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Chapter 4 - Rizals Life Abroad (Part 2) PDF
Chapter 4 - Rizals Life Abroad (Part 2) PDF
and family
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May 11, 1882 - From Singapore, he bounded to Djemnah ,
a French steamer bound for Europe
May 17, 1882 – Djemnah made its stop over at the Point
Galle
Rizal noted, “Point Galle, a seacoast town which is
picturesque but lonely, quiet and sad
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The Djemnah continued to voyage crossing the Indian Ocean to
the Cape of Guardaful - for Rizal, this was an inhospitable land
but famous
The next stopover was in Aden - this was the first time Rizal
stepped in African soil and saw real camels.
From Aden, the Djemnah arrived at the Port Said in the City of
Suez
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Rizal left Marseilles and they finally reached Barcelona - the
second largest city of Spain and the greatest city of Cataluña
The Amor Patrio was published on August 20, 1882 in two texts.
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Marcelo H. del Pilar - he made the translation of Amor Patrio in
Tagalog text.
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November 3, 1882 – Rizal left Barcelona and he enrolled at the
Central University of Madrid (Universidad Central de Madrid)
for the Licentiate in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters
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Aside from his studies, Rizal had the chance to meet
Consuelo Ortiga y Perez
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Rizal came in close contact with the Spanish liberals
and republicans who were mostly masons
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Rizal completed his medical course and was conferred
the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the Universidad
Central de Madrid on June 21, 1884
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With Rizal’s relentless search for relevant education and
advance studies, he went to Paris, France and Berlin
(Germany) to specialize in Ophthalmology
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February 3, 1886 – Rizal reached Heidelberg – a historic
city in Germany famous for its old university
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Rizal wrote a German letter to Professor Ferdinand
Blumentritt on July 31, 186 because he knew that
Blumentritt was interested in Philippine languages
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June 19 in Geneva, Switzerland celebrated his 26th
birthday
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