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Fill in the table below and identify the different landmarks in Dr. Jose Rizal Travel abroad and its contribution into his life and works. (20
points)
Landmarks in Dr. Rizal’s Travel abroad Contribution
Spain His mission was to observe keenly the life and culture,
languages and customs, industries and commerce, and
government and laws of the European nations in order to
prepare himself in the great task of liberating his
oppressed people from the Spanish tyranny.
Singapore Stayed at Hotel de la Paz and spent two days on a
sightseeing soiree of the city. He saw the famous Botanical
Garden, the beautiful Buddhist templates, the busy
shopping district, and the statue of Sir Thomas Stanford
Raffles, who was the founder of Singapore.

Colombo The capital of Ceylon. After a few hours of sailing, Rizal

reached the city. Rizal was amazed by Colombo because
of this scenic beauty and elegant building.

Suez Canal Rizal was thrilled because it was his first trip through this
canal which was build by Ferdinand de Lasseps. At Port
Said, Rizal landed in order to see the interesting sights. He
was fascinated to hear multi-racial inhabitants speaking a
wide variety of language.

Naples and Marseilles Naples pleased Rizal because of its business activity, its
lively people and its scenic beauty. He was fascinated by
the Mouth Vesuvius, the Castle of ST. Telmo and other
historic sights of the city.In Marseilles, Rizal bid farewell to
his fellow passengers. He visited the famous Chateau d’lf
where Dantes, was imprisoned. He stayed two and a half
days in Marseilles.

Barcelona When he reached Barcelona on June 16, 1882. His first

impression of Barcelona was unfavorable. He thought of it
as an ugly, dirty and its residents are inhospitable. Later,
he changed his impression and liked the city. He found it
as a great city, with an atmosphere of freedom and
liberalism. He also found its people were open-hearted,
hospitable, and courageous. He enjoyed promenading
along Las Ramblas which was the famous street in
Barcelona.

Filipinos in Barcelona were some of his classmates in

Ateneo, welcomed him. They gave him a party at café
Plaza de Cataluña. After toasts, Rizal in turn gave them
the latest news and gossips in the Philippines.

In Barcelona, Rizal wrote a nationalistic essay entitled

“Amor Patrio” which was his first written article on Spain’s
soil. He then sent his article to Basilio Teodoro Moran,
publisher of Diariong Tagalog. Basilio was deeply
impressed by the article congratulated Rizal and asked
Rizal to publish more articles.

Madrid On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in the Universidad

Central de Madrid. He took up took courses—Medicine
and Philosophy and Letters. Aside from the two major
courses, he also studied painting and sculpture in the
 Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando; he took lessons in
French, German, and English under private instructors;
and assiduously practiced fencing and shooting in the Hall
of Arms of Sanz y Carbonell.

Rizal lived a simple life in Madrid and knew that he came

to Spain to study and prepare himself for the service of his
fatherland. He budgets his money and time and never
wasted a peseta for gambling, wine and women. On
Saturday evening, he visits the home of Don Pablo Ortiga
y Rey who lived with his son and daughter. Don Pablo has
been city mayor of Manila.

Rizal then had a love affair with Consuelo Ortiga y Perez,

the daughter of Don Pablo. Rizal, being a lonely man in a
foreign country and far from his natal land, was attracted
by Consuelo’s beauty and vivacity. Their love did not
flourish because he was still engaged to Leonor Rivera
and a friend of Rizal is also in-love with Consuelo.

Paris Rizal was impressed by the way the Spanish Masons

openly and freely criticized the government policies and
lambasted the friars. In March 1883, he joined the Masonic
lodge called Acacia in Madrid. His reason for joining was to
secure Freemasonry’s aid in his fight against the friars in
the Philippines. Later he was transferred to Lodge
Solidaridad where he became a Master Mason on
November 15, 1890. Still later, he was awarded the
diploma as Master Mason by Le Grand Orient de France in
Paris.

Berlin Rizal was the first Asian to be accorded with honors for
being a member of the Anthropological Society, the
Ethnological Society, and the Geographical Society of
Berlin. Dr. Virchow recognized Rizal’s genius, invited him
to give a lecture before the Ethnographic Society of Berlin.
Rizal wrote a scholarly paper entitled Taglische Verkunst
(Tagalog Metrical Art) which elicited favorable comments
from all scientific quarters.

Rizal led a methodological life in Berlin. He worked as an

assistant by day, and attended lectures at night. He kept
himself physically fit by daily exercises and speaking
German, French and Italian. Rizal took private lessons in
the French language under Madame Lucie Cerdole in
order to master the French language.

Noli Me Tangere during Rizal’s stay in Berlin was unable to

be published. But with the help of Maximo Viola, who gave
him the necessary funds to publish the novel, Noli Me
Tangere was published. Viola loaned Rizal money for
publishing and for Rizal’s living expenses. With that, Rizal
and Viola happily celebrated the Christmas of 1886 in
Berlin.

