Rizals Life Higher Education and Life Abroad

RIZAL’S LIFE:
Higher
Education and
Life Abroad
How did Rizal become the best student in
Manila?
QUESTI What prompted Rizal to leave the country and

travel to different places?
ONS What was Rizal’s take on education and

society?
Rizal’s Education in Manila (1872 -
1882)
• he was sent to Manila to study at the Ateneo de Municipal, four months
• The Ateneo de Municipal Experience
after the martyrdom of GomBurZa and while his mother was still in
prison.
• he was originally planned to study at the College of San Juan de Letran
but his father change his mind
• he was almost denied for admission but with the intervention of Manuel
Xeres Burgos, he was finally admitted.
• he is the first to adopt the name Rizal
1882)
• Jesuit school system was taught: (internos: Roman Empire;
• externos:
The Ateneo de Municipal Experience
Carthaginian)
• Jose had Fr. Bech as his first teacher
• he had attained the rank of Emperor
• read the “Count of Monte Cristo: , a Duma’s great novel; and
“Travels in the Philippines”, a Spanish translation of Feodor
Jagor
• admired Fr. Francisco Paula de Paula Sanchez, his fourth year
professor
Rizal’s Educationin Manila (1872 -
1882)
•• he
Ateneo de gymnastics,
participated Municipalfencing,
Experience
painting and sculpture.
• under the guidance of Professor Father Francisco Paula de
Sanchez, he wrote numerous pro-Spanish poems on the
themes of history, childhood memories, religion, education,
and war.
1882)
•• Segunda Katigbak
a Lipa girl from a wealthy clan
• a close friend of Rizal’s sister
• she was 14 years old when he meet Pepe
• Rizal was smitten by her, and would sketch and write
poems about her though she is promised to marry
Manuel Luz Y Metra
+
1882)
→• April 1877, at the age of 16, he studied
University of Santo Tomas Experience Philosophy and
Letters due to the following reasons:
1. his father liked it;
2. unsure of what career to pursue
→ 1877-1879, he studied Cosmology, Metaphysics,
Theodicy, and Philosophy History
1882)
• University of Santo Tomas Experience
→ 1878-1879 - he studied medicine, both preparatory and
regular medical course due to:
• He desired to be a physician in order to cure his
mother’s failing eyesight;
• Father Pablo Ramon, Rector of Ateneo, responded his
letter, recommending medicine.
1882)
• Relationship
→ with daydreamer
Rizal was a romantic Other Woman who sipped the
"nectar of love".
→ after the loss of Segunda Katigbak, he paid court to a
young woman in Calamba where he referred her as Miss
L, a "fair lady with seductive and attractive eyes".
1882)
• Relationship with Other Woman
→ during his sophomore in UST, he courted Leonor
Valenzuela, a tall girl with a regal bearing.
→ he taught her how to read any note written in invisible
ink by heating it over a candle or lamp until the lettering
appeared.
1882)
→• In
Relationship with Other Woman
1879, during his junior year, he had a beautiful
romance with Leonor Rivera, a frail and beautiful woman
described as "tender as a budding flower with kindly,
wistful eyes".
→ they get married and keep their relationship hidden.
1882)
→ • InVictim of Brutality
1880, during his summer byvacation
a Spanish
in Calamba, he
first encountered Spanish brutality.
Officer
→ he failed to recognize the Spanish Guardia Civil
lieutenant passing by his side, with a snarl, the Guardia
Civil, drew his sword and slashed Rizal on his back.
1882)
• →
Victim of Brutality
In 1879, by aa Spanish
Rizal entered literary contest
sponsored by Artistico Literario (Artistic-Literacy
Officer
Lyceum) and won first place on his poem A La
Juventud Filipina ( To the Filipino Youth)
1882)
• →Victim
Rizal alsoofwon
Brutality
first prize by a Spanish
on the commemoration of
the fourth centennial death of Cervantes, with his
