Summary

Libradilla, Camille L. BSBA MM1

Rizal Chapters 9-12 Summary March 14, 2022

CHAPTER 9

Rizal’s Grand Tour of Europe with Viola

● After the publication of Noli Me Tangere, Rizal planned to visit

important places in Europe.

● Dr. Maximo Viola agreed to be his traveling companion.

● Rizal had received Paciano’s remittance of P1,000 which has forwarded

by
Juan Luna from Paris.

● Rizal immediately paid Viola the sum of P300 which the latter kindly
loaned so that Noli could be printed.

● Rizal and Viola begin their tour at dawn of May 11, 1887, leaving Berlin by
train.

● Rizal and Viola tarried for some time in Dresden

● Rizal and Viola arrived at the railroad station of Leitmeritz, Bohemia at

1:30 p.m. of
May 13, 1887.

● Professor Blumentritt warmly received Rizal and Viola as this was their
first ever
meeting.

● Rizal enjoyed the warm hospitality of the Blumentritt family as well as

enjoying the special Austrian dishes prepared by the professor’s wife,
Rosa, who was a good cook.
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● Professor Blumentritt had children which were

● Dolores (called Dora or Dorita by Rizal)

● Conrad

● Fritz

● On May 16 at 9:45 A.M. Rizal and Viola left Leitmeritz by train.

● Rizal and Viola visited the historic place of Prague after leaving
Leitmeritz, carrying the letters of recommendation from
Blumentritt to Dr. Willkomm, professor of natural history in the
University of Prague.

● On May 20, Rizal and Viola arrived in the beautiful place of Vienna, capital
of Austria-Hungary.

● On May 24, Rizal and Viola left Vienna on a river boat to see the beautiful
sights of the famous Danube River.

● They traveled overland to Salzburg to Munich where they sojourned for a

short time to savor the famous Munich beer, reputed to be the best in
Germany.

● From Rheinfall, Rizal and Viola crossed the frontier to Schaffhausen,

Switzerland where they stayed from June 2 to 3, 1887 and continued their
tour to Basel (Bale), Bern and Lausanne afterwards.

● Rizal and Viola crossed the foggy Leman Lake to Geneva by a little boat
after sightseeing in Lausanne. This Swiss City, Geneva, is one of the most
beautiful cities in Europe with people of different linguists speaking French,
German and Italian.

● Upon reaching Geneva in Switzerland, Rizal received a sad news from his
friends in Madrid
Summary
● Primitive Igorots who were exhibited in the 1887 Madrid
exposition, they became objects of mockery and laughter by the
Spanish people and press.

● From Geneva, Rizal and Viola went to Italy visiting Milan, Venice
and Florence.

● One June 27, 1887, he reached Rome, the "Eternal City" and also
called the "City of Caesars".

CHAPTER 10

The First Homecoming (1887-1888)

● Defenders of the Noli

❖ Marcelo H. del Pila

❖ Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor

❖ Graciano Lopez Jaena

● Mariano Ponce

● Father Sanchez (Rizal's favorite teacher in Ateneo who

defended and praised his novel in public.)

❖ Don Segismundo Moret (Former Minister of the crown)

● Dr. Miguel Morayta (Historian and statesman)

● Professor Blumentritt

● Rev. Vicente Garcia (A Filipino Theologian of Manila

Cathedral)

Father Garcia used the pen name Justo Desiderio Magalang when he
wrote a defense of Noli which was published in Singapore, July 8, 1888.
Summary
● Rizal defended his novel against Barrantes' attack in a letter
written in Brussels, Belgium in February 1880

Rizal and Taviel De Andrade

● Friendship between Lt. Jose Traviel de Andrade & Rizal.

● What named Rizal's happy days in Calamba with Lt. Andrade

1. Death of Olimpia

2. Tales that he was a German spy, agent of Bismarck, a

protestant, a mason, a witch, a soul beyond salvation, etc.

Calamba’s Agrarian Trouble

● Influenced by facts from Noli, Governor General Emilio Terrero y

Perinat ordered the investigation of the friar states

● Rizal's findings of the Friar State with the tenant's signatures with
three officials of Calamba Hacienda.

