DR. JOSE P.

RIZAL
LIFE ABROAD

PRESENTED BY: SHEENA FRUELDA AND KIANNA KARYLE GAGALAC

LIFE ABROAD
• Due to Rizal’s disappointments in the university, he was
tempted to try his fortune outside the country.
• May 1882- Rizal left the country to study medicine at the
Unibersidad Central de Madrid in Spain.
• June 1883- he went to France to observe how medicine is
being practiced there.
LIFE ABROAD
• June 17 1883- Rizal arrived in Paris. There, he toured and
observed the beautiful cities .
• On the other day, Rizal together with Felipe Zamora and
Cunanan visited Leannec Hospital to observe how Dr. Nicaise
treated his patients.
• He also visited Lariboisiere Hospital where Felix Pordo de
Tavera was an extern.
LIFE ABROAD
• After 3 months in France, Rizal returned to Madrid and
thought about publishing a book that would expose the
colonial relationship between the Spaniards and Filipinos.
• March 1887- the novel “Noli Me Tangere” was published in
Germany.
• August 1889- Rizal returned to Manila.
LIFE ABROAD
• The Archbishop of Manila issued an order banning the
possession and reading of Noli Me Tangere.
• Manila to Hong Kong
• Hong Kong to Macau
• Macau to Japan
• Japan to America
LIFE ABROAD
• April 1888- he arrived at San Francisco, California and visited
the states of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, and
New York.
• Rizal eventually settled down in London at No. 37 Chalcot,
Crescent.
• From London to Bluementrit, Rizal sent letters to his family
about his situation and life abroad.
LIFE ABROAD
• From 1888-1890- he settled between London and Paris and
frequently visits Spain with Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Mariano
Ponce, and Graciano Lopez Jaena.
• March 1891- Rizal finished writing his second novel “El
Filibusterismo” in France.
• September 1890, El Filibusterismo was published in Ghent,
Belgium.
LIFE ABROAD
• After the success of his second novel, he left Europe and went
to Hong Kong for two reasons:
1. Widening political differences with Del Pilar
2. To be near Philippines and his family
• November 20 1891- Rizal arrived in Hong Kong and stayed
there for seven months.
• June 1892- Rizal came back to the Philippines.
 EXILE
Rizal had two reasons for coming home
in spite of the dangers awaiting:

• To talk personally with Governor

Despujol
• Establish the Liga Filipina in Manila
EXILE
• The aims of Liga Filipina were the following:
1. Unity in the whole archipelago into one compact and
homogenous body;
2. Mutual protection in every want and necessity;
3. Defense against all violence and injustice;
4. Encouragement of education, agriculture, and commerce,
and ;
5. Study and application of reforms.
EXILE
• After the first interview with the Governor, Rizal visited his
other sisters in the city.
• June 1892, Rizal visited his friends in Malolos, Bulacan in
which spies were able to follow him. After he left, his friends’
residences were raided and two copies of his novels were
confiscated.
• Despite Rizal’s denial and insistent demand for an
investigation, he was arrested and placed in Fort Santiago.
EXILE
• After nine days (17th of July, 7:00 in the morning), Rizal was
brought to Dapitan.
• He was given the chance to live at a parish convent provided
that he would retract the errors concerning religion and make
pro-Spanish statements and against the revolution, perform
church rites and make a general confession of his past life,
and conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish
subject and man of religion.
EXILE
• Rizal refused to follow the conditions and lived in the house of
the commandant, Captain Carnicero.
• While in Dapitan, he volunteered his services as military
doctor in Cuba.
• His four-year exile ended July 31, 1896, and on the same day,
he went to Espana with Josephine, Narcisa, his sister, and
Angelica.
EXILE
• The Cry of Balintawak

• The treacherous plan of the man whom he gave honor,

plotting a trap for him

• The Arrest
TRIAL AND DEATH

On October 6, 1886,
Rizal left Barcelona and
returned to the
Philippines for his trial.
TRIAL AND DEATH
• Dr. Pio Valenzuela
• Moises Salvador
• Jose Dizon
• Timoteo Paez
• Pedro Serrano Laktaw
• Domingo Paez
• Rizal’s brother, Paciano
TRIAL AND DEATH
• December 11- Rizal was informed of the charges of rebellion
against him in which he pleaded not guilty.
• He waived his rights to amend or make further statements
other than those already made.
• At 8:00 in the morning, December 26, 1896, Cuartel de
España started together with its seven members.
TRIAL AND DEATH

The military court voted unanimously for a

death sentence. Governor General Polavieja
confirmed the verdict to shot Rizal at his back
in the morning of December 30 at Bagumbayan
Field.
TRIAL AND DEATH

At exactly 7:03 in the morning, at the age of 35,

the death of Dr. Jose Rizal was declared.
TRIAL AND DEATH

“Consummatum Est!”