REYES, Jeanne Claire P.

MMLS 2-1

1. Discuss the life of Rizal in Madrid:

1. His studies- Rizal took courses in medicine at Universidad Central de Madrid as
well as painting at Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Calle
Alcala. Rizal mentioned that he enrolled at Facultad de Derecho, but shifted to
Filosofia y Letras, which he finished with highest honors on June 19, 1885.
Universidad Central de Madrid, now Universidad de Complutense de Madrid.
b. His writings- It was also where Rizal quietly started writing “Noli Me
Tangere.” The building is now part of the Ministerio de Justicia. Calle de
Atochia 43. It was here where La Solidaridad was published. Old copies of
paper carried this address. The flat is located on the first floor.