Officer
allegorical drama, El Consejo de los Dioses ( The
Council of the Gods).
1882)
• →
Victim of Brutality by a Spanish
other works published by Jose Rizal:
Officer
• Abd-el-Azis y Mahoma in 1879
• Junto al Pasig (Beside the Pasig) in 1880
• A Filipinas in 1880
• Al M.R.P. Pablo Ramon in 1881
1882)
• →Victim
in 1881, of Brutality
Rizal establishedby a Spanish
Companerismo
(Comradeship).
Officer
→ Despite his enormous literary successes, he was
dissatisfied with his stay at the Dominican-owed
school and decided to study in Europe.
Rizal's First Travel Abroad
• Journey to Spain
✓ his departure was kept secret
✓on May 3, 1882, Rizal boarded the Spanish
steamer bound for Singapore and arrive on
May 9, 1882.
✓on his journey, the ship's captain, Donato
Lecha, befriended him.
✓ after the six days journey to
Singapore, he transferred to a foreign
passenger ship which carried him to
Barcelona
✓he then boarded the ship Djemnah, a
French steamer, and set sail to Europe
✓ on May 17, Rizal arrived in southern
Ceylon
✓ May 18, he arrived in Colombo where he
was awestruck by the scenic beauty and
elegant architecture.
✓the Djemnah continued its journey across
the Indian to the African Coast.
✓ on June 11, Rizal arrived in
Naples.
✓ on the night of June 12, 1882,
Rizal disembarked at Marseilles,
France.
• Barcelona, Spain
✓ June 16, 1882 - Rizal arrived in
Barcelona by rail.
✓ his first written article is a nationalistic
essay called " El Amor Patrio"
• Barcelona, Spain
✓ the said article was sent to Diariong
Tagalog publisher Basilio Teodoro
Moran.
✓ Rizal received bad news about the
cholera outbreak ravaging Manila and
the provinces.
• Madrid, Spain (Higher
Education)
✓ Rizal enrolled in the Universidad
Central de Madrid on November 3, 1882.
✓ He enrolled in courses Medicine,
Philosophy, and Letters.
Education)
✓ He also studied painting and sculpture at
the San Fernando of Fine Arts; fencing and
shooting at the San Fernando Hall of Arms.
Education)
✓ on June 21, 1884 - Rizal finished his
medical studies in Spain.
✓ the Universidad Central de Madrid awarded
him the degree of Licentiate in Medicine.
• Consuelo Ortiga y Perez
✓ a daughter of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey, a
former Manila mayor
✓ she has an affair with Jose Rizal but did not
last due to Rizal is still engaged with Leonor
Rivera.
• Masonry
✓in March 1883, Rizal became a member of
the Acacia Masonic Lodge in Madrid to gain
the assistance of Freemasonry in his fight
against the friars in the Philippines.
• Masonry
✓on November 15, 1890 - Rizal was
transferred to Lodge Solidaridad, where
he became a Master Mason.
✓ Rizal was awarded the diploma of
Master Mason by Le Grand Orient de
France in Paris.
• The Propaganda Movement (1872-1892)
✓ Propagandists - upper-class Filipinos who
aimed to "awaken the sleeping intellect of the
Spaniard to the needs of our country".
✓ Jose Rizal was the most outstanding
propagandist, a physician, scholar, scientist,
and writer.
✓ The publication of Rizal’s two novels
"Noli Me Tangere (1886) and El
Filibusterismo (1891) was his greatest
contribution to the formation of a Filipino
consciousness.
✓ Graciano Lopez Jaena
• a noted orator and pamphleteer
• published the satirical short novel, Fray
Botod (Brother Fatso) in 1880.
• in 1889, he launched La Solidaridad, a
biweekly newspaper in Barcelona
(Solidarity).
✓ Marcelo H. del Pilar
• a lawyer who advocates for social
change.
• flee to Spain in 1888 and become
the editor of La Solidaridad.
• The Circulo Hispano-Filipino
✓ was formed in 1882, and founded by Filipinos and
Spaniards who are pushing for government reform.
✓ established the Revista del Circulo Hispano-Filipino.
✓ Juan Atayde - a Spaniard from Manila who keep the
