Chapter 6: In Sunny Spain

1882-1885
Rizal's Secret mission

• This mission which rizal conceived with the approval of

his brother paciano was to observe keenly the life and
culture, languages and customs, industries and
commerce, and government and laws of the european
nation inorder to prepare himself in the mighty task of
liberating his oppressed people from the spanish
tyranny.
• Rizal's departure was kept secret to avoid detection by
the spanish tyranny.
Singapore

May 3, 1882 May 9, 1882

• The Salvadora
• Rizal was departed docked at singapore.
on board the
spanish steamer
bound for
singapore.
 From Singapore to Colombo

• May 11, 1882- In singapore, Rizal transferred

to another ship, Djemnah, a french steamer,
which left singapore for europe.
• May 17, 1882- the djemnah reached Point
Galle, a seacoast town in southern ceylon(now
Sri Lanka), and after a few hours of sailing, the
djemnah reached colombo.
 First trip to Suez Canal
• From colombo, the djemnah continued the
voyage crossing the indian ocean to the cape of
Guardafui, Africa.
• Next stopover is to Aden, then the djemnah
proceeded to the City of Suez.
• Ferdinand de lesseps- A french diplomat-
engineer. He built the Suez Canal.
 Naples and Marseilles

• June 11, 1882- Rizal

reached Naples.

• June 12, 1882- The

steamer docked at
the french harbor of
marseilles
 Barcelona
• June 15, 1882- Rizal left Marseilles.
• June 16, 1882- Rizal reached Barcelona.
• “Amor Patrio”(Love of country)- Rizal's first article
written on spain's soil.
• Basilio Teodoro Moran- Publisher of Diariong
Tagalog(The first manila bilingual newspaper).
• August 20, 1882- Amor Patrio was published in
Diariong Tagalog.
 Life in Madrid
• November 30, 1882- Rizal enrolled in the
universidad Central de Madrid.
• Rizal studied painting and sculpture in the
academy of fine arts of San Fernando.
• He took lessons in french, German, and
english under private instructor.
• He practised fensing and shooting in the hall of
arms of Sanz y Carbonell.
 Romance with Consuelo Ortiga y Perez

• Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey- Father of Consuelo

Ortiga.
• Consuelo Ortiga y Perez- Sha had a romance
with Jose Rizal.
• A La Senorita C. O. y P.- a poem composed by
Rizal dedicated to Consuelo.
• Circulo Hispano-Filipino- a society of
spaniards and filipino.
• They ask me for my verses- This poem was
personally declaimed during the newyear's eve
reception of the Madrid filipinos.
Rizal as a lover of books
 Rizal's First visit to Paris
• During his first summer vacation in Madrid,
Rizal went to Paris, sojourning in this gay
capital of France from June 17 to August
20, 1883.
• At first he billeted at the Hotel de Paris on
37 Rue Maubange but later move to a
cheaper hotel in 124 Rue de rennes.
 Rizal as a mason
• Rizal was impressed by the way the spanish masons
openly criticized the government of the friars, which
could not be done in the philippines.
• March 1883- He joined the masonic lodge called
Acacia in Madrid.
• November 15, 1890- rizal become a master mason in
lodge solidaridad
• February 15,1892- he was awarded the diploma as a
mason by Le brand orient de france in Paris.
Financial worries
Rizal's salute to Luna and
Hidalgo
 Rizal involved in student demonstration

• November 20, 21, 22, 1884- The

serene city of Madrid exploded in
bloody riots by the students of the
central university.
 Studies completed in Spain
• June 21, 1884- His degree of licenciate in
medicine was conferred.
• The next academic year(1884-1885)- He
studied all the subjects and passed all
leading to degree of medicine.
• June 19, 1885(his 24th birthday) - He got
the excellent grades.
Chapter 7: Paris to Berlin

(1885-1887)
 In Gay Paris(1885-1886)

• Senor Eusebio Carominas- Editor of the

newspaper La Publicidad.
• Don Miguel Morayta- Owner of La
Publicidad.
• November 1885- Rizal was living in Paris.
• Paz Pardo de Taverras- a pretty girl, who was
engaged to Juan Luna.
 Rizal as a Musician

