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Sep 17, 2024 · José Rizal (born June 19, 1861, Calamba, Philippines—died December 30, 1896, Manila) was a patriot, physician, and man of letters who was an inspiration to the Philippine nationalist movement. The son of a prosperous landowner, Rizal was educated in Manila and at the University of Madrid. A brilliant medical student, he soon committed ...
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- Opthalmology Studies and Travels in Europe
Maestro CelestinoMaestro LucasLeon MonroyRizal went to Biñan on June 1869. He was accompanied by his older brother Paciano, and taught by Maestro Justiniano. In academic studies, Rizal beat all Biñan boys. He surpassed them in Spanish, Latin, and other subjects.
Rizal entered Ateneo in 1872. He belonged to the class composed of Spaniards, mestizos, and Filipinos. However, he was considered as an inferior and was placed at the bottom of the class. By the end of the month, he became the emperor and received a prize: a religious picture. Rizal graduated on March 23, 1877, attaining sobresalienteor excellent w...
1877 - 1882
He continued his education at UST and finished a year in Philosophy and Letters after deciding to shift to a medical course. He made the decision for him to be a physician and be able to treat his mother’s failing eyesight. Fr. Pablo Ramon, the Father Rector of Ateneo whom he consulted recommended medicine. He studied Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of Philosophy. While UST was under Dominicans, the rival of Jesuits that established Ateneo, Rizal remained loyal to Ateneo.
Pre-Med Course
Out of the 28 young men taking Ampliacion only four including Rizal were granted the privilege of taking simultaneously the preparatory course and the first year of medicine. Rizal also received his four year practical training in medicine at the Hospital de San Juan de Dios in Intramuros During his last year at the University, Rizal had obtained the global grade of Notable (Very Good) in all of his subjects, and he was the second best student in a decimated class of seven who passed the medi...
1882 - 1885
His departure for Spain was kept secret from Spanish Authorities, friars and even his parents especially his mother because she would not allow him to go. To avoid detection, he used the name Jose Mercado. On May 3, 1882 he boarded on Salvadora bound for Singapore where he was the only Filipino passenger. On November 3, 1882, he enrolled in Universidad Central de Madrid taking up two courses: Philosophy an Letters and Medicine. On June 21, 1884, he conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medici...
Jose Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in ophthalmology. Among all branches, he chose this specialization because he wanted to cure his mother’s failing eyesight. In 1885, after studying at the Universidad Central de Madrid, Rizal, who was then 24 years old, went to Paris to acquire more knowledge in ophthalmology. Rizal found ...
Jose Rizal’s Educational Background. 2. Private Tutors of Rizal. - engaged in gymnastics and fencing and continued the physical training under his sports-minded Tio Manuel. Medical Studies in University of Sto. Thomas (1877-1882) - During his first term in 1877-1878 in UST, he studied Cosmology, Metaphysics , Theodicy and History of Philosophy.
Rizal, Jose. Jose Rizal (1861-1896) grew up in the colonial Philippines, under the rule of Spain. In 1878 he enrolled in the University of Santo Tomas to study medicine. He then traveled to Spain and finished his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid in 1884. While in Europe he specialized in ophthalmology, studying in Paris and Heidelberg.
Rizal has become a symbol of the Philippine struggle for independence, and he is known there as the national hero. December 30, the date of Rizal's execution in 1896, is celebrated as a national holiday in the Philippines. The Jose Rizal College was dedicated to his honor in Manila in 1919.
- Tracy B. Ravin
- 2001
Trinidad Rizal (sister) Signature. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[ 7 ] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal, -ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero ...
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Yes, Dr. Jose Rizal was a real ophthalmologist. Ma. Dominga B. Padilla, MD, FPAO. By any standard, our national hero, Jose Rizal, is one of the most interesting, brilliant, enigmatic, charismatic, and controversial figures in history. There seems to be always something new to discover about him and debates around him prevail to this day.
