Rizal in other land

• Secret mission

  1. Observe keenly the life and culture, languages and customs, industries and commerce, and government and laws of the European nations

  2. Prepare himself in the great task of liberating his oppressed people from the Spanish tyranny
• First travel abroad (1882-1887)

  • To finish his medical specialization
  • To do his "secret mission" in preparation for his fight in the Philippines
• His travel was kept secret to avoid detection and suspicion from Spanish government and friars
• He then used the name Jose Mercado and was also assisted by his uncle, Antonio Rivera
• Philippines to Singapore (May 3-11, 1882)

  1. Boarded the ship Salvadora bound for Singapore

  2. Arrived in Singapore on May 9, 1882

  3. Stayed in Hotel de la Paz

  4. Left Singapore on May 11, 1882 boarded the ship Djemnah
• Singapore to Ceylon (May 11 – 17, 1882)

  1. Djemnah reached Point Galle, a seaport town in southern Ceylon

  2. Went to Colombo to get references in learning the French language
• Italy to France (June 11 – June 12, 1882)

  1. Djemnah then docked at the port in the city of Marseilles

  2. Visited Chateau D'if, a famous landmark in Count of Monte Cristo
• France to Spain

  1. Left Marseilles by train and travelled going to Barcelona

  2. Arrived in Barcelona on June 16, 1882

  3. Created articles for the Diariong Tagalog which were Amor Patria and Los Viajes using the pen name Laong Laan

  4. Fell 1882, left Barcelona for Madrid
• Experiences in Madrid

  • Pursued his medical course and finished also the course which was decided by his father
  • Only vice was lottery in every lottery in Madrid
  • Spent leisure time reading and attending reunion of illustrados in Madrid
  • Practiced shooting and fencing in a communal gymnasium
  • Acquainted in the fraternal group of illustrados in Madrid, Circulo Hispano – Filipino
  • Declaimed the poem, Mi Piden Versus in a gathering of the group in New Year's Eve of 1882
  • Saved some of his money to purchase books like Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Wandering Jew
• First Visit in Paris (1883)

  1. Visited Paris during their summer vacation in Madrid

  2. Visited Laennec Hospital where he observed Dr. Nicaise treating patients

  3. Joined a masonic lodge, Acacia in which he later became a master mason in 1890
• Freemasonry


  • One of the oldest fraternal organizations in the world
  • Unites men of good character who, though of different religious, ethnic or social backgrounds, share a belief in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of mankind
  • Offers a system or blueprint for the good man to further improve his character and actions through its system of degrees, symbols, and fellowship opportunities
• The Return of Rizal in Madrid

  1. Earned the Licentiate in Medicine on June 21, 1884

  2. Finished his Philosophy and Letters as a Sobresaliente on June 19, 1885
• France to Germany (1885 -1887)

  1. Went to Paris to practice ophthalmology

  2. Met Maximo Viola, who would later be his best friend in Europe

  3. Stayed in Paris for four months, where he became an assistant ophthalmologist for Dr. Louis de Weckert

  4. Met Juan Luna and his girlfriend, Paz Pardo de Tavera

  5. Arrived in Heidelberg on February 3, 1886, where he was considered an excellent chess player

  6. Worked for Dr. Otto Becker, an ophthalmologist

  7. Wrote his first German letter to Professor Blumentritt, director of Ateneo of Leitmeritz in Austria on July 31, 1886

  8. Left Heidelberg and arrived in Leipzig in August 16, 1886

  9. Became friends with Friedrich Ratzel and Hans Meyer who were historians

  10. Translated different German and Swiss literary works and was send to the Philippines

  11. Worked as a proof reader in a publishing firm in Germany

  12. Became a recognized member of Anthropological Society, Ethnological Society and Geographical Society of Berlin

  13. Wrote Tagalische Verkunst, an article about the Tagalog language written in German which was praised and commended by the German community

  14. Stayed in Berlin to enhance his knowledge about ophthalmology, to observe Germany and to publish his novel, Noli me Tangere

  15. Met Madame Lucie Cerdole, a professor in French language who enhanced the knowledge of Jose about French language and culture

