UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY- Camarin
College of Business and Accountancy
Rizal’s Life, Work and Writing
LESSON VII : RIZAL’S TRAVEL
VISIT TO ASIAN COUNTRIES, GRAND TOUR IN EUROPE, UNITED STATES AND LONDON
RIZAL’S FIRST TRIP ABROAD
3 May 1882
Rizal left Philippines for the first time Spain. He boarded the Salvadora using a passport of Jose Mercado,
which was procured for him by his uncle Antonio Rivera, father of Leonor Rivera. He was accompanied to
the quay where the Salvadora was moored by his uncle Antonio, Vicente Gella, and Mateo Evangelista.
RIZAL IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
20 August 1882
His article "Amor Patrio" was published in the Diarong Tagalog, a Manila newspaper edited by Basilio
Teodoro. This was the First article he wrote abroad.
RIZAL IN MADRID, SPAIN
2 September 1882
Rizal matriculated at the Universidad Central de Madrid. He took the following subjects: medical clinic,
surgical clinic, legal medicine and obstetrical clinic.
4 October 1882
Asked to deliver a poem by the members of Circulo Hispano-Filipino, there together in the effort to save
the association from disintegration, Rizal recited "Me piden versus." The meeting was held at the house of
Pablo Ortiga y Rey.
2 November 1882
He wrote the article "Revista de Madrid" which was in intended for publication in the Diarong Tagalog in
Manila, but was not published because the newspaper stops its circulation.
7 November 1882
Rizal wrote an article entitled "Las Dudas". The article was signed Laong - Laan.
RIZAL IN PARIS, FRANCE
18 June 1883
With Felipe Zamora and Cunanan, He visited the Leannec Hospital to observe how Dr, Nicaise treated his
patients. He was stunned to see the advanced facilities in the accommodation in the said hospital.
19 June 1883
He again visited Dr. Nicaise who showed the technique of operation. Later he went to see dupytren
Museum.
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20 June 1883
Rizal visited the Lariboisiere Hospital where Felix Pardo de Tavera was an extern. Here he observe the
examination of the different diseases of women.
RIZAL BACK IN MADRID
28 September 1883
He enrolled at the central Universidad de Madrid for the second course in medicine.
October 1883
He came to know of the imprisonment, by order of Sr. Vicente Barrantes, of the 14 rich innocent persons
in Manila. The Prisoners who knew nothing is the cause of their detention and who became sick later,
were kept in a humid prison cell. Rizal was indignant of his inhuman act.
2 January 1884
Rizal proposed to the member of the Circulo assembled in the house of the Pateros, the publication of a
book by association. This idea became the embryo of this first novel Noli Me Tangere .
21 June 1884
He finished the degree of Licentiate in Medicine with the grade of aprobado from the Central Universidad
de Madrid.
25 June 1884
Rizal won first prize in Greek contest, after which he delivered a speech in honor of the two Filipino
painters, Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. The occasion commemorated the triumph of the
two, especially Luna who won the first prize for his Spoliarium during the National Exposition of Fine Arts
held in Madrid that year.
1 July 1884
Rizal explained the term "Filibusterismo" in the newspaper of Madrid El Progreso, calling the attention of
the Spanish authorities over the case of future of the Filipinos. He asked for freedom of the press and the
right of representation of the Spanish Cortes.
20 November 1884
Rizal witnessed the tumultuous scene in the Central Universidad de Madrid where the students and
professors staged a strike against excommunication imposed by the bishop on the lecture proclaiming the
freedom of science and of the teacher.
RIZAL IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
22 April 1886
While in Heidelberg experiencing the feeling of nostalgia for his parents and his country, Rizal wrote the
poem "A Las Flores de Heidelberg.“
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RIZAL IN BERLIN, GERMANY
21 March 1887
Copies of his novel came off the press. He sent one copy to Prof. Blumentritt. In a letter of his Austrian
friend, he say it was the first impartial and daring book to be written on the life of the Tagalogs. He opined
that the Spanish authorities and the friar would attack the book.
RIZAL IN MANILA
5 August 1887
At 9:00 o’clock in the evening, Rizal arrived at Manila after five years of study and patriotic labors in
Europe.
3 February 1888
Rizal, after staying in the Philippines for almost six months, left Manila for Hongkong, bringing with him
P5,000 which he earned from his medical practice.
RIZAL IN HONG KONG
19 February 1888
With Jose Maria Basa, Jose Sainz de Veranda and some Portuguese, Rizal left Hongkong for Macao on
board the Kui Kiang. In Macao, they lived in the house of Juan Lecaroz. Rizal went around for
observation, especially the botanical garden.
