UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS

COLLEGE OF NURSING
2nd Semester S.Y. 2020-2021

Names:
Gayyed, November
Guyguyon, Shai
Kinfia, Hannah
Martin, Jerily Jean
Wacas, Graphaiene Neika

Topic

 TRAVEL IN FRANCE AND GERMANY

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. Be able to explain and understand why Dr. Jose Rizal studies in France and Germany.
2. Recall the life of Rizal in Paris and Berlin.
3. Know the decisions of Rizal returning home.

Narrative Discussion of Topic:

Why Rizal went to France and Germany?

His decision to migrate into France and Germany was due to his desire to specialize
in ophthalmology. His preference for ophthalmology and a specialization in medicine
was prompted to by his desire to cure the ailment of his mother. He then went to
Berlin to further study ophthalmology and other languages. Also, he wants to get
familiar with the scenic Germany and be part of the community.

 13 February 1883: In a letter, Rizal appraised his brother Paciano with his
activities in Madrid, his impressions of the city and his meeting with his
friends in gathering.

FIRST VISIT TO PARIS, FRANCE (1883)

• After his summer vacation in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris, the capital of France. He
observed that the prices of food, drinks, theatre, tickets, laundry, hotel
 accommodations, and transportation were too high for Rizal’s slender purse.

 June 17, 1883- He arrived at Paris, where he spent the whole day
walking around and observing the beautiful city. He stayed overnight at
Hotel de Paris.
 June 18, 1883- With Felipe Zamora and Cunanan, He visited the
Leannec Hospital to observe how Dr. Nicaise treats his patients.

 Laennec Hospital- where Rizal observed Dr. Nicaise treating

his patients

 June 19, 1883- Dr. Nicaise showed Rizal one of his techniques in
operation.
 June 20, 1883- Rizal visited Lariboisiere Hospital where Felix Pard de
Tavera was an extern.

 Lariboisiere Hospital- where Rizal observed the examination

of different diseases of women.

 June 21, 1883- After watching Dr. Duply, he went to the Jardin d’
Acclimatation situated outside the Paris in the Forest of Bologna. He
found plants of all species and the rarest and most beautiful birds.
 July 5- August 2, 1883: In a series of letter to his parents, sisters and
brother, Rizal continued describing the museum, buildings, hospitals,
museum and his excursions to important place in Paris.
 November 1885- February 1886- Rizal worked as an assistant to Dr.
Louis De Weckert, a leading French ophthalmologist.

RIZAL AS A MUSICIAN

- Rizal came to play flute very well that he became a flutist in various impromptu
reunions of Filipinos in Paris. It is also said that he composed some songs particularly
“Alin Mang Lahi”—a patriotic song which assets that any race aspires for freedom,
“La Delportacion”— a sad danza, composed in Dapitan, and Leonor— song he
composed before his departure for Spain.
 LITERARY WORKS DONE BY RIZAL DURING HIS STAY IN FRANCE

 Marie Colombier: The Pistol of the Little Baroness

-a review written by Rizal.

 The Kite and the Hen

 The Fisherwoman and the Fish

 Alphonse Daudet: Tartarin Sur Les Alpes

GERMANY
 February 03, 1886 until May 31, 1887- Rizal lived in Germany for
approximately a year, he left Paris due to its high cost of living which he
could not cope with. He arrived in Heidelberg, Germany which is famous for
its university and romantic surroundings on

 Rizal’s affection for Germany and its people is evident in his many travels in his
scientific mother country, he became a member of chess players’ club in Heidelberg
and also became popular in German students because of his drinking sprees.
 For more than a year, he moved from city to city, admiring the beauty of the cities
along the banks of the Rhine and immersing in many intellectual pursuits in other
parts of the country.
 After a few days, Rizal decided to transfer to a boarding house close to the University
of Heidelberg. Rizal gained many friends with whom he shared his passion for
science and in the process, he mastered German language.
 He honed his skills in Ophthalmology, he was privileged enough to work at the eye
hospital of the university, under the tutelage of Dr. Otto Becker. It was at this
university town where he perfected the techniques of diagnosing eye ailments, which
he learned under Dr. Louis. He even donated some artifacts from his personal
collection, which are still being kept in the ethnological museums of Berlin and
Dresden.
 Longing for his homeland and family Rizal wrote letters to his sisters Maria and
Trinidad stating that Germany is a country of order and obedience. He also described
in his letter on how affectionate, respectful, modest and not boastful the German
students are.
 Yearning for his native land and taking inspiration from the natural beauty of the
Neckar River and its surroundings, he wrote the poem “A las Flores de Heidelberg”
(To the Flowers of Heidelberg).