  16. Liked to hang out at Unter den Linden, a famous street in Berlin
• The Creation of Noli me Tangere

  1. Half of the novel was written in Paris, he continued a quarter of his novel in Madrid and the last part in Germany

  2. Finalized the revisions in Berlin in February 1886

  3. His friend, Maximo Viola funded the publication of the novel where 2000 copies were printed for 300 pesos

  4. Dedicated the novel to his fatherland- the Philippines
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)


  • Most popular 19th century novel and, after the Bible, was the second-best-selling book of that century
  • Anti-slavery novel that publicized the horrors of slavery, bringing them to the attention of thousands who heretofore had not been particularly sympathetic to the abolitionist cause
  • Focuses on the struggles of a slave, Tom, who has been sold numerous times and has to endure physical brutality by slave drivers and his masters
  • One of Stowe's central themes is that Tom, despite his suffering, remained steadfast to his Christian beliefs

  
• Because of the uproar created by the novel, Paciano advised Jose not to return
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

  Anti-slavery novel that brought the horrors of slavery to the attention of thousands

  
• Uncle Tom's Cabin was published

  1852
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Focuses on the struggles of a slave, Tom, who has been sold numerous times and has to endure physical brutality by slave drivers and his masters
  • One of Stowe's central themes is that Tom, despite his suffering, remained steadfast to his Christian beliefs
  • Tom, through his preaching of the word of God, convinces his friend and fellow slave, Cassy, to escape
  • Tom's refusal to betray Cassy to his master leads to his own brutal death
• Because of the uproar created by the novel, Paciano advised Jose not to return home yet
• Jose's first homecoming

  1. Boarded Djemnah

  2. Arrived in Saigon, Vietnam

  3. Boarded transfer ship Haiphong bound for Manila

  4. Arrived in Manila
• Jose's second travel

  1. Boarded ship Kui Kiang with Jose Maria Basa, Jose Sainz de Veranda and some Portuguese

  2. Stayed in house of Juan Lecaroz in Hongkong

  3. Left Hongkong for Japan on board Oceanic
• Jose in Japan

  1. Stayed in Hotel Grande

  2. Visited Yokohama and Tokyo

  3. Met Spanish ambassador Juan Perez Caballero

  4. Met O Sei-san, his tour guide, translator and lover

  5. Learned judo and kabuki
• Jose in United States

  1. Boarded ship Belgic and arrived in US

  2. Saw racial prejudice in America

  3. Quarantined on ship due to rumored cholera outbreak

  4. Stayed at Palace Hotel in San Francisco

  5. Travelled to Reno, Nevada

  6. Arrived in New York
• Jose in England

  1. Chose England as new home to improve English, study Antonio Morga's Sucesos de las Felipinas, and for safety

  2. Entertained passengers on ship with yo-yo

  3. Stayed at Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool

  4. Became boarder of the Becket family in London

  5. Condemned by Spanish senators in Spanish newspaper

  6. Friends and family persecuted in Philippines
• Jose's return to London

  1. Celebrated Christmas alone

  2. Given bust of Augustus and Caesar by Blumentritt and Carlos Czepelak

  3. Landlady gave him book on magic

  4. Chosen as honorary president of Asosacion La Solidaridad
• Jose's writings in London

  1. Wrote La Vision del Fray Rodriguez under pen name Dimas Alang

  2. Wrote Letter to The Young Women of Malolos
• Jose's return to Paris

  1. Disappointed by high rents due to festivities

  2. Spent time in Bibliotheque Nationale and continued language learning

  3. Continued fencing lessons with Juan Luna

  4. Wrote The Philippine within a Century and The Indolence of the Filipino
• Jose's works in Brussels

  1. Started writing El Filibusterismo

  2. Accompanied by Jose Alberto and Jose Alejandro

  3. Adapted German articles to Spanish and Tagalog

  4. Condemned Filipinos in Madrid addicted to gambling
• Jose's second homecoming

  1. Decided to return to Philippines despite persecution and torture

  2. Spent time alone in Madrid carrying problems

  3. Publicly challenged Wenceslao Retana to a duel

  4. Arrived in Manila with sister Lucia, shadowed by government spies

  5. Attended meeting of Chinese Mestizos in Tondo, Manila to create La Liga Filipina
• Rizal's love interests

  • Consuelo Ortiga
  • Gertrude Becket
  • Suzanne Jacoby
  • Nellie Bousted
  • Seiko Usui