Rizal As A Student
Rizal As A Student
Rizal As A Student
RIZAL AS A STUDENT
MARTYRDOM OF GOMBURZA
On the night of January 20, 1872, about 200 soldiers and workmen of Cavite arsenal under the
leadership of Lamadrid, a Filipino sergeant, rose in violent munity because of the abolition of their
usual privileges.
Governor Rafael de Izquierdo abolished the privileges.
The Spanish authorities, in order to liquidate Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto
Zamora, leaders of the secular movement to Filipinize the Philippine parishes magnified the failed
mutiny into a revolt for Philippine independence.
GomBurZa were executed at sunrise of February 17, 1872 despite the plea of their archbishop for
clemency because of their innocence through the order of Gov. Gen. Izquierdo.
Their martyrdom was deeply mourned by the Rizal family and many other patriotic families in the
Philippines.
Paciano was mad about the execution of Burgos who was his friend, teacher and housemate. He
quitted on his studies at the College of San Jose and went home to Calamba, he told the heroic
story of Burgos to his brother Jose who was then nearly eleven years old.
The martyrdom of GomBurZa inspired Jose to fight the Spaniards
He dedicated his novel, El Filibusterismo to GomBurZa
Jose, was sent to Manila even if he had not yet celebrated his eleventh birthday.
He studied in the Ateneo de Municipal, a college under the supervision of Jesuits.
It was formerly Escuela Pia, a school for poor boys in Manila which was established by the
government in 1817.
When the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines in 1768, they returned to Manila in 1859.
Upon their return, they were given the management of Ateneo Muncipal.
They changed the name to Ateneo de Manila.
They were excellent educator that’s why Ateneo was known to be a prestige excellent college for
boys.