Rizal leaving the Philippines for the

second time
• Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was
forced to leave his country for the second
time in 1888.
He was 27 years old, a practicing
physician, and a recognized man of letters.
After six months of staying in the
Philippines Rizal left via the steamer Zapiro
bound for Hong Kong.
• Amoy- the first stop over of the
ship
-Rizal did not get off the ship for the
following reasons:
He was not feeling well
It was raining hard
He heard that the city is dirty.
 Hong Kong
• A british colony
• Rizal stayed in Victoria
Hotel
• He met Jose Maria
Basa, Balbino Mauricio,
and Manuel Yriarte(son
Of the alcalde mayor in
(Calamba)
• Jose Sainz de Varanda- A Spaniard and
former secretary of Governor-General
Terrero shadowed Rizal’s movement in
Hong Kong.
-it is believed that he was commissioned by
the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal.
 Hong Kong
• According to Rizal in his letter to Bluementritt,
is a small, but very clean city.
• Many Portuguese, Hindus, English, Chinese
and Jews.
• There are some Filipinos exiled in Maria
islands since 1872, they were former
financiers and rich but now poor, gentle and
timid.
 Rizal’s Visit to Macau
• A Portuguese colony
Near Hong Kong
• Rizal together with Basa
Boarded a ferry named
Kiu-kiang going to
Macau.
• Jose Sainz de Varanda- among one of the
passengers
• Don juan Francisco Lecaros- a Filipino
gentleman who is married to a
Portoguese lady.
-Rizal and Basa stayed in his house for two
days while they were in Macau
• During Rizal’s two week vacation in Hong Kong, he
studied Chinese life, language, drama and customs
and found out the following which he wrote in his
diary:
-The celebration of the Chinese New Year was quite very noisy
due to the continuos explosion of firecrackers on the streets.
-The lauriat party, wherein the guests were served a variety of
dishes, shows lavishness and hospitality among the Chinese.
-The Dominican Order, the richest religious order in Hong
Kong had millions of dollars deposited in various banks
earning every high interest.
-The graveyards for Catholics, Protestants and Muslims were
well maintained.
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