Group 1

rizal’s life
abroad (europe)
 At the end of this lesson,
you will:

le a r n i n g 1 Trace Rizal’s first voyage

in Europe.

Outcomes 2
Determine the relationship
of Rizal to the
Propagandist
 Rizal’s
Experience
the Moment
He Decided
to Study
Abroad
Rizal’s Experience the Moment He Decided to Study Abroad
May 3, 1882
Rizal boarded
the vessel SS May 9, 1882 Stopovers:
Salvadora for Point Galle (May 17, 1882)
SS Salvadora
Singapore. May 11, 1882 Colombo of Ceylon now Sri
arrived in
Lanka
Singapore. Boarded the
Aden in Yamen
French liner
Suez Canal
SS Djemnah.
Post Said
Naples in Italy
Marseilles in France
Rizal’s Experience the Moment He Decided to Study Abroad
After several days of travel, Rizal reached Spain on summertime and met his
former classmates from Ateneo who usually met at “Plaza de Cataluna”.
Before classes started, he was able to write some articles published in
Diariong Tagalog, one of which was “Amor Patrio” (Love of Country) with
the help of Basilio Tedoro.

June 15, 1882 Fall of 1882

He boarded a train Rizal left Barcelona and
for Barcelona in reached his final destination in
Spain and arrived Madrid, the Capital of Spain
the following day. and finally settled there.
the origin of the
universidad
central de
madrid where
rizal was
enrolled and his
performance
there
The Origin of the Universidad Central de Madrid where Rizal
was Enrolled and His Performance There
Complutense University of Madrid
considered as one of the
oldest universities in the
world.
located on a sprawling
campus that occupies the
whole Ciudad Universitaria
district of Madrid.
The Origin of the Universidad Central de Madrid where Rizal
was Enrolled and His Performance There
Complutense University of Madrid
origins lie in the Middle Ages King Sancho IV

when King Sancho IV of

Castile created the
StudiumGenerale - General
School of Alcala (Estudio de
Escuelas Generales de Alcala)
on May 20, 1923, on the City
of Alcala de Henares.
General School of Study in Alcala
The Origin of the Universidad Central de Madrid where Rizal
was Enrolled and His Performance There
Complutense University of Madrid
In 1499, Pope Alexander VI
granted the request of
Cardinal Cisneros (former
pupil), to convert it into a full
university; the Papal Bull
renamed the Institution into
Pope Alexander VI
Universitas Complutensis,
after Complutum.
Cardinal Cisneros
The Origin of the Universidad Central de Madrid where Rizal
was Enrolled and His Performance There
Complutense University of Madrid
In the academic year 1509-
1510, the university already
operated with five (5) major
schools: Arts and Philosophy,
Theology, Canon Law,
Philology and Medicine.
Influenced by Renaissance
thought and the ideals of
Humanism.
The Origin of the Universidad Central de Madrid where Rizal
was Enrolled and His Performance There
The Central University of Madrid
November 31, 1882,
On October 29, 1836, Queen Rizal enrolled two
Regent Maria Christina courses - Medicine
stopped the operation of the and Philosophy,
and Letters.
university in Alcala and
Excelled in some of
ordered that it be transferred
his classes
to Madrid by virtue of royal particularly on the
decree. subjects Greek,
1851, became the famous Latin, Spanish and
Hebrew Literature.
Central University of Madrid.
 Other Things Rizal Learned Abroad

Painting Sculpture

Saturnina St. Paul the Hermit He took lessons from a private

instructor who taught him
Foreign Languages: French,
shooting and fencing at the
German, and English at the
Hall of Sanz and Carbonne.
Academy of San Fernando
 The Circulo Hispano-Filipino

September of 1882 in Madrid

Rizal had the chance to meet a

small elite community.
Members: Peninsulares, Mestizos
and Indios.

Despite of these prowess showed by his “kababayans”, the Circulo Hispano-

Filipino failed after a few months.
Rizal’s Encounter
with a Beautiful
Lady
Charming daughter of
Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey,
Consuelo Ortiga y Rey.
Rizal expressed his
fondness of her beauty
by writing a poem
entitled, “A La Senorita y
C.O. y R.”
 The Tribute of Rizal to Luna and Hidalgo

Rizal’s speech at the banquet in It was published in the newspaper

Madrid in honor of the Filipino El Liberal and was considered an
painters Juan Luna and Felix attack that alarmed Spanish
Resurreccion Hidalgo on June authorities in the Philippines.
15, 1884 who won in the Madrid
Exposition -- first and second
price respectively.
 Rizal and Masonry

Masonry was an essential part of the Reform Movement. This movement was
initially anti-friars that led Filipino Propagandists to join
They echoed the reformists’ demands and declare their goal to be that of
making the Philippines a regular province of Spain.
Rizal joined the fraternity with a masonic name Dimasalang (ungraspable).
The usage of the intellect as well as connection with fellow men is prime
importance.
The Titles that were Conferred to Rizal After Years of Study in
Madrid

“Licenciado en
Medicina”
(June 12, 1884)

“Licenciado
en Filosofia y
Letras”
rizal in paris,
france
November 1885, Rizal arrived at Paris and
worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de
Weckertt.
Visit his fellow reformists Juan Luna, Pardo
de Tavara and Felix Hidalgo.
Wrote a letter to his family. Rizal in Paris,
France
(Writings of Jose Rizal: Letters., 1962).
Due to financial difficulties, he posted
some Luna’s works such as Egyptian priest
in the “Death of Cleopatra” and Sikatuna
in “The Blood Compact”, for free
(Bantug et al., 1997, “Jose Rizal: Reminiscences
and Travels”, 2011).
Significant things
rizal did while in
germany
Significan t Thin g s R iza l
did whi le in G erm an y

Rizal arrived in the city of Heidelberg on

February 1886.
He lived just
within the
proximity of the
University of
Heidelberg.
(Bantug et al., 1997; Hernandez, 1950)
 Significan t Thin g s R iza l
did whi le in G erm an y

Worked as an assistant to Dr. Otto Becker

Attended lectures given by Dr. Becker and Professor Wilhelm Kuehne.
Befriended Pastor Ullmer and attended lectures which began in
summer of 1886.

(Bantug et al., 1997; Hernandez, 1950)

 Significan t Thin g s R iza l
did whi le in G erm an y

Ferdinand Blumentritt
an Austrian scholar in Leitmeritz
studied the Tagalog language
“The lonely Rizal, so fiercely proud of his race, [and] touched
by this foreigner’s interest in his native culture,” (Hofileña,
2014 from Guerrero 2008,), initiated and befriended him that
soon became a lifelong friendship (Hofileña, 2014).
 Significan t Thin g s R iza l
did whi le in G erm an y

Rizal wrote a letter to his favorite sister, Trinidad on

March 11, 1886 telling her about German women.
In his letter, Rizal expressed his high regard and
admiration for German women.
“The German woman is serious, studious, diligent, their clothes do not have
plenty of color and generally they only have three or four, and they do not
pay much attention to their clothes nor to jewelres. They dress their hair
simply, which is thin but beautiful in their childhod”.
 Significan t Thin g s R iza l
did whi le in G erm an y

Rizal faced serious financial issues during his time in Germany.

His financial struggles stemmed from his family’s failing agriculture
business in Calamba.
These problems affected his health, preventing him from affording
nutritious food and paying rent.
Contemplated burning the manuscript of his first novel due to
desparation.
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