Rizal's Autobiography PDF

a tribute to our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal Rizal’s Childhood…. In Calamba, Laguna 19 June 1861, Jose Rizal, the seventh child of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso y Quintos, was born in Calamba, La...

a tribute to our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal Rizal’s Childhood…. In Calamba, Laguna 19 June 1861, Jose Rizal, the seventh child of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso y Quintos, was born in Calamba, Laguna. 22 June 1861. He was baptized JOSE RIZAL MERCADO at the Catholic of Calamba by the parish priest Rev. Rufino Collantes with Rev. Pedro Casañas as the sponsor. The parochial church of Calamba and the canonical books, including the book in which Rizal’s baptismal records were entered, were burned. (September 28, 1862) Barely three years old, on 1864, Rizal learned the alphabet from his mother, who served as his first teacher. 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. On 1865, his sister Conception, the eight child in the Rizal family, died at the age of three. It was on this occasion that Rizal remembered having shed real tears for the first time.  At about this time two of his mother’s cousin frequented Calamba. Uncle Manuel Alberto, seeing Rizal frail in body, concerned himself with the physical development of his young nephew and taught the latter love for the He advised Rizal: "Work hard and Open air and developed in perform every task him a great admiration for the very carefully; learn to be swift as well as thorough; Beauty of nature, while Uncle be independent in thinking and make Gregorio, a scholar, visual pictures of everything." instilled into the mind of the boy love for education. In 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." Main menu… First School….. One Sunday afternoon in June, 1869, Jose and his brother Paciano left Calamba for Binan. The next morning (Monday) Paciano brought Jose to the school of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz. In the afternoon of his first day in school, Jose met the bully, Pedro. He was angry at this bully for making fun of him during his conversation with the teacher. Jose challenged Pedro to a fight. Jose, having learned the art of wrestling from his athletic Tio Manuel, defeated the bigger boy. After the class, a classmate named Andres Salandanan challenged him to an arm-wrestling match. Jose, having the weaker arm, lost and nearly cracked his head on the sidewalk. Near the school was the house of an old painter, called Juancho. Jose spent hours at the painter’s studio. Juancho freely gave him lessons in drawing and painting. Jose and his classmate, Jose Guevarra, who also loved painting, became apprentices of the old painter. In academic studies, Jose beat all Binan boys. He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other subjects. They were all jealous of his intellectual superiority. Before the Christmas season in 1870, Jose received a letter from his sister Saturnina, informing him of the arrival of the steamer Talim which would take him from Binan to Calamba. He left Binan on Saturday afternoon, December 17, 1870. The Gomburza’s martyrdom was deeply mourned by the Rizal family especially Paciano and many other patriotic families in the Philippines. (Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora), despite the archbishop’s plea for clemency because of their innocence, were executed at sunrise, February 17, 1872, by the order of Governor General Izquierdo.  Ateneo Municipal In 1877, at the age of 16, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with an average of "excellent" from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In the same year, he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at the Ateneo.  In the same year, he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at the Ateneo. He finished the latter course on March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyor’s examination on May 21, 1878; but because of his age, 17, he was not granted license to practice the profession until December 30, 1881. In 1878, he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas. Because of the unfriendly attitude of his professors towards Filipino students, Rizal failed to win high scholastic honors.  Rizal’s Decision to Study Abroad On May 3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Central Universidad de Madrid. On June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and on June 19,1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent." Central Unibersidad de Madrid.. Where Rizal continued his studies abroad..  The Secret Mission In the hope of securing political and social reforms for his country and at the same time educate his countrymen, Rizal, the greatest apostle of Filipino nationalism, published, while in Europe, several works with highly nationalistic and revolutionary tendencies. Having traveled extensively in Europe, America and Asia, he mastered 22 languages. These include Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Malayan, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tagalog, and other native dialects. In March 1887, his daring book, NOLI ME TANGERE, a satirical novel exposing the arrogance and despotism of the Spanish clergy, was published in Berlin; In 1890 he reprinted in Paris, Morga’s SUCCESSOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS with his annotations to prove that the Filipinos had a civilization worthy to be proud of even long before the Spaniards set foot on Philippine soil; on September 18, 1891, EL FILIBUSTERISMO, his second novel and a sequel to the NOLI and more revolutionary and tragic than the latter, was printed in Ghent. As a consequence, he and those who had contacts with him, were shadowed; the authorities were not only finding faults but even fabricating charges to pin him down. Thus, he was imprisoned in Fort Santiago from July 6, 1892 to July 15, 1892 on a charge that anti-friar pamphlets were found in the luggage of his sister Lucia who arrive with him from Main menu… Hong Kong. The Exile…. Rizal was exiled in Dapitan. During this time, Rizal won a Lottery. He used his winning to purchase a land which made him he engaged in agriculture, fishing and business; he maintained and operated a hospital; he conducted classes- taught his pupils the English and Spanish languages, the arts.  Houses built for Rizal in Dapitan which served as his Home,. This house was intended to be a house where Rizal would stay with his sisters during their regular visit. A house for Rizal’s students to learn  The sciences, vocational courses including agriculture, surveying, sculpturing, and painting, as well as the art of self defense; he did some researches and collected specimens; he entered into correspondence with renowned men of letters and sciences abroad; and with the help of his pupils, he constructed water dam and a relief map of Mindanao - both considered remarkable engineering feats. When the Philippine Revolution started on August 26, 1896, his enemies lost no time in pressing him down. They were able to enlist witnesses that linked him with the revolt and these were never allowed to be confronted by him. Main menu… Martyrdom…. On November 3, Rizal came back to the Philippines via Colon steamship, And the Preliminary Investigation for Rizal started. Evidences were presented both testimonial and documentary. With his defender, Don Luis Taviel de Andrade, Rizal was given the right to create his own defense council. In his prison cell (Fort Santiago), he wrote an untitled poem, now known as "Ultimo Adios" which is considered a masterpiece and a living document expressing not only the hero’s great love of country but also that of all Filipinos. After a mock trial, he was convicted of rebellion, sedition and of forming illegal association. On December 28, 1896, Gov. Polavieja approved the decision of the court martial and ordered at Bagumbayan field (now Luneta). In the cold morning of December 30, 1896, Rizal, a man whose 35 years of life had been packed with varied activities which proved that the Filipino has capacity to equal if not excel even those who treat him as a slave, was shot at Bagumbayan Field. “I die just when I see the dawn break, Through the gloom of night, to herald the day; And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take, Pour’d out at need for thy dear sake, To dye with its crimson the waking ray.” --Rizal(3rd stanza of Rizal’s farewell poem) Mi Ultimo Adios Attributes to Rizal.. A versatile genius, he was an architect, artists, businessman, cartoonist, educator, economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, historian, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician, mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, opthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociologist, and theologian. 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