1. Haciendas - towns

2. Increase of rentals increased profits of the Dominican

Friars

3. No contributions from the Hacienda owner

➔ Fiesta

➔ Education of children

➔ Improvement of agriculture

4. Tenants (cleaning) dispossed of lands for flimsy reasons

5. High rates of interests

● delayed of payments

● confiscation of carabaos, tools and homes.

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Farewell to Calamba

● Friars exerted pressure on Malacañan Palace to eliminate Rizal.

● Asked Governor General Terrero to deport Rizal; no valid charge

against Rizal in court

● Anonymous death threats received by Rizal's parents - advised

Rizal to go away (parents, relatives, friends incl. Lt. Travel)

● Governor General Terrero - summoned Rizal and “advised" him to

keave PH for his own good. Rizal was given a chance to escape.

● He was compelled to leave Calamba for two reasons:

● His presence jeopardizes the safety and happiness of his

family and friends.

● He could better fight his enemies and serve his country's

cause with greater efficiency by writing in foreign country.

A Poem for Lipa

● Poem as commemoration - Calamba's elevation from a town to

Labor) a villa (city) - Becarra Law of 1888 - Himno Al Trabajo
(Hymn to Labor)
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CHAPTER 11

In Hongkong and Macao (1888)

● On February 3, 1888, 27 years old Rizal left Manila for Hongkong

on board to Zafiro, after a short stay of six months in Calamba.

● He did not get off his ship when it made brief stopover at Amoy
on february 7 for three reasons.

(1.) He was not feeling well

(2.) It was raining hard

(3.) He heard that the city was dirty.

● He arrived in Hongkong in Febuary 8 and stayed at Victoria

Hotel and was welcomed by the Filipino residents, Including Jose
Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio and Manuel Yriarte ( Mayor of
Laguna).

● Jose Sainz De Veranda, who was a former secretary of Governor

General Terrero, shadowed Rizal's movement in Hong Kong.

Visit in Macao

● On February 18, Rizal accompanied by Basa, boarded the ferry steamer

Kiu-Kiang for Macao

● Rizal described Macao as a small, low and gloomy. There are many junks,
sampans, but few steamers, it looks sad and is almost dead-like.

● The two stayed in at the home of Don Juan Francisco Lecaros who was
married to a Portuguese lady.

● During his two day stay in Macao, he visited the theater, casino, cathedral
and churches, pagodas and botanical gardens and the bazaars

● In the evening of February 19, he witnessed a Catholic procession wherein

the devotees were dressed in blue and purple dresses and were carrying
unlighted candles.
Summary
● On February 20, Rizal and Basa returned to Hong Kong on board
the ferry steamer Kiu-Kiang.

Experiences in Hong Kong

● Rizal stayed in Hong Kong for two weeks. There he studied the
Chinese way of life, language, drama and customs.

● Some of them include the noisy celebration of the Chinese New

Year which lasted from February 11th to 13th.

● The marathon Lauriat party, which was the longest meal in the
world;

● The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong

Kong

● And the Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to Protestants,

Catholics, and Muslims.

Departure from Hong Kong

● On February 22, 1888, Rizal left Hong Kong on board the Oceanic,
an American steamer and his destination was Japan.
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CHAPTER 12

Romantic Interlude in Japan (1888)

● Rizal fell in love with Seiko Usui, he called her "O-Sei-San"

Rizal Arrives in Yokohama

● Tuesday, February 28, 1888, he arrived in Yokohama, and

registered at the Grand Hotel.

● Then proceeded to Tokyo and took a room at Tokyo Hotel for

March 2-7

● He wrote to Blumentritt that Tokyo is more expensive than Paris,

walls are built in cyclopean manner, and streets are large and
wide

Rizal in Tokyo

● He visited by Juan Perez Cabalero, secretary of the Spanish

Legation and invited him to live at the Spanish Legation.

● His movements were monitored in Japan by Spanish diplomatic

authorities.