RIZAL IN JAPAN
28 February 1888
Early in the morning of Tuesday, Rizal arrived in Yokohama. He registered at the Grand Hotel.
7 March 1888
Rizal checked out of Tokyo Hotel and lived at the Spanish Legislation
13 April 1888
Rizal left Japan and boarded the Belgican English steamer, at Yokohama, bound for the United States.
RIZAL IN UNITED STATES
28 April 1888
Rizal arrived at San Francisco, California.
28 April to May 1888
He was placed in quarantine for 6 days on board the Belgic anchored off San Francisco Bay.
11 May 1888
He arrived at Chicago, after four days crossing the American Continents.
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Rizal’s Life, Work and Writing
13 May 1888
He reached Albany and later traveled along the bank of the Hudson River. This day was the end of his
transcontinental trip. Arriving at New York on the morning, he boarded at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
RIZAL BOUND FOR ENGLAND
16 May 1888
Rizal departed from New York City on board the City of Rome, bound for Liverpool.
16-24 May 1888
It took him nine days to travel aboard the City of Rome from New York to Queenstown, where he arrived
at 2:00 A. M. Late in the afternoon of May 24th , he arrived at Liverpool, England, and boarded at the
Adelphi Hotel.
25 May 1888
He left Liverpool for London, England.
RIZAL IN LONDON
2 June 1888
Dr. Reinhold Rost and family tendered in their house a tea party in Rizal’s honor. Rizal saw in the Rost’s
house a good Filipiniana library.
23 June 1888
He thought of publishing the second edition of the Noli Me Tangere with the illustrations of Juan Luna and
with slight changes. He wanted to correct the typographical errors and the erroneous citation of
Shakespeare which should be that of Schiller.
27 June 1888
In a letter, he requested Mariano Ponce to send more Copies of the Noli Me Tangere to the Philippines.
He told Ponce that the question of writing with more or less literature is just secondary; what is essential
is to think and to feel rightly, to work for an object and the pen will take charge of transmitting the ideas.
12 July 1888
The Hispano-Filipino association was reorganized by the Filipinos in Madrid and by theSpaniards
sympathizing the cause of the filipinos, headed by Sr. Morayta.
16 August 1888
Rizal was admitted to the reading room of the British Museum of London.
18 August 1888
With the intention of writing the continuation of his first novel, Rizal asked Mariano Ponce in a letter to
send him two or more copies of the Noli. Rizal planned to have a picture taken : one copy to be sent to
Ponce and the other to be included in the publication of the second novel.
RIZAL IN PARIS
4 September 1888
Rizal arrived at Paris and boarded at the Hotel del Restaurant de Rome. Because of the bad news he
received from home , he thought of proceeding to Spain. However, the plan was not realized.
UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY- Camarin
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Rizal’s Life, Work and Writing
9 September 1888
with other invited Filipinos he took his lunch in luna’s house on the occasion of the anniversary of the
painter’s son. They ate Filipino food.
10 September 1888
He left Paris for London to continue copying the book of Morga in the British Museum.
RIZAL BACK IN SPAIN
13 December 1888
In Barcelona, he saw the members of the Filipino colony: Mariano Ponce, Fernando Canon, Graciano
Lopez-Jaena, and others. They talked much about the Filipinism of Prof. Blumentritt.
RIZAL BACK IN MADRID
23 August 1890 - He reported to Juan Luna what transpired between him and Antonio Luna. They had a
quarrel and they also had a duel.
RIZAL IN BIARRITZ, FRANCE
29 March 1891 - He finished writing his book El Filibusterismo. He planned, however, of revising some
chapters.
RIZAL IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
1 May 1891- In a letter sent to Basa, Rizal reiterated [again] his desire to be in Hong Kong, reminding the
former of the amount he was borrowing for his fare.
30 May 1891 - Rizal set ready for printing 20 chapters of the manuscript of the El Filibusterismo. He was
waiting for an amount to defray the publication expense.
RIZAL IN GHENT, BELGIUM
9 July 1891- He was financially hard up. He did not receive for three months up to this date any pension
from home. He was living in the most difficult situation, renting a small room and eating the modest food
in order to economize and able to publish the Fili. He had already pawned all his jewels.
September 1890- El Fili was publish in Ghent using the donations from Rizal’s friends.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY- Camarin
College of Business and Accountancy
Rizal’s Life, Work and Writing
LESSON VII :
RIZAL’S TRAVEL
VISIT TO ASIAN COUNTRIES,
GRAND TOUR IN EUROPE,
UNITED STATES AND LONDON
Rosemarie S. Moina
BSA – 2A
