Jose Rizal’s Childhood Years

Jeanlyn C. ArcanIV – 23 BSE Social Science

Discussant

Calamba, Laguna

When early childhood’s happy daysIn memory I see once moreAlong the lovely verdant shoreThat meets a gently murmuring sea;When I recall the whisper softOf zephyrs dancing on my browWith cooling sweetness, even nowNew luscious life is born in me

- Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo(In Memory of my Town)

1876

Pilgrimage to Antipolo

The Story of the Moth

Influences on Rizal’s Boyhood

(1)Hereditary Influence(2)Environmental Influence(3)Aid of Divine Providence

Rizal’s Early Education in Calamba and Binan

• Maestro Celestino• Maestro Lucas Padua

• Leon Monroy• Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

• Pedro• Andres Salandanan

• Juancho

Injustice to Teodora Alonzo