Prepare himself in liberating the Filipinos from Spain
Observe and study the European culture
Expand his knowledge and wisdom abroad
Rizal's First Travel
1. Calamba to Barcelona
2. Singapore
3. Punta de Gales
4. Colombo
5. Aden
6. Suez Canal
7. Port Said
8. Naples
9. Marseilles
10. Barcelona
11. Madrid
1st Homecoming
Rizal restored his mother's eyesight
Rizal was dubbed as "German doctor" or "Doctor Uliman"
Rizal was summoned by Governor General Emilio Terrero due to allegations about his novel Noli
Rizal was assigned a bodyguard to protect him from adversaries
Rizal assisted in collecting information on Dominican hacienda management
2nd Travel
1. Hong Kong
2. Japan
3. Sail to the West
4. Great Britain
5. Paris
6. Spain
The main reason Rizal left was that he wanted to prepare himself in liberating the Filipinos from Spain
Rizal was 21 years old when he left
Rizal's parents had no idea of his departure and only Paciano, Saturnina, Uncle Antonio, and a few friends knew
Antonio Rivera got Rizal a passport under the name "Jose Mercado"
Leonor Rivera, Rizal's girlfriend, was not informed as well
Saturnina gave Jose a diamond ring and Paciano gave him a pocket money of 700 pesos
Singapore
Rizal visited Raffles Stadium, Botanical Garden, Temples, Market, Schools, and a Protestant church
Punta de Gales
Rizal considered the place to be boring, lonely, quiet, and sad
Aden
Rizal described the place as hotter than Manila, and was able to see camels for the first time
The Suez Canal was made by Ferdinand De Lesseps
Reaching Port Said means you are near to European cities
Naples
First European place Rizal had visited, Rizal liked the place due to its lively people and beautiful view
Marseilles
Rizal was able to visit Château d'If which was famous from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Barcelona
Initially did not like the place due to it being noisy and the people were unfriendly and not accommodating, but later on liked the city due to its people's openness and liberal mindset with the affairs of the government
Rizal was able to meet a former classmate from Ateneo and his other friends from the Philippines in Barcelona
Rizal was able to write two articles and essays named "El Amor Patrio: The Love of Country" and "Los Viajes: Travels"
Madrid
Rizal met and befriended Consuelo Ortiga y Rey, enrolled in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters at Universidad Central de Madrid, informed Paciano of his meeting with other Filipinos
A year after the sumptuous feasting, Rizal became penniless due to the economic regression that had affected his family
Rizal won a gold medal in spite of not eating breakfast, attended dinner with Juan Luna and Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo and made a controversial liberal speech
Rizal's Travels after Madrid
1. Paris
2. Heidelberg, Germany
3. Leipzig
4. Berlin
5. Dresden
6. Leitmeritz, Bohemia
7. Prague
8. Vienna
9. Lintz
10. Salzburg
11. Munich
12. Nuremberg
13. Ulm
14. Stuttgart
15. Baden
16. Switzerland
17. Geneva
18. Italy
Rizal was disturbed by how he learned about the exhibition of some Igorots in Madrid as they were exhibited in a manner of mockery
Rizal treated Viola as a celebration for his 26th Birthday in Geneva
Rome
Rizal visited historical places like Amphitheatre and the Roman Forum, and saw famous Edifices like the St. Peter's church in the Vatican city
Hong Kong
Rizal stayed at Victoria Hotel, visited Macau for two days with Jose Maria Basa, experienced the noisy firecracker-laden Chinese New Year and the marathon lauriat party
Japan
Lived in the Spanish legation in Tokyo, heard a band that played European music and was astonished to find out that some of its members are Filipinos, became friends with a 23-year old Japanese girl named Seiko Usui (called as O-Sei-San) who would pass by the legation every day
San Francisco
For a week, the ship's passengers were quarantined due to the Cholera outbreak in the Far East (Reality: wants to question the arrival of the Chinese coolies in the ship)
New York
On Bedloe Island, he had seen the Statue of Liberty, observed the reality on how the freedom was only for the whites
Great Britain
Briefly stayed at Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor's house, boarded at the Beckett residence, made friends with Dr. Reinhold Rost and his family, manually copied and annotated Morga's 'Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas', became the honorary president of the patriotic society Asociación La Solidaridad
Rizal met Marcelo H. Del Pilar for the first time in Spain, Del Pilar was one of the renowned members of the propaganda movement, along with Graciano Lopez Jaena
Rizal onboard the ship 'City of Rome' and sailed to Liverpool
May 16, 1888
Rizal arrived in Liverpool
May 24, 1888
Rizal reached London
May 25, 1888
Rizal briefly stayed at Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor's house
Boarded at the Beckett residence, was lovingly served by Gertude—the daughter of Rizal's landlord
Rizal made friends with Dr. Reinhold Rost and his family, Rost is expert in Malayan language and has a good Filipiniana Library, Rost described Rizal as "a pearl of a man"
June 1888
Rizal's activities in June 1888
Manually copied and annotated Morga's 'Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas', Became the honorary president of the patriotic society Asociación La Solidaridad (La Solidaridad Association)
Rizal had a 10-month stay in London with short visits in Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona