EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BIÑAN

· The first teacher of Rizal was his mother, who was remarkable woman of good character and fine culture—her mother
· Maestro Celestino- Rizal’s first private tutor
· Maestro Lucas Padua- Rizal’s second tutor
· Leon Monroy- a former classmate of Rizal’s father became Rizal’s tutor that instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin. He died five months later
· Sunday afternoon in June, 1869- Rizal left Calamba for Biñan accompanied by Paciano
· Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz- Rizal’s teacher in a private school in Biñan
-Rizal described his teacher as follows: He was thin, long-necked, with a sharp nose and a body slightly bent forward
· Pedro- the teacher’s son which Rizal challenged to a fight
· Andres Salandanan- challenged Rizal to an arm-wrestling match
· Juancho-an old painter who was the father-in-law of the school teacher; freely give Rizal lessons in drawing and painting
· Jose Guevara- Rizal’s classmate who also loved painting, became apprentices of the old painter
· “the favorite painters of the class”- because of his artistic talent
· Christmas in 1870-Rizal received a letter from his sister Saturnina, informing him of the arrival of the steamer Talim which would take him from Biñan to Calamba
· Saturday afternoon, December 17, 1870- Rizal left Biñan after one year and a half of schooling
· Arturo Camps- a Frenchman friend of Rizal’s father who took care of him on board

DAILY LIFE IN BIÑAN
-Heard the four o’ clock mass then at ten o’ clock went home at once and went at school at two and came out at five
-The day was unusual when Rizal was not laid out on a bench and given five or six blows because of fighting