Rizal's First Year in Ateneo

Rizal in Ateneo

• Ateneo was a city government-funded school administered by Jesuits in the Philippines
• Originally named Escuela Pia, it became Ateneo Municipal and eventually Ateneo De Manila when the Jesuits returned
• During Rizal's time, the school was situated in Intramuros
• The first plan was Colegio De San Juan De Letrán, but Rizal's father enrolled him in Ateneo Municipal after he passed the entrance exam
• Father Maggin Ferrando, the Ateneo College Registrar, initially declined Jose Rizal due to his late arrival, frail body, and small size
• He was admitted to Ateneo through the intervention of Manuel Xerez Burgos, nephew of Father Burgos
• Rizal adopted the surname Rizal to prevent reprisals from Spanish authorities due to the Mercado surname connection to Father Jose Burgos
• Classes were split into two groups: the Roman Empire (Internos or borders) and the Carthaginian Empire (Externos or non-borders)

First Year in Ateneo

• He attends mass every morning for guidance
• Father Jose Bech was Rizal's professor; Rizal became the "emperor" of their class at the end of the month
• He took private Spanish lessons to improve his fluency
• Ends the year as second in his class, earning "excellent" grades

Second Year in Ateneo

• He received excellent grades in all subjects
• He was a bibliophile, and he collected books by Alexander Dumas, Cesar Cantu, and Dr. Feodor Jagor

Third Year in Ateneo

• Doña Teodora was released from prison in Santa Cruz during his third year
• Despite his mother's imprisonment, Jose earns excellent marks in is subjects

Fourth Year in Ateneo

• He received 5 medals with sobresaliente (excellent) grades in all subjects

Poems Composed in Ateneo

• Me Primera Inspiración (my first inspiration)
• Felicitation (felicitation)
• El Embarque (The departure: hymn to magellan's fleet)
• Y Es Español: Elcano, el primero en dar la Vuelta al Mundo
• El Combate: Urbiztondo, Terror de Jolo (The Battle: Urbiztondo, Terror of Jolo)

Rizal in UST

• Don Francisco pushed Jose to pursue college studies, but Doña Teodora worried about the dangers of higher education
• Paciano went with him when he enrolled, despite Doña Teodora's concerns
• Ateneo was run by the Jesuits, while Universidad de Santo Tomas (UST) was run by the Dominicans
• Rizal entered UST in April 1877, taking Philosophy and Letters as advised by Don Francisco
• Sought advice from Father Pablo Ramon, the Ateneo Municipal rector, about a more challenging course
• Following Father Ramon's advice, he decided to study medicine
• Concurrently, he took a surveying course at the Ateneo during his first year at UST
• He passed the surveying final exam at 17 but was not granted the title Perito Agrimensor (expert surveyor) until he turned 20
• Historians suggest he shifted to medicine on Father Ramon's advice and due to his mother's failing eyesight
• As a freshman medical student, Rizal directly experienced Spanish brutality
• Performance at UST was less impressive due to unfriendly Dominican friars, dissatisfaction with the Dominican's teaching methods, and racial discrimination

Literary Contest

• At 18, Rizal's poem in Spanish, famous for the line "Ang Kabataan Ang Pag-asa Ng Bayan," won a contest
• The poem was submitted to the Liceo Artstic Literario of Manila's literary contest
• The contest had categories for Filipino natives and Spanish mestizos
• Rizal received a feather-shaped silver pen with a golden ribbon as his prize

The Council of the Gods

• The Liceo Artistico Literario o de Manila held a literary competition honoring Miguel De Cervantes' death in 1880
• Rizal's entry, "el consejo de los dioses" or "the council of Gods" won the competition
• After evaluation, judges awarded the prize to Rizal, citing Peace's dominance
• The Spanish community questioned the decision due to Rizal's ethnicity
• Awarded a gold ring engraved with Cervantes' bust, despite community protests

Departure for Spain

• The antiquated instruction method and perceived discrimination at UST influenced Rizal's decision
• Encouraged by the presence of liberal ideas in Spain
• The Spanish government had a constitutional monarchy, assuring human rights like speech and assembly

Rizal's Secret Mission

• He wanted to experience the culture, traditions, languages, industries, governments, and laws of Spain
• To observe other European countries
• Before leaving, he wrote a letter asking his parents for forgiveness

Secret Departure for Spain

• Very few knew that Rizal planned to visit and study in Spain
• The following people knew of Jose Rizal’s departure for Spain:
• Paciano Rizal - older brother
• Antonio Rivera - father of Leonor Rivera - Saturnina (Neneng) and Lucia -sisters - Valenzuela family - Capitan Juan, Capitana Sanday, and Orang - Pedro A. Paterno - Filipino politician, poet, and novelist
• Some of the Ateneo Jesuit priests

