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Rizal's Life and Work in London

Rizal lived in London from May 1888 to March 1889 for several reasons: to improve his English, study Morga's book on Philippine history, and operate safely in his fight against Spanish tyranny. While there, he became president of the Filipino organization La Solidaridad and wrote articles for their newspaper as well as other works critiquing religion. He also developed a romance with Gertrude Beckett.

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Rizal's Life and Work in London

Rizal lived in London from May 1888 to March 1889 for several reasons: to improve his English, study Morga's book on Philippine history, and operate safely in his fight against Spanish tyranny. While there, he became president of the Filipino organization La Solidaridad and wrote articles for their newspaper as well as other works critiquing religion. He also developed a romance with Gertrude Beckett.

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Rizal In London

After visiting the United States,


Rizal lived in London from May 1888 to March 1889.
3 Reasons why he choose English City to be his new home.
• 1. To improve my knowledge of the English Language. ENGLISH
• 2. To study and annotate Morga’s Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas.
Antonio de Morga.
• 3. London was a safe place for him to carry on his fight against
Spanish tyranny.

Trip Across the Atlantic


• SS City of Rome
• Liverpool, England on May 24, 1888
• Rizal wrote to his family
Life in London
• On May 25,1888, Rizal went to London.
• The Beckett Family

News from Home, Bad news


1. Persecution of the Filipino patriots who signed the “Anti-friar
Petition 1888”.
2. Persecution of the Calamba tenants
3. Furious attacks on Rizal by Senators Salamanca and Vida
4. A friend of Rizal.
5. Rizal’s brother-in-law
News from Home, Good news
• Rev. Vicente Garcia’s defense of the Noli against the
attacks of the friars. Mariano

Annotating Morga’s book


• Sucessos de Las Isla Filipinas (1609)

Rizal's short visit to Paris and Spain


• Early in September 1888
• On December 11, 1888
Christmas in London (1888)
• Rizal returned to London
• Christmas Gifts to his friends
- bust of Emperor Augustus
- bust of Julius Cesar
• The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist .

Rizal becomes leader of Filipinos in Europe


• Asociacion La Solidaridad - President
Rizal and the La Solidaridad Newspaper
• On February 15, 1889
• La Solidaridad

Rizal’s First Article in La Solidaridad


• It was published on March 25, 1889

Writing’s in London
• La Vision del Fray Rodriguez (The Vision of Fray Rodriguez)
- my profound knowledge of religion
- my biting satire.
• Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
• Dr. Frost, editor of Trubner’s Record

Romance with Gertrude Beckett


• Rizal affectionately called Gertrude as Gettie and fondly called
him Pettie.
• Rizal finished four sculptural works
1. Prometheus Bond
2. The Triumph of Death over Life
3. A composite carving of The heads of the Beckett sisters (gave as farewell gift
to the Beckett sisters)
4. The Triumph of Science over Death.

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