The first journey of

JOSE rizal to europe

Prepared by:

Maria Fe G. Parrilla, LPT

Subject Lecturer
• After his four years of Medicine course in
UST, Jose decided to follow the advice of his
brother Paciano to leave the country and
travel to Spain.

• He had two reasons:

1. He wanted to pursue his medical course.

2. He wants to observe the culture, the people

and the kind of government in Spain
• It was only Paciano, his former teachers in
Ateneo, Antonio Rivera, his friend Chenggoy and
the family of Orang who knew about his
departure.

• Paciano gave handed him 356 pesos that he

would use for his travel, his passport using the
name Jose Mercado and a first class ticket for
the cruise Salvadora.

• His former teachers in Ateneo gave him a letter

of recommendation to the Jesuit House in
Barcelona in case he needed assistance.
• Antonio Rivera pursues pursued Pepe to
further study in Spain as he believes in
foreign land Jose Rizal could freely express
what was hindered in the Philippines.

• Chenggoy was one among the people who

accompanied Pepe in his departure to Spain.

• The family of Orang, her mother in particular

gave Pepe a can of cookies called sopas and a
box of chocolate that he would consume on
his travels.
 May 1, 1882
• Rizal made a diary entry about his trip to Spain
saying, “My brother woke me up at five o` clock in
the morning to get up ready for the trip … my
brother gave me 356 pesos which I should take with
me … my parents had already awakened but not yet
my sisters. I took a cup of coffee. My brother looks
at me with sorrow; my parents knew nothing.

• National Historical Commission of the

Philippine (2011)
 May 3, 1882
• Rizal at 5:00, boarded the vessel SS
Salvadora for Singapore.

• Most of his fellow passengers were

foreigners and most of them compared
the Philippines to every place that the
vessel passed during their travel
(Bantug, 1997).
 May 8, 1882
• Salvadora cruise reached Singapore and
Jose Rizal stayed at Hotel de Paz.

• He immediately traveled to different parts

of the country and visited the gardens,
the Buddhist temple, the monument of
Stamford Raffles and the market where
he brought his personal things.
 May 11, 1882
• Rizal boarded the French liner SS D`jemnah going
to Ceylon, North Africa, Italy, and finally in
Marseilles France.

• His ticket was for first class so he was able to enjoy

a first class cabin, with carpeted floor, bed with
springs, curtain and wash basin.

• Most of the passengers were French and Pepe

practiced his learned French language in Ateneo
days.
 May 17, 1882
• D`jemnah reached Ceylon.

• Jose Rizal was enchanted because of the

beautiful scenery in the island and according to
him it was one of the most beautiful islands that
he had seen, however, it was full of loneliness.

• From Ceylon, they travelled to North Africa and

Pepe described this country with hot climate.
• Then they travelled to Suez Canal
for five days. Their next stop was in
Port Said in Egypt.

• In this place, Jose Rizal observed the

multicultural city since he saw
different people speaking in
different languages like Arabic,
Greek, Italian, Spanish and
Egyptian.
 June 11, 1882
• D`jemnah reached Naples, Italy.

• Jose admired the panoramic beauty by the bay

and then their cruise reached Marseilles, France.

• He enjoyed his tour in the city because he wanted

to visit the place of his favorite writer Alexander
Dumas. After three days, he travelled to
Barcelona using train.
 June 15, 1882
• Jose Rizal boarded a train for Barcelona, Spain and
arrived on June 16.

• He learned that he ran out of cash and the money that left
to him was only seven pesos which was not enough to rent
a dormitory.

• So, he used the letter of recommendation that his teachers

from Ateneo handed to him.

• Because of the insufficient money, he first rented a room

in Barcelona which cost only 11 pesos.
• The room had a brick floor, dirty, hard bed, there
was no mirror and the wash basin was broken.

• Eventually, his brother Paciano was able to send

him money that is why he transferred to a more
expensive room that suited his taste.

• He had meetings with Filipinos in the city, some of

whom were his schoolmates in Ateneo.

• While waiting for the start of the classes, Pepe

wrote his first nationalistic essay in Barcelona
entitled El Amor Patrio.
• This essay was published in Diariong Tagalog
on August 20, 1882 and was translated by
Marcelo H. Del Pilar.

• When his brother Paciano learned that he

was staying in Barcelona, he wrote a letter to
Jose and reminded him about his secret
mission in going to Spain.

• Finally in the fall of 1882, Jose Rizal left

Barcelona and established himself in Madrid,
capital of Spain.
The life of jose
rizal in madrid
spain
 November 31, 1882

• Rizal enrolled in two courses:

Medicine and Philosophy and Letters
at the Universidad Central de Madrid.

• He excelled in some of his classes

particularly on the subjects` Greek,
Latin, Spanish and Hebrew literature.
• This university focused on training
lawyers and theologians, who served
the Monarchy, to manage the
increasingly complex structure of the
administration.

Academy of fine arts of san Fernando

• Studied painting and sculpture and
foreign languages such as French,
German and English.
• He also took lessons from a private instructor
who taught him shooting and fencing at the Hall
of Sanz and Carbonell.

