M5 – Education in Manila

June 10, 1872

June 10, 1872

When did Rizal go to Manila?

Manila

— Center of Spanish colonial Philippines.
— CIty founded by MIguel Lopez de Legaspi for Spaniards.

Biñan

Where did Rizal study Latin, Spanish, and Painting?

Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Where did Rizal take his entrance examination?

Christian Doctrine, Arithmetic, Reading, Writing, Grammar

What were the subjects for his entrance exam?

Jose Rizal

Name used by Rizal in his entrance examination as suggested by his father (instead of Jose Mercado) to prevent association with Paciano Mercado.

Rizal

— Derived from the Spanish word "ricial."

Ricial

— Refers to the green-colored aftercrop of corn, usually fed to cattle.
— Also referred to the green color of young rice stalks in Laguna.

June 26, 1872

When did Rizal enrol and start studying at the Ateneo Municipal?

Ateneo Municipal

— Originally owned and ran by the City of Manila but later transferred to the Jesuits.

1859

When was Ateneo Municipal transferred from the City of Manila to the Jesuits (who had just returned to the Philippines after being expelled in 1768).

Intramuros

Where was Rizal advised to live by Paciano as it was near Ateneo Municipal?

Extramuros

Rizal chose to live in a dormitory outside of intramuros?

Extramuros

— Constituted the suburbs of Manila.
— Located North of the Pasig River.
— Located South of the Pasig River.

1. Tondo
2. Binondo
3. Sta. Cruz
4. Quiapo
5. San Miguel

What are the suburbs of Extramuros located north of the Pasig River?

1. Ermita
2. Malate
3. Paco
4. Sta. Ana

What are the suburbs of Extramuros located south of the Pasig River?

1. Less People
2. Surrounded by Walls

Why did Rizal not like Intramuros?

1. More People
2. Many Stores
3. Not Restrictive
4. Where Mestizos Lived

Why did Rizal like Extramuros?

Sta. Cruz

Where did Rizal stay in Extramuros?

1873

When did Rizal find new lodgings in Intramuros

Calle Magallanes

Rizal found new lodgings in Intramuros along what street?

1872
- Arithmetica/Artithmetic

1872-1873
- Latin
- Castellano/Spanish
- Griego/Greek

1873-1874
- Latin
- Castellano/Spanish
- Griego/Greek
- Historia Universal/World History

1874-1875
- Latin
- Castellano/Spanish
- Griego/Greek
- Historia Universal/World History
- Historia de España y Filipinas/History of Spain & Philippines
- Aritmetica y Algebra/Arithmetic & Algebra

1875-1876
- Retorica y Poetica/Rhetorics & Poetry
- Frances/French
- Geometria y Trigonometria/Geometry & Trigonometry

1876-1877
- Filosofia/Philosophy = 2
- Mineralogia y Quimica/Mineralogy & Chemistry
- Botanica y Zoologia/Botany & Zoology
- Fisica/Physics

Rizal's Subjects in Ateneo

El Conde de Montecristo (The Count of Monte Cristo)

— Story of Edmond Dantes who was betrayed by people close to him for which he was imprisoned for nearly 20 years; he comes back as the very wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge.
— Influenced "El Filibusterismo"

Al Niño Jesus (To he Child Jesus)

— Poem
— Rizal writes about religion.
— Shows his devotion to Catholicism

El Combate: Urbiztondo, Terror de Jolo (The Combat: Urbiztondo, Terror of Jolo)

— Poem
— Rizal praises Gov. Gen. Jose Urbiztondo for his victory against the Muslims of Jolo.

Y es Español: Elcano, el primero en dar la vuelta al mundo (And He is a Spaniard: Elcano, the First to Circumnavigate the World)

— Poem
— Writes about Juan Sebastian Elcano/great man in Spanish history.

El Embarque: Himno a la flota de Magallanes (The Embarcation: Hymn to the Fleet of Magellan)

— Poem
— Writes about a great event in Spanish history (the departure of the Magellan Expedition that would lead to the discovery of the Philippines and the first circumnavigation of the earth).

Entrade triunfal de los reyes catolicos en Granada (Triumphal Entry of the Catholic Kings in Granada)

— Poem
— Writes about a great event in Spanish history (the triumph of Catholicism over islam in Spain)

Por la educacion recibe lustre la patria (Education gives Lister to the Motherland)

— Poem
— Rizal gives a high regard for education, likens education to a river and a rock

Un recuerdo a mi pueblo (A Memory To My Town)

— Poem
— Rizal cherishes his childhood days in Calamba
— Rizal's memories of Calamba made him feel nostalgic and made him long for his hometown

Gymnastics, Fencing

Rizal engaged in the following physical activities in Ateneo.

March 14, 1877

Rizal graduates from Ateneo.

Original Enrollees: 55
Graduates: 12

Original enrollees and Graduates for Batch 1872-1877

June 1877

Rizal enrolls again at the Ateneo Municipal to take up Metaphysics

June 6, 1878

Rizal enrolls at the Universided de Santo Tomas in:
1. Surveying
2. Philosophy & Letters

Preparatory Course (1878-1879)
- Advanced Physics
- Advanced Chemistry
- Advanced Natural History

First Year (1878-1879)
- General Anatomy & Histology
- Descriptive Anatomy I
- Osteology & Dissection

Second Year (1879-1880)
- General Anatomy & Histology II
- Descriptive Anatomu II
- Exercises of Dissection
- Physiology, Private & Public Hygiene

Third Year (1880-1881)
- General Pathology & Pathological History
- Therapeutics, Medical Matter, Art of Prescribing
- Surgical Anatomy, Operations
- External Medical Application
- Bandages

Fourth Year (1881-1882)
- Medical Pathology
- Surgical Pathology
- Obstetrics
- Sickness of Women and Children

Rizal's Subjects in UST

Casa Tomasina, Calle Sto. Tomas

Where did Rizal stay/live while in UST? What street?

Antonio Rivera

Owner of Casa Tomasina

Leonor Rivera

— Daughter of Antonio Rivera
— Distant cousin of Rizal
— Becomes Rizal's fiance

November 22, 1879

Rizal writes "A la juventud filipina (To the Filipino Youth).

A la Juventud Filipina

— Poem
— • Rizal calls upon the youth to study diligently and excel in the field of arts (music, poetry, painting)

1882

— Rizal did not finish his medical studies in UST.
— Leaves for Spain