Blue – Date; June 18, 1885

Orange – Important note;  Rizal graduated Licentiate in

Maroon – Place; Philosophy & Letters.
Green - Person
Rizal went to Barcelona, Spain
 To meet his close friend; Maximo
June 15, 1882
Viola who introduced Rizal to
 Rizal road on a train for Eusebio Corominas (Editor of La
Barcelona, Spain – Arrived on Publicidad)
June 16, 1882.
Paris, France
“Mi Amor Patrio” (In Love of Country)
 Worked as assistant to Dr. Louis
 The article written by Jose Rizal de Weekert a famous French
abroad. ophthalmologist.
 Sent this to the Philippines; to
Heidelberg, Germany
Basilio Roman (Editor of
Dyaryong Tagalog).  Worked as assistant of Dr. Otto
Becker a famous German
Followed by 2 more: “Los Viajes” and
ophthalmologist of the University
“Revista de Madrid”.
of Heidelberg Hospital.
Rizal went to Madrid Spain
Rizal saw “Forget Me Not Flowers” at
 Enrolled at Universidad Central Heidelberg Plaza.
de Madrid in 2 courses:
 Poem: “A Las Flowers de
1. Medicine
Heidelberg” (To the Flowers of
2. Philosophy & Letters
Heidelberg).
Fine Arts at San Fernando, Fencing and
Berlin, Germany – October, 1886
Shooting at Hall of Arms of Sanz and
Carbonell, Tutorial lessons in French,  Reasons why Rizal stayed Berlin,
English and German. Germany.
Spain
 Don Pablo Ortega (Former mayor
of the City of Manila)
 Daughter; Consuelo Ortega Y
Perez.
 5th GF of Rizal; Poem: “A
La Senorita C. O. Y P.”
June 21, 1884
 Rizal graduated Licentiate in
Medicine.
 Reasons: February 21, 1887
1. For professional  The Noli was finally finished.
advancement in
ophthalmologist (worked March 21, 1887
as assistant of Dr.  the Noli came off the press.
Schweigger) Printed at Berliner Buchdruckrie
2. To get along with German Action Gesselschaft. ₱300 for
scientist and scholar Dr. 2,000 copies.
Feudur Jagur.
(END OF MIDTERM EXAM COVERAGE)
3. To observe the political
and economic conditions
of Germany.
4. To learn more about
German languages and
customs.
5. To publish his novel Noli
Me Tangere.
“The Darkest Winter of Rizal”
1. November to December, 1886
2. In Berlin, Germany – 5 reasons
3. Rizal suffered poverty
4. Paciano filled to send him
allowance beacause the crops in
Calamba were infested by
Locusts. (1000 pesos/month)
5. Ate once a day. Cheap vegetable
soup and water
6. Washed his own laundry
7. Was not able to pay his landlord
8. Almost got sick of Tuberculosis
(TB)
9. He pawned Saturnina’s ring
10.But was able to finish the Noli Me
Tangere.
Maximo Aviola
 Arrived December, 1886 and save
Rizal from poverty.
 Chief financier of the printing of
the Noli.
January 2, 1884 – Rizal in a post New Capitan Tiago
Year Celebration in Spain, informed his  Father? Of Maria Clara
countrymen of his plan to write a novel
to expose Spanish abuses and Filosopo Tacio
immoralities in the Philippines.  Teacher philosopher of San Diego
“Noli Me Tangere” (Touch Me Not) Tenyente Guevarra
 Taken from the Bible, St. John,  Lieutenant of the Guardia Civil
Chapter 20, Verse 13 to 17. (Do (Police)
Not Touch Me)
Basilio
 Consisted of 63 chapters and one
(1) epiloque. (Originally 64 but  Son of Sisa, brother of Crispin
one chapeter “Elias and Salome” Elias
was deleted to save
‘printing costs’.  The boat man

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Don Rafael Ibarra

Stowe  The father of Crisostomo
 Inspired Rizal to write Noli. Heretic
 A story of the
 Contradicts the religious belief of
discrimination by the
doctrine; doesn’t go to mass.
American whites to the
black or negrito (slaves).
Epilogue:

Noli Me Tangere main characters: Maria Clara

Crisostomo Ibarra  Entered the nunnery because she

was truly in love with Crisostomo
 The boyfriend of Maria Clara.
Ibarra.
 Just arrived from Europe after 7
years of schooling. Padre Salvi

