ACTIVITY 7

A TIMELINE OF RIZAL'STRAVEL ABROAD

LEAVING MANILA
1882

Jose Rizal leaves Manila to pursue his

studies Universidad Central de Madrid in
Spain.

1883 RIZAL TRAVELED TO FRANCE

He traveled to France to observe how

medicine was being practiced there

1887 RIZAL'S RETURN TO SPAIN

Rizal returned to Madrid and thought

about publishing a book that exposed the
colonial relationship of Spain and the
Philippines. This idea was realized in
March 1887, with the publication of the
novel Noli Me Tangere in Germany.

RIZAL'S RETURN TO MANILA AND HIS

JOURNEY TO HONGKONG

Rizal returned to Manila in August

1887, after five years in Europe. However,
his homecoming was met by the friars’ furor
over Noli Me Tangere.

Six months later, pressured by the

Spanish authorities as well as by his
family and friends to leave the country and
avoid further persecution, Rizal left
Manila for Hong Kong.

1888 RIZAL'S JOURNEY TO MACAU, JAPAN,

UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN

Rizal traveled to Macau and Japan before

going to America. Entering San Francisco,
California, in April 1888, he visited the
states of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska,
Illinois, and New York.
Rizal arrived in England in May 1888. In
August, he was admitted to the British
Museum, where he copied Antonio de
Morga’s massive study of the Philippines,
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, which
Rizal later annotated for publication “as
a gift to the Filipinos.” In the museum
he devoted his time reading all the
sources on Philippine history that he
could find.
1890
LONDON TO PARIS

Rizal shuttled between London and Paris,

where he wrote ethnographic and history-
related studies, as well as political
articles. He also frequently visited Spain,
where he met with fellow Filipino
intellectuals like Marcelo H. del Pilar,
Mariano Ponce, and Graciano Lopez-Jaena.
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A TIMELINE OF RIZAL'STRAVEL ABROAD

1891 RIZAL IN BELGIUM

In March 1891, Rizal finished writing

his second novel, El Filibusterismo, in
France. He planned to publish the book in
Belgium, but was financially hard up. His
brother’s support from back home was
delayed in coming, and he was scrimping on
meals and expenses.

RIZAL'S RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES

1892

Rizal decided to leave Europe to avoid

the worsening rift between the Rizalistas
and Pilaristas, and to help maintain unity
among Filipino expatriates. After staying
for some time in Hong Kong, where he
practiced medicine and planned to build a
“New Calamba” by relocating landless
Filipinos to Borneo, Rizal came home to the
Philippines in June 1892.
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“TO THE YOUNG WOMEN IN MALOLOS”,

To the Women of Malolos” centers salient

points
(Zaide &Zaide, 1999):

1.Filipino mothers should teach their

children the love of God, country and
fellowmen.

2. Filipino mothers should be glad and

honored, like Spartan mothers, to offer
their sons in defense of their country.

3. Filipino women should know how to

protect their dignity and honor.

4. Filipino women should educate

themselves aside of retaining their good
racial values.

5. Faith is not merely reciting prayers

and wearing religious pictures. It is
living the real Christian way with good
morals and manners.