JOURNAL 5

1. Outline the demographic journey of Jose Rizal abroad.

○ First Travel Abroad (1882 – 1887)
i. Two Main Reasons to go to Spain
● To finish his medical specialization.
○ Enrolled in Unibersidad Central de Madrid
○ Joined Masonic Lodge Acacia adopting the Masonic
name, Dimas-Alang
○ Went to Paris and Germany to specialized
Ophthalmology
● To do his “secret mission” in preparation for his fight liberating
oppressed Filipinos from Spanish tyranny
○ To observe the life, culture, languages, customs,
industries, commerce, government, and laws of the
European nations.
○ Philippines to Singapore (May 3-11, 1882)
○ Singapore to Ceylon (May 11 – 17, 1882)
○ Ceylon to Italy ( May 17 – June 11, 1882)
○ Italy to France ( June 11 – June 12, 1882)
○ Fall of 1882, Jose left Barcelona for Madrid
○ First Visit in Paris (1883)
○ The Return of Rizal in Madrid (1884)
○ France to Germany (1885 -1887)
○ The Creation of Noli me Tangere (1886) - Half of the novel was written in
Paris, he continued a quarter of his novel in Madrid and the last part in
Germany. In Berlin, He finalized the revisions in February 1886.
○ The Travels of Rizal and Viola
i. May 11, 1887 – The two left Berlin in an express train.
ii. They visited different places in Europe like:
iii. Dresden (Germany)
iv. Teschen ( Czechoslovakia)
v. Leitmeritz ( Bohemia)
vi. Vienna (Austria)
vii. Munich (Germany)
viii.Nuremberg (Germany)
ix. Geneva (Switzerland)
x. June 23, 1887 – Jose and Maximo parted ways, Jose went to Italy
and Maximo returned in Spain.
xi. June 27, 1887 – he arrived in Rome, where he called “The City of
Caesar.”
xii. After a week, Jose prepared to return to the Philippines.
○ First Homecoming (1887)
○ Second Travel Abroad ( 1888 -1892)
○ Hongkong ( February 3, 1888 – February 22, 1888)
○ United States of America (April 13, 1888 - May 13, 1888)
 ○ England (May 1888)
○ Short Visit in Paris and Spain
○ Return in London
○ Return in Paris (1889)
○ Brussels (1891)
○ Second Homecoming (1892)
○ Rizal’s Last Travel
i. July 31, 1896 – Rizal travelled in Manila together with Narcisa,
ii. Josephine and some nephews accordance to the order of
Governor-general Blanco.
iii. August 6, 1896 – Jose Rizal was bound to Spain but the ship left.
iv. August 19, 1896 – Katipunan was discovered.
v. August 23, 1896 – Rizal left Manila bound for Singapore aboard the
ship Isla de Panay.
vi. Pedro Roxas urged Rizal to stay in Singapore to plan for the
revolution but he refused.
vii. September 30, 1896 – Rizal was imprisoned in the ship.
viii.October 6, 1896 – Rizal was imprisoned in Montjuic.
ix. November 3, 1896 – aboard the ship SS Colon, Rizal arrived in
Manila and imprisoned in Fort Santiago.
2. Identify the most relevant events in the life and study of Rizal abroad.
○ The First Journey to Europe
i. On May 11, 1882, he rose the cruise of DJEMAH going to
Ceylon (old name of SriLanka).
ii. Most of the passengers of the cruise wereFrench and because of
this Jose practiced the French language that he learned during
hisAteneo days but he knew that he needed to study more to
become fluent in the language.
iii. On June 11, 1882, Djemnah reached Naples in Italy.
iv. After three days, he travelled to Barcelona using train.
v. Because of insufficient money, he first rented a room inBarcelona
which cost only 11 pesos.