Maria Clara  Requested to be assigned at the

nunnery because he was secretly
 Daughter? Of Capitan Tiago.
in love with Maria Clara.
Padre Damaso
Padre Damaso
 Former parish priest of San
 Assigned to another parish but
Diego.
died the following day.
 Arrogant, Boastful, Immoral
Kapitan Tiago
Padre Salvi
 Became and opium addict.
 Present parish priest of San
Diego.
Rizal with Maximo Aviola
 Travelled across Europe after the
publication of the Noli. Berlin to
another cities of Germany to
Austria.
 He met Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt
(Director, Ateneo de Manila)
 Close friend and
correspondent for life.
 Arrived in Leitmeritz, Austria on
May 14, 1887.
Switzerland (Geneva) – June 19, 1887
 Rizal spent his 26th birthday.
June 20, 1887
 Maximo Aviola bid goodbye to
Rizal and went back to Barcelona,
Spain.
Itlay; Rome and Vatican – June 27,
1887
July 3, 1887
 Marseilles, France; boarded
Djemnah.
July 30, 1887
 Arrived in Saigon, Vietnam.
 Boarded Haipong bound for
Manila.
August 5, 1887
 Arrived in Manila.
August 8, 1887
 In Calamba, Laguna (Home
Sweet Home).
 Calamba:
 Opened a medical clinic.
 Built a gymnasium;
gymnastic & shooting
Reasons why Rizal decided to go home:
1. To lessen his loneliness to his
parents and siblings.
2. To determine Leonor Rivera’s
Silence.
3. To serve his people.
4. To cure or operate on his
mother’s eye.
5. To find out the reactions of the
Spaniards and the Filipinos about
his Noli.
Rizal
 Received a letter from Governor-
General Emilio Terrero inviting
him to come to Malacañang,
Manila to shed light on the Noli
controversy.
Questions: Is your Noli “subversive”?
Answer: “I was just telling the truth sir”
Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrande
 Bodyguard given to Rizal by
Terrero.
Msgr. Pedro Payo
 Archbishop of Manila (Dominican)
created a committee of the
faculty at UST,Chairman:
Fr. Gregorio Echevarria.
Results of the investigation:
1. Rizal’s Noli was heretic
2. Impious
3. Scandalous of the religious order
4. Anti-Patriotic
5. Subversive of the Public Order
 6. Injurious to the Government and
church of Spain in the Philippines
Colony.
Fr. Salvador Font
 Chairman Permanent Commission
on Censorship.
Recommendation:
 The “Importation, Reproduction,
and Circulation” of the Noli is
strictly prohibited.
Fr. Jose Rodriquez
 Parish Priest of Guadalupe
(Makati City) in his flyers/leflets:
distributed during
masses/”Sermons”
1. Rizal is ignorant
2. Rizal attacked the
Government and church of
Spain in the Philippine
Colony.
3. “If you read the Noli, you
commit a mortal sin”.
Fr. Vicente Garcia a.k.a
“Justo Desiderio Magalang”
 Defended Rizal & his Noli:
1. Rizal is not ignorant
because he was a
graduate of several
courses from different
colleges and universities
both local and abroad.
2. Rizal did not attack the
Government and the
church; only it’s abusive,
corrupt and immoral
officials.
3. How about Fr. Rodriquez?
Did he not read the Noli?
2nd trip of Rizal abroad:
(Upon the advice of Governor-General
Emilio Terrero)
Reasons:
1. Rizal continued stay in the
Philippines place his life, family,
and friends in great danger.
2. He can fight better his enemies
while abroad.
February 3, 1888
 Rizal left Manila on board Zafiro
for Amoy, China and then to
Hongkong (HK).
February 8, 1888
 Arrived in China then went to
Hongkong.
February 11-13, 1888
 Chinese New Year, stayed in
Victoria Hotel.
Observations:
1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese
New Year due to explosion of
firecrackers.
2. Noisy audience in Chinese
Theaters.
3. Marathon Lauriat party where
Chinese dasher were served.
4. Protestant Cemetery was the
most clean and beautiful.
5. Dominicans were influential in the
business.
February 18-20, 1888
 Rizal went to Macau to visit his
friend, Fernando Lecaros.
 Ship-Kiu-Kiang
 Rizal went to Cathedrals,
old churches, casinos,
museums, etc, back to HK.
February 22, 1888
 From HK went to Japan on board,
“Oceanic”.
February 28, 1888
 Arrived in Yokohama, Japan
 Tokyo, Japan: Stayed at
