Life and Works of Rizal

Timeline of Dr. Jose Rizal (26-35 years old)

LIFE WORKS WRITINGS

(Aug. 30, 1887) (Oct. 19, 1887) (1887)
He left Calamba to see Gov. Rizal made a pencil Rizal finished writing Noli
General on the issue of the drawing of a sailboat on Me Tangere and the novel
Noli Me Tangere which Lagunade Bay, which he is published in Berlin. In
caused torment among the saw with Jose Taviel del addition, he also made a
friars in the Philippines. On Andrade, Lieutenant of the draft for his second novel,
the same date, the Calustro Civil Guards assigned by El Filibusterismo.
Universitario formed by the the Gov. General Terrero to
Recto of Santo Thomas protect him during an
upon the order of the excursion in Los Banos.
Archbishop of Manila,
issued an order prohibiting
the possession and reading
of the Noli Me Tangere.
(Dec. 29, 1887)
The Permanent Board of
Censure headed by Fr.
Salvador Font issued a
judgment absolutely
prohibiting the circulation
of the Noli Me Tangere in
the Philippines.
(May 1888) (1888) (1888-1890)
He devoted his time Rizal returned to his Rizal shuttled between
reading all the sources on hometown and opened an London and Paris, where
Philippine history that he ophthalmological practice he wrote ethnographic and
could find. In a British in which he performed history-related studies, as
museum, he copied well as political articles.
Antonio de Morga’s
massive study of the
Philippines which Rizal
later annotated for
publication “as a gift to the
Filipinos”.
(1888)
Noli Me Tangere caused a
firestorm of controversy
that Rizal received many
threats, both from
government officials and
from those who supported
the Spanish colonial
system. Rizal was forced to
leave his homeland. Shortly
after his departure, Spanish
officials moved against his
family, confiscating their
land and deporting Manuel
Hidalgo.
(March 1889)
Rizal became sick in Paris
because of the flu epidemic
in Europe. He requests
Jaena Lopez to become the
leader of Kidlat and also
advised him to continue the
La Solidaridad newspaper
company.
(July 12, 1889)
He arrived at Paris where
he spent a few days
confronting the proofs of
the Sucesos de las Filipinas
cataract surgery on his
mother.
Rizal had just arrived in
Hongkong upon an
invitation to take a job offer
at the Spanish Legation. He
met O-Sei-San(Seiko Usui)
and helped Rizal speak
Japanese.
Furthermore, Rizal visited
Madrid and Barcelona. He
met Marcelo H. del Pilar
and Mariano Ponce. Rizal
became a leader of
Filipinos in Europe
(honorary president of La
Solidaridad)
(March 1889) (Mar. 25,1889)
Rizal founded Filipino “Los Agricultores Filipinos”
clubs in Europe such as or The Filipino Farmers
Kidlat Club, Indios Bravos, was the first article Rizal
and Redencion de los published in La Solidaridad
Malayos during the which depicted the bad
Universal Exposition. conditions of the Filipino
(May 1888) farmers in our country.
Rizal went to London and (April 30, 1889)
met Gertrude Beckett, the Rizal published an article in
eldest daughter of Rizal’s the La Solidaridad entitled,
landlord. Gertrude loved “a La Defensa”. This was a
Rizal with all her heart and response to the anti-
she even assisted him as he Filipino writing by Patricio
with the original book
found in the British
Museum.
(Oct. 22, 1889)
Rizal attended the nuptial
ceremony of Felix Pardo de
Tavera and because of this
event, he postponed his
plan of going to London for
the confrontation of the
proofs with the original
Morga in the British
Museum.
(Nov. 22, 1889)
He sent back to Blumentritt
the original of the Prologue
and the proofs with his
correction. He expressed
this sentiment that he did
not like the Filipinos to be
imploring and asking the
confraternity of the
Spaniards.
(Early 1890)
Rizal returned briefly to
Madrid, where he
expanded his contacts with
Spanish liberals, many of
them Freemasons. Rizal
corresponded with
intellectuals, did research,
wrote articles and essays,
and worked with publishers
finished some of his
popular sculptures.
(Dec. 23, 1889)
The copies of his Morga –
Sucesos de las Filipinas –
came out of the press which
was dedicated to
presenting the Filipino
cause to Spanish
legislators.
(1890)
Rizal lived in the boarding
house of the two Jacoby
sisters, in time, they
Suzanne Jacoby and Rizal
fell deeply in love with each
other. The relationship was
only a fling as he made no
mention of Suzanne when
he wrote letters to his
friends about his stay in
de la Escosura. Rizal
refuted his views, calling
the readers’ attention to the
influences of the friars in
the Philippines.
(May 15, 1889)
