CHAPTER 3

Four Rs
Reading
Writing
Arithmetic
Religion
Rigid and Strict

the instructions were

Teodora Alonso Realonda the first teacher of Rizal.

A woman of good character and fine culture
Patient, conscientious and understanding.
Discovered that her son had a talent for poetry.
Three Years old
mother.
Maestro Celestino

Rizal learned the alphabet and prayers through his

first private tutor (maestro)

Maestro Lucas Padua

Leon Monroy

second private tutor

former classmate of Don Francisco, became Rizals tutor.
Instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin. He died five months

later
Binan
to a private

After Monroys death, Rizals parent decided to send him

school in

Sunday afternoon, June 1869

left Calamba for Binan.

Paciano

accompanied Rizal, acted as his second father

Carromata
One and a half hour
Leandro

the two brothers rode this

they reached Binan after
Joses cousin who went with Rizal to see the town of Binan

Monday
Paciano brought Rizal to the school of Maestro
Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Small nipa hut

30 meters from the
home of Joses aunt

the school which was t he hosue of the teacher

Paciano
Cruz.

was a former pupil of Maestro Justiniano Aquino

Pedro

teachers son who laughed at Joses answers.

Sinamay shirt
Batangas.

woman by the skilled hands of the women of

shirt worn by Rizals teacher in Binan

Nebrija and Gainza

teacher.

The grammars of these two are known by heart by the

Pedro

the person that Rizal challenged to a brawl fight.

Tio Manuel

taught Rizal the art of wrestling.

Andres Salandanan

challenged Rizal to an arm-wrestling match.

PAINTING LESSONS IN BINAN

Juancho

the father-in-law of the school teacher.

Freely gave him lessons in drawing and painting.

Jose Guevarra
apprentices of the

Rizals classmate who also loved painting, became

old painter

the favorite painters of the class

Rizal and Jose Guevarra

DAILY LIFE IN BINAN

Methodical life
in simplicity.

Rizal led this kind of Life in Binan, almost Spartan

Mabolo

what Rizal eats at the orchard.

Dish of rice and

two dried small fish

Rizals breakfast

Leandro
his children.

took some of the special dish with Rizal to the house of

Went to school at two and came out at five

Ayungin

eats this with two dishes of rice during supper

five to six blows

teacher for being discredit
Saturnina
before the

number of blows that Rizal received from his

by his classmates.

sent a letter informing him of the arrival of the steamer

Chirstmas season in 1870

Talim

steamer which would take him from Binan to Calamba

Pebbles
from Binan
Saturday afternoon
Binan.
December 17, 1870

took these from the river to serve as his souvenirs

Left Binan after one year and a half of schooling in

Arturo Camps
while on the streamer

a friend of Don Francisco who took care of Rizal

Talim.

200 Filipino solders and workmen

abolition of their

rose in violent mutiny because of the

usual privileges.

Lamadrid, Filipino sergeant

led the 200 Filipino solders of the Cavite arsenal.

Governor Rafael de Izquierdo

tribute and polo

took out the privileges including exemption from

Polo

or forced labor.

Cavite Mutiny
reinforcements from manila.

was suppressed two days later by troop

Mariano Gomez
Jose Burgos
Philippine parishes

leaders of the secular movement to Filipinize the

Jacinto Zamora
February 17, 1872

the GomBurZa were executed at Sunrise of this date.

Paciano
enraged by the execution of Burgos, his beloved
friend, teacher, and,
housement, quit his studies at
the College of San Jose and returned to
Calamba.
Told Jose the heroic story of Burgos when he was 11
years old.
Martyrdom of Gomburza in 1872truly inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spansih
tyranny and
redeem his oppressed people.
Mariano Ponce
Rizal sent a letter to him from Paris, April 18, 1889.
Seventeen years
later.
El Filibusterismo (1891)

Rizal dedicated this second novel to Gomburza

Jose Alberto and Dona Teodora

Jose Alberto
trip in Europe.

tried to poison the latters perfidious wife.

a rich Binan ilustrado, had just returned from a business

Jose Albertos wife

Civil

a connivance of the Spanish lieutenant of the Guardia

Don Francisco
horse.

refused to give the lieutenant a foddler for his

Antonio Vivencio del Rosario

who helped the

Calambas gobernadorcillo, a menial of the friars,

women to arrest Dona Teodora

Calamba to Santa Cruz

(Capital of Laguna Provice)

Teodora walked from this place to this place.

50 kilometers

Distance from calamba to Santa Cruz

Two years and a half

where she was

time Teodora languished at the provincial prison

incarcerated

Manila Royal Audiencia

acquitted Teodora of her alleged crime

Messrs

defended Teodora

Francisco de Marcaida
and Manuel Marzan

most famous layers of Manila.

Two and a half years

of her judges
for how long?

She has been acquitted and vindicated in the eyes

accusers and even her enemies