existence of Circulo Hispano-Filipino
• The Circulo Hispano-Filipino
✓ Rizal's contribution was his poem
entitled, " They asked Me for Verses".
✓ January 29, 1883 - Rizal wrote to his
family.
• School Demonstration
✓ November 20-22, 1884
- Rizal was involved in student
demonstration where they were fighting
for Dr. Miguel Morayta.
• Financial Problem
✓ low harvest due to drought and locusts in
the Philippines
✓ his family faced strict Dominican control
✓ Rizal participated in competitions
• Luna and Hidalgo's Victory
• Rizal was invited to speak at a
banquet on June 25, 1884.
• Felix Resureccion won the second
place and Juan Luna won the first
place.
• Luna and Hidalgo's Victory
✓ In his speech, Rizal stated that "genius
knows no country, genius is everywhere,
and genius is like light air, the patrimony of
everybody, cosmopolitan like space, fire,
and God."
• Rizal's Especialization in Medicine
✓ Rizal went to Paris for his opthalmology
specialization in 1885.
▪︎February 1, 1886 - Rizal went to Germany.
▪︎April 22, 1886 - he wrote a poem to the
lovely flowers aling Neckar River.
• July 31, 1886 - Rizal wrote his first letter in
German to Professor Ferdinand Blumemtritt.
• August 9, 1886 - Rizal left in Heidelberg
• August 14, 1886 - Rizal arrived in Leipzig
• October 29, 1886 - Rizal left Leipzig
to Dresden and met Dr. Adolph
Meyer.
• November 1, 1886 - Rizal arrives in
Berlin and met Dr. Feodor Jagor.
• Rizal's Especialization in
Medicine
✓ Rizal was the first Asian to be
honored for membership in the
Anthropological Society, Ethnological
Society, and Geographical Society of
Berlin.
• Rizal's Especialization in
Medicine
✓ Rizal published a scholarly paper
titled Taglische Verkunst (Tagalog
Metrical Art).
• Publication of Noli Me Tangere
• March 21, 1887 - Noli Me Tangere
(Touch Me Not) was published in
Berlin, Germany through the help
of Maximo Viola.
• Publication of Noli Me Tangere
• Noli Me Tangere was a novel entirely
dedicated to the Philippines wherein Rizal
compared the Philippines to a cancer
patient who, even with the gentlest touch,
awakens the sharpest pains.
• Grand Tour of Europe with Viola
• May 11, 1887 - Rizal and Viola left
Berlin to return to Europe
• May 24, 1887 - Rizal and Viola left
Vienna by boat.
• June 19, 1887 - Rizal celebrated his 26th
birthday with Viola in Geneva.
• First Homecoming
✓ Rizal's reason why he wanted to go
home:
1. to operate on his mother's eyes;
2. to learn how his novel has affected the
lives of Filipinos.
✓ August 5, 1887 - Rizal arrived in Manila
and stayed for a short time.
✓ August 8, 1887 - Rizal returned to
Calamba, and affectionately welcome by
his family.
In Calamba,
• Rizal established a medical clinic. His first
patient was his mother.
• News of the arrival of a great doctor from
Germany, spread far and wide.
• Rizal opened a gym for young people.
Storm of Noli
• a few weeks after his arrival, Rizal received a
letter from Governor General Emilio Terrero
requesting him to come to Malacañang Palace
and the latter informed him about the charge
which denied by Rizal.
Storm of Noli
• Gov. General Terrero knew Rizal's life
was in Jeopardy, so he assigned a young
Spaniard as Rizal's bodyguard
Storm of Noli
• Msgr. Pedro Payo, the Archbishop of
Manila, sent a copy of Noli to Father
Recto Gregorio Echevarria of University
of Sto. Tomas for examination.
Storm of Noli
• The faculty members of UST stated that the Noli
was "heretical, impious, and scandalous in the
religious order, and anti-patriotic, subversive of
public order, injurious to the government of Spain
and its function in the Philippine Island in the
political order.
Storm of Noli
• Many comrades of Rizal has supported
and defended him against the charge, one
of them is Reverend Vicente Garcia.
Storm of Noli
