Rizal 203: The 2nd Expedition In Europe PDF

DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY Cabambangan, Villa de Bacolor 2001, Pampanga, Philippines ISO 9001: 2015 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Tel. No. (6345) 458 0021; Fax (6345) 458 0021 Local 211 QMS-Certified URL: http://dhvsu.edu.ph...

DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY Cabambangan, Villa de Bacolor 2001, Pampanga, Philippines ISO 9001: 2015 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Tel. No. (6345) 458 0021; Fax (6345) 458 0021 Local 211 QMS-Certified URL: http://dhvsu.edu.ph AND PHILOSOPHY DHVSU Main Campus, Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga RIZAL 203: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL LESSON I (FINAL TERM): THE 2ND EXPEDITION IN EUROPE PHILIPPINES – CHINA José Rizal left Manila on February 3, 1888 for Hong Kong. Boarded the ship called Zafiro half-sick and disillusioned. Arrived in Amoy, China; a city now known as Xiamen. Rizal did not disembark the ship due to sickness, weather, and sanitary condition of the city. CHINA – HONG KONG He met 3 farmer exiles, namely: Jose Ma Basa, Balbino Maurico, and Manuel Yrairte. José Rizal boarded the vessel called Kiu-Kiang for Macau with Jose Ma Basa. Rizal studied the Chinese life and observed Chinese New Year, Chinese Theater, and Marathon Lauriat Party. He also visited cemeteries in his 2 weeks stay in Hong Kong. HONG KONG – JAPAN José Rizal left Hong Kong on February 22, 1888 for Japan. Boarded the American steamer called Oceanic and arrived in Yokohama on February 28, 1888; a city in Kanagawa. Rizal stayed at the Grand Hotel. He went to Tokyo the day after, where he stayed for 3 days. Received and accepted an invitation from the Spanish diplomat named Juan Perez Caballero in order to save money. José Rizal found the Japanese culture as impressive. With the help of Seiko Usui, commonly addressed as Osei-san, Rizal studied the Japanese culture. JAPAN – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA He went back to Yokohama and left Japan on April 13, 1888 for the United States of America. José Rizal boarded the English steamer named Belgic. Rizal arrived at San Francisco, California on April 28, 1888. He had both good and bad impression of the country. From New York, José Rizal left the United States of America on May 16, 1888 for Europe.  DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY Cabambangan, Villa de Bacolor 2001, Pampanga, Philippines ISO 9001: 2015 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Tel. No. (6345) 458 0021; Fax (6345) 458 0021 Local 211 QMS-Certified URL: http://dhvsu.edu.ph AND PHILOSOPHY DHVSU Main Campus, Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – ENGLAND Rizal stayed in London to improve his English, study the Philippine history, and be away from the Spanish people. He copied, studied, annotated, republished Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas by Dr. Antonio de Morga. José Rizal was a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, but later moved to a boarding house of the Becket family. Rizal became friends with Dr. Reinhold Rost who called him una perla de hombre. The Asociacion La Solidaridad was inaugurated on December 31, 1888 in Barcelona, Spain for the reformists’ crucade. Galiciano Apacible became the President, while he was appointed as Honorary President. Mariano Ponce became its Treasurer. Its Vice President, Graciano Lopez Jaena, founded La Solidaridad — a publication company. There published Jose Rizal’s writings including Los Agricultores Filipinos, Lavisol Del Fray Rodriguez, and Letter to the Young Women of Malolos. ENGLAND – FRANCE Due to an upcoming international event in Paris, Rizal had to stay in the place of his close friend Valentin Ventura for a short period of time. It is where he also polished his annotations. He spent most of his time at the Bibliotheque Nationale. On May 6, 1889, his annotated version of de Morga's book was published. Jóse Rizal felt happy and excited because of the Exposition Universelle that is best known for the Eiffel Tower. Rizal organized a social and temporary club, Kidlat Club for the Filipinos who wanted to participate in the international event. He also established Los Indios Bravos, an organization for Filipino writers in Europe. FRANCE – BELGIUM Jóse Rizal left Paris and went to Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1890 due to high cost of living and distraction. Around this time, Rizal recieved bad news from Calamba: 1) agrarian trouble over Hacienda de Calamba; 2) increasing rental fee for hacienda lands by the Dominican priests; 3) the disposal of their land by the Dominican priests; and 4) persecution and forced displacement of residents.  DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY Cabambangan, Villa de Bacolor 2001, Pampanga, Philippines ISO 9001: 2015 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Tel. No. (6345) 458 0021; Fax (6345) 458 0021 Local 211 QMS-Certified URL: http://dhvsu.edu.ph AND PHILOSOPHY DHVSU Main Campus, Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga BELGIUM – SPAIN He arrived in Madrid on August of 1890. Around this time he failed to protect his family, the death of Jose Maria Panganiban, aborted duel with Antonio Luna, infedelity of Leonor Rivera, leadership rivalry with Marcelo H. Del Pilar. SPAIN – BELGIUM Jóse Rizal stayed at Ghent instead of Brussels because of cheaper publishing and to prevent himself from being attracted to Petite Suzanne. Rizal stayed in a cheap boarding house with Jose Alejandrino. To save money, they would prepare breakfast in their room. He searched for a publisher that could offer him the cheapest prize and found F Meyer – Van Loo Pres. that allowed him to pay on installment basis. He pawned his jewelries for the initial payment for the printing. Jóse Rizal’s funds ran low and he became desperate. Although he did not receive the help that he was expecting from his other friends, Valentin Ventura who was still at Paris at that time sent him the necessary funds. The printing resumed on September 18, 1891. Soon later, his 2nd novel entitled El Filibusterismo was published. El Filibusterismo or The Reign of Greed is a sequel to his 1st novel and is known for its darker themes. BELGIUM – FRANCE Rizal went back to Marseilles, France where he boarded the steamer called Melbourne for Hong Kong. FRANCE – HONG KONG On November 20, 1891, he arrived in Hong Kong and was welcomed by Jose Ma Basa. By December 01, 1891, Jóse Rizal wrote to his parents asking for permission to return back home. Instead, Francisco Mercado, Paciano Mercado, and Silvestre Ubaldo arrived in Hong Kong before Christmas. Later on came Teodoro Alonso Realonda, Lucia Mercado, Josefa Mercado, and Trinidad Mercado. The Christmas of 1891 is one of his happiest time because he was reunited with his family. To earn money, Rizal practiced medicine. But this time, not only as an ophthalmologist but also as a general practitioner. Aside from being a medical doctor, he continued with his profession as a writer. The most important piece that he wrote and printed in Hong Kong is the constitution of La Liga Filipina, a civic organization for the Filipino. Prepared by: Sgd. AUSTIN DAVID T. MARFINO Instructor, Department of Sociology