Rizal’s Second

Sojourn in
Paris and the
Universal
Exposition of
1889
CHAPTER 16 & 17
• Rizal lived in the house of Valentin Ventura at No.
45 Rue Maubeuge where he polished his
annotated edition of Morga’s book.

• Rizal lived in a little room, his roommates:

Capitan Justo Trinidad – former
gobernadorcillo of Santa Ana, Manila and a
refugee from Spanish tyranny and
Jose Alberto – young student from Manila
Rizal used most of his time in:
• The reading room of Bibliotheque
National (National Library)
In his living quarters writing
letters to his family and friends
• In gymnasium for his daily
physical exercise
• Visiting friends
 
Rizal’s spare hours:
• He used to dine at the homes of
his friends (Pardo de Taveras,
Venturas, Bousteads and Lunas)
 
Rizal is a good friend of three Pardo
de Taveras:
• Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
– a physician by vocation and
philologist by avocation
• Dr. Felix Pardo de Tavera
– a physician by vocation and an
artist and sculptor by avocation
• Paz Pardo de Tavera
– wife of Juan Luna
 
These Pardo de Taveras were the
children of Don Joaquin Pardo de
Tavera – an exile of 1872 who
escaped from Marianas and lived in
France
Children of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera
 Andres – pet name Luling
 Maria de la Paz, Blanca, Laureana, Hermenegilda Juana Luna y
Pardo de Tavera – second child of Luna and Paz, godfather is
Rizal(who gave her name)
 
Rizal’s letter to his family about his life in Paris:
 One to two hours – gymnasium and fencing
 Three to four hours – in the library
 The rest of the hours – writing and visiting friends
 Every night (8:00 to 11:00) – meet with friends in café and play
chess
 Saturdays – invited to eat at Juan Luna’s house
 Sundays – Mrs. Juliana’s house
 Fridays – family of Bousteads, where sometimes he take tea
Universal Exposition in Paris
 Greatest attraction is the Eiffel Tower (984 feet high, Alexander
Eiffel)
 Ribbon cutting by President Sadi Carnot of the Third French
Republic
 Vast crowd of 200,000 persons or more
 One of the feature was the International Art Competition (Felix
Hidalgo, Juan Luna, Felix Pardo de Tavera and Rizal participated)
 
Hidalgo’s painting – 2nd prize
Juan Luna and Felix Pardo de Tavera – 3rd prize
Rizal entry (a bust) – no prize
Kidlat club
 Organized by Rizal in his paisanos (compatriots), same day when he arrived
in Paris
 A social society of temporary nature
 Founded by Rizal to bring together the young Filipinos in French capital so
that they could enjoy their sojourn in city
 Means LIGHTNING
 Last only during the exposition
 Formed in one hour, and will also disappear like a lightning
 
Members:
 Antonio and Juan Luna
 Gregorio Aguilera
 Fernando Canon
 Lauro Dimayuga
 Julio Llorente
 Guillermo Puatu
 Baldomero Roxas
Indios Bravos (Brave Indians)  
RDLM Members:
 Replaced the ephemeral Kidlat Club
 Pledged to excel in intellectual and  Gregorio Aguilera
physical prowess in order to win the  Jose Maria Basa
admiration of foreigners  Julio Llorente
 Use of sword and pistol, Rizal also  Marcelo H. del Pilar
taught Judo  Mariano Ponce
   Baldomero Roxas
 Father Jose Maria Chongco (Filipino
RDLM Society Priest)
 Redencion de los Malayos  
(Redemption of the Malays)
 Patterned after Freemansory Aim of RDLM
 Secret society formed by Rizal  Propagation of all useful knowledge
(scientific, artistic, literary) in the
Dr. Leoncio Lopez-Rizal – grandnephew of Philippines
Rizal  Redemption of Malay Race
 
 Rizal was inspired by a book Max Havelar written by
Multatuli (pseudonym E.D. Deckker)
 
Bornean Colonization – Rizal’s colonization project in Borneo
 Right of the colonists to buy the lands
 Free use of the seashore
 Long term of lease for 999 years
 
Publication of Rizal’s annotated edition of Morga’s Sucesos –
Rizal’s outstanding achievement in Paris
 He wrote in the British Museum
 Printed by Garnier Freres
 The prologue was written by Professor Blumentritt
• Rizal annotated and published Morga’s Sucesos
because it was the best of the many histories of the
Philippines written by early Spanish writers.
 
• Rizal dedicated his new edition of Morga to the Filipino
people
 
• Historical heresies of the Spanish writers. They claimed
that Filipinos were savages and were of low mentality
“Paris, Libreria de Garnier Hermanos, 1890” –
title page of Rizal’s annotated edition of Morga
 
3 letters – evidence to show that Rizal’s edition
came off the press in 1889 not 1890

 Letter of Blumentritt to Rizal

 Letter of Rizal to Dr. Baldomero Roxas
 Letter of Mariano Ponce to Rizal