• Unfounded rumor was spread against
Rizal, prompting his parents and
Governor General Terrero to advised
Rizal to leave the country.
Rizal was forced to flee the
Philippines for the second time,
Rizal's Second pursued by enemies and threatened
by friars.
Travel Abroad ✓ February 3, 1888 - Rizal sailed
(1888-1892) from Manila to Hong Kong on the
Zafiro
✓ February 8, 1888 - Rizal arrived
in Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong,
→ Rizal stayed at the Victoria Hotel.
→ Rizal was followed by Jose
Rizal's Second Veranda, a Spaniard, who was taught
to spy Rizal's movement.
Travel Abroad ✓ February 22, 1888 - Rizal sailed
(1888-1892) from Hong Kong to Japan, aboard the
Oceanic, an American steamer.
February 28, 1888 to April 13, 1888
→Rizal stayed in Japan because he
Rizal's Second was enchanted by Japan's natural
Travel Abroad beauty, the cleanliness and politeness
of the people, the picturesque and
(1888-1892) simple charm of the Japanese
women.
In Japan,
✓ Rizal was admired by the
outstanding performances of Western
Rizal's Second music.
Travel Abroad ✓ Rizal was introduced to Seiko
Usui (Lady O-Sei-San), a lovely
(1888-1892) Japanese girl, and eventually got
smitten by her.
✓ Rizal expressed his undying love
and affection for her.
In Japan,
✓ Rizal was almost enticed to settle
in Japan but his fatherland's love and
Rizal's Second his mission to free his oppressed
Travel Abroad people compelled him to reconsider.
(1888-1892) ✓ Rizal leave Japan with a heavy
heart.
→ April 13, 1888
- Rizal boarded an English steamer,
"Belgic", bound for United States and
Rizal's Second met Tetcho Suehiro.
Travel Abroad → Tetcho Suehiro is a Japanese
journalist, novelist, and human rights
(1888-1892) activist who was forced to flee the
country by the Japanese government.
→Rizal was accompanied by Tetcho
Rizal's Second Suehiro on the duration of his
Travel Abroad journey from San Francisco to
London.
(1888-1892) → December 1, 1888 - Rizal and
Tetcho parted ways.
In America,
✓ April 28, 1888 - Rizal arrived in
America
Rizal's Second ✓ Rizal's arrival was marred by
Travel Abroad racial prejudice, as he witnessed
(1888-1892) white American's discriminatory
treatment of Chinese and Negroes.
In America,
✓ May 13, 1888 - Rizal arrived in
New York City.
Rizal's Second ✓ May 16, 1888 - Rizal boarded the
Travel Abroad City of Rome and sailed from New
York to Liverpool.
(1888-1892) ✓ Rizal was on board the Great
Eastern, which was describe as the
"second largest ship in the world".
Rizal's Second Travel Abroad (1888-
1892)
Return to Europe (May 1888 - March 1889)
Rizal travelled to London on May 25, 1888 where he
chose to stayed this English city for three reasons:
1. in order to improve his command of the English;
2. to research and annotate Morga's Sucessos de las Islas
Filipinas;
3. it was a safe haven from Spanish tyranny attacks.
1892)
In London,
✓ Rizal stayed at the home of Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor,
a lawyer in London, and stayed for a short time.
✓ At the end of May, he had become a boarder of the
Becketts and had a love interlude with Gertrude
Beckett.
✓ On Sundays, Rizal spent his time at the home of Dr.
Rost.
1892)
→ Dr. Rost
- is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs librarian and expert
on Malayan languages and customs.
- was so impressed of Rizal's knowledge and dubbed
Rizal as "a pearl of a man".
1892)
✓ September 1888 - Rizal went to Paris for a week to
look for more historical materials and was entertained
by Juan Luna and his wife.
✓ December 11, 1888 - Rizal travelled to Spain, visiting
Madrid and Barcelona, where he met Marcelo H. del
Pilar and Mariano Ponce.
✓ December 24, 1888 - Rizal returned to London.
1892)
→ During Rizal's stay in London, he was elected honorary