the Spanish Legation with
Secretary (now
Ambassador) Juan Perez
Caballero.
Japan (“Land of Cherry Blossoms”)
Seiko Ushui a.k.a “O-Sei-San”
 6th GF of Rizal
 Guide, Interpreter, Tutor, and
Inspiration of Rizal.
April 13, 1888
 Rizal left Japan for USA on board
“Belgic” met Techo Suehiro
 Japanese journalist and
champion of human rights.
Techo Suehiro’s Novel:
1. Nankai – Non- Daiharam
(Storm Over The South Sea)
 Similar to Rizal’s Noli.
2. O-Unabara (The Big Ocean)
 Similar to Rizal’s El
Filibusterismo.
April 28, 1888
 Belgic arrived in San Francisco,
California.
May 13, 1888
 Arrived in New York, USA
 Observations:
 “America is a land par
excellence for freedom but
only for the whites.”
May 16, 1888
 Boarded the “City of Rome”
bound for Europe.
May 24, 1888
 Arrived in Queenstown, Ireland
(Liverpool, England).
May 25, 1888
 In London, England
 Stayed in London:
1. To learn more about the
English language.
2. To annotate “Successos de
Las Islas Filipinas” by Antonio
Morga.
Rizal
 Stayed briefly at the house of
Antonio Ma. Regidor.
 Introduced to Reinhold Rost –
Director, British Museum &
Library.
 Stayed at the house of the
Beckett Family; Daughter –
Gertrude Beckett – 7th GF of Rizal
 Gertude Beckett – Gettie
 Jose Rizal – Pettie (small)
1888-1889-1890-1891
 London, England
 Paris, France
 Barcelona & Madrid, Spain
-stayed at the painting studio of
Juan Luna – Arts Competition
(Painting)
 Juan Luna (3rd prize)
“Spolarium”
 Felix Hidalgo (2nd prize)
“Christian Virgin Exposed
to the Populace”
 Rizal – no prize – bust of
himself.
 Brussells & Ghent, Belguim
 Rizal posed as model – “Blood
Compact” as Rajah Sikatuna;
Egyptian priest in the “Death of
Cleopatra”
Biarritz, French Riviera (France)
 Stayed with Bousteds Family –
daughter Nellie Bousteds (French
GF of Rizal)
 Relationship did not last long:
1. The mother of Nellie
did not like Rizal as
son-in-law.
2. Rizal did not convert to
Protestant religion.
March 29, 1891 (Belgium)
 Rizal finished writing the El
Filibusterismo.
September 18, 1891
 El Fili came off the press. Printed
at F. Meyer Van Lao Press.
El Filibusterismo
 Consisted of 38 chapters; two
parts were deleted to save
printed costs: 1. Foreward 2. The
Warning
 Inspired by “The Count of Monte
Cristo” by Alexander Dumas
 Dedicated by Rizal to the
GOMBURZA
 Chiefly financed by Valentin
Ventura
El Fili characters:
 Simoun – a rich jeweler, from
Cuba after 13 years of absence
from the Philippines
 Basilio – adopted by Capitan
Tiago; studied at Colegio de
Letran and then medicine at
Ateneo Municipal
 Cabesang Tales – leader of the
rebels
 Daughter – Juli (Girlfriend
of Basilio)
 Students – proposed to establish
Spanish language (at first,
disapproved) Academy
 Padre Irene – helped approval to
put Spanish Language Academy,
then it was approved.
 Students – held rally at a
“Panciteria” near the School
 Arrested, imprisoned, post
bail and were released
except Basilio.
Suzanne Jacoby
 Rizal’s girlfriend in Belgium
Simoun (Plans)
1. To rescue Maria Clara from
nunnery
2. To start the revolution
“Mene thesel phares (Something will
happen to you), Juan Crisostomo
Ibarra”
Simoun
 Befriended with the Governor –
General to impose higher taxes
and implement harsh laws so the
Filipinos will get angry
 Also befriended (by giving them
arms from a Chinese Quiroga
(smuggler/supplier of firearms)
who wanted to became a consul
in Philippines) with Cabesang
Tales – leader of the rebels
 Quiroga – a Chinese merchant
who will smuggle arms for the
rebels.
Maria Clara died, the following day
Capitan Tiago also died.
Juli
 Applied as a maid in the Convent
 To pay post bail for Basilio to be
released in jail, but Padre
Camorra tried to rape Juli, but
Juli jumped into the window of
the convent, and died.
So Basilio agreed to help Simoun to
start the Revolution. Simoun then paid
the post bail, and Basilio was released.
Basilio was now in debt of Simoun.
Juanito Pelaez
 Hunch-back friend of Basilio
Paulita Gomez
 Girlfriend of Juanito Pelaez
Isagani
 Former boyfriend of Paulita;
Basilio’s friend
