Rizal traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, gaining diverse experiences. He visited Spain, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines. In each country, he furthered his education, published writings about Philippine patriotism and reform, and observed different cultures. His travels exposed him to new ideas and experiences that informed his calls for reforms back home, until he was ultimately executed in the Philippines in 1896.
Rizal traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, gaining diverse experiences. He visited Spain, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines. In each country, he furthered his education, published writings about Philippine patriotism and reform, and observed different cultures. His travels exposed him to new ideas and experiences that informed his calls for reforms back home, until he was ultimately executed in the Philippines in 1896.
Rizal traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, gaining diverse experiences. He visited Spain, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines. In each country, he furthered his education, published writings about Philippine patriotism and reform, and observed different cultures. His travels exposed him to new ideas and experiences that informed his calls for reforms back home, until he was ultimately executed in the Philippines in 1896.
GE 8 Rizal’s Life and Work Activity : Trace the travels of Rizal by writing in the chart below the countries that Rizal visited and his experiences in each. City/Country Visited Learning Experience Philippines May 3, 1882 ➢ Rizal boarded the salvadora with Antonio Rivera Spain June 15, 1882 ➢ Rizal arrived and stayed at Barcelona for 3 months Barcelona, Spain August 20, 1882 ➢ Rizal’s “Amor Patrio” was published Madrid, Spain September 2, 1882 ➢ Rizal enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid October 4, 1882 ➢ Rizal recited his poem “Me Piden Versus” at the Circulo Hispano- Filipino France June 20, 1883 ➢ Rizal visited the Lariboisiere Hospital and observe the different diseases of women Madrid, Spain September 28, 1883 ➢ Rizal enrolled back to the Universidad Central de Madrid January 2, 1884 ➢ Rizal proposed to the Circulo Hispano-Filipino the publication of the book June 21, 1884 ➢ Rizal finished his degree Licentiate in Medicine Germany April 22, 1886 ➢ Rizal wrote the poem “A Las Flores de Heidelberg” March 21, 1887 ➢ Copies of Noli Me Tangere went to the press Manila, Philippines August 5, 1887 ➢ Rizal came back to Manila August 30, 1887 ➢ Possession and reading of Noli Me Tangere is prohibited Hong Kong February 8, 1888 ➢ Rizal arrived at Hong Kong February 16, 1887 ➢ Rizal write to the Blumentritt that Hong Kong is small but very city Japan February 28, 1888 ➢ Rizal arrived in Japan March 4, 1888 ➢ He wrote Blumentritt about the honesty, courtesy, cleanliness and industry of the Japanese people March 15, 1888 ➢ Rizal first saw O-Sci-san walking past the gate of the Spanish Legation Biaritz, France March 21, 1891 ➢ Rizal finished writing El Filibusterismo Paris, France October 3 1891 ➢ Rizal sent a letter with 600 copies of El Filibusterismo to Jose Ma. Basa in Hong Kong saying that he was definitely taking the next trip of the Melbourne for Hong Kong from Marseilles Philippines June 26, 1892 ➢ Rizal arrived in the Philippines using the boat Don Juan December 30, 1896 ➢ Rizal was executed