Binalonan, Pangasinan

OUTCOMES-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING PLAN

LIFE, WORKS. AND WRITINGS OF RIZAL
1st Semester, A. Y 2020-2021
Midterm Period
Module 6
First Homecoming, 1887-1888

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I- Introduction:
This module will discuss about the studies of Jose P. Rizal at UST (University of Sto. Tomas
and his achievement on the said university. In addition, his reason while he left the Philippines
to continue his studies in Medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid in Spain.

II- Lesson Objectives:

At the end of this module, the students are expected to;
a. Explain the effects of Rizal’s first homecoming to the Filipinos and the Spaniards.
b. Discuss the significance of his homecoming to the lives of the Calamba folks.
c. Analyze the impact of Noli Me Tangere on the Filipinos’ political, economic and social life.

Discussion

Sojourn in Paris, France

▪ At age of 24, Jose Rizal who was already a full pledged physician, decided to go to Paris in order
to further his studies and acquire more advance knowledge in ophthalmology. He had special
interest in this branch of medicine because of his mother’s failing eyesight.
▪ He left Paris in November 1885.
▪ He stayed there for about four (4) months and together with some foreigners, he worked as
assistant in the clinic of Dr. Louis de Weckert, a leading ophthalmologist in Paris. He easily learned
the medical techniques of eye operation during his stint with the French doctor.
▪ He visited his friends, the family of Pardo de Taveras, Juan Luna and Felix Ressureccion Hidalgo,
among them, during his days off from work. He posed for some of the paintings of Juan Luna.
▪ He was one of the Egyptian priests in Luna’s painting “The Death of Cleopatra.”
▪ He left Paris on February 1, 1886 after acquiring enough experience in ophthalmology.

