Jose Rizal Was Born To A Wealthy Family in Calamba
Jose Rizal Was Born To A Wealthy Family in Calamba
Jose Rizal Was Born To A Wealthy Family in Calamba
Jose Rizal was born to a wealthy family in Calamba, Laguna. He was the 7th among the 11
children of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda.
Jose had a chinese ancestors from his father's side.
(Domingo lam-co who married a chinese meztiza, Ines de la Rosa.
Aside from his chinese ancestry, he also had a Japanese, Spanish and Malay.
Jose's parents made sure that he and hiss siblings is taking care of.
his family is making sure that he is well taught
he was frail and sickly
build nipa hut
story about his mother told him about legend and folklore
teodora told jose about angelus daily
exposed form catholic teaching
Education
3 years old , Jose was already able to recite the ALPHABET because of his mother's guidance.
Jose had his early education in Calamba and Bifian.( his education was focused on reading , writing,
arithmetic and religion)
The instruction was imposed very strictly and rigidly. Teachers made use of whips to force knowledge
into the minds of the students.( However , despite of basic educ. Rizal able to acquire necessary skills for
preparing him to the higher education.
The first teacher of rizal was Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz who describe as tall,long necked, sharp-
nosed and body slightly bent forward.
In terms of academic, Jose was the most outstanding among all his classmates. He surpassed them all in
spanish, latin and other subjects
Rizal's influences
From his Father, rizal learned the value of self -respect, love for work, and independent thinking.
His love and freedom was inculcated in him by his brother "Paciano"
Uncle gregorio encouraged him to develop his skills in painting, sketching and sculpting. he got his love
for book and being hardworking
An equally important influence on the character of Rizal was the environment he grew up in. AS
MENTIONED, he spent his childhood in Calamba, in a family that nurtured his minds and soul.Rizal family
had a beautiful garden which helped RIZAL appreciate nature.That things that i mentioned stimulated
the young hero's innate artistic and literary talents.