Scholastic Triumphs at Ateneo

de Manila (1872 -1877)

4 months after the matyrdom of GOM-
BUR-ZA and with Dona Teodora still in
prison, Jose, who had celebrated his 11th
birthday, was sent in Manila.
This college was bitter rival of dominican-
owned College of San Juan De Letran
It was Formerly the Escuela Pia (charity
School) a school for poor boys in Manila which
was established by the city government in 1817
 When the Jesuits, who had been expelled
from the Philippines in 1768, returned to Manila
in 1859, they were given the management of
Escuela Pia, whose changed to Ateneo de
Municipal later it became the ATENEO DE
MANILA
 Rizal Enters the Ateneo
The school he take entrance exam before he enter Ateneo de
Manila

Chrisitian Doctrine
Arithmetic
Reading at the College of San Juan De Letran
Father Magin Ferrando
the college registrar refused to admit
him for 2 reasons

1.He was late for registration

2.He was sickly and Undersized for his age.
Jose was the first of his family to adopt the
surname “Rizal”.
Paciano had used “Mercado” as his surname a
the College of San Jose and he was known to the
authorities as Father Favorite student and
Confidant.
Ateneo was located in Intramuros w/in the
walls of Manila. He first boarded outside
intramuros, on Caraballo St. 25 mins walk from
the college.
It was owned by a spinster name Titay who
owned the Rizal family the amt. of 300
 Jesuit System of Education
The system of education given by the jesuits in
Ateneo was more advanced than that of other
colleges in that period.

Student Trained in CHARACTER:

Rigid
Discipline
And religious instruction
 Students Divided into 2 groups

Roman Empire (Red)

consisting of the Internos (Boarders)

Carthaginian Empire(Blue)
consisting of Externos (non-boarders)
 Each Empires Had its Ranks
• Empire (the Best Students)
• Tribune (second Best)
• Decurion (third best)
• Centurion (fourth Best)
• Standard Bearer(fifth Best)
 Rizal’s time wore uniform

Consisted of Hemp-fabric trousers and striped

cotton coat. The coat material was called
rayadillo which become late famous for it
adopted as the uniform for Filipino troops during
the days of the first Philippine Republic
 Rizal’s first Year in Ateneo
Fr. Jose Bech
The first professor of rizal at Ateneo de Manila. He
described as a tali, tin man, with a body slightly bent
forward, harried walk, an ascetic face, severe
inspired, small deep sunken eyes, a sharp nose that
was almost greek, thin lips forming an arc whose ends
fell toward chin.
 Prophecy of Mothers Release
Rizal has no time to visit her mother in
provincial jail.
Rizal cheer up his mother by scholastic
triumphs in Ateneo and with funny tales about
his professors and his fellow students
Donya Teodora told her son about her dream
the previous night.
 Teenage Interest in Reading
 The first romantic Novel of rizal was “ The
Count of Monte Cristo by alexander
Dumas.
Rizal read romantic interest with deep
interest. He read both fiction and non fiction.
He persuaded his father to buy him costly set
of Cesar Cantu’s historical works was great aid
in his studies and enabled him to win more
prizes at ateneo.
Travel in the Philippines by Dr. Feodor Jagor
a German scientist- traveller who visited
Philippines in 1859-1860.

He impressed in this book because:

1. Jagors keen observation of the defects of the
Spanish Colonization
2. His prophecy that someday Spain would lose
Philippines and that America would come o
succeed her as colonizer.
 Third year at Ateneo
Rizal returned to the ateneo for his junior year
His mother was arrived and joyously told him that
she was free released in prison
Despite of family happiness, did not make excellent
showing in his studies as in the previous years but his
grade remained excellent
He failed to win the in Spanish because his spoken
spanish was not fluently sonorous. He was beaten by a
spaniard who, naturally, speak spanish fluently and
with right accentuation.