RIZAL

IN
LONDON

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TRIP ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC
 After Visiting the United States, Rizal boarded the S.S City
of Rome en route to London

 While on board he entertained European and American

passengers with his marvelous skill of the Yoyo as a
defensive weapon.
 WHY DID HE CHOSE TO
STAY IN LONDON?

1. To improve his knowledge of the English

language

2. To study and annotate Antonio de Morga’s

Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas

3. London was a safe place for him to carry out his
fight against Spanish tyranny
Antonio De Morga Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas
He reached QUEENSTOWN in Ireland on May 24,
1888

From there, he embarked on a ferry boat going to

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND and stayed at Adelphi
Hotel.

By train he arrived at LONDON on May 25, 1888

Upon his arrival, he stopped at Grand Hotel

Midland
Queenstown Adelphi hotel

Grand Hotel Midland

 LIFE ON LONDON

 On May 25,1888, Rizal went to

London . He stayed as a guest at the
home of DR. ANTONIO MA.
REGIDOR, an 1872 exile and a
practicing lawyer
 He transferred to a private home
in No. 37 Chalcot Crescent,
Primrose Hill.

 This is owned by the BECKETT

FAMILY.
Mr. Beckett, an organist of St. Paul’s Church
Mrs. Beckett . 4 daughters (Gertrude, Balnche, Flory and Grace) 2 son.
 Rizal came to know DR.
REINHOLD ROST through a letter
from Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt
 Librarian of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
 Authority on Malayan language and
customs
 Called Rizal “a pearl of a man” as
he was impressed by his learning
and character
 BAD NEWS FROM HOME

 Persecution of the Filipino patriots who signed the Anti-Friar

Petition 1888

 The Calamba Agrarian Conflict of 1888 in which the tenants,

including Rizal’s family, were being persecuted by the Dominicans
 • MANUEL T. HIDALGO (husband of Saturnina) was exiled to
Bohol

 • MARIANO HERBOSA (husband of Lucia) was denied of

Christian burial because of the malicious rumor that he had not
confessed since marriage

 LAUREANO VIADO, a medical student at UST and a friend of

Rizal, was imprisoned because of owning a copy of Noli Me Tangere
Manuel T. Hidalgo Mariano Herbosa
 GOOD NEWS FROM HOME

 REV. VICENTE GARCIA defended the Noli Me Tangere against

the attack of the friars

 He heard this news from Mariano Ponce

 On January 7, 1891, Rizal wrote to Father Garcia expressing his

personal gratitude
Rev. Vicente Garcia Mariano ponce
 SHORT VISIT TO PARIS AND
SPAIN

 Early in September 1888,

Rizal visited Paris for a week
in order to search for more
historical materials in the
BIBLIOTHEQUE
NATIONALE
 On December 11, 1888,
Rizal went to Madrid and
Barcelona in Spain to meet with
MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
and MARIANO PONCE
 CHRISTMAS IN LONDON

 Rizal returned to London on December 24, 1888 and spent

Christmas and New Year’s Eve with the Becketts. He was extremely
delighted to experience the holiday season.
 He reflected on the meaning of the holiday as it reminded him of
memorable days not just from his childhood but also from history.
“How it shocks me to see some people misuse His name to commit
many crimes.”
 Rizal sent to Blumentritt as a Christmas gift a bust of Emperor
Augustus which he had made
 As another present, he sent to Dr. Carlos Czepelak a bust of Julius
Caesar
 Mrs. Beckett, knowing of his interest in magic, gave Rizal a book
entitled “The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the
Ventriloquist”
 The Life and
Bust of Augustus Bust of Julius Caesar Adventures of
Valentine Vox, the
Ventriloquist
 ANOTATING MORGA’S
BOOK

 The greatest achievement of Rizal on London was the annotating

of Morga’s book, Sucessos de Las Isla Filipinas which was published
in Mexico, 1609.

 Rizal spent many days in the reading room of the British Museum
poring over the pages of this book and laboriously reading the old
histories of the Philippines.
 Sucessos de Las Isla Filipinas
British Museum
 RIZAL BECAME LEADER IN
EUROPE

 By unanimous vote of all the

members, Rizal was chosen
honorary president of society called
Asociacion La Solidaridad
(Solidaridad Association)
 This was a recognition of his
leadership among all Filipino
patriots in Europe.
 RIZAL AND THE LA
SOLIDARIDAD NEWSPAPER

 On February 15, 1889,

Graciano Lopez Jaena
founded the patriotic
newspaper called La
Solidaridad in Barcelona,
Spain.
 OBJECTIVES OF LA
SOLIDARIDAD

1. To work peacefully for political and social reforms.

2. To portray the deplorable conditions of the Philippines so

that the Spain may remedy them.

3. To oppose the evil forces of reaction and medievalism

 RIZAL’S FIRST ARTICLE IN
LA SOLIDARIDAD

 Rizal’s first article in La

Solidaridad was entitled Los
Agricultores Filipinos (The Filipino
Farmers).

 It was published on March 25,

1889, six days after he left London
for Paris.
 WRITING’S IN
LONDON
 Rizal received news on Fray
Rodriguez’ unabated attack on his
Noli. In defense he wrote a
pamphlet entitled La Vision del
Fray Rodriguez (The Vision of Fray
Rodriguez) which was published in
Barcelona under his pen name
Dimas Alang.
 In London, Rizal wrote the
famous “Letter to the Young
Women of Malolos” in Tagalog

 He penned it, upon the request

of Marcelo del Pilar to praise the
young ladies of Malolos for their
courage to establish a school where
they could learn Spanish, despite
opposition of Father Felipe Garcia,
Spanish parish priest of Malolos.
 ROMANCE WITH
GERTRUDE BECKETT

 Rizal had a romantic

interlude with the oldest of the
three Beckett sisters – Gertrude
(Gettie). Gettie , as she was
affectionately called, was a
buxom English girl with brown
hair, blue eyes, and rosy cheeks.
 GOODBYE, LONDON

 Rizal was forced to leave London because Gertrude’s love for him
has become serious

 He could not take advantage of her affection and she would not
be happy because Rizal was still in love with Leonor Rivera

 He decided to move to Paris so she would forget about him

 Before leaving
London, Rizal
finished four
sculptural works:
1. Prometheus
Bond
2. The Triumph of
Death over Life
3. The Triumph of
Science over Death