RIZAL’S TRAVEL TO BERLIN

 Rizal lived in Berlin for almost six months. He took the train to Berlin on November
1, 1886 and stayed until May 11, 1887. Rizal was enchanted by Berlin because of its
scientific atmosphere and the absence of race prejudice.
 Rizal lived in Berlin for five reasons: (1) to gain further knowledge of ophthalmology
(2) to further his studies of sciences and languages (3) to observe the economic and
political conditions of the German nation (4) to associate with famous German
 scientists and scholars (5) to publish his novel, Noli Me Tangere.
 In Berlin, Rizal devoted his time to his medical studies as well as his literary writings
despite undergoing privations. Tagalische Ver kunst (Tagalog Metrical Art)- Rizal
wrote this scholarly paper in German which he read before the society in April 1887
this paper was published by the society in the same year, and elicited favorable
comments from all scientific quarters.
 Life in Berlin was not that easy for Rizal. According to a report: Rizal worked in the
morning as an assistant of Dr. Schweigger’s Clinic and in the evening, he attended
lectures in the University of Berlin.
 His association with numerous German intellectuals and noted German
ophthalmologists led to his membership in prestigious societies, such as the
Anthropological Society and Geographical Society of Berlin.
 During his leisure moments, he toured the country sides and observed the culture and
life of the people. All these he captured in his various sketches. After several months’
stay in the German capital, where he spent the Christmas holidays of 1886, Rizal sent
a letter from Berlin to his sister, Saturnina, and his brother-in-law Manuel Hidalgo
stating his full account of his activities in Germany.
 Not all the experiences of Rizal in Germany were good, there is this one winter time
wherein he lived in poverty because no money arrived from Calamba and he was flat
broke. During that time, he only eats one meal a day and had to wash his clothes
himself because he could not afford to pay the laundry. On Calamba, Paciano tried to
raise money but crops have failed due to locusts and the sugar market collapsed.

Noli Me Tangere Published in Berlin (1887)

 The Bleak winter of 1886 in Berlin or the darkest winter was memorable in the
life of Rizal for 2 reasons:
 It was painful episode for he was hungry, sick, despondent in a strange city.
 It brought him joy, because his first novel the Noli Me Tangere was came of
the press on March 1887
 Dr. Maximo Viola or also known as the “Legendary Santa Claus” arrived in Berlin at
the height of Rizal’s despondency and loan him the needed funds to published a novel

IDEA OF WRITING A NOVEL

 During his stay at Central University in Madrid his reading Harriet Beecher Stowe’s
Uncle Tom’s Cabin inspired him to create a novel.
 January 2, 1884 Rizal proposes a writing a novel about Philippines during the reunion
of the Filipino’s in paternos recidence in Madrid by the group of Filipino’s and also
his proposal was approved by paternals, Pedro Maxximino Antonio, Graciano Lopez
Jaena, Evaristo Aguirre, Julio Lorente, Melecio Figueroa, and Vanletin Ventura.

THE WRITING OF THE NOLI

 Rizal started writing the Noli in the year of 1884 and he finished the one half in
Madrid.
 In the year of 1885, Rizal continued writing the second half in Paris
 On April-June 1886, he wrote the last few chapters of the novel in Wilhelm Feld
 During the winter days in Berlin on February 1886, Rizal made a revision in the
 manuscript of the Noli

VIOLA, SAVIOR OF THE NOLI

 After Christmas season, Rizal put finishing touches to the novel and save printing
expenses. He deleted certain passages and including a whole chapter.
 February 21, 1887 the Noli was finished and ready for printing.
 Berliner Buchdrukei Action Gesselchaff, the printing shop which charges the lowest
rate for 300 pesos for 2,000 copies of the Noli
 Rizal suspected as a French spy
- During his printing his Noli the police chief Berlin visited his boarding house and
requested to see his passport
- Spanish Assembly, where Viola and Rizal seek for help
 March 21, 1887 with Viola who was always at the side of Rizal. The Noli Me
Tangere was came off the press.
 March 29, 1887 Rizal gave Viola gallery proof of the Noli and a complimentray
copies to his dear friend Maximo Viola.