Colombo

• The steamship Djemnah arrived in Point Galle in southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on May 17, 1882
• Sjemnah then departs toward Colombo, capital of Ceylon
• Rizal was said to have been "fascinated" by Colombo

Singapore, Colombo, Suez Canal, Naples & Marseilles, and Barcelona

• Before reaching the Suez Canal, the steamship Djemnah sailed ahead towards the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Guardafui, Africa
• After the next stopover in Aden, the steamship sailed towards the Suez Canal
• Visited when their steamboat reached Suez Canal
• Rizal was impressed by the light that touched Suez

Naples and Marseilles

• It was said that Rizal reached Naples, a city in Italy, on June 11, 1882
• Was fasinated by Naples and its trade, people, beauty etc
• Rizal then visited Marseilles on June 12
• Saw Chateau d'if

Rizal in Barcelona

• Arrived in June 16, 1882
• Found it to be a great city
• Rizal wrote this essay with pen name Laong Laan
• Rizal's Amor Patrio, published in Spanish and Tagalog, gained popularity among readers

Riza in Madrid

• Registered at Universidad Central de Madrid on November 3, 1882
• Studied both letters and Medicine, as well as painting in the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
• Undertook private tutorial for English, German and French
• Involved himself in sport and athletics

Riazls book collection

• bible
• classics
• Hebrew Grammer
• writers such as Voltaire, Thucydides and Stowe
• books discussing the presidents, french revolution, and more

Rizal in Madrid and Paris

• He spent summer in Paris from June 17 to August 20, 1883
• He first stayed at the Hotel de Paris
• However, he relocated to a lower cost hotel in the Latin Quarter
• Took in the beauty of the city
• Claimed that Paris was expensive

Rizal's hardships

• His agriculture crops were affected by drought
• the rental price of land was also affected
• Jose's family was unable to help fund him

Rizal as a student activist

• Mobilized on November 20-22 at Universidad Central de Madrid
• Student demonstration occured when Dr. Miguel Morayta gave speech
• The students supported Dr. Morayta
• The demonstration was violent

Rizal in Paris

• Went again to barcelona to visit Maximo Viola
• Had a weeks vacation in Barcelona
• Met the news editor of La publicdad Newspaper, Señor Eusbio Corominas
• Arrived in Paris on November 1885
• Beame apprentice for French Doctor Louis de Weckert

Rizal in Berlin

• Visited Germany for ophthalmology reasons
• He was welcomed in Heidelberg
• Became doctor under Otto backer
• A summer Vacatio in the city of Wilhelmsfield was spent with pastor Karl Ulmer

Rizal's reasons for germany

• Skills and training in ophthalmology reason
• Languages reason
• Political and economic reason
• Know scientists and scholars
• Publish Noli Me Tangere

Rizal in Berlin life

• Lived in poverty
• Had to pawn his ring for ends to meet
• had only 1 meal consisting of a vegetable
• His health declined as a result

Noli Me Tangere

• a book Rizal worked on while in Germany A book that exposes unfair treatment in the phillipines Maximo viola funded the book

• Father Vicente Garcia wrote a defense for the book
• His book waws read by spanish authorities and deemed illegal
• All content and discussion of it was prohibited
• prompted Rizal to move back home

Reasons Rizal Moved back home

• To treat his mothers ailment
• Wanted to experience filipino and spanish reactions to this book
• Perform Nationalistic obligations
• deal with issues pertaining to Leanor Rivera

Travels Continued

• Sailed on the Djemnah
• It served as the same ship he was on before
• He served as a interpreter
• Then transferred to Haiphong in July 30, 1887 in manila

Quiet Life for a Doctor

• Upon arriving in Manilla, Rizal visted his family.
• with three days passing
• Rizal then spent his time in the city of Calamba
• Paciano was always by his side as well

doctoring and Calamba

• Dr. Uliman was his doctor nickname
• Opened a gymnasium to introduce sports

Farm Investigations

• Governor-General Emilio Terrero opened investigations into farmland troublers in all districts.
• on Decemeber 30th of 1887 the investigations commenced
• rizal helped in this process by being a directive for the people and government, under directive from the spanish government

The Dominican Friars

• Owned majority of estates in Calamba
• interest rates for rent where randomly raised for their benefit

Rizals Travels

• Checked in at the Victoria Hotel in Honk Kong
• Then, accompanied Basa to Marou
• Visited tourist spots everywhere

Then on to japan

• Rizal arrived at Yokohama, japan on Febuary 28 1888
• visited other locations from March 2 to 7, 1888
• The point of these visits was too keep him in check and monitor his actions

Satiing on Beligic

• Rizal meets the Jacksons on the ship
• was well received by the family
• The vessel arrived in the USA on April 28,1888
• Travel was allowed even though crew and passengers where thought to have a disease