• Alin mang lahi- is a patriotic song, which

assert that any race aspires for freedom.
• La deportacion- Which rizal composed in
Dapitan during his exile.
 In historic Heidelberg

• February 1, 1886- Rizal left Gay Paris for

Germany.
• February 3, 1886- Rizal arrived in heidelberg
• A Las Flores de Heidelberg- a fine poem wrote
by Rizal on April 22, 1886.
With Pastor Ulmer at Wilhelmsfeld
Rizal's First letter to Blumentritt
Fifth Centenary of heidelberg
 In Leipzig and Dresden
• August 9, 1886- Rizal left Heidelberg.
• August 14, 1886- Rizal arrived in Leipzig.
• Professor Friedrich Ratzel- Famous German Historian.
• Dr. Hans Meyer- German Anthropologist.
• “Schiller's William tell”- From German, which Rizal translated
into tagalog.
• October 29- Rizal left Leipzig for Dresden.
• Dr. Adolph B. Meyer- Director of anthropological and
ethnological museum
• November 1- Rizal left Dresden reaching Berlin in the
evening.
Rizal welcomed in Berlin's scientific circles

• Dr Feodor Jagor- A German scientist-traveler

and the author of “travels in the philippines”.
• Rudolph Virchow - Famous German
Anthropologist.
• Dr. Hans Virchow- a professor of discriptive
anatomy.
• Dr. W. Joest- Noted german geographer.
• Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger- Famous german
opthalmologist.
 Rizal lived in Germany for five reasons:

• To gain further knowledge of opthalmology.

• To further his studies in science and languages.
• To observe the economic had politician
conditions of german nation.
• To associate with famous german scholars.
• To publish his novel, Noli me tangere.
Rizal on German women
German Customs
Rizal's darkest winter
Chapter 8: Noli me tangere published in
Berlin(1887)
Ideas of writing a novel on the philippines

• June 2, 1884- Rizal proposed the writing of a

novel about the philippines by a group of
filipinos.
• His Proposal was approved by Paternos(Pedro,
Maximo, Antonio), Graciano Lopez Jaena,
Evaristo Aguirre, Eduardo de lete, Julio
Llorente.
• Melecio Figueroa, and Valentin Ventura.
 The writing of the Noli
• End of 1884- Rizal began writing the novel in
Madrid and finished about one-half of it.
• 1885- When he went to Paris, he continued
writing the novel in germany.
• April to June, 1886- Rizal wrote the last few
chapters of the Noli in Wilhelmsfeld.
• February 1886- Rizal made the final revision
on the manuscript of the Noli.
 Viola, Savior of the Noli
• Maximo Viola- was a scion of a rich family of
San Miguel, Bulacan. He agreed to finance the
printing cost of the Noli and he loaned Rizal
some cash for living expenses.
• February 21, 1887- The Noli was finally
finished and ready for printing.
• March 21, 1887- The Noli me tangere finally
came off the press.
 The title of the novel
• The title of the novel, Noli me tangere is a
Latin phrase which means “Touch me not”.
• Rizal dedicated his novel to the philippines-”to
my fatherland”.
• The novel, Noli me tangere contains 63
chapters and an epilogue.
• In the original manuscript of Noli me tangere,
there was a chapter “Elias and Salome” which
follows chapter XXIV-”In the woods”.
Rizal's friends praises the Noli
Chapter 9: Rizal's Grand tour of europe
with Viola(1887)
 The tour begins

• May 11, 1887- Rizal and Viola left Berlin by

train.
• Their first destination was in Dresden.
• Teschen- is the next stopover after living
Dresden.
 First meeting with Blumentritt
• May 13, 1887- The train, with Rizal and Viola
on board, arrived at railroad station of
leitmeritz, Bohemia.
• Professor Robert Klutschack- eminent
naturalist.
• May 16, 1887- Rizal and Viola left leitmeritz
by train.
• After leitmeritz, Rizal and Viola visited the
historic city of Prague.
• Dr. Willkomm- Professor of natural history in
the University of Prague.
• Dr. Willkomm and his family welcomed Rizal
and Viola, and showed them some historic
spots in the city.
• May 20- Rizal and Viola arrived in the
beautiful city of Vienna.
• Norfenfals- Austrian Novelist .
• March 24- Rizal and Viola left Vienna.
 From Lintz to Rheinfall
• The river voyage ended in lintz, they travel
overland the Salzburg, and from there to
Munich.
• From Rheinfall, they crossed the frontier to
Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
• June 2 to 3, 1887- Rizal and Viola stayed
in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
 Geneva