He published “Los Viajes”
or Travels which tackled
the rewards gained by the
people who are well-
traveled to the many places
in the world.
(May 31, 1889)
“La Verdad Para Todos” or
The Truth for All was
Rizal’s counter to the
Spanish charges that the
natives were ignorant and
depraved.
(Feb, 1890)
His celebrated essay
Filipinas dentro de cien
anos (The Philippines a
Century Hence) was
printed in serial form in Las
Solidaridad, offering both
Spaniards and Filipinos
valuable material on which
to reflect regarding the
future development of
to bring his writings to
press.
(Jan. 28, 1890)
Rizal arrived at Brussels,
Belgium and continued
writing the chapters of his
second novel and he wrote
articles in La Solidaridad to
defend the oppressed
people.
(June 28 1890)
Persecutions against Rizal’s
family in Calamba were
intensified. These were
communicated to him in
Brussels by his brother.
(Nov. 19, 1891)
Rizal arrived at Hongkong
and was welcomed by his
friend, Jose Ma. Besa.
Belgium. He then left the Spain’s easternmost
country in August and colony.
Suzanne was left (Jan. 15, 1890)
heartbroken. “Ingratitudes”(Ingratitude)
was Rizal’s reply to Gov.
General Weyler who told
the people in Calamba that
they “should not allow
themselves to be deceived
by the vain promises of
their ungrateful sons”.
(April 15, 1890)
Rizal expressed his
advocacy of a new spelling
in Tagalog in his article “On
the New Orthography of the
Tagalog Language” which
was also published in La
Solidaridad.
(July, August, and
Septemeber 1890)
“Sobre La Indolencia De
Los Filipinas” or The
Indolence of Filipinos was
published in La Solidaridad
in five consecutive issues.
This essay rationally
countered the accusations
by Spaniards that Filipinos
were indolent during the
Spanish reign.
(1891) (September 1891)
Rizal established himself as A sequel to Rizal’s Noli Me
an ophthalmic surgeon Tangere, El Filibusterismo
after successfully operating was published in Ghent. He
(September 22, 1891) on his mother’s left eye. also wrote many articles in
Rizal sent one copy of El The locals referred to him his support of Filipino
Filibusterimso to Marcelo as the Spanish doctor and nationalism and his
H. del Pilar and also as his reputation grew, his crusade to include
informed him about the practice flourished. representatives from his
latter. Moreover, Rizal Rizal and Nellie met in homeland in the Spanish
planned to write a third Biarritz, where Nellie’s Cortes.
novel during his travel back wealthy family hosted
home as he wanted to write Rizal’s stay at their
about the customs and residence on French
usages of the Filipinos in a Riviera. However, her
humorous style. parents did not approve of
(Dec. 27, 1891) him.
An article was published in
the La Epoca carrying a
false information about
Rizal’s stay in the
Philippines and his
influence among the
natives.
(1892) (1892) (1892)
Ignoring the warnings and He discovered the plan of On various occasions, Rizal
advice of friends and Pablo Mercado and Capt. wrote to Gov. General
family, Rizal returned to Juan Sitges, who ordered requesting a pardon, asking
the Philippines. his arrest. to be sent to found a colony
(July 3, 1892) (July, 7 1892) in Sindagan, where he
Rizal was bought to speak Andres Bonifacio, an might gather his whole
with a group of ardent admirer of Rizal, gathered family, and finally,
patriots, and at the young others together to create petitioning to be allowed to
doctor’s urging, the “Liga the Katipunan, a secret join the Spanish army in
Filipina”, a non-violent group dedicated to the Cuba as a military
reform organization. overthrow of Spanish physician.
(July 7, 1892) authority.
He was arrested, and
without trial, was ordered
to be deported under the (June 21, 1892)
Governor’s discretionary He wrote to Despujol,
powers, for the offenses of explaining the reasons for
having published books, his return to his homeland
articles, and pamphlets and announcing that he
that were opposed to the would be arriving on the
Roman Catholic Church next mail boat.
and the Spanish (Aug. 26, 1892)
Government. Rizal wrote a poem, “A Don
(July 15, 1892) Ricardo Carnicero” on the
Rizal left for a small town in occasion of the captain’s
northwest Mindanao, birthday.
Dapitan, where he would
spend the next four years in
exile.
(July 17, 1892)
He arrived at Dapitan, the
site of his exile for the next
four years. It was also the
time when Rizal got new
species named after him,
such as flying lizard, and
small beetle. Developments
in agriculture, education,
health, and infrastructure
were also introduced
during Rizal’s stay at
Dapitan.