President of Asociacion La Solidaridad.
Asociacion La Solidaridad
- patriotic society dedicated to reform.
- was founded in Barcelona on December 13, 1888.
- was officially inaugurated in December 31, 1888.
1892)
Los Agricultores Filipinos

- first article published by Jose Rizal in La Solidaridad.
La Solidaridad
- a patriotic newspaper founded by Graciano Lopez Jaena
on March 25, 1889.
1892)
Other works of Rizal in London:

1. Specimens of Tagal Folklore and Two Easter Fables
2. La Vision del Fray Rodriguez
3. Letter to the Young Woman of Malolos
1892)
March 19, 1889 - Rizal left London for Paris

with a sad heart because of his fond memories in
London.
May 5, 1889 - the Universal Exposition of Paris,
officially opened.
1892)
In Paris,
✓ Rizal established the Redemption de los Malayos
(Redemption of the Malays) Society
✓ Rizal's other work was "The Indolence of the Filipinos".
✓ Rizal joined the "International Association of
Filipinologists", whose president is Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt.
✓ Rizal wrote another satirical work called Por Telefono, as a
response to Fr. Salvador Font.
1892)
In Paris,
✓ Rizal established the Redemption de los Malayos
(Redemption of the Malays) Society
✓ Rizal's other work was "The Indolence of the Filipinos".
✓ Rizal joined the "International Association of
Filipinologists", whose president is Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt.
✓ Rizal wrote another satirical work called Por Telefono, as a
response to Fr. Salvador Font.
1892)
In Brussels,
✓ Rizal left Paris for Brussels, Belgium on January 28,
1890.
✓ Rizal was accompanied by Jose Albert.
✓ Rizal was working his second novel, "El
Filibusterismo".
✓ Rizal wrote other articles fo La Solidaridad.
✓ Rizal learned of the persecution of his family and
townmates in Calamba.
1892)
The Publication of El Filibusterismo
✓ Rizal left Brussels for Ghent on July 5, 1891,

where the cost of printing for his novel El
Filibusterismo is cheaper.
1892)
The Publication of El Filibusterismo
El Filibusterismo
- a novel written by Jose Rizal that was dedicated to the
martyrdom of the Gom-Bur-Za.
- represents Rizal's more mature judgement on political
and social conditions in the islands.
- was established through the help of F. Meyer-Van Loo
Press, Jose Ma. Basa, Evaristo Arias, and Valentin
Ventura.
1892)
Rizal in Hong Kong (November 1891-June 1892)
✓ Rizal boarded the steamer Melbourne in Merseillies

bound for Hong Kong on October 18, 1891.
✓ Rizal arrived in Hong Kong on November 20, 1891.
✓ Rizal was welcomed by Jose Basa.
1892)
Rizal in Hong Kong (November 1891-June 1892)
✓ Rizal meet his family members.

✓ Rizal established his medical clinic.
✓ Rizal practiced ophthalmology.
✓ Rizal established La Liga Filipina.
1892)
Second Homecoming
✓ May 1892 - Rizal decided to return to Manila.
✓ June 26, 1892 - Rizal and his sister Lucia arrived
in Manila.
✓ July 6, 1892 - Rizal returned to Malacañan
Palace to continue his series of interviews.
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RIZAL’S LIFE:

QUESTI What prompted Rizal to leave the country and

ONS What was Rizal’s take on education and

→ During Rizal's stay in London, he was elected honorary

Los Agricultores Filipinos

Other works of Rizal in London:

March 19, 1889 - Rizal left London for Paris

✓ Rizal left Brussels for Ghent on July 5, 1891,

✓ Rizal boarded the steamer Melbourne in Merseillies

✓ Rizal meet his family members.

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