Rizal 203 - Lesson 3 (1st Expedition to 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: LESSON III (THE 1ST EXPEDITION IN EUROPE) A. PHILIPPINES – ITALY B. ITALY – SPAIN May 3, 1882 June 16, 1882 Ø Departure from the Philippine to Ø Arrived at Barcelona, Singapore in a Spanish steamer Catalonia, Spain, which he called Salvadora. perceived as unfavorable. It is the 2nd largest city of Spain. Singapore Ø It is where he wrote the Ø Arrived and spent 2 days following literary works: sightseeing the country, which was then a colony of England. 1. Amor Patrio (Love of Pepe stayed in Hotel De La Paz. Country) May 11, 1882 2. Los Viejas Ø Departure from Singapore to 3. Revista de Madrid Europe in a French steamer (Review of Madrid) called Djemnah. August 20, 1882 Colombo Ø Amor Patrio was published in Ø Arrived in Punta de Gales, which Diariong Tagalog, a local is an island in Colombo, a country publication in Manila. It was now known as Sri Lanka. translated into Tagalog by Marcelo H. Del Pilar. Yemen November 3, 1882 Ø Arrived in Aden, Yemen with a Ø Enrolled in Medicine as well weather that is hotter than Manila. as Philosophy and Letters at It is where he saw a camel for the the Universidad Central de 1st time. Madrid, now known as the Complutense University of June 11, 1882 Madrid. Ø Arrived at the Suez Canal, Egypt, Ø He also studied painting and en route to Marseilles, France. It sculpting; took private lesson is man-made canal, connecting in French, German, and the Mediterranean Sea and Red English; and practiced Sea. He was stunned by the fencing as well as shooting. beautiful moonlight, reminding of his family in Calamba. Ø He joined Circulo Hispano- Filipino, an association of Italy Spaniards and Filipinos, established by the Filipino Ø Disembarked the Djemnah, with students in Spain. the company of a guide in Naples, Italy. He visited Chateau D’if, December 31, 1882 where Edmond Dantès was imprisoned — a fictional Ø Recited Mi Piden Versos! character from the novel The (They Ask Me for Verses!) in Count of Monte Cristo by a New Year’s Eve celebration Alexandre Dumas. He stayed for of Filipinos in Madrid. It is a 2 and ½ half days. poem that he wrote upon the request by the members of Circulo Hispano-Filipino.  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 March of 1883 November of 1886 Ø He joined the masonic lodge Ø He went to Berlin, Germany, Logia Acacia No. 9 to secure freemasonry’s aid in his fight where he met the Dr. Rudolf in the Philippines. Virchow, the Father of Modern Pathology. November of 1883 Ø Aside for his specialization in Ø He transferred to the Lodge ophthalmology and Solidaridad, where he association with German became a Master Mason. scientists and scholars, he June 21, 1884 stayed in Germany to further his studies in science and Ø He was conferred of the languages; observe its degree, Licenciarse en political and economic Medicina. condition; and publish his 1st novel. The Year 1885 Ø He passed all the subjects Winter of 1886 required for the degree, Doctor en Medicina. Ø He struggled in Berlin for the However, the diploma was following reasons: not given to him because he did not present his thesis nor 1. Lack of Finances. No paid the corresponding fees. money arrived from Ø He was conferred of the Calamba and has to pawn degree, Licenciatura en the diamond ring from Filosofía y Letras on his 24th Saturnina. birthday, with higher grades and sobresaliente rating. 2. Hunger, Sickness and Despondence Ø He left Spain for France and Germany to specialize in ophthalmology. Ø His friend, Maximo Viola of San Miguel, Bulacan arrived C. SPAIN – GERMANY in Berlin. He loaned Pepe the needed funds for the France publication of the latter’s 1st novel. He is the savior and the Ø The same year (1885), he 1st reader of the literary piece. went to Paris, France, where he met Dr. Louis de Wecker February 21, 1887 — the leading French ophthalmologist at that time. Ø His 1st novel was finished and The Doctor regarded him as ready for printing. After a few competent and made him his days of inquiry, they found clinical assistant. Berliner Buchdruckerei- Aktiengesellschaft, a The Year 1886 publisher that offered the lowest rate of Php. 300 for Ø The following year, he went to 2,000 copies. Heidelberg, Germany, where he met Dr. Otto Becker, a distinguished German ophthalmologist at his eye clinic in a university.  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 March of 1887 June 19, 1887 Ø His 1st novel, Noli Me Ø He treated Maximo Viola to a Tangere, was conceived, blow-out in celebration of the which brought him great joy. former’s 26th birthday. Inspired by Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher June 23, 1887 Stowe, it was dedicated to his country and depicts the Ø The 2 parted ways, with miseries of his people under Maximo Viola returning to the Spanish tyranny. Barcelona, while Pepe continues his tour in Italy. D. GERMANY – ITALY E. ITALY – PHILIPPINES May 11, 1887 June 27, 1887 Ø Alongside Maximo Viola, he went to Dresden, Germany by Ø He arrived in Rome, Italy, train. where he stayed for a week. Around this time, he wrote to Ø The same month, they arrived his father about his return. in Leitmeritz, Bohemia, Czech Republic to meet Prof. July 3, 1887 Ferdinand Blumentritt, who became one of Pepe’s close Ø He left Italy for his return to friends. the Philippines. Ø They also visited Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Geneva, Prepared by: Switzerland. Sgd. AUSTIN DAVID T. MARFINO Instructor, Department of Sociology