To Europe:

June 12, 1882 - the steamer docked at the French harbor of Marseilles
Chateau d' If
June 11, 1882 - He reached Naples
“Is the capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and
Milan"
Afternoon of June 15, 1882 – Rizal left Merseilles by train for the last lap of his trip to
Spain
• Rizal crossed the Pyreness and stopped for a day at the frontier town of Port Bou
June 16, 1882- Rizal finally reached his destination – Barcelona
• Rizal’s first impression of Barcelona, the greatest city of Cataluña and Spain’s second
largest city was unfavorable.
May 3, 1882
- Rizal left for the Philippine for the first time. He boarded the Spanish Streamer
Salvadora.
- His brother Paciano told Jose to use his cousin's named Jose Paciano.
Captain Donato Lecha
The ship captain from Asturias, Spain.
Rizal described him as:
"affable man, who is more refined than his own countrymen and colleagues"
May 17, 1882
Djamnah reached Point Galle, a seacoast town in southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Rizal reached Colombo, capital of Ceylon.
He boarded the ship Djemnah (French Streamer)
♥ Rizal visited the famouse Chateau d’If, where Dantes, hero of the Count of Monte
Cristo was imprisoned
♥ Rizal stayed two and a half days in Marseilles
Rizal was the only Filipino, the rest were;
Spaniards
British
Indian Negros
The purpose of his secret departure for Spain is to avoid detection by the Spanish
authorities and friars. Paciano, his only brother, knew about his secret departure for
Spain.
Aden- city hotter than Manila; Rizal was amused to see the camels, for the first time
City of Suez- The Red Sea terminal of the Suez Canal
Rizal was impressed in the beautiful moonlight which reminded him of Calamba and his
family
May 18, 1882
Rizal wrote:
"Colombo is more beautiful, smart and elegant than Singapore, Point Galle and Manila"
Singapore
May 9, 1882 -
the ship stay on Singapore for a while
May 11, 1882 -
Hotel de La Paz- Rizal registered here and spent two days on a sightseeing soiree of
the city, which was a colony of England.
Rizal's Secret Mission
First Travel Abroad of Dr. Jose Rizal (1882-1887)
To observe keenly the life and culture, languages and customs, industries and
commerce, and governments and laws of the European nations in order to prepare
himself in the mighty task of liberating his oppressed people from Spanish tyranny.