USA travels for Rizal

• The expenses came at 4 dollars
• Was very impressed by the Golden grate Bridge
• Also meet Leland Stanford
• His travels spanned all over America for his benefit

Views of the USA

• Good Natural Beauty
• Lots of opportunities
• High living Standard
• bad Equality, civil liberties, and other democratic features were only for the white Americans

London

• Arrived via sea in 1888
• Arrived by way of Liver pool
• Arrived at the end of may

Life with the Rost

• He has an encounter with Dr. Reinhold Rost
• Met Rost Due to Blumentritt
• Both where Readers of books

Newspaper La Solidaridad

• Was a newspaper with political views on the situation of the Philippine under Spanish rule
• Marcelo H. del Pilar replaced Graciano Lopez Jaena in 1889
• Expressed Real problems and ideas
• Banned for its provactions

Rizal in Paris

• Stayed in Venturas Home
• Wrote annotation for about the Phillipines
• The expositions there where world renound

• Rizal, joined by Jose arrived in Brussels
• Then lived in a cozy house in Champagne, Brussels

Events

• Worked on more chapters from his book
• Was a contributor to a newspaper
• wrote letters to freinds
• and practiced targeting

Rizal's Filipino

• Adapted the languages tagalore to fit better
• He credited his professor "El sin crito en lengua Tagala" for using language

Land trouble

• issues made him worry back home
• friars charged those who didn't pay to court
• deportations occurred and 30 families where impacted

Return To Madrid

• Family appealed the Spanish courts disition and moved it to their Supreme Corte.
• Rizal sort to get M.H del plar to reprsent him in spain
• He tried get help from many outlets to get the issue to court in spain
• The spanish court ultimately ignored the friars influence

Duel

• Rizal got upset by retana writtings against him
• challenged retana to a dual to vindicat his family
• the family then had the slander retracted
• RIzal and Del Pilar where both leading figures at the time

Editorial policy writing

• Rizal thought the reform was inside one self
• which others disagreed with
• It was decided the Rizal was the leader, however Rizal rejected it to be on good terms with others

Writing in filibusterism

• The filibuster was a sequal to a Book
• It was a dedication to the three executed Preists
• Rizal looked over every detail of the printing
• Valentine then provided Rizal support and Funds.

The ending and his travels

• Copies Where then released in 1891
• he also provided copies to authors and close freinds
• more positive and negative review where given
• rIzaL then traveled to Europe, Manilla, as well as Daxpitian and more

The start of change

• a plot was concocted where he was arrested
• This happened after Rizal began working with governor
• Then, on september 1891 he was sent to steam ship and traveled a bit...

Continous journeys

• the ship at point went and took different actions.
• and the ship was said too be more advanced that what he remembered from 1882
• He again was sent to a steam ship towards spain.

Boarded as prisoner

• Rizal boarded the Isla de Panay to get to spai
• he was asked to go to spain too serve his sentence
• a list of board vessels where created with the full list of travel

More to the journey

• As a internment was was prohibited from all acts.
• guards stated that majority where claiming he the one to blame
• He held that justice was on his side, he accepted the blame

Diary

• The spanish confiscated his diary
• search through the pages
• the diary was then brought back to him

Sinedapore And Manilla

• Due to living in singapore
• he was found to be in military
• thus had special rights

Manila prison

• RizaL then wrote what he could while in prison with freinds and family
• The preliminary trial occurred 2 days after he arrived
• He was offered chance to confess and question witnesses.

the questions where the investigation began:

• Did he attend meeting
• If he knew group members
• If there was an organization
• what was the purpose

Arraignment

• After being interrogated for a while, Rizal was arraigned of all his crimes
• Rizal however never questioned it

Rizal the Final Trial

• a court was held in military building.
• Was escorted by 2 soliders
• Where on his side, Rizal had a 12 defense system

the Rizal 12

• the political ideas and aims had 12 key traits

Rizal's love Life

• Rizal has many love interest named over time
• Including Seguanda
• Segunata had a strong relation to his name which helped them bond due too "K" in both
• She already engaged which caused issues where present

Other Partners

• Leanora met in second year
• She got mail from Rizal
• Osei helped with various forms of Japanese and the relationship continued on
• It was very cute at the beginning but Rizal had dutys to perform

Gerutude

• Gerutrude had another way of keeping things alove with breakfast
• The relationship was sweet but only one of many

Consuelo

• Conesueloe andRizal where lovebirds in spain
• However his past still haunted him
• With Leanara being prominent in his mind

Surzanne

• Suzanne was very kind
• Lived in many of same locations as Rizal

Nellies

• Very friendly
• Had a personality he loved
• was always there and loved playing many games

• Josephine had a past where problems persisted
• But Rizal took advantage of the blind stepparenthood and relationship formed
• Lived together untill Rizal day of death.
• some say she married rizal at the time