First travel of Jose Ri

zal up to his first hom

ecoming
Chapter 6: In sunny Spain(1
882-1885)
• Rizal's secret mission- This mission which was first
conceived with the approval of his brother, Paciano,
was to observe keenly the life and culture, language
s and customs, industries and commerce, and gover
nment and laws of the European nation in order to
prepare himself in the mighty task of liberating his
oppressed people from Spanish tyranny.
• Rizal's departure was kept secret to avoid detection
by the Spanish authority and friars.
Singapore
May 3, 1882- Rizal was d
eparted on board the spa
nish steamer bound for si
ngapore.

May 9, 1882- The salvado

ra docked at singapore.
From Singapore to Colombo
• May 11, 1882-Rizal tran
sferred to another ship • Colombo- is the capital
djemnah, a French stea of Ceylon.
mer, which left Singapor
e for Europe. • He also reached Colom
bo on the same day whi
• May 17,1882- The djem ch is May 17, 1882.
nah reached point galle,
a sea coast town in sout
hern Ceylon.
First trip to Suez canal
• From colombo, the dje
mnah continued the vo
yage crossing the indian
ocean to the cape of Gu • Ferdinand de lesseps- H
ardafui, Africa. e built the Suez canal a
nd was inaugurated on
• The next stopover was i November 17, 1869
n Aden. From Aden, the
djemnah proceeded to
the city of Suez.
Naples and Marseilles
• The djemnah proceede • June 15- Rizal left Mars
d on its way to Europe. eilles by train for last la
• June 11- Rizal reached t p of his trip to Spain.
he Naples. • June 16, 1882- Rizal fina
• June 12- The steamer d lly reached Barcelona.
ocked at the French har
bor of Marseilles.
• "Amor Patrio"- Rizal's fir
st article written on Spa • August 20,1882- Amor
in's soil. He sent this ar Patrio was published in
ticle to his friend in Ma diariong tagalog.
nila, Basilio Teodoro Mo
ran, publisher of Diario
ng Tagalog.
• Los Viajes(Travels)- seco
nd article of Rizal. • November 3, 1882- Riza
• Revista de Madrid ( Revi l enrolled in the universi
ew of Madrid)he wrote dad central de Madrid.
this in Madrid on Nove
mber 29, 1882.
Life in Madrid
• Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey- Rizal visited his home on Sa
turday evening. he had been city mayor of Manila d
uring the administration of the liberal governor gen
eral Carlos Ma. de la Torre(1869-1871)
Romance with Concue
lo Ortiga y Perez
• August 22, 1883- He composed a lovely poem for C
onsuelo entitled "A La Senorita C. O. y P " (To miss
C.O. y P.), He expressed his admiration for her. He fo
und solace and joy in her company.
• Circulo Hispano-Filipino- a society of Spaniards and
filipino which Rizal joined.
• The members of the society requested him to write
a poem entitled "Me Piden Verso's" ( They ask me f
or verses.
Rizal's first visit to Par
is (1883)
• During his first summer vacation in Madrid, Rizal we
nt to Paris , sojourning in this gay capital of France f
rom June 17 to August 20, 1883.
• At first, he billeted at the hotel de Paris on 37 Rue d
e Maubange but later, he moved to a cheaper hotel
on 124 Rue de rennes.
Rizal as a mason
• Rizal was impressed by the way the Spanish Masons
openly criticized the government policies of the fria
rs,which could not be done in the Philippines.
• March 1883- he joined the Masonic lodge called ac
acia in Madrid
• November 15, 1890- Rizal became a master mason i
n lodge solidaridad.
• February 15, 1892- he was awarded the diploma as
master mason by Le brand orient de France in Paris.
Financial worries
Rizal's salute to Luna and
Hidalgo
Rizal involved in student d
emonstration

• November 20,21,22, 1884- the serene city of Madri

d exploded in bloody riots by the students of the ce
ntral University.
Studies completed in spain
• June 21, 1884- His degree of licentiate in medicine
was conferred
• The next academic year (1884-1885)- he studied an
d passed all subjects leading to degree of doctor of
medicine.
• June 19, 1885(his 24th birthday)- he got the rating
of excellent.
Chapter 7: Paris to
Berlin
(1885-1887)
In Gay Paris
• November 1885- Rizal where he sojourn for about f
our months.
• Rizal worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de Weckert
from November 1885 to February 1886.
Rizal as a musician
In historic Heidelberg
• February 1, 1886- Rizal left Gay Paris for germany.
• February 3, 1886- He arrived in Heidelberg.
• Dr. Otto Bucker- German opthalmologist.
• April 22, 1886- Rizal wrote a fine poem,"A Las Flore
s de Heidelberg"( to the flowers of Heidelberg).
• After writing the poem, Rizal spent 3-months summ
er vacation at wilhelmsfeld, a mountainous village n
ear Heidelberg.
• June 25, 1886- He returned to Heidelberg.
• July 31,1886- Rizal wrote his first letter in German t
o professor Ferdinand Blumentritt.
• Ferdinand Blumenritt- he was the director of atene
o of leitmeritz, Austria.
In Leipzig and Dresden

• August 9, 1886- Rizal left Heidelberg.

• August 14, 1886- Rizal arrived an Leipzig.
• October 29- Rizal left Leipzig for Dresden.
• November 1- Rizal left Dresden by train reaching Be
rlin in the evening.
• Feodor Jagor- celebrated German artist-traveler and
author of "travels in the Philippines".
• Dr. Jagor visited the Philippines in 1859-1860
Five reasons of living in b
erlin
• To gain further knowledge of Opthalmology.
• To further his studies of science and languages.
• To observe the economic had political conditions of
the German nation.
• To associate with the famous german scientist and s
cholars.
• To publish his novel Noli me tangere.
Rizal's darkest wint
er
Chapter 8: Noli me t
angerepublished in B
erlin(1887)
 Chapter 8: Noli me tangere
published in Berlin (1887)
• March 1887- Noli me tangere came off the press.
• Dr. Mariano Viola- arrived in Berlin and loaned him the
needed funds to publish the novels.
• End of 1884- He started writing the novel in Madrid an
d finished about one-half of it.
• 1885(In Paris)- ha continued writing the novel.
• April-June, 1886- He wrote the last chapters of the nov
el.
• February 1886(Berlin)- Rizal made the final revisions on
the manuscript of the novel.
Viola, Savior of the
Noli
• February 21, 1887- The Noli was finally finished and ready f
or printing.
• Rizal was suspected as french spy.
• March 21, 1887- The Noli me tangere finally came off the p
ress.
• The title of the noli me tangere is a Latin phrase meaning
"Touch me not"
• Rizal dedicated his novel to the Philippines- to my fatherlan
d.
• The Noli me tangere contains 63 chapters and an epilogue.
Chapter 9: Rizal's g
rand tour with Viola