• Paciano was having hard times in sending Pepe

his allowance.

• Sometimes, according to his diary, he would only

eat biscuit for each meal or sometimes he would
just go to different restaurants in Madrid and let
his eyes enjoy the food because his money was
not enough to buy food for his meal.
 September 1882

• Jose Rizal was able to meet a small community

known as Circulo Hispano Filipino led by Don
Juan Atayde.

• These community often met at the Hall of Calle

Salud.

• It is an organization of the Filipino and

Spaniards who wanted to ask for reform from
the government.
• However, Circulo Hispano Filipino failed
due to the lack of funds, on matters of
service to the Philippines they were
divided and only united in pastime such
as gambling, amusing themselves with
women and other unnecessary activities.

“Jose Rizal: Political and Historical

Writings,” 2011
• Under this organization, Pepe wrote the
poem Mi Piden Versos (They Ask Me for
Verses).

• It is a poem which showed the sadness of

the son of art who lived on a place away
from his origin.

• It is a poem where Jose Rizal personally

declaimed during New Years Eve reception
held in the evening of December 31, 1882.
 Consuelo ortiga y perez
• The charming daughter of Don Pablo Ortiga Y
Rey.

• Pepe express his fondness of the beauty of

Consuelo by writing a poem entitled, A La
Senorita C.O.Y.R or Miss C.O.Y.R

• Consuelo felt an intense attractiveness to Jose

where in her diary entry she recounted their
meetings and come to a conclusion that Jose is
attracted to her only that,
• Feb 20, 1883: “he hasn`t said so, but pretty
nearly. He told me last night he had an
illness which could be cured only by travel …
he said he had an eye on somebody who was
much too high for him, and, despite trying to
win her as a pastime, had failed”.

• Rizal fell in love with Consuelo but because

of Eduardo de Lete who was then courting
Consuelo, he did not pursue his feelings for
the woman, instead he wrote a poem
showing his admiration to the lady.
 masonry
• In Madrid, Pepe was able to meet different
personalities with liberal ideas like Miguel Morayta,
Francisco Pi Y Margal and other people who were
brave to openly criticize the government and friars
during their time.

• Masonry was an integral part of the reform movement.

• The Filipino masons in Spain were responsible for the

organization of Masonic lodges in the Philippines.
• Rizal joined the fraternity with a Masonic name
Dimasalang (ungraspable).

• The society attacked the church for its promotion of

religious superstition and obscurantism behind the
veil of religion.

• The freemasonry was eventually outlawed by the

church as it only led the faithful to commit sinful acts
and hell awaits to those who joined the brotherhood.

• On June 15, 1884, Jose Rizal received his diploma as

the Master Mason.
In praise of luna
and hidalgo
In praise of luna
and hidalgo
 June 25, 1884
• Jose Rizal delivered his speech at the banquet
in Madrid in honor of the Filipino painters
Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo.

• The speech by Jose Rizal was published in the

newspaper El Liberal and was considered as
an attack that alarmed the Spanish authority
in the Philippines.
 June 21, 1884
• Jose Rizal completed his studies and was given the
title of Licenciado en Medicina.

• On the 24th birthday of Jose Rizal, the money he

used to pay for the medical license was given to
him by his brother Paciano.

• Jose Rizal obtained the degree Licenciado en

Filosofia y Letras which qualified him to serve as a
professor in any Spanish University.
• He had a doubt with his position in
teaching philosophy, so he decided to
specialize in ophthalmology which he
preferred to pursue in Paris and Germany.

• He served as an assistant to some famous

European oculists and at the same time
continued his travels, observing European
life and customs, government and laws in
Paris, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin.
 france
• In November 1885, Jose Rizal arrived in Paris and
worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de Weckertt.

• At Paris, he frequently visited his fellow reformist Juan

Luna, Pardo de Tavera and Felix Hidalgo who helped
him to improve his painting technique.

• Due to Luna`s financial uncertainty, Pepe posted in

some of Luna`s works such as an Egyptian Priest in the
“Death of Cleopatra” and as Sikatuna in “The Blood
Compact”.
 germany
• In February 1886, Jose Rizal arrived in the city
of Heidelberg that is known for its old
universties.

• He worked as an assistant to Dr. Otto Becker.

• In Heidelberg, Rizal befriended and attended

the lectures of Pastor Ullmer which began in the
summer of 1886.
• Despite of Jose Rizal fruitful stay
in Germany, he had a serious
financial problem which resulted
to his failing health.

• This situation made him to think

of burning the original
manuscript of his first novel.
Rizal, assimilation
and propaganda
movement
• The Filipino illustrado in Madrid between the
year 1880-1885 had a secret mission to inform
the Spanish government in Madrid about the
true condition of the Philippines.

• The Filipino illustrado contributed article to

their newspaper, La Solidaridad to enlighten
the minds of the Spaniards and other Filipinos
about the real condition of the country.

• Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena and

Jose Rizal.
• Conflict between Jose Rizal and
Antonio Luna
• Conflict between Jose Rizal and
Wenceslao Retana
• Conflict between Jose Rizal and
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Thank you!