Rizal's Trip

in Hong
Kong and
Macau
(1888)
 Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal
was forced to leave his country for a second
time in February 1888. He was then a full-
grown man of 27 years of age, a practicing
physician, and a recognized man-of-letters
 • FEBRUARY 3, 1888- Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on
board the Zafiro
 FEBRUARY 7, 1888- Zafiro made a brief stopover at
Amoy
•
Rizal did not get off his ship at Amoy for three reasons:
AMOY
(1) he was not feeling well
(2) it was raining hard
(3) He heard that the city was dirty.
•
 FEBRUARY 8, 1888- Rizal arrived in Hong Kong
 • VICTORIA HOTEL- Rizal stayed while in Hong Kong. He
was welcomed by Filipino residents, including:
VICTORIA HOTEL
JOSE MARIA BASA,
BALBINO MAURICIO, AND
MANUEL YRIARTE (SON OF FRANCISCO YRIARTE, ALCALDE MAYOR OF
LAGUNA).
 ·JOSE SAINZ DE VARANDA- a Spaniard,
who was a former secretary of Governor
General Terrero, shadowed Rizal’s
movement in Hong Kong

-it is believed that he was commissioned by

the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal
·“
“HONG KONG”- wrote Rizal to Blumentritt on February 16,
1888, “is a small, but very clean city.”

Ophthalmologist Business Card of Doctor Jose

Rizal from Hong Kong End of 19 Century
“HONGKONG IS A SMALL BUT VERY CLEAN CITY.” – Jose Rizal
Feb. 16, 1888
 VISIT TO
MACAO
 MACAO IS A PORTUGUESE COLONY near Hong Kong.
 FEBRUARY 18, 1888- Rizal, accompanied by Basa, boarded the ferry
steamer, KIU-KIANG for Macao

 DON JUAN FRANCISCO LECAROS- A filipino gentleman married to a

Portuguese lady
 Rizal and Basa stayed at his home while in Macao

 FEBRUARY 20, 1888- Rizal and Basa returned to Hong Kong, again on
board THE FERRY STEAMER KIU KIANG
GROTON CAMOENS
Macau to Hong
KongEXPERIENCES
IN
HONG KONG
CHINESE NEW YEAR
FEBRUARY 11 - 13
Chinese theaters are usually animated
due to the different percussion
instruments used by the participants, in
addition to the noise created by the
audience
The Lauriat Party, wherein the guest were served
as variety of dishes, shows lavishness and
hospitality among the Chinese
The Dominican order, the richest religious
order in Hong Kong,

The graveyards for

Catholics, Protestants
and Muslims were well
maintained
 DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG

·
FEBRUARY 22, 1888- Rizal left Hong Kong on board the oceanic,
an american steamer, his destination was Japan
· Rizal’s cabin mate was a british protestant missionary who called
Rizal “is a good man.
 RIZAL IN
JAPAN
(LAND OF
CHERRY
BLOSSOMS)
YOKOHOMA
FEB. 28 – APRIL
13 1888
 February 28, 1888- early in the
morning of Tuesday, Rizal arrived in
Yokohama. He registered at the
Grand Hotel

THE GRAND HOTEL

 TOKYO HOTEL- Rizal stayed here
from March 2 to March 7

 Rizal wrote to Professor

Blumentritt: “Tokyo is more
expensive than Paris. The walls are
built in cyclopean manner. The
streets are large and wide.”
 JUAN PEREZ CABALLERO- secretary of the
Spanish Legation, who visited Rizal at his hotel
who latter invited him to live at the Spanish
Legation
·
Rizal accepted the invitation for two reasons:
(1) he could economize his living expenses by
staying at
the legation
(2) he had nothing to hide from the prying
eyes of the Spanish authorities
JUAN PEREZ
CABALLERO
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
KABUKI

JUDO ARTS

IZUMO NO
OKUNI MUSIC
 NIKK MEGU
O RO

MIYANOSHI HAKO
TA NE
 RICKSHA
W

NIKK
O
  A SAMURAI’S DAUGHTER of 23
years old and had never
experienced true love.
 Usui- San, her father; a store owner.
 A woman of beauty, charm,
modesty and intelligence.

SEIKO ”O-SEI-SAN”
USUI
 A fighting Japanese journalist, novelist,
champion of human rights, who was
forced by the government to leave Japan.

NANKAI- NO- DAIHARAN

O- UNABARA

TETCHO SUEHIRO
 RIZAL IN
UNITED STATES
1888
 “I visited the cities of
America, with their
grandiose edifices, their
electric lights, and their
great conceptions. America
is, undoubtedly a great
country, but she has many
defects.”
Jose Rizal
 Via steamer BELGIC, Rizal arrived in San Francisco,
USA on April 28, 1888.
 2 agencies that certified Belgic is free from cholera
epedemic
-The America consul of Japan
-The British government of Hongkong

 CHOLERA – raging epidemic in the Far East

according to the Americans
 All passengers are quarantined for safety
 Rizal was surprised because there is no outbreak of the
disease in the Far East, thus he joined other passengers
in protest.
Chinese coolies
SAN FRANCISCO
 On Friday afternoon, May 4, 1888, Rizal stayed in
Hotel Palace (then a first class hotel) in San
Francisco
 Where Rizal Stayed for 2 days
 Rizal impression on America
(Good)

 Material progress of the country as shown in

its cities, farms, and industries
 The drive and energy of the Americans
 The natural beauty of the land
 The high standard of living
 The opportunities for better life offered to
poor immigrants.
 Rizal impression on America
(BAD)

 Non-existence of true civil liberty, as Negro

cannot marry an American and vice versa.
 The existence of racial prejudice as shown
in their hatred of the Chinese, Japanese
and Negroes.
 The valuing of money over human life
 Lack of racial equality
 AMERICA FOR RIZAL

“The land par excellence of

freedom but only for the whites.”
- Rizal said this to Jose Alejandrino, an
engineering student form Belgium
GREAT EASTERN

STATUE OF LIBERTY
 Prepared by:

Dane Rochelle Nalicat

Instructor