RIZAL: Life and Works of Rizal
Module 8: In Gay Paris 1189-1990
Ch16: In Gay Paris 1189-1990
• After his trip to London, he move to
PARIS. Timely there is an
International Exposition being held at
Paris.
Rizal’s roommates
(a) Captain Justo Trinidad – former
gobernadorcillo & a refugee from
Spanish tyranny;
(b) Jose Albert – young student from
Manila.
In his spare hours, he used to dine at
the house of the De Taveras:
1. DR.TRINIDAD PARDO DE
TAVERA – physician by vocation and
philologist by avocation.
2. DR.FELIX PARDO DE TAVERA –
also a physician by vocation and an
artist & sculptor by avocation.
3. PAZ PARDO DE TAVERA – wife of
Juan Luna. (1)
4. DON JOAQUIN PARDO DE
TAVERA – an exle of 1872 who
escape from Marianas & lived in
France.
MR.EDWARD BOUSTED - was born in
the Phil., the son of a rich French
businessman of Singapore, and had
married a daughter of prominent Genato
family of Manila.
Two attractive daughter (2-3)
1. Nellie – a fencer
2. Adelina – quiet, dignified & refined
He carried his artistic hobbies and made
two statues
1. The Beggar
2. The Maid with a Baker – sent to
Blumentrit together with an artistic
wallet (PETACA) made of Philippine
vine.
TWO CLUBS FOUNDED BY RIZAL (4-
5)
1. Kidlat Club
1
2. Indios Bravos
Kidlat Club – special club form in order
to organize Fils. In the French country
Members:
a. Antonio & Juan Luna
b. Lauro Dimagiba
TWO SATIRICAL WORK OF RIZAL
(6-7)
1. La Vision de Fray Rodriquez
2. Por Telepono
TWO MAGNIFICENT PROJECT OF
RIZAL IN PARIS (8-9)
1. International Association of
Filipinologist
2. Modern Filipino College in Hongkong
• International Association of
Filipinologist – association that aim
to study the Philippines from the
scientific and historical piont of view.
(10)
OFFICERS OF INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF FILIPINOL
• President: Dr.Ferdinand Blumentritt
(Austrian)
• Vice President : Mr. Edmund
Plauehul (French)
• Counsellor : Dr. Reinhold Rost
(Anglo-German)
• Counsellor : Dr. Antonio Ma.
Regidor (Filipino-Spanish) (11-13)
• Secretary : Dr. Jose Rizal (Filipino)
Modern Filipino in Hongkong – a
college that aims to train and educate
men of good family and financial means
in according with the demands of
modern times and circumstances.
Mr. Cunanan - who promised Rizal to
help him raise money as initial capital
for the college.
P40,000 – amount needed as capital
for the college.
RIZAL: Life and Works of Rizal
Module 8: In Gay Paris 1189-1990

Por Telepono – another satirical work

of Rizal that is a reply to fr. Salvador
Font, who mastermind the banning of
his Noli. – was published in booklet form
in Barcelona, 1889.
– it describes in anical vain Father
Salvador Font and a friar in the San
Agustin Convent in Manila.
Dimasalang – pen name used by Rizal
in writing Por Telepono.
Adelina Boustead – another romance
of Rizal in Paris.
Antonio Luna – a dashing man of
violent passions who is madly in love
with Nelly (Adelina’s sister) (16)
Mir Deas – Spanish newspaperman
who was writing articles against
Filipinos.

Reasons that Rizal marriage did not

prosper:
1. Adelina was not sure ho loved her
because of his broken engagement
2. Rizal refused to accept the condition
that he will become a protestant like her
3. Adelina’s mother opposed the match
because Rizal was not rich enough to
support a family in style.