 The title Noli Me Tangere is a Latin phrase which means “Touch Me Not”. It is not
originally conceived by Rizal, for he admitted taking it from the Bible
 Noli Me Tangere was solely dedicated to the Philippines. He described the
Philippines as a patient with cancer that even with the most careful touch; it awakens
in it the sharpest pains.
 The cover of Noli Me Tangere was designed by Rizal. It is a ketch of explicit
symbols. A woman‘s head atop a Maria Clara bodice represents the nation and the
women, victims of the social cancer. One of the causes of the cancer is symbolized in
the friar’s feet, outsized in relation to the woman’s head. The other aggravating
causes of oppression and discrimination are shown in the guard’s helmet and the iron
chains, the teacher’s whip and the alferez’s scourge. A slight cluster of bamboo
stands at the backdrop; these are the people, forever in the background of their own
country’s history. There is a cross, a maze, flowers and thorny plants, a flame; these
are indicative of the religious policy, the misdirected ardor, the people strangled as a
result of these ally. The novel Noli Me Tangere contains 63 chapters and an epilogue.
ASSESSMENT:

WORD HUNT
Instruction: Locate and encircle the given words running vertically, horizontally, and
diagonally regarding the discussed lesson.

Y G L N F R E N C H K O U L

G H E I D E L B E R G U A A

O G M A O C D L E H C D E Z

L P A C I A N O A C E O N I

O D H P I E A N O L N A I R

M A P T C N G L P A N C C I

L D T E H L E O O Z A I I Z

A I A J O A R C P R E A D A

H N P B O T M C N I L R E B

T I A P A H A I C A R A M Y

H R R C I C N C A O R R A O

P T I H C N Y E L O P E O R

O O S B A R A L C A I R A M

N O L I M E T A N G E R E A

LA DELPORTACION RIZAL
BOLOGNA PACIANO
LEANNEC OPHTHALMOLOGY
PARIS MARIA CLARA
GERMANY MEDICINE
NOLI ME TANGERE FRENCH
HEIDELBERG TRINIDAD
BERLIN
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Instruction: Read the clues below and fill in the correct answer.
Across:

1. Rizal’s first novel which he wrote in Berlin

14.
15. 3.

6.

5.

1.

7.
2.

13.

12.

4.

11.

8.

10.

9.

2. Crispin’s older brother who is also trying to be a sexton

4. A place where he attended a masquerade ball
 8. Rizal’s closest confidant and the one who translated Noli Me Tangere
9. A place famous for its university and romantic surroundings
10. A propagandist and the one who lent money to Rizal for the publishing of the
book
12. Flowers in that river reminded Rizal of the blooming flowers in Calamba,
Laguna and inspired him to write the poem, “A las Flores de Heidelberg.”
14. The doctor whom Rizal worked with to perfect the technique of diagnosing eye
ailments.

Down:

3. Where was Noli Me Tangere published?

5. Latin meaning of Noli Me Tangere
6. Noli Me Tangere is written in what language
7. What did Rizal specialize in France and Germany?
11. She is the mestiza heroine in the novel, Noli Me Tangere
13. The hospital where Rizal observed Dr. Nicaise treat his patients.
15. He designed the cover of Noli Me Tangere

REFERENCES (Use APA Format):

Mendoza, A. (2014, September 11). Rizal in Germany and France.

https://www.slideshare.net/abigail0716/rizal-in-germany-and-france .

Barnachia, M.J. (2016, April 28). The Life and Works of Rizal in Paris.
https://www.slideshare.net/MartinJonBarnachia/rizal-in-paris.

McKinney, A. (2015). Rizal’s life in Germany and Paris.

https://slideplayer.com/slide/4712158/

Delos Santos, T. (2014, December 9). Rizal’s travel in Paris.

https://prezi.com/uwnqf6arsazb/rizals-travel-in-paris/