TIMELINE OF RIZAL’S TRAVEL IN EUROPE

Departure Inception

 May 4, 1882 Rizal departed on board the spanish steamer Salvador bound for Singapore.
 May 9, 1882 the Salvador docked at Singapore.
 May 11, 1882 Rizal bounded the ship Djemnah.
 May 17, 1882 the Djemnah reached Point Galle, a seacoast town in Ceylon.

To Marseilles

 June 12, 1882, He arrived in Marseilles

 Rizal went to Marseilles in order to ride the train going to Barcelona.
 Notably, he visited the Chateau d’if, where Dantes (hero of the count of Monte Cristo) was
imprisoned.
 June 15, 1882 RizaL left Marseilles riding train enroute Barcelona via Bourdeaux and Portbou

To Barcelona

 June 16, 1882 Rizal arrived at Barcelona

 Rizal stayed in Barcelona until the late part of the year
 August 20, 1882 wrote “El Amor Patrio” (Love of Country) at his first publication abroad and sent
it to friend Basilio Teodora of Diaryong Tagalog.
 Rizal left Barcelona for Madrid in the end of 1882.

To Madrid

 November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled at Universidad Central de Madrid and took medical clinic,
surgical clinic, legal medicine, and obstetrical clinic.
 He stayed here from August 1883 to November 1885.
 Studied sculpting and painting at Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
 March 1882, he joined the Masonic lodge called Acacia in Madrid.
 Joined Circulo Hispano Filipino, a group of Filipino students in Madrid. He was with M. del Pilar, J.
Luna, and G. Lopez Jaena.
 Wrote “Me Piden Versos” (They Asked Me for Verses) and “Las Dudas” (as Laong-Laan).
 Finished Licentiate in medicine at Universidad Central de Madrid in 1884, Doctor of Medicine in
1885.
 Rizal decided to leave Madrid once again for a return to Paris, This time as an ophthamology
trainee.
 Rizal, boarded a train to Paris, where hhe would spend his summer vacation.

To Paris

 Jose Rizal arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, June 17, 1883.

 He spent his summer vacation from 17th of June to 20th of August 1883.
 Rizal learned the French language and cultures in this City.
 He stayed in Paris from November 1885 to February 1886.
 Practiced ophthalmogy under Dr. Louis de Wrecker at Crugen Clinic.
 He encountered places such Norte Dame Cathedral, Versailles, Napeleon’s grave, etc.
 He visited 2 Hospitals which s Laennec Hospital whee he observed Dr. Nicaise treating patients
and Lariboisiere Hospital where he observed the examination of different diseases of women.
 Met Maximo Viola, a wealthy medical student hailing from San Miguel, Bulacan.
 Noli Me Tangere during his stay in Berlin was unable to be published, but with the help of Maximo
Viola, Noli Me Tangere was published.
 March 27, 1887, the Noli Me Tangere came off theprinting press.
 Rizal left Paris for Germany on February 1, 1886.

To Germany

 Rizal stayed in Heidelberg from Feb. 7, to Aug. 9, 1886. He visited University of Heidelberg,
Heidelberg Castle, etc.
 Attended lectures of Dr. Otto Becker and Prof. Wilhelm Kuehne at University of Heidelberg.
 Worked for Dr. Becker at University of Eye Hospital
 Rizal went to Wilhelmsfeld on April 26, 1886 to board with Lutheran pastor Dr. Karl Ullmer and
his family.
 Celebrated his 25th Birthday with Dr. Ullmer
 Began a long-distance friendship with Prof. Ferdinand Blimentritt of Litomerice, Bohemia on July
31st by sending arithmetic books in spanish and tagalog.
 He left Heidelberg for Leipzig on Aug. 9, 1886 and traveled through the cities by the Rhine River
on a train.
 Rizal stayed in Leipzig from August 15 to October 29, 1886. He stayed longer there because it has
the cheapest cost of living in Europe.
 Rizal was in Dresden from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 1886.

To Vienna

 Rizal and Viola were in Vienna from May 20 to 25, 1887.

 Stayed in Metropole and visited churches, museums, art galleries, theaters and parks.

To Italy

 Rizal visited cities such as Turin, Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome.
 He visited places in Rome such as Rome Capitol, Forum, Roca Tarperya and others.

To Philippines

 Rizal returned to Marseilles on July 3, 1887 to ride Djemnah en route back to Manila.

Prepared by:
JUNREY B. LIBRADO BIT 3D ELEC