Chapter 15

Rizals Second Sojourn and the Universal

Exposition of 1889
Difficulty of finding a quarter
Universal Exposition of 1889
Effect:
-the cost of living spiraled high.
No.45 Rue Maubeuge Venturas residence
Transferred residence several times, moving from
one hotel to another, from one boarding house to
another
Finally lived in a little room together with two other
Filipinos Justo Trinidad and Jose Albert

 Life in Paris (Letters in May 16, 1889)

-Spent most of his time in the reading room
of the Bibliotique National checking up his
historical annotations on Morgas book
- Writing letters to his family and friends
- In the gymnasium for his daily physical
exercises
- Visiting his friends, dining at the homes of
his friends, such as the Taveras, Venturas,
Bousteds and Luna

 Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera

-physician by vocation philologist by avocation
Dr. Felix Pardo de Tavera
- physician by vocation and an artist and
sculpture by avocation
Paz Pardo de Tavera wife of Juan Luna
- June 24,1889 when Andres(Luling), the second
child was born and JPR the godfather chose her
name
Maria dela Paz Blanca Laureana Herminigilda
Juana Luna y Pardo de Tavera

 Rizal and the Paris Exposition of 1889

-Eiffel Tower, 984 ft high, built by Alexander
Eiffel - greatest attraction
-Pres. Sadi Carnot (3rd French Republic)
-200,000 persons or more crowd the daily
exposition
- International Art Competition
Felix R. Hidalgos painting won the 2nd prize,
Juan Luna and F. Pardo de Tavera won the 3 rd
prize, while JPRs entry got no prize.

 Three Clubs/Societies
Kidlat Club a social society of a temporary
nature
Purpose:
To bring together the young Filipinos in the French capital
so that they could enjoy their sojourn in the city during the
duration of the Exposition

Members:
Antonio & Juan Luna, Gregorio Aguilera, Fernando Canon,
Lauro Dimayuga, Julio Llorente, Guillermo Puatu &
Baldomero Roxas

 Indios Bravos (Brave Indians)

Inspiration:
American Indians who were not ashamed of their names

Purpose:
Its members pledged to excel in intellectual and physical
prowess in order to win the admiration of the foreigners
particularly the Spaniards. They practiced the use of sword
and pistol. JPR taught them judo.

Members:
Same members

 RDLM (Redencion de los Malayos)

Purpose:
The propagation of all the useful knowledgescientific, artistic, literary, etc..- in the Philippines.
REDEMPTION of the Malay Race (another aim)
Borneo Colonization project:
Not merely to have a place where Filipinos could live and work
with more liberty as well as free themselves from the oppressive
conditions of the Philippines for something else important ,
which is freedom of action to attain the aim of the RDLM.. Which
means the redemption of the Malay race (Dr. Leoncio LopezRizal)

-Max Havelaar book (1860) by Multatuli (E.D. Dekker,

Dutch Author)

 Annotated Edition of Morga Published

Outstanding achievement of Rizal in Paris the
publication of his annotation of Morgas book, written in
British Museum, printed by Garnier Freres

Prologue written by Prof. Blumentritt

Rizals errors in his annotation:
1. Commits the error in appraising the history of
the past in the light of the present standard
2. Rizals attacks of the church were unfair and
unjustified because the abuses should not be
construed to mean the Catholic is bad.

 Dedication: To The Filipinos

In this historical book JPR proved that Filipinos were
already civilized before the advent of Spain.JPR
disproved the historical heresies of the Spanish writers
who claimed that the early Filipinos were savages and
were of low mentality
Comment on Morgas Publication Date:

Paris, Libreria de Garnier Hermanos, 1890

I have just received your magnificent edition of Morga. This edition
with your erudite notes will glorify your name
(Blumentritt to Rizal, October 12, 1889)

Today I sent to Lipa four copies of Morga. Later I will send some more
(Rizal to Dr. Baldomero Roxas December 28, 1889)
I received the book Sucesos, Truly excellent. Please send me
immediately about ten copies that I can send to the Philippines by the first
mail that is going there (Mariano Ponce to Rizal, December 31, 1889)

RIZAL AS HISTORIAN
First Voyage Around the World (Italian) Antonio Pigafetta
Historical works of Marsden, Raffles, Lord Stanley, and Wallace in
English
Writings of Blumetritt, Jagor, Virchow in German
Books of M. Jacquet, J. Mallat, & A. Marche in French
Works of TH Pardo de Tavera, Pedro Paterno, Miguel Morayta, Pi y
Margall in Spanish

Other works of Rizal which qualify him to be a

real historian:
1. Ma- yi (London, Deccember 6.1888)
2. Tawalisi of Ibn Batuta (January 7, 1889)
3. Filipinas Dentro de Cien Anos (published in La
Solidaridad in five issues1890)

4. La Politica Colonial on Filipinas

( no date;Manila en

el mes de Diciembre, 1872)

5. Historia de la Familia Rizal de Calamba

(no

date)

6. Los Pueblos del Archipelago Indico

(no date)

The Philippines Within a Century

In this article JPR expressed his views on the Spanish
colonization and predicted with amazing accuracy the
tragic end of Spains sovereignty in Asia

The Indolence of the Filipinos

This is an able defense of the alleged indolence of the
Filipinos. Such decline in the economic life was due to
certain reasons:
1. The native revolts and the other internal disordes
which followed the establishment of American rule
2. The wars whioch the Filipinos fought for Spain against
the Dutch, Portuguese, English and other enemies
3. The frightful raids of the by the Muslim pirates

4.The forced labor, resulting in the abandonment of

industry, commerce and agriculture
5. Lack of stimulus to work harder because the people
could not enjoy the fruits of their labor
6. Government neglect and indifference to agriculture,
commerce and industry
7. The bad example shown by the Spaniards on
despising manual labor
8. The teaching of the Spanish missionaries
9. Encouragement and propagation of gambling by the
Spanish authorities
10. System of Spanish education did not promote the
economic enterprise and activity

International Association of Filipinologists

Aim: To study the Philippines from the scientific and

historical point of view.
The officers:
President:
Ferdinand Blumentritt (Austrian)
Vice Pres:
Edward Plauchut (French)
Counsellor:
Dr. Reinhold Rost (Anglo-German)
Counsellor:
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor (Filipino-Spanish)
Secretary:
Dr. Jose Rizal (Filipino)
The holding of Inaugural convention did not materialize
because the French government discourage the holding
of conferences by private organization for the period of
international exposition.

Project for Filipino College in Hong Kong

Aims: To train

and educate men of good family and

financial means in accordance to the demands of
modern times and circumstances
Mariano Cunanan promised to raise P40,000 as initial
payment of the college
Curriculum:
Ethics- Study of Religion Natural Law Civil law Deportment
Hygiene
Mathematics Physics and Chemistry Natural History
Geography Political Economy
Universal History Philippine History Logic Rhetoric Poetics
Spanish English French German Chinese Tagalog
Gymnastics Equitation Fencing Swimming Music Drawing
- Dancing

Por Telefono Dimas Alang (Barcelona 1889)

Fall of 1889 wrote another satirical work as a replay to
the slanderous attacked of Fr. Font who masterminded
the banning of Noli.