The First

Travel of Dr.
Jose Rizal in
Abroad
Group 4
Source: J.A. Lopez & A.E. Paras
3rd Edition
The Decision to Study in Europe

 Dissatisfaction in his studies at the University

of Santo Tomas and bad experience under a
repressive Spanish regime in the Philippines
made him decide to leave the country and
proceed to Europe, where he continued his
course in the field of Ophthalmology.
 May 1, 1882
 Rizal’s Tio Antonio and brother in law
Manuel T. Hidalgo, gave the information to
Paciano, regarding the ship Salvadora that
Rizal would board.

 Paciano gave Jose Rizal 356 Pesos, afterwards

the servant called carromata a local
transportation that would take Rizal to Biñan.
 May 2, 1882

 Rizal friend, Mateo Evangelista, helped him

acquire his passport going to Europe and
introduced him to the ship Captain name
Donato Lecha who would look after him
while at sea.
 May 3, 1882
Rizal Departed for Europe

The steam ship Salvadora left the Philippines

with the student Rizal who embarked on a
mission for his motherland in Europe.
 May 9, 1882
Rizal in Singapore

Salvadora first stop in british Colony of

Singapore. The first Asian country that Rizal
reached in his life. He stayed there for two days.
 May 11, 1882

The Passenger of Salvadora including Rizal

transferred and boarded the large French steamer
ship named Djemnah.
 May 17, 1882
Rizal in Sri Lanka

Djemnah arrived at Point Galle an English

Colony which Rizal described “ A tropical
vegetation formed by elegant palm.”
 May 18, 1882
Rizal in Sri Lanka

At exactly 1 :00 p.m. Djemnah docked at

Colombo the capital of Ceylon. Rizal described
this place: “Colombo is more beautiful, smart,
and elegant than Singapore.
 May 26, 1882
Rizal in Africa

“The cope of Guardaful is an art is an arid dry

rock without a single leaf its base of varied colors
is beautiful.”

“ Upon stepping on African soil for the first time.

I felt shuddering whose cause I ignore. The soil is
hard and sandy, heated by that brilliant and Arden
sun, emits burning steam”.
 June 11, 1882
Rizal in Italy
Sunday morning half past six the ship arrived at
Naples. The ship captain allowed the passenger
to move around the place for one hour.

“An extension territory totally covered with

buildings. Now the Castle of St. Telmo on the
top, now the prison on the water, the tower of
Massaniello, the royal place.
 June 12, 1882
Rizal in France

After the brief stop at Napoli, the ship proceeded

to the French harbor of Marseille. He stayed in
France for two and half days.
 June 15, 1882
Rizal in France

Rizal left at Marseilles by train bound for

Barcelona Spain.
 June 16, 1882
Rizal in Barcelona

Rizal’s first day is unfavorable. His money

amounted to only 12 Duros and by the time he
boarded the Christian House he had only seven
Duros. He lived in a damp, dark and poorly
ventilated room. This place in Barcelona was
situated in an old dirty street called San
Severino.
 June 16, 1882
Rizal in Barcelona

Rizal met his compatriot named Tomas Cabangis

from Tondo, Manila and other Filipino students
studying there. Then he also met fellow citizens
named Cuesta and other Filipino friends.

 Amor Patrio (Love of Country)

 Las Viajes (On Travel)
 November 3, 1882
Rizal in Madrid Spain

Rizal enrolled at the Central University of

Madrid both in Medicine and Philosophy and
letters. When Rizal felt at ease in Madrid, he also
studied painting and sculpture in the Academia
of San Fernando. He also engaged in physical
fitness, practicing shooting and fencing. He took
up lessons in French, German and English
language.
 March 1883
Rizal a Mason

While in Madrid, Rizal was exposed to the

idealism carried by Mansonry through well
known Spaniards such as Miguel Morayta and
Francisco Margal. Jose Rizal officially joined
the Masonic lodge Acacia in Madrid Spain,
where he was further exposed to liberalism and
views that criticized the Catholic Church and
friars in the Philippines.
 June 17, 1883
Rizal’s Visit to France

In Madrid, Rizal wished to visit France as an

interlude, because , once in his life he dreamt of
reaching the place. To fulfill his dream Rizal
visited Paris.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 Dudas (Doubts)

– Using the pen name Laong- laon, Rizal

wrote this essay in Madrid, Spain on
November 7, 1882. In this philosophical
work of Rizal, he discussed the epidemical
malady that is invading society that resulted
in doubts about love and spirit.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 Revista de Madrid (Review of Madrid)

- Rizal wrote this poem on November 29,

1882. The piece was supposedly published
in Diaryong Tagalog.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 Mi Piden Versos (They Ask Me for

Verses)

-At the request of the Filipinos who were

members of the Circulo hispano filipino in
Madrid in December 31, 1882. In this poem
Rizal expressed his longing for the
Philippines.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 A La Seflorita C.O.y R. (To Miss C.O.y

R.)

