RIZAL AS A TRAVELLER

FIRST JOURNEY ABROAD

For five years in sojourn, he stayed in the three

European countries

SPAIN FRANCE GERMANY

 SPAIN

Arrived in Barcelona on June 16, 1882 and stayed their

for three months
OBSERVE the customs of the people
Spent most of his time in the LIBRARY
 “AMOR PATRIO”

….. We in the foreign land, dedicate our first accounts to

our country….it has always been said that love is the most
potent force behind the sublime deeds; very well, of all
loves, the love of country is what produced the greatest, the
most heroic, the most disinterested.
 SPAIN

Moved to Madrid on November 3,1882

Enroll and finish Medicine and

Philosophy and Letters
 SPAIN

Moved to Madrid on November 3,1882

He started writing his first novel,

“Noli Me Tangere”
 SPAIN

Moved to Madrid on November 3,1882

Joined Circulo- Hispano Filipino

Brotherhood of Masons
 FRANCE

Visited opera houses, boulevards, parks, churches,

hospitals, museums, libraries, and galleries
Went to Paris to gain more knowledge in
ophthalmology and practiced in the clinic of Dr.
Louis de Weckert
 FRANCE

Spent time in Juan Luna’s art studio to

improve his painting techniques
 GERMANY

Worked at the University Eye Hospital of the University

of Heidelberg under the directorship of Dr. Otto Becker
 GERMANY

Visited scenic places (castles, theaters, churches and

the romantic Necktar river where his wrote his poem “A
Las Floresmde Heidelberg” (To the Flowers of
Heidelberg)
 GERMANY

In Leipzig, he attended lectures in history and psychology at

the University of Leipzig and went on translating Schiller’s
William Tell for the Filipinos to learn from the story of Swiss
Independence and Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale for
his nephews and nieces.
 GERMANY

In Berlin, he took private lessons in French, observed

their customs, touring the place and attended lectures in
the University of Berlin
 GERMANY

Rizal’s health suffered in Berlin because of lack of

nourishment due to the late arrival of his allowance from
the Philippines
 GERMANY

Maximo Viola loaned some money for Rizal for his day to
day expenses and agreed to finance the publication of
“Noli Me Tangere” (published on March 21, 1887)
 days of travel
34 July 3 to August 5,1887

FIRST HOMECOMING
 FIRST HOMECOMING

Established a medical clinic through the help of his family

Started his mission to treat the failing eyesight of his mother
Established a gymnasium for the young to drive them away from vices
Translated the poems of Von Wildernath into Tagalog
 FIRST HOMECOMING

became controversial to Filipino readers

General Emilio Terrero had to assign a body guard for
his security knowing the influence of the church that
condemns his work
 The Deplorable Condition of Calamba Hacienda

The Estate of the Reverend Dominican Fathers is not

situated in this locality but in fact constitutes the whole town

The products of the Estate have increased and diminished

remarkably for the tenants
 The Deplorable Condition of Calamba Hacienda

The absence of good faith on the part

of the Estate (NHI 2007)
 The Deplorable Condition of Calamba Hacienda

To avoid resentment of the friars, his family asked him to

leave the Philippines
Before leaving, he was asked by the townsfolk of Calamba to
write a poem entitled “Himno Al Trabajo”, portraying the dignity
of manual work
RIZAL AS A TRAVELLER
 SECOND JOURNEY ABROAD

Rizal was forced to leave the country on

February 3,1888
 Hong Kong

Stayed in Jose Maria Basa’s residence

Studied lifestyle, language and customs of the Chinese people

Macao- visited the Grotto of

Camoens
 Hong Kong

Established his medical clinic and was able to receive a

duplicate copy of his Licentiate in Medicine
He wrote and printed the Constitution of the La Liga Filipina
and contributed articles in the British Newspaper, The Hong
Kong Telegraph
 Japan

The Secretary of Spanish Legation Juan Perez Caballero

invited him to stay at the legation
He was deeply impressed with the culture of the Japanese
people most especially the VALUE OF HONESTY
 USA

The ship that carried him to America was quarantined –

Cholera Epidemic
He recorded in his diaries the scenic and historic places of
the different American States including the Statue of Liberty
 England

He enclosed himself in the British Museum reading

history books about the Philippines
He annotated Antonio de Morga’s Sucesos de las
Islas Filipinas that was published in Mexico in
1609
 England

Asociacion La Solidaridad was inaugurated in Barcelona

with Rizal as the Honorary President
Two months after, the La Solidaridad, the patriotic
newspaper of the association was founded
 France

Rizal went to Paris for a week to look for more historical

books about the Philippines in Bibliotheque National
(National Library)
He published his annotation of de Morga’s Sucesos
which he dedicated to the Filipinos.
 Belgium

Rizal became busy in writing his second novel and kept

on promoting his native language and defending his
countrymen in La Solidaridad
He continuously revealed the oppressing practices of the Spaniards
in his country.
 Belgium

He planned to establish a school on top of a hill in

Calamba (Ocampo,2008)
He wanted the Filipino youth to enjoy the same privilege he had
experienced through education.
 Belgium

He went to Ghent to look for a publishing house for the

printing of his second novel (he ran out of fund)
An unexpected help coming from Valentin Ventura made the
printing of his second novel possible.
On September 18, 1891, the El Filibusterismo came off the press
 SPAIN

He visited Madrid and Barcelona for any possible news

about political reforms in the Philippines
He met Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Mariano Ponce, the
twin towers of the Propaganda Movement.
 SPAIN

He went back to Madrid in 1890 to seek help for his

family in the Philippines – Ministries of Colonies but was
unsuccessful
 Borneo

While Rizal was in Hong Kong, he thought of

establishing a Filipino colony in a rich British owned
island , the North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia).
 Borneo
He went to visit Sandaka (March 7,1892) to make a
survey of the place and negotiate with the British
authorities for possible settlement.
The British North Borneo Company was willing to offer 100,000
acres of Land for Filipino colonists however, it did not materialize
because Governor General Eulogio Despujol disapproved the plan.