Jose Rizal first stopped in Barcelona, Spain where he found the people enjoyed freedom and liberalism. He then traveled to Madrid where he enrolled in courses at the Universidad Central De Madrid in medicine, philosophy, and letters. In Madrid, he also took painting and sculpture courses and private lessons in shooting and fencing. Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino, a social organization that discussed reforms needed in the Philippines, and he also joined the Freemasonry organization.
Jose Rizal first stopped in Barcelona, Spain where he found the people enjoyed freedom and liberalism. He then traveled to Madrid where he enrolled in courses at the Universidad Central De Madrid in medicine, philosophy, and letters. In Madrid, he also took painting and sculpture courses and private lessons in shooting and fencing. Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino, a social organization that discussed reforms needed in the Philippines, and he also joined the Freemasonry organization.
Jose Rizal first stopped in Barcelona, Spain where he found the people enjoyed freedom and liberalism. He then traveled to Madrid where he enrolled in courses at the Universidad Central De Madrid in medicine, philosophy, and letters. In Madrid, he also took painting and sculpture courses and private lessons in shooting and fencing. Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino, a social organization that discussed reforms needed in the Philippines, and he also joined the Freemasonry organization.
Jose Rizal first stopped in Barcelona, Spain where he found the people enjoyed freedom and liberalism. He then traveled to Madrid where he enrolled in courses at the Universidad Central De Madrid in medicine, philosophy, and letters. In Madrid, he also took painting and sculpture courses and private lessons in shooting and fencing. Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino, a social organization that discussed reforms needed in the Philippines, and he also joined the Freemasonry organization.
1. He first stopped in Barcelona , the capital of the Spanish province,
Cataluña. According to him the People were indifferent and he arrived during the summer vacation of the students. a. In this city he found that the people of the city enjoyed freedom and liberalism. b. He wrote essays for Diariong Tagalog. Amor Patrio ( Love of Country ) Lost Viajes (Travels) Revista De Madrid ( Review of Madrid )
c. He met his classmates from Ateneo at the Plaza de Cataluña.
2. Madrid
A. He enrolled at the Universidad Central De Madrid on November 3,
1882. He enrolled in the Following courses: Medicine Philosophy and letters
B. He took course at the Academy of San Carlos
Painting and sculpture Languages: French, German and English C. He took private lessons at the Hall Of Sanz and Carbonell Shooting Fencing D. Important people he met : Dr. Miguel Morayta, an advocate of freedom and self – determination. Students from South American Hailed Dr. Morayta as their champion. He joined his students and other supporters to this end.
Don Pablo Ortega y Rey Spanish liberal who use to live in yhe Philippines e. Jose Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino
It was a social organization where the members talked on the
reforms needed in the Philippines. This group was mostly made up elder Filipinos, who were the exiles of 1872 It held informal programs which includes poetry reading and debates. F. Jose Rizal joined Freemasonry
He became a member and his masonic name was Dimasalang.
Freemasonry was an organization outlawed by the Catholic Church because its belief are contrary to the doctrines of the Church. A mason’s view is that knowledge should be achieved by the light of reason and universal brotherhood of men. Rizal adopted the masonic view. Masonry attached the Church because they believed it promoted religious superstition and obscurantism, hiding truth behind the veil of religion. g. He was an avid book collector. He scrimped on food and clothes, and lived in modest accommodations but he bought books. Important books he collected. Uncle Tom’s cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Works of Alexander Dumas The Wandering Jew written by Eugene Sue Lives of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Andrew Johnson The Complete Works of Horace (3 volumes )