GROUP 5 – MAP RIZAL’S SECOND SOJOURN
Regidor.
“He who reads much and travels much, sees a lot and
knows a lot” – Rizal
HONGKONG AND MACAU
February 3, 1888 – Rizal left Manila on board of ZAPIRO
 Varanda – the secretary of Gov. Gen. Terrero
that Rizal met in Hongkong.
 In Macau, he visited cathedrals, pagodas,
temples shrines, theaters, botanical gardens
and bazaars.
 He studied the Chinese way of Life.
 The richest in Hongkong: THE DOMINICANS.
February 22, 1888 – Rizal left Hongkong on board of
OCEANIC.
JAPAN
February 28, 1888 – Rizal arrieved at Yakohama.
 He stayed at Grand Hotel
 The next day, he went to Tokyo and stayed iin
Spanish Diplomat Headquarters.
 He visited provinces, studied Niponggo,
Japanese art, etc.
Seiko Usui – Rizal met O Sei San, which he had an
intimate relationship with, during his stay in Japan.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
April 28, 1888 – Rizal reached San Francisco.
 When he was asked by Jose Alejandro about his
impression of the country, he stated:
“AMERICA IS THE LAND PAR EXCELLENCE OF FREEDOM
BUT ONLY FOR THE WHITES”
 They experienced discriminations in America
upon arrival for they weren’t allowed to
disembark. Chinese passengers were even
quarantined much longer on board.
May 13, 1888 – he boarded at THE CITY OF ROME in
New York bound for London.
LONDON
May 24, 1888 – he reached Queenstown, Ireland.
 He boarded on a ferry boat to Liverpool then
rode a train bound for London.
 He lived in London from May 1888 – March
1889.
He chose to stay there for 3 reasons:
1. To improve his knowledge on English.
2. To study Dr. Antonio de Morga’s book
SUCCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS.
3. London was safe from Spaniards.
 He worked at the British Museum Library,
studied, copied, and published Morga’s book.
 He stayed as a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma.
 By May, he moved to a boarding house owned
by the Beckett Family.
 Dr. Reinhold Rost – a Sanskrit Scholar, greatest
scholar of the century, which Rizal became good
friends because he’s an excellent linguist.
 Rost called him “UNA PERLA DE HOMBRE” or
Pearl of Man.
Gertrude Beckett – Jose met her during his stay in
London.
News from Calamba:
1. Persecution of Filipino patriots who signed for
“ANTI-FRIAR PETITION OF 1888”
2. Persecution of Calamba tenants.
3. Senators attacking Rizal
4. Manuel Hidaigo, Saturninas husband, was exiled
to Bohol.
Reformists in Barcelona (December 31, 1888)
 Foundation of the ASOSACIO LA SOLIDARIDAD
President: Galicano Apacible
Vice President: Graciano Lopez Jaena
Honorary President: Jose Rizal
February 15, 1889 – Jeana founded the newspaper LA
SOLIDARIDAD.
 Rizal’s first article – LOS AGRICULTORES
FILIPINOS (THE FILIPINO FARMERS)
 Pen names: Dimasalang, Laong Laan
 He wrote a pamphlet against Fray Rodriguez,
“LA VISION DEL FRAY RODRIGUEZ”
 Some of his sculptures are: The triumph of
death and the carvings of the heads of the
Beckett sisters.
March 19, 1889 – He left London.
PARIS, FRANCE
 He stayed with Valentin Ventura.
 He visited the home of Pardo de Tavera.
 Composed the story of THE MONKEY AND
TORTOISE.
 He was fascinated by the Universal Exposition,
especially the Eiffel Tower.
 He organized the Kidlat Club with Filipinos who
wanted to join the exposition.
 He planned to establish a college in Hong Kong
with the help of Mr. Mariano Cunanan who
promised to help him raise Php 40,000.
Unfortunately, it did not succeed. But when he
was exiled to Dapitan, he was able to establish a
Boys School.
 He wrote again another satire, entitled POR
TELEFONO, as a reply to Fr. Salvador Font, his
slanderer.
January 28, 1890 – he left for Brussels, Belgium.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM BIARRITZ, FRANCE

Jose Albert – accompanied him in Brussels.  He stayed in Biarritz for 1 month to take a rest
Jose Alejandro – Rizal stays with him during his stay in from his problems.
Brussels.  Finished El Filibusterismo.
 Retired from the Propaganda Movement and
He left Paris because: focused on publishing his novel and on his
1. The expensive cost of living. medical profession.
2. The gay social life hampered his literary works.  He was deciding to settle either in the
Philippines, Hong Kong or Japan because
Articles he wrote for La Solidaridad: Europe seemed banishment to him due to his
 A la Defensa conflict in La Solidaridad.
 La Verdad para todos
 Ingratitudes

 He was the first advocate Filipinization of

orthography. He adopted Filipinized Tagalog in
his translations of SCHILLER’S WILLHELM TELL,
ANDERSEN’S FAIRYTAIL and even in NOLI ME
TANGERE.
 He wrote an article about THE NEW
ORTHOGRAPHY OF THE TAGALOG LANGUAGE
in the newspaper.

Letter from Calamba:

 Calamba agrarian trouble.

 Increasing rents of the Hacienda lands by the
Dominicans.
 An order from the Dominicans to dispossess the
Rizal Family’s lands from them.

 This made Rizal want to go home but his friends

Blumentritt, Basa and Ponce warned him of
danger.
 He changed his mind of going home because he
heard from Paciano that they lost Agrarian
Case. Rizal planned to raise the case in Madrid.
He plans to defend it in Spain.

MADRID, SPAIN

August 1890 – Rizal’s arrival in Madrid.

Bad news when he arrived the country:

1. Failure to get justice for his family.
2. The death of Jose Maria Panganiban – his
propaganda comrade in Barcelona due to illness
on August 19, 1890.
3. Aborted duel with Antonio Luna and Wenceslao
Retana.
4. Infidelity of Leonor Rivera.
5. Rizal and Del Pilar’s Rivalry and Abdication of
Leadership in La Solidaridad which led the
division of Filipino community in Madrid.