Italy On June 29th, Rizal visited for the first time the Vatican,
the “City of the Popes” and the capital Christendom. He
was impressed by the magnificent edifices, particularly of
St. Peter’s Church which was also his feast day during that
time.
Hongkong Rizal noticed some experiences and wrote them in his
diary. Some of them include the noisy celebration of the
Chinese New Year which lasted from February 11th to
13th. There were continuous explosion of firecrackers and
he himself fired many at the window of his hotel. He also
observed the boisterous Chinese theater, the marathon
Lauriat party, which was the longest meal in the world; the
Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong
Kong, and the cemeteries.

Japan During one time, Rizal went to the park and heard the
Tokyo band playing a classical work of Strauss. He was
impressed by the great performances of the Western
music. He thought to himself how admirable their
renditions are and wondered how they have assimilated
the modern European music to the extent of playing the
beautiful masterpieces of the European composers so
well. The band stopped playing and to his surprised they
were speaking Tagalog. He approached them and
conversed with them. The musicians were delighted and
also surprised to meet him.

Rizal was greatly impressed by Japan. Among of which

are the natural beauty of the country, the cleanliness and
politeness of the people, the picturesque dress and simple
charm of the Japanese women, there were few thieves in
Japan, and beggars were rarely seen in the city streets.
However, he disliked the rickshaws drawn by men
Around Pacific Rizal befriended on board was Tetcho Suehiro, a
Japanese journalist, novelist and a champion of human
rights, who was forced by the Japanese government to
leave the country. He was alone at the beginning of the
voyage for he knew that he was only person in the ship
who speaks Japanese. Rizal knew about this and
befriended him and acted as his interpreter during their
long trip from Yokohama to San Francisco, across the U.S.
to New York until they reached London, where they parted.

Rizal told Tetcho the story of his life and his mission to
emancipate his oppressed fellowmen from Spanish
tyranny. Tetcho was fascinated by Rizal’s admirable
character and influenced him to fortify his own crusade for
human rights in his own country.

London Rizal wrote several works while in London. These writings

includes: La Vision del Fray Rodriguez, Letter to the Young
Women of Malolos, and he also contributed some articles
to Dr. Rost’s journal entitled Specimens of Tagal Folklore
and Two Eastern Fables. Rizal also fell in-love with one of
the three Beckett sisters—Gertrude.

On March 19, 1889, Rizal bade goodbye to the Beckett

family and left London for Paris. He was sad as he crossed
the English Channel for he cherished many beautiful
memories in London.

Ghent Rizal searched for the printing shop that could give him the
lowest quotation for the publication of his novel. He found
 out that F. Meyer-Van Loo Press was willing to print his
book on installment basis. He pawned all his jewels to pay
the down payment and early partial payments. He had
received money from Basa and 200 pesos from Arias for
the copies of Morga’s Sucesos which were sold in Manila.

Ventura learned of Rizal’s predicament and immediately

sent him the necessary funds. With his financial aid, the
printing of Fili was resumed. The El Filibusterismo was
dedicated to the martyrdom of the Gom-Bur-Za.

Make a conclusion on His travel abroad and it’s contribution

Rizal as a traveler was not merely a spectator he was very observant of the lifestyle of the people. This was evident through his diary
entries wherein he wrote his observations of culture and other things. Rizal knew how to live in a country away from his. He was able to
economize and budget his fees, he also works through his free time to earn money. During the travel of Rizal, he met a lot of people
and not just mere people but professionals including professors and doctors. He was also a smart traveler because he learns the
language of the country he stays. This made him communicate effectively.

ANSWER SHEET
Creating a Infographic of Rizal’s Life
Instruction: Pick one aspect of Rizal’s life (e.g., family, early education, and travel abroad). Research further on this aspect of Rizal’s
life and create an infographic.
Direction:
1. Choose any aspect in Rizal’s life and research further in the internet.
 2. Print your work in a Long Bond paper minimum of 2 papers maximum of 5
3. Search in the internet about the examples of infographic for reference purpose.
4. Pass it on the next meeting, your work will be graded according to the rubric below.

Criteria 100-95 95-85 85-75

Use of time Used time well to get the
work done
Relevance of graphics All graphics are related to the
topic, thus making the topic
easy to understand
Accuracy of content At least 5 accurate facts are
displayed on the infographic
Attractiveness The infographic is attractive
in its design, layout and
colours used.
Choice of words and The choice of words is
grammar appropriate and there are no
grammatical errors.
Used some of the time to
get the work done
Some of the graphics are
related to the topic
At least 3 accurate facts are
displayed on the infographic
The inforgraphic is attractive
but slightly messy.
The choice of words is
slightly appropriate and
there are a few grammatical
errors
Did not use the time to get the
work done
None of the graphics are related
to the topic
No accurate facts are displayed
on the infographic
The infographic in incredibly
messy and poorly designed
The choice of word is
inappropriate and there are
many grammatical errors.