of friendship, stronger than mere blood brotherhood. Paciano loved
his younger brother and was proud of his genius. On the other hand, Jose respected
Paciano, regarding him almost his second father. Of his sisters, jose loved most the little
Concha (Concepcion). He was one year older than Concha. He played with her, and from her
he learned the sweetness of brotherly love. Unfortunately , Conchan died of sickness in
1865 when she was only three years old. Jose, who was very fond of her, cried bitterly to
lose her. “when he was four years old” he said. “I lost my little sister Concha, and then for
the first time I wept tears of love and grief. The death of little Concha brought him his first
sorrow.
Young Rizal was a religious boy. A scion of catholic clan, born and bred in a whole
some atmosphere of Catholicism, and possessed of an inborn pious spirit, he grew up as a
good Catholic. When he was five years old, he was able to read haltingly the Spanish family
Bible. Evidence he was studying in Binan, laguna(1870-1871), he often heard Mass in the
parish church at 4:00 A.M. He started his life as a student in the Ateneo in june, 1872 with a
prayer, continued it with daily prayers, and ended it with a prayer. One of the men he
steemed and respect in Calamba during his boyhood was the scholarly Father Leoncio
Lopez, the town priest. He use to visit this learned Filipino priest and listened to his
stimulating opinions on current events and sound philosophy of life. On june 6, 1868, jose
and his father left Calamba to go on pilgrimage to Antipolo in order to fulfill his mother’s
vow which was made when jose was born. Doña Teodora could not accompany them
because she had just given birth to Trinidad. It was the first trip of Jose across Laguna De
Bay and his first pilgrimage to Antipolo. He and his father road in a casco(barge). He was
trilled, as a typical boy should, by his first lake voyage, he did not sleep the whole night as a
casco sailed towards the Pasig river because he was awed by “magnificence of the watery
expanse and the silence of the night. After the praying at the shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo
, Jose and his father went to manila.
CHAPTER II: REACTION

Jose Rizal is a good example of true Filipino because he do not forget his
beloved town and that is one of his attitude I liked the most, he loved his town very
much. Unlike other Filipino if they visited other places or country they forgot where
they came from. During his childhood days in Calamba it was his happiest period of
his life. Even in his childhood days he was frail and sickly his parents support him of
what he want and gives him tender loved and care. Rizal is family- oriented
 LIFE AND
WORKS
OF RIZAL
Submitted by: Rebecca B. Resadas
Student
 Submitted to: Mr. Leonidas C. Quistadio
Instructor

Chapter 3
Rizal's First Year in Ateneo
(1872-1873)
Rizal Enters the Ateneo Father Magin Ferrando, who was the school registrar,
refused to admit him for two reasons: 1) He was late for registration 2) He was sickly and
undersized for his age However, upon the intercession of Manuel Xerez Burgos, nephew of
Father Burgos, he was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo which was located at Intramuros,
outside the walls of Manila.Jose was the first of his family to adopt the surname Rizal First
boarded at Caraballo Street 25-minute walk from the college owned by a spinster named
Titay who owed Rizal family P300 Their family name Mercado had come under the suspicion
of Spanish authorities. Jesuit System of Education The system of education given by the
Jesuits in the Ateneo was more advanced than that of other colleges in that period It trained
the student by rigid discipline and religious instruction physical culture humanities scientific
studies agriculture commerce mechanics surveying. Students were divided into two groups:
The Roman Empire - consisting of the internos (boarders) Carthaginian Empire - composed
of the externos (non-boarders) Ranks Best student - emperor Second best - tribune Third
best - decurion Fourth best - centurion Fifth- best – standard-bearer. Rizal’s First Year in
Ateneo (1872-1873) Fr. Jose Bech - first professor in Ateneo - “Tall, thin man, with a body
slightly bent forward, a harried walk, an ascetic face, severe ad inspired, small seep-sunken
eyes, a sharp nose that was almost Greek, and thin lips forming an arc whose end fell
toward the chin.” Belonged to the Carthaginians in which he was an externo Became the
“emperor” at the end of the month Took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during the
noon recesses to improve his Spanish, which was actually P3 per session Placed second at
the end of the year. Second Year in Ateneo (1873-1874) Once more, he became “emperor”
Three of his new classmates were boys from Biñan, who had been his classmates in the
school of Maestro Justiniano Received excellent grades in all subjects and a gold medal at
the end of the school year. Prophecy of Mother’s Release In the course of Rizal and his
mother’s conversation, Doña Teodora told her son of her dream the previous night. Rizal,
interpreting the dream, told her that she would be released from prison in three month’s
time. Rizal’s prophecy became true. Barely three months passed, and Doña Teodora was set
free. Teenage Interest in Reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas First
favorite novel - made a deep impression on him. His boyish imagination was stirred by the
sufferings of Edmond Dantes (the hero) in prison, his spectacular escape from the dungeon
of Chateau d’If, his finding a buried treasure on the rocky island of Monte Cristo, and his
dramatic revenge on his enemies who had wronged him. Third Year in Ateneo (1874-1875)
Rizal did not make an excellent showing in his studies as in the previous year His grades
remained in all subjects, but he won only one medal—in Latin He failed to win the medal in
Spanish because his spoken Spanish was not fluently sonorous and was beaten by a
Spaniard who could naturally speak fluently and with right accentuation Fourth Year in
Ateneo (1875-1976) Became an interno on June 16, 1875 Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez -
one of his professors - a great educator and scholar - inspired the young Rizal to study
harder and to write poetry - became and admirer and friend of the great Calamba lad -
considered by Rizal as his best professor in Ateneo - “model of uprightness, earnestness,
and love for the advancement of his pupils” Topped all his classmates in all subjects and
won five medals at the end of the school term.

REACTION:

Graduation with Highest Honors Rizal graduated at the head of his class. His
scholastic records at the Ateneo from 1872-1877 were as follows: 1872-1873 Arithmetic –
EXCELLENT Latin I – EXCELLENT Spanish I – EXCELLENT Greek I - EXCELLENT 1873-1874 Latin
2 – EXCELLENT Spanish 2 – EXCELLENT Greek 2 – EXCELLENT Universal Geography –
EXCELLENT.

On Commencement Day March 23, 1877, Rizal was only 16 years old when he
received his Alma Mater in Ateneo Municipal, the degree in Bachelor of Arts with highest
honors.