(1893) (1893) (Dec. 19, 1893)

Rizal established a school He provided free medicine Rizal wrote to his friend
in Dapitan, and instead of to his patients as most of Blumentritt, his peaceful
charging the students with them were unprivileged but life in Dapitan. In the letter,
tuition fees, he made his
students work in the
garden, fields, and
construction projects in the
community. Rizal taught
his students reading,
writings, and Spanish and
English languages.
Furthermore, he trained
them how to collect
specimens of plants and
animals and do industrial
work.
(Aug. 26, 1893)
Rizal’s mother left
Hongkong and proceeded
to Dapitan where they
spent the next 18 months
with his son, Jose Rizal. His
surgical skills were put to
test when his mother was
placed under ophthalmic
surgery for the third time.
(Aug 28, 1893)
Leonora Rivera had passed
away in Manila at the birth
of her only son.
(1894)
Rizal demonstrated his
talent for painting. The
following day, he went to
the Jesuit priest to bring his
own sketch based on the
latter’s ideas (Holy week in
Dapitan). He obtained the
he also had wealthy
patients who paid him well
enough for his excellent
surgical skills.
(Christmas in Dapitan)
Rizal became more cheerful
and his savings increased,
for the cost of living in
Dapitan was much cheaper
than in his hometown. His
health improved and many
of his town folks became his
friends.
(1894)
The gorgeous backdrop
became a precious
possession of the Dapitan
church – Santiago church.
Senate President Manuel L.
Quezon was impressed by
Rizal’s masterpiece.
he wrote about how his
family live in a huge
bamboo house. He also
described the beautiful
scenery in Dapitan and how
he's also busy treating his
patients. Lastly, he also
talked about the school that
he built to teach the young
girls and boys for free.
(Jan. 5, 1893)
He sent a letter to his
mother, describing his
Christmas in Dapitan; “I
spent a merry Christmas
here, it could not have been
merrier. I had a happy
dinner on Christmas eve…”
help of 2 assistants –
Agustina Montonya and
Francisco Almirol – to
paint the backdrop for the
church.
(Feb. 1895)
An American engineer
named Taufer, had reached
Dapitan during this time
with his young adopted
daughter, Ms. Josephine
Bracken. He was also one of
Rizal’s patients. Jose
Rizal’s fame as an
ophthalmic surgeon had
reached overseas, and one
of his friends Julio Llorente
referred the group to Rizal.
(Dec. 25, 1895)
Josephine and Rizal gave a
Christmas party at their
home in Talisay. He invited
all of his neighbors and
they also had fun until
dawn.
(July 13, 1896)
On his last day in Dapitan,
he busily packed his things
as he was scheduled to
leave the town on board to
Espana, which was sailing
back to Manila. The pupils
The backdrop was sent to
the museum of Ateneo de
Manila for safekeeping.
Unfortunately, it was
destroyed during World
War II when fires and
bombs razed the city of
Manila.
(1895)
Rizal was attracted to
Josephine and courted her.
As time goes by, they both
fell in love with each other.
Living with Rizal,
Josephine learned how to
cook, and do other tasks to
help him in their household
routines. One time, Rizal
played a prank with her and
she got startled that she fell
on the iron stand. The
accident resulted to a
premature birth of their
son.
(1896)
Commanded by Emilio
Aguinaldo, the rebels
defeated the Civil Guard
and regular colonial troops
between August and
November, and made the
(Sept. 25, 1895)
In his letter to his sister,
Rizal praised Josephine on
her household choirs, and
how she takes care of the
house. Josephine was
industrious and learned to
cook all sorts of foods.
(Oct. 22, 1895)
He wrote a poem entitled,
“Mi Retiro” or My Retreat.
A poem of sadness and
descriptions of his life in
Dapitan. In his exile, he
compared himself to a
“weary swallow” with
broken wings, “faith now
sold to others, and ruins
everywhere”.
(Jan. 15, 1896)
Rizal described in his letter
for his sister that he had
celebrated his last
Christmas in Dapitan. “We
celebrated merrily, there
were dancing and we
of Rizal cried and the town province the center of laughed a great deal until
brass band played the revolution. dawn.”
music of the farewell (Dec. 15, 1896)
ceremony. He wrote a manifesto to the
(July 31, 1896) Filipinos appealing to them
As the steamer departs, the to stop necessary shedding
town folks of Dapitan of blood and to achieve
shouted “Adios, Dr. Rizal!” their liberties by means of
and threw their hats and education and industry
handkerchiefs in the air. (Dec. 1896)
The band played the sad Rizal gave a stove to her
music of Chopin’s Farewell sister Trinidad and
March. whispered to her that there
(Oct. 6, 1896) was something inside it.
Rizal was detained in Rizal wrote a poem “Mi
Barcelona; he was Ultimo Adios” or My Last
interrogated and his Farewell, the last tine of the
belongings were also poem was said to be
inspected. Implicated in dedicated to Josephine
the rebellion through his Bracken.
association with the
Katipunan, Rizal was sent
back to Manila to face trial.
(Nov. 26, 1896)
He received a five-day
preliminary investigation
and two days before his
replacement as Gov.
General, Blanco endorsed
Rizal’s cased to Polavieja
who decided that it would
be finally settled by a court
martial.
(Dec. 26, 1896)
He faced a court martial in
the building Cuartel de
Espana in Fort Santiago.
Rizal was charged with
rebellion, sedition, and
illegal association. Thus,
the court found the accused
guilty of all charges and
Rizal was sentenced to die
by firing squad.
(Dec. 30, 1896)
He was escorted by the
guards to the execution site
in Bagumbayan. At 7:00
am, an order to fire was
then given to the
executioners. Rizal was
only 35 years old when he
passed away.