- Rizal wrote this pem in August 22, 1883

dedicated which Rizal dedicated it to Miss
Consuelo Ortega y Rey whom he had
intimate relationship.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 El Filibusterismo en Filipinas (Rebellion

in the Philippines)

- This article been written in 1884, for a

Madrid newspaper name El Progresso.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 Pensamientos de un Filipino (Reflection

of a Filipino)

- Written between 1883 to 1885 in Madrid

Spain, Rizal spoke of being a liberal
minded and anti friar Filipino that bears
penalties such as exile.
 Rizal’s Literary Works while in Madrid

 Brindis (Toast)

- This was notable speech delivered by

Rizal on June 25, 1884 in the banquet
honoring the triumphs of Juan Luna and
Felix Resoreccion Hidalgo in the field of
painting in Spain.
 Scholastic Record of Rizal in Madrid

Rizal’s scholastic records in the degree of

Licentiate in Medicine at the Central
University of Madrid in June 21, 1884,
which was declared by Rizal to his family
through letter “ At last I 'am Physician.”
“Two or three friends have embraced me
with effusion with sincere brotherly joy.
Scholastic Record of Rizal in Madrid
 June 19, 1885
24th Birthday of Rizal

The Universidad Central de Madrid awarded him

the degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and
Letters with rating of Excellent.
 April to June 1886
Summer

To relieve his sadness and homesickness, Rizal

spent the summer at Odenwald and Wilhemsfeld,
a mountain resort about 30 kilometers northeast
of Heidelberg, Germany. He lived in the house of
a new friend who was Pastor Karl Ulimer.
Rizal’s Contribution to the Paintings of Juan
Luna

 The Monkey and the Turtle – Sketched

by Rizal for Paz Pedro de Tavera, the
love then of Juan Luna.
 The Death of Cleopatra – Rizal posed
and portrayed as an Egyptian priest.
 Blood Compact – Rizal posed and
portrayed a chief Sikatuna of Bohol.
Rizal’s French Literacy Works while in Paris in
1885

 Marie Colombier
 The kite and the Hen
 The Fisherwoman and the Fish
 Alphose Daudet: Tartarin Sur Les Alpes
 August 9, 1886
Rizal in Leipzig and Dresden

Left Heidelberg, and boarded the boat Reinstall

and traveled to Leipzig, Germany. After passing
in Mainz, he transferred to a steamer Niedewald,
passing Rhine River, Kastel, Frankfurt and
finally in Leipzig, where he stayed for two
month.
 October 29, 1886

Rizal left Leipzig and traveled to Dresden where

he met Dr. Hans Mayer, director of the
Ethnographic Museum of Dresden, who had
written the largest encyclopedic dictionaries of
Germany, and had already visited and toured the
Philippines at the same time authored a book on
his account of the Igorots.
Rizal in Berlin
 Rizal mastered the German language
and improved his English grammar, and
by that time, he also mastered major
language in Europe.
 In the field of Ophthalmology, he also
mastered and learned the German
medical technique. In Berlin, Rizal
became an active Filipino involved in
German scientific life with various
activities.
 January 26, 1887
Rizal’s Writings in Berlin

 Tagalische Verskunst (Tagalog Metrical Art)

 Etnografia y Antropologia de Las Pueblos
Primitives (Ethnography and Anthropology
of Primitive Towns).
 Ethnographic der Insel Mindanao
(Ethnography of the Islands of Mindanao)
 Significance of Palm Sunday
 February 21, 1887
Rizal’s Writings in Berlin

 Noli Me Tangere a masterpiece that began at

Rizal first Sojourn in Europe.
 Distinction between the Spanish government
and Spanish religious .
 Inspired from the Gospel of St John, Chapter
20, and Verse 13-17.
 Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to
my Father and to my God and your God.
Rizal Decides to Go Home to the Philippines

Within a few days I’ll leave Berlin with mu

countrymen enroute to the Philippines. I’ll
return to my country because my father has
already forgiven me and i have permission
to return home. This day (April 24, 1887
the letter arrived), is for me a day of glory!
 August 6, 1887
Rizal Arrived in Manila

Jose Rizal arrived in Manila at 9:00 in the

evening. The first Filipino he encountered was a
newspaperman who was astonished when he
read the name Jose Rizal in the list of
passengers.
Rizal’s Life while in Calamba

 Happily united with his family and friends,

Rizal became busy applying the modern
technique that he learned in Spain, France and
Germany, specifically in the field of
Ophthalmology.
 Rizal opened his clinic in Calamba.
 Earned considerable amount of money.