JOSE RIZAL’S CHILDHOOD BEAUTIFUL, FRUITFUL & PLEASANT MEMORIES
Jose Rizal grew up in a happy home with the tenderest care of his parents as a fact that
he was frail, sickly and undersized boy
Enjoy watching insects and birds in the garden
Love to play daytime in Nipa hut built by his father
Enjoy in listening twilight songs and sounds
Daily Praying of Angelus every 6’o clock in the afternoon
At the Azotea on moonlight night, he loves to hear stories about fairies, legends, tales
of buried treasures, and other fabulous stories
He will threaten that will take away by the natural being such as aswang, tikbalang,
nuno and etc., when he did not like to eat his supper
Brought for a walk for the relief-giving breeze, to see the fruit bearing trees, flowers,
birds and the beauty of his hometown
JOSE RIZAL’S EDUCATION/ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
EARLY EDUCATION
First Teacher: His mother Teodora Alonso Y Realonda
At the age of 3 (three) Rizal were taught about arithmetic, alphabet and prayers in Latin,
Spanish and Tagalog
Story of Moth
At the age of 6 (six) Rizal became proficient in drawing, clay, modeling and carving
Learned Latin and Spanish language from Don Leon Monroy
Continue his studies at Binan, Laguna on June of 1869
First Private Tutors: Maestro Celestino and Lucas Padua
FORMAL EDUCATION
He enrolled at Ateneo de Municipal de Manila and graduated with a degree in Land
Surveying and Assessment in 1877
He studied at Faculty of Arts and Letters for a degree in Philosophy at the University of
Santo Tomas.
He enrolled at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at University of Santo Tomas in 1878 to
specialize Ophthalmology
He went to Spain to continue his studies and enrolled at the Universidad Central de
Madrid from where he earned his degree in medicine in 1884 and completed another
degree in Philosophy and Letters.
He went to France to further his knowledge of ophthalmology at the University of
Heidelberg and completed his eye specialization in 1887 under the tutelage of the
famous professor Otto Becker
JOSE RIZAL’S TRAVEL AND LIFE ABROAD
RIZAL’S LIFE IN EUROPE
Rizal lived in Europe for 10 years
He could converse more than 10 different tongues
During his European Sojourn, he began to write a novel
RIZAL’S LIFE IN PARIS
June 1883, Rizal left Madrid to visit Paris
He stayed at the Hotel de Paris but then moved to a cheaper hotel. His complaint is
“that everything in Paris was expensive.”
He was in the city for a few months from 1885-86 for his apprenticeship in
ophthalmology under Louis de Weckert and to witness the World Exposition of 1889
RIZAL’S LIFE IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
Rizal arrived in Heidelberg, a historic city in Germany, on Feb. 3, 1886 from Paris
He marked several important milestones in the city
He attended lectures at the University of Heidelberg, wrote his nostalgic poem “A
Las Flores
RIZAL’S LIFE IN CZECH REPUBLIC, EUROPE
Jose Rizal and his friend Dr Maximo Viola were having a grand tour of Europe and
arrived at the railroad station of Leitmeritz on May 13, 1887
They were met by Austrian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt.
Rizal and Viola stayed in Leitmeritz from May 13-17,1887 and stayed at Hotel Krebs.
Rizal figures prominently in this historic city due to a sister-city agreement with
Calamba
RIZAL’S LIFE IN ROME, ITALY
Rizal reached Rome on June 27, 1887
Fascinated by “the sights and memories of the Eternal City.”
He visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence.
On June 29, Rizal visited for the first time the Vatican, the “City of the Popes” and
the capital of Christendom.
RIZAL’S LIFE IN LONDON
Rizal stayed in London from May 24,1888 to March 1889
He improved his knowledge of the English language, wrote essays and articles for
La Solidaridad and annotated the work of Antonio de Morga, the “Sucesos de las
Islas Filipinas”
RIZAL’S LIFE IN AUSTRIA
On May 20-24 1887, Rizal paid a brief visit to Vienna and stayed at the Metropole
Hotel which used to stand at the site where the historical marker was installed.
RIZAL’S LIFE IN SWITZERLAND
On June 19, 1887 Rizal treated Viola to a blowout. It was his 26th birthday so Rizal
and Viola spent 15 delightful days in Geneva, Switzerland
He visited Schaffhausen, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Geneva
On April 13, 1888, Rizal left Japan for the United States
RIZAL’S LIFE IN BELGIUM
Jan. 28, 1890 Rizal left Paris for Brussels, the capital of Belgium
He stayed at 42 Rue Philippe de Champagne with where he wrote several articles
for La Solidaridad and finished writing his second novel, “El Filibusterismo,” the
sequel to “Noli Me Tangere.”
In 1891, Rizal moved to Ghent where he published “El Filibusterismo,”
He lived in the boarding house of the two Jacoby sisters, Catherina and Suzanna