• Geneva- the swiss city is one of the most

beautiful cities in Europe.
• June 19, 1887- Rizal treated Viola to a
blowout because it was his 26th birthday.
• June 23, 1887- Rizal and Viola parted
ways.
Rizal resents exhibition of Igorot in
1887 Madrid Exposition
Chapter 10: First Homecoming(1877-
1888)
 Decision to return home

• Because of the publication of the Noli me

tangere and the uproar it caused the friars,
Rizal was warned by Paciano, Silvestre
Ubaldo, Chengoy(Jose M. Cecilio), and other
friends not to return home.
Reasons in returning to the philippines:
• To operate on his mother's eyes.
• To serve his people who had long been
oppressed by the spanish tyrants.
• To find out for himself how the Noli and his
other writings were affecting filipinos and
spaniards in the philippines.
• To inquire why leonor remained silent.
 Delightful trip to Manila

• Rizal left Rome by train for Rome.

• July 3, 1887- He boarded the train djemnah.
• July 30- he transferred to another steamer,
Haiphong, which was bound for Manila.
 Arrival in Manila

• August 5- The
Haiphong arrived in
Manila.

• August 8- He finally
returned to Calamba
 Storm over the Noli
• Governor General
Emilio Terrero- he
requested Rizal to
come to the
malacanang palace
 Attackers of the Noli
• Fr. Jose Rodriguez- another augustinian . He
published a series of eight pamphlets under the
general heading Cuestiones de Sumo Interes
(Questions of the supreme interest) to blast the
Noli and other anti-spanish writings.
• Fray Rodriguez- He wrote the eight anti-Rizal
pamphlets
 The eight pamphlets:
• Porque no los he de leer?
• Guardaos de ellos. Porque?
• Y-que me dice usted de la peste?
• Porque triunfan los impios?
• Cree usted que de veras nu hay purgatorio?
• Hay o no hay infierno?
• Que le parece a usted de esos libelos?
• Confesion o condenacion?
 Other attackers of Noli:

• General Jose de Salamanca

• General Luis M. de Pando
• Sr. Fernando Vida
• Vicente Barrantes
 Defenders of the Noli:
• Marcelo H. del Pilar
• Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
• Graciano Lopez Jaena
• Mariano Ponce
• Father Sanchez( Rizal's favorite teacher at Ateneo).
• Don Segismundo Moret(former minister of the
crown).
• Dr. Miguel Morayta(Historian and statesman).
• Professor Blumentritt
• Rev. Vicente Garcia- a filipino catholic priest-
scholar wrote a defense of the Noli which was
published in Singapore.
Rizal and Traviel de Andrade
Calamba's Agrarian Trouble
 The following are submitted to the government
for action:
• The hacienda of the Dominican order
comprised not only the lands around Calamba.
• The profits of the dominican order continually
increased because of the arbitrary increase of
the rentals paid by tenants.
• The Hacienda owners never contributed a
single centavo for the town fiesta, for the
education, of the children, and for the
improvement of agriculture
• Tenants who had spent much labor in
clearing the lands were dispossessed of
said lands for flimsy reason.
• High rates of interest were charged the
tenents for delayed payment of rentals,
and when the rentals could not be paid,
the hacienda management confiscated
their carabaos, tools, and homes.
Farewell to Calamba
Reasons in leaving Calamba
In Hongkong and
Macau (1888)
February 3, 1888- Rizal left Manila for
Hongkong on board the zafiro.
February 16,1888- he wrote a letter to
blumentritt.
February 18, 1888- Rizal