Reasons for accepting invitation were:

(1) He could economize his living expenses by staying at the

legation

(2) He had nothing to hide from the prying eyes of the Spanish
authorities.

● March 7, he checked out from Tokyo Hotel and lived at the

Spanish Legation.

● Became good friend with Perez Caballero. Describing him from

his letter to Blumentritt as young, fine, and excellent writer, and
an able to diplomat who had travelled much.
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● Wrote to Blumentritt about not being able to speak Japanese
and being a laughing stock about it.

● He then decided to study the Japanese language and was able

to speak within a few days.

● He studied Japanese drama (Kabuki), arts, music, and judo

● Browsed museums, libraries, art galleries, and shrines, and

visited Meguro, Nikko, Hakone, Miyanoshita, and other Japan
villages

The things which favorably impressed Rizal in Japan were:

(1.) The beauty of the country - its flowers, mountains, streams,

and scenic panoramas..

(2.) The cleanliness, politeness, and industry of the Japanese

people

(3.) The picturesque dress and simple charm of the Japanese

women.

(4.) There were very few thieves in Japan so that the houses
remained open day and night, and in the hotel room one could
safely leave money on the table.

(5.) Beggars were rarely seen in the city streets, unlike in manila
and other cities.

● However, there is one thing which he did not like in Japan, and
that was the popular mode of transportation by means of
rickshaws drawn by men. He felt disgusted at the way a human
being was employed like a horse.

Rizal and the Tokyo Musicians (March 1888)

● Rizal was promenading in a street of Tokyo near a park

● Rizal heard the Tokyo playing a classical work of Strauss

● He was impressed by the superb performances of the western music

● The musicians were equally surprised and delighted to meet him.

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Rizal’s Impression of Japan

● Keen Observer

● Taking copious notes on the life, customs, and culture of the

people

Romance with O-Sei-San

● After he moved to the Spanish legation in the Azabu districts

Tokyo, Rizal saw a pretty Japanese girl walking past the legation
gate.

● Being a man with an eye for feminine beauty, he was attracted

by her regal loneliness and charm.

● Rizal made inquiries among the legation employees and learned

from one of them (A Japanese gardener) the she was Seiko Usui.

● The following afternoon, Rizal and the Japanese gardener waited

at the legation gate and watched for the girl.

● As she approached, he took off his hat and politely introduced

himself.

● Since that first meeting, Rizal and O-Sei-San, as Rizal called her,
met almost daily.

They visited:

➔ Imperial Art Gallery

➔ The imperial library

➔ The Universities

➔ The shokubutsu-en (Botanical Garden)

➔ The city parks

➔ The picturesque shrines

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O-Sei-San after Rizal's Departure

● The beautiful romance between Rizal and O-Sie-San inevitably

came to a dolorous ending

● Rizal sacrifice his personal happiness for his libertarian mission

in Europe

Voyage Across the Pacific

● Despite the heavy heart, Rizal enjoyed pleasant trans-pacific

voyage to the United States

● On board the ship, Rizal met a semi- Filipino family-Mr. Raynaldo

Turner and his wife Emma Jackson together with their children
and servant.

Rizal and Tetcho

● Rizal also met a passenger name Tetcho Suchiro

● A fighting japanese, journalist, novelist and champion of human

rights

● Tetcho was forced by the Japanese government to leave the

country just like Rizal who was compelled to leave the Philippines
by Spanish authorities.

● Rizal serves as his interpreter during their long trip from

Yokohama to San Francisco across the U.S to New York until they
reached London where they parted

● On December 1, 1888 They said their last goodbye.

● Rizal stays in London to conduct historical research in Mora at

the British museum. While, tetcho returned in japan.

● In 1891, he published a political novel titled I "

Nankai-no-Daiharan" (Storm Over The South Sea ) which
resembles Rizal's Noli Me Tangere in plot.
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● In 1894, he published another novel entitled "O-unabara" (The Big
Ocean) which was similar to El Filibusterismo

● Tetcho died of a heart attack in Tokyo in February 1869. ( ten

months before Rizal's execution) he was then 49 years old