○ Life in Barcelona and Madrid
i. Since he arrived in Spain during summer vacation, he had
the opportunity to travelparts of the city and meet the other
Filipinos living in the city.
ii. He wrote his first nationalistic essay in Barcelona entitle El
AmorPatrio.
iii. When his brother Paciano learned that he was staying in
Barcelona, he wrote a letter toJose and reminded him about his
secret mission in going to Spain.
iv. Aside from his studies and other art lessons, he had the opportunity
to meet ConsueloOrtiga y Perez, the daughter of Don Pablo,
former mayor of Manila during the time ofadministration of
Governor General Carlos Maria dela Torre.
 v. He fell in love with Consuelobut because Eduardo de Lete was
courting Consuelo, he did not pursue his feelings forConsuelo
and instead he wrote a poem which showed his admiration to this
Lady.
○ Mi Piden Versos
i. During his stay in Spain, he joined the CIRCULO HISPANO
FILIPINO, an organizationof the Filipino and Spaniards who wanted
to ask for reform from the government. He wrote MI PIDEN
VERSOS (They Ask Me for Verses), a poem which showed the
sadness of the son of art who lived away from his origin.
○ Rizal in Paris
i. On July 17, 1883, he travelled to Paris and visited the different
tourist spots in the city. Rizal could not afford the high cost of living
in Paris so he decided to go back to Madrid.
○ Rizal Joined the Masonry
i. Rizal joined the Masonry hoping that he could utilize the Free
Masonry as his shield against the friars who according to him were
the hindrance for the development and reform of society in the
Philippines. On February 15, 1884, he received his diploma as
theMaster Mason.
○ The Toast for Luna and Hidalgo
i. On June 25, 1884, Juan Luna's Spolarium and Felix
ResurreccionHidalgo's Christian Virgins Exposed to Populnce
received a silver medal on a prestigious competition in Madrid.
Jose Rizal who was not able to take his meal for the wholeday was
requested to deliver an impromptu speech.
○ The Concept of Brindis Speech
i. The independence of the Philippines in the future because the
Filipinos already had education from Spain and their achievement
were recognized abroad.
ii. The genius could come from any nations so the people in a
particular race should not treat themselves as superior.
iii. The talents and intelligence of the Filipinos are innate and Spain
gave them education which polished their capabilities.
iv. The Filipinos are ready for the reforms that the Spain government
will give.
v. The Union of Spain and the Philippines is not impossible and he
recognized the contributions of Spain for our country
vi. The credit should be given to Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, to the
students who choose to be apart from their families to contribute
their education and to the parents who worked hard and bore the
longing for their children for the sake of their education.
○ The Academic Records of Rizal in Universidad Central de Madrid
 i. In 1884, Jose Rizal completed his medical studies and attained the
title of Licentiate in Medicine. However, because of financial
difficulties, he was not able to presenthis thesis and get the title s
Doctor of Medicine. During his vacant, he consumed his free hours
attending seminars and lectures and going to feasts.
○ Rizal, Assimilation and Propaganda Movement
i. The Filipino illustrado in Madrid between the year 1880 to 1885 had
a secret mission to inform the Spanish government in Madrid about
the true condition of the Philippines. The triumvirates of the
organization were Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jena and
Jose Rizal.
○ The Conflict Between Jose Rizal and Antonio Luna
i. When Jose Rizal heard that Antonio Luna was in love with Nelly
Boustead, he challenged him to a duel. Being an expert inguns and
swords Rizaldid was confident that he would win the duel but the
other Filipinospresent prevented the duel from happening.
○ The Conflict Between Rizal and Wenceslao Retana
i. Because of the negative comments of Retanaabout his family, he
challenged him to a duel but again having in mind that Rizala was
an expert in guns and sword, Retana did not agree to the
challenged.
○ The Conflict Between Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Rizal
i. Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Rizal had a conflict because of leadership.
The members in the association were divided as Pilarist Rizalist.
To end the conflict they held an election. Marcelo won but did not
get the minimum vote needed to be president.
3. Discuss why these the choices made by group in line with the formation of mind
and heart of Jose Rizal for the welfare of the Philippines?