Simoun’s treasures were thrown to the
sea.
“The evil will never triumph over the
good”
October 18, 1891
 Rizal left Europe on board “SS
Melbourne” boarded for
Hongkong (HK)
November 20, 1891
 Arrived in HK
 Stayed at No. 5 D’Aguillar Street,
No. 2 Rexanola Terrace, HK
opened a medical clinic. Had
clientele – patients endorsed by
Dr. Lorenzo Marquez, a
Portuguese ophthalmologist.
Rizal
 With Atty. Jose Ma. Basa, a
Filipino lawyer based in HK
drafted/wrote the Constitution &
By – Laws of the La Liga Filipina
– a secret society for political and
social reforms in the Philippines.
Sad news from the Philippines:
1. Persecution of Filipino patriots
who signed Anti-Friar
Manifesto (800 Filipinos) – to
expel the bad friars back to
Spain including Msgr. Pedro
Payo (Archbishop of Manila)
2. Persecution of Calamba
tenants who signed a petition
for agrarian reform. (Don
Francisco was one of them)
 3. Furious attacks by senators of
the Spanish Cortes (Spanish
COngress)
4. Manuel Hidalgo (brother-in-
law) was twice exiled in
Bohol.
5. His friend, a medical student
was agreed for possessing a
copy of the Noli.
December 1891
 Don Francisco with Paciano and
Silvestre Ubaldo then later Doña
Teodora with sisters Lucia,
Josefa, & Soledad went to
Hongkong
Christmas 1891
 Considered by Rizal as the
happiest Xmas spent adroad.
Rizal decided to go home to the
Philippines with sister Lucia:
1. To confer with Governor –
General Eulogio Despujol
about his proposed North
Borneo (Sabah) Colonization
or Resettlement Project.
2. To organize the La Liga
Filipina
June 20, 1892
 Rizal with Lucia boarded “Don
Juan” bound for Manila
June 26, 1892
 Arrived in Manila – Lucia (in
possession of a manuscript,
“Pobres Frailes”(Poor Friars))
held by customs authorities. Rizal
went to Malacañang.
July 3, 1892
 Rizal founded the La Liga, at the
house of Doroteo Ongjungco at
Tondo, Manila. Andres Bonifacio
was present.
July 6, 1892
 Discovery of La Liga. Rizal was
arrested. Detained at Fort
Santiago.
July 7, 1892
 Andres Bonifacio founded the
KKK (Katipunan) Kataastaasan,
Kagalanggalangan, Katipunan ng
mga anak ng Bayan.
Aimed of the KKK
 To establish a separate Philippine
Republic through a bloody
revolution.
July 14, 1892
 Rizal was exiled in Dapitan –
boarded the ship “Cebu” bound
to Dapitan.
July 17, 1892
 Arrived in Dapitan (Zamboanga
del Norte).
 Start of Rizal exiled.
September 21, 1892
 (Rizal in Dapitan) – a ship arrived
to announce that 3 winners from
Zamboanga won 2nd prize in the
Sweepstakes Lottery (Nr. 9736)
1
 (₱20,000) Rizal’s
3
share = ₱6,200
(Rizal, Domingo Carnicero
(escort), Equillor)
₱200.00 – sent to Atty. Jose Ma. Basa in Distinction between Rizal’s novels in the
HK following aspects:
₱2,000.00 – sent to Don Fracisco in HK No. of chapters
Balance = ₱4,000.00  Noli
 Bought a land (16-17 Hectares;  63 & 1 epilogue
farm; planted with coconuts,  El Fili
sugar cane, fruit trees, abaca  38
(hemp)). Parts deleted to save printing costs
 Renovated the house & clinic
 Noli
 4 community projects in Dapitan:
 1 chapter (Elias & Salome)
1. Improvement of the lighting
 El Fili
system
 2 parts: 1. Foreward 2.
2. Improvement of the water
The Warning
system
3. Draining the marshes – to get Country where printed
rid of the breeding grounds of  Noli
mosquitoes. (Malaria)  Germany
4. Establish a school, lumber &  El Fili
hardware store  Belgium
August 28, 1893 Printed Press
 Leonor Rivera (married to Charles  Noli
Kipping (an Englishman))died of  BBAG
illness (Age 26 years old)  El Fili
February 3, 1895  F. Meyer Van Loo Press
 Josephine Bracken arrived in Chief financier
Dapitan with his adoptive father  Noli
(blind) – George Taufer from  Maximo Viola
Hongkong.  El Fili
Leonor and Jose age gap – 6 years  Valentin Ventura
Bracken (19) and Jose (34) age gap – Inspired by
15 years  Noli
 Uncle Tom’s Cabin
 El Fili
 Count of Monte Cristo
Plot/Theme
 Noli
 Discrimination
 El Fili
 Revenge
Dedicated To
 Noli
 To my motherland
 El Fili
 To GOMBURZA
Leading character
 Noli
 Crisostomo Ibarra
 El Fili
 Simoun