IN SUNNY SPAIN (1882-1885)
Canal, Rizal landed in order to see the interesting
Rizal’s Secret Mission
 To observe keenly the life and culture, languages
and customs, industries and commerce, and
governments and laws of the European nations in
order to prepare himself in the mighty task of
liberating his oppressed people from Spanish
tyranny.
 He wrote letter to his parent, begging for forgiveness
and to his lover Leonor Rivera
 Aside from continuing education, Secret Departure
for Spain
 Rizal’s departure for Spain was kept secret to avoid
detection by the Spanish authorities and the friars.
 On May 3, 1882, Rizal departed on board the
Spanish steamer Salvadora bound to Singapore
 Paciano, lucia, valenciano family, pedro
paternino,chingoy
Singapore
 During the voyage to Singapore he carefully
observed the people and things on board the steamer
 His the only Filipino
 The ship captain, Donato Lecha, from Asturias,
Spain, befriended him. Fable man
 To while away the tedious boredom of sea voyage,
Rizal played chess with his fellow passengers who
were much older than he.
 On May 8, 1882, while the steamer was approaching
Singapore, Rizal saw a beautiful island
 The following day (May 9) the Salvadora docked at
Singapore
From Singapore to Colombo
 In Singapore Rizal transferred to another ship
Djemnah, a French steamer, which left Singapore for
Europe on May 11.
 On May 17, the Djemnah weighed anchor and
resumed the voyage towards Colombo, the capital of
Ceylon.
First trip through Suez Canal
 From Colombo, the Djemnah continued the voyage
crossing the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Guardfui,
Africa.
 At the next stopover, in Aden, Rizal went ashore to
see the sights.
 It took the Djemnah five days to traverse the Suez
Canal.
 At port said, the Mediterranean terminal of Suez
sights.
Naples and Marsilles
 From port said, the Djemnah proceeded on its way
to Europe. On June 11, Rizal reached Naples.
 On the night of June 12, the steamer docked at the
French harbor of Marsilles.
 Rizal first impression of Barcelona, the greatest city
of Cataluña and Spain’s second largest city, was
unfavorable.
 The Filipinos in Barcelona, some of whom were his
schoolmates in the Ateneo, welcomed Rizal.
Amor Patrio
 In progressive Barcelona, Rizla wrote a nationalistic
eassay entitled “Amor Patrio”
 Rizal’s “Amor Patrio” under his pen-name Laong
Laan, appeared in print in Diariong Tagalog on
August 20, 1882.
 Publisher Basilio Teodoro Moran, deeply impressed
by “Amor Patrio” congratulated Rizal, and requested
for more articles.
Manila moves to Madrid
 While sojourning in Barcelona, Rizal received sad
news about the cholera that was ravaging Manila
and provinces.
 Another sad news from the Philippines was the
chatty letter of Chengoy recounting the unhappiness
of Leonor Rivera, who was getting thinner because
of the absence of a loved one.
 In one of his letter (May 26, 1882) Paciano advised
his younger brother to finish the medical course in
Madrid.
Life in Madrid
 On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in the
Universidad Central de Madrid in two courses----
Medicine, and Philosophy and Letters.
 He studied painting and sculpture in the
Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
 Took lessons in French, German, and English
under private instructors.
 Practised fencing and shooting in the Hall of
Arms of Sanz y Carbonell.
 Rizal led a Spartan life in Madrid.
 On Saturday evenings, he visited the home of Don
Pablo Ortiga y Rey who lived with his son and
daughter.
Romance with Consuelo Ortiga y Perrez

 Rizal was not a handsome man. In physique, he was

neither dashing nor imposing, for he was a shy small
man, a few inches above feet in height.
 Rizal being a lonely young man in a foreign country,
far from his natal land, was attracted by Consuelo’s
beauty and vivacity
 However, before his romance with Consuelo could
blossom into a serious affair, he suddenly backed
out for two reasons
 He was still engaged to Leonor Rivera and
 His friend and co-worker in the Propaganda
Movement, Eduardo de Lete, was madly in love
with Consuelo and he had no wish to break their
friendship because of a pretty girl.