Historical figures timeline that influences
Dr. Jose Rizal during his
homecoming and his 2ndTravel abroad
Teodoro Alonso Realonda
After Rizal arrived at Calamba he returned
the ground floor of their house as his clinic
and his very first patient was his Mother that
has a problem in her eyesight to the point
that she could hardly see. He restored the
eyesight of her mother and because of that it
spread like a wild as many sick people came
to his house to seek for medical health.
Lieutenant Don Jose Traviel de Andrade
The kind Governor assigned a
bodyguard for Rizal, to protect him from
danger. Because Rizal enemies kept doing
everything to persecute him. They accused his
novel to have subversive ideas
against church and the Spanish government.
And this bodyguard was a young
Spanish Lieutenant where in Rizal and this
bodyguard became true friends in no
time at all because they have common interests
Vicente Barrantes
He was also the one of the attaker of
the Noli, a spanish writer who openly
criticized the novel the Spanish
newspaper La Esperanza Moderna
Marcelo H. Del Pila
He was one of the allies of Rizal
along with Fr. Francisco Sanchez,
Rizal beloved Ateneo teacher. Using
the pen name Dolores Manapat who
published a pamphlet entitled
“Caiingat Cayo” that refuted and
ridiculed Fr. Rodriguez “Caiingat
Cayo.”
Jose Sainz de Varanda
a spaniard and former secretary
of Governor General Terrero
shadowed Rizals movement in
Hong Kong. It is believed that he
was commissioned by the
spanish authorities to spy on
Rizal
General Weyler
began enforcing the will of the
Dominicans by sending artillery
and military forces to Calamba which
started to demolish the house of Rizal
parents. The Dominicans put pressure on
Malacanang to eliminate Rizal. Governor
General Terrero advised Rizal to leave the
Philippines for his own good
Juan Perez Caballero
A secretary of Spanish legation
visited him in the hotel
inviting him to stay in the
Spanish legation
Tetcho Suehiro
a Japanese journalist who was sent to exile for his
anti-government articles. Rizal and Tetcho
became friends, having many things in
common. Suehiro wrote a book entitled “The
Deaf Traveler” where in he mentioned his travel
with Rizal. His novel “ Storm Over The Southern
Seas” had a similar plot like the Noli.
Governor General Emilio Terrero
Rizal was being summoned of the Governor
General because of his novel. He went to Malacanang
and answer all the questions regarding of his novel and
he denied that he was spy from Germany. He just
explained that the novel is just based on how society of
the Philippines have. As a result of that the Governor is
satisfied on his answer and he asked for the copy of his
novel since he still not read the novel
Archbishop Msgr. Pedro Payo
He was one of the among of Rizal enemies from
the church in Manila, along with UST Rector Fr.
Gregorio Echevarria, Fr. Salvador
Font and Fr. Jose Rodriguez who published an
Anti - Noli pamphlet entitled “
Caiingat Cayo”, where in the pamphlet stated
that “ whoever reads the novel
commits a mortal sin.
Fr. Vicente Garcia
He is the greatest defender of Noli a Filipino Priest of
a Catholic theologian of Manila Cathedral. Under the
pen name Justo Desiderio Magalang, Father Garcia
wrote a very scholarly defense of the Noli, claiming
among other things that Rizal cannot be an ignorant
man
Jose Maria Basa
He was the one accompanied Rizal in
Hong Kong to Macau , which they has a
short trip to Macau, a Portuguese colony
near Hong Kong. The two
visited Don Juan Francisco Lecaros,
Former Filipino delegate to the Spanish
Cortes
Don Juan Francisco Lecaros
He is the one Rizal and Basa visited,
where in he is a Filipino gentelman
who is married to a Portuguese Lady.
In which Rizal and Basa stayed in his
house for two days while they were
in Macau
Leland Standford
the founder and benefactor of the
Stanford University who was
then a senator representing
California.
Seiko Usui or Sei-San
is a former samurai daughter of 23 yrs old who had
never experienced true love. She is a woman of
beauty, charm, modesty and intelligence.
When Rizal first introduced himself to her,
h he took off his hat as a sign of respect (A
German custom). Rizal fell greatly in love with her
that he was tempted to leave the Philippines
and settle down in Japan. The relationship
became so intimate that Rizal believed that
it was the best affair he had so far.