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·       Paciano I accompanied Rizal to Bian, where he continued his education.

·       Paciano accompanied Rizal to school, where he studied under the tutelage of maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz, a previous instructor of his elder brother.

·       Paciano accompanied Rizal to school, where he studied under the tutelage of maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz, a previous instructor of his elder brother.

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José begins school under the instruction of Justiniano Aquin Cruz at just nine years of age.

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José continues his education under the instruction of Lucas Padua

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FEBRUARY

Three Filipino priests, Mariano Gomez, José Apolonio Burgos and Jacinto Zamora, are executed on charges of subversion

JUNE

Rizal attends Ateneo Municipal de Manila as a day scholar

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Rizal composes the poem “Al Niño Jesús”

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DECEMBER

Rizal writes the poems “El Combate: Urbiztondo,” “Terror de Joló,” “El embarque,” and “Y es español: Elcano el primero en dar vuelta al mundo”

Rizal enters the Ateneo as a boarder at just 14 years of age.

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APRIL

Rizal pens the poem “Alianza íntima entre la religión y la buena educación”

DECEMBER

Rizal pens the poems “El cautiverio y el triunfo,” “Entrada triunfal de los Reyes Católicos en Granada” and “La conquista de Granada”

At the age of 15, Rizal receives a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Ateneo de Manila. He not only receives this degree, but receives it with the highest honors possible.

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MARCH

Rizal at the age of sixteen obtains his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila with the general average of sobresaliente (excellent).

JUNE

Rizal meets Miss Segunda Katigbak

José begins to go to school at St. Tomas University in Manila where he studies philosophy.

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JANUARY

Rizal enrolls in philosophy and letters at the University of Santo Tomás (UST)

MAY

Rizal passes the surveyor’s examination (but is granted a license only after three years)

JUNE

Rizal enrolls in preparatory and proper medicine at UST September 11 – Using the pen name P. Jacinto, Rizal begins his diary Memorias de un estudiante de Manila

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NOVEMBER

Rizal composes his awardwinning poem, “A la juventud filipina” (To the Philippine Youth)

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APRIL

Rizal wins first prize for the allegory “El consejo de los Dioses”

DECEMBER

Ateneo Municipal de Manila produces Rizal’s operetta “Junto al Pasig”

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JANUARY

Rizal writes a poem for the Ateneo rector entitled “Al muy R.P. Pablo Ramón, S.J., rector del Ateneo en sus días”

FEBRUARY

Rizal becomes secretary of the Academia de Ciencias Filosóficonaturales April 30 – Rizal sketches a pencil drawing of Leonor Rivera

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MAY

Rizal sails for Spain and enrolls at the Universidad Central de Madrid with financial help from his brother Paciano

AUGUST

Diariong Tagalog publishes Rizal’s first essay “Amor Patria,” using Laong Laan as pen name while in Barcelona 1883

JUNE

Rizal arrives in Paris