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The Travels Of: Dr. Jose Rizal
The Travels Of: Dr. Jose Rizal
Location: Europe
Sp ain
September 2, 1882
Unibersidad Central
de Madrid
Dr. Jose Rizal enrolled in the
Universidad Central de
Madrid (Central University of
Madrid).
Location: Spain
January 2, 1884
Hardships in Calamba
While Rizal was in Spain, things
got worse in Calamba, Laguna.
- Rizal's idea for his first novel
started in Spain.
Location: Spain
June 21, 1884
Completion of
Degree
Dr. Jose Rizal was granted the
Degree of Licentiate in Medicine
by the Universidad Central
Madrid.
Location: Paris
July 1, 1884
Filibusterismo
Rizal explained the term "Filibusterismo" in
the newspaper of Madrid El Progreso.
Location: Spain
P ris
November 1885 – 1886
Experie
nce
Rizal worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de
Weckert to improve his knowledge in
opthalmology.
Location: Paris
GRRRR
Germa ny
February 3 - April 22, 1886
Location: Germany
A Las Flores de
Heidelberg
Due to Rizal's homesickness he wrote
a poem "A Las Flores de Heidelberg"
(To the Flowers of Heidelberg).
Berlin
Five reasons as to why he went to
Berl
in
• Gain further knowledge of ophtalmology
• Further his studies of sciences and languages
• Observe economic and political condition of the
German nation
• Associate with famous German scientist and
scholars.
• To publish his novel, Noli me Tangere
Location: Berlin
Bleak winter of 1886
Rizal's darkes
As things was worse in Calamba, no money
t winter
arrived from Rizal's parents. He was flat broke and
doesn't have enough money to have a meal.
Location: Berlin
March 21, 1887
Publication of Noli
Me Tangere
Noli Me Tangere came off the press.
He dedicated this book to the Philippines -
Location: Berlin "To my Fatherland".
Philippines
August 5-8 , 1887
Rizal's
Homecomin Rizal arrived in Manila after five years of study
and patriotic labor in Europe.
London
fight against Spanish tyranny.
Dr. Jose Rizal went to london to improve his
English and anotate Morga's Sucesos de las
Islas Filipinas.
Sp ain
December 11, 1888
Rizal''s arrival in
Spain
Rizal met Marcelo H. Del Pilar and
Mariano Ponce.
Europe
December 31, 1888
Asociacon La
Rizal becomes the leader of a propaganda movement,
Asociacion La Solidaridad.
Solidaridad
The propaganda movement aimed to:
Location: Europe
P ris
March 19, 1889
Kidlat
Organized paisanos into society called "Kidlat Club“
Club
Sociedad R.D.L.M. - mysterious society founded by Rizal
Location: Paris
1890: Belgian Brussels
Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de
Lengua Tagala Rizal was first to advocate the Filipinization of its
orthography (Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de Lengua
Tagala “The New Orthography of the Tagalog
Language”)
Location: Paris
Sp ain
August 1890-1891
Misfortunes in
Madrid
1. Jose Ma. Panganiban died
2. Aborted duel with Antonio Luna
3. Rizal challenges Retana (he wrote articles against
Rizal) to Duel
4. Infidelity of Leonor Rivera
5. Rizal- Del Pilar rivalry
P ris
March 29- 30 ,1891
Progress in the making of El
Filibusterismo - Finished
Filibusterismo.
manuscript of El
- Revision of El Filibusterismo
(Manuscript is almost complete).
Location: Paris
July 9, 1891
Hardships in
Paris
He did not receive for 3 months up to this date
any pension from home and he was living in the
most difficult situation.
Location: Paris
Belgium
September 1891
Final publication of El
Filibusterismo El Filibusterismo was published using
donations from Rizal’s friends.
Location: Belgium
Hong Kong
November 1891 - June 1892
Opthalmic
Surgeon
Rizal opened his clinic as an Opthalmic surgeon in
Hong Kong.
Philippines
June 26- July 6, 1892
Return to
Fatherland
He attended the reunion held in the house of Don
Ong-junco, a Chinese mestizo. He met many
Filipinos who were later arrested and executed as a
consequence of the discovery of the katipunan.
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