Heildelberg, Germany
▪ February 3, 1886, he arrived in Heidelberg, Germany, a historic city for its famous old university
and romantic surroundings. He met and worked with Dr. Otto Becker, a renowned eye specialist
and a director of a hospital in Germany.
 ▪ He also had the privilege to work in the clinics of noted Polish ophthalmologist, Dr. Xavier
Galezowsky and Dr. Schultzer.
▪ April 22, 1886, spring in Heildelberg, he wrote a poem to the beautiful blooming flowers at the
Neckar River. Among those was his favorite flower, Forget-me-not.
▪ He spent three-month summer vacation at Wilhemsfeld, a mountainous village close to Heidelberg.
▪ He stayed at the vicarage of a kind Protestant Pastor, Dr. Karl Ullmer, and was very delighted in
his stay there.
▪ July 31, 1886, he wrote his first letter in German to Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt. He heard that
Blumentritt was interested in the Philippine languages.
▪ Along with the letter was a book entitled “Aritmetica”
▪ Delighted with Rizal, Blumentritt sent him gift books. This marked the beginnings of their beautiful
and lasting friendship and frequent correspondence.
▪ He was fortunate to be sojourning in Heidelberg when the famous University of Heidelberg held its
fifth centenary celebration on August 1886. It was three days before hi departure and he was sad
because he had come to love the beautiful city.
▪ He wrote an ode, a lyric poem expressive of exalted emotion entitled “A las flores del Heidelberg”
(To the Flowers of Heidelberg)
Leipzig and Dresden, Germany
▪ August 14, 1886, Rizal arrived in Leipzig after boarding a train. He attended some lectures at the
University of Leipzig and befriended Professor Friedrich Ratzel, a famous German historian and
Dr. Hans Meyer, a German anthropologist who once visited the Philippines in 1882.
▪ He translated Schiller’s William Tell from German to Filipino so that Filipinos might know the story
of the Champion of Swiss independence. He also translated into Filipino Hans Christian
Anderson’s Fairy Tales.
▪ The cost of living in Leipzig is the cheapest in Europe so he stayed there for two-and-half months.
During his stay, he corrected some chapters in his second novel and worked as a proofreader in a
publishing firm.
▪ Rizal left Leipzig to set course on Dresden on October 29, 1886. He met Dr. Adolph Meyer, the
director of the Anthropological and Ethnological Museum. He stayed in the city for only two days.
▪ He heard the holy mass in a Catholic Church which greatly impressed him, for he wrote, “Truly I
have never in my life heard a mass whose music had greater sublimity and intonation.” It was
morning of November 1, 1886 when he left Dresden by train reaching Berlin in the evening.
Berlin, Germany
▪ Rizal liked Berlin because of its atmosphere, which was very scientific, and the absence or racial
prejudice. He met Dr. Feodor Jagor, author of Travels in the Philippines, a book that Rizal admired
because of its keen observances in the Philippine setting.
▪ Dr. Jagor, in turn, introduced him to Dr. Rudolf Virchow, a famous anthropologist and to his son,
Dr. Hans Virchow, professor of Descriptive Anatomy.
▪ He also worked in the clinic of Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger, a famous German ophthalmologist.
▪ He was the first Asian to be accorded with honors for being a member of the Anthropological
Society, the Ethnological Society and the Geographical Society in Berlin. Dr. Virchow recognized
Rizal’s genius, invited him to give a lecture before the Ethnological Society of Berlin.
▪ He wrote a scholarly paper entitled “Tagishce Verkunst” (Tagalog Metrical Art) which elicited
favorable comments from all scientific quarters.
▪ He led a methodological life in berlin. He worked as an assistant by day and attended lectures at
night. He kept himself physically fir by daily exercises and speaking German, French, and Italian.
He took private lessons in the French language under Madame Lucie Cerdole in order to master
the French Language.
▪ Rizal greatly admired the German Yuletide custom, wherein Germans would take bushes from a
pine tree and dress it up with lanterns, papers, and candies.
 ▪ Another interesting custom he observed was that, when a man has nobody to introduce him to the
other guests, he would bow his head to the guests and introduce himself to the other guests and
then shake hands with everyone in the room.
▪ Not all of the experiences of Rizal in Germany were good. There was this wintertime wherein he
lived in poverty because no money arrived from Calamba and he was flat broke. During that time,
he would only eat one meal a day and he had to wash his own clothes. He soon because sick with
chills, coughs, and fever.
Noli Me Tangere Published in Berlin
▪ Noli Me Tangere, the first novel of our hero was finished in Berlin on February 21, 1887 while half
of it was written in Madrid. Rizal was desperately despondent because he had a slim hope of
having Noli published for he was penniless.
▪ But with the help of his friend, Maximo Viola who gave him the necessary funds (P300.00) to
publish the novel, it was published.
▪ On March 21, 1887, the first edition of the novel was printed in Berlin, which costs P300.00 for
2,000 copies.
▪ He immediately sent copies to his intimate friends including Blumentritt, Antonio Lopez Jaena,
Mariano Ponce, Juan Luna, Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Regidor.
▪ As a token of his appreciation and gratitude, he gave Viola the galley proofs of used in writing.
▪ It has a dedication “To my dear friend, Maximo Viola, the first to read and appreciate my work-Jose
Rizal.”
▪ Noli Me Tangere was solely dedicated to the Philippines. He described the country as a patient
with a cancer that even with the most careful touch it awakens in it sharpest pains.
▪ His friends hailed the novel, appreciated its content, deeply touched, and awakened by its fine
truth.
▪ Of all the congratulatory letters, he received, that from Blumentritt was significant.
▪ On the other hand, his enemies were bitter in attacking and condemning the same.
▪ The faculty of committee in 1887 said that it found the book “heretical, impious and scandalous to
the religious order and unpatriotic and subversive to public order, libelous to the Government of
Spain and its political policies in the island.
▪ The commission further recommend that the importation copies of the Noli were created and sent
to Barcelona, Madrid and HongKong to be smuggled into the Philippines.
Tour in Europe with Maximo Viola
▪ After the publication of the noli, Rizal planned to visit the important places in Europe. He received
his money from Paciano worth P1, 000.00 and immediately paid Viola the sum of P300.00 from his
kind loan.
▪ At dawn of May 11, 1887, with Maximo Viola, they left berlin by train. Spring was in the air and
Europe was blooming with flowers.
▪ Their first destination was Dresden, one of the best cities in Germany.
Dresden
▪ Their visit coincided with the regional exposition.
▪ Rizal studied different plants because he was interested in botany.
▪ They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer who was overjoyed to see them.
▪ They also visited the Museum of Art and Rizal was deeply impress by the painting of “Prometheus
Bound, a Greek mythodological tragedy.
▪ They met Dr. Jagor who advised them to wire Blumentritt of their coming because the old professor
was of a nervous disposition and he might suffer a shock at their sudden visit.
Leitmeritz
▪ At 1:30pm of May 13, 1887, they arrived at the railroad station of Leitmeritz, Bohemia.
▪ Prof. Blumentritt warmly welcomed Rizal and Viola.
 ▪ They greeted each other in fluent German and the old professor immediately took him into heart,
loving him as a son. They enjoyed the warm hospitality and enjoyed the cooking of the Professor’s
wife, Rosa, and their children Dolores, Conrad, and Fritz.
▪ Blumentritt showed them scenic sights and historical spots.
▪ He met other renowned scientists of Europe, namely: Dr. Carlos Czepelak, a polish scholar and
Prof. Robert Klutschak, an eminent naturalist.
▪ On their last night, Rizal and Viola reciprocated Blumentritt’s hospitality with a banquet. On May 16,
at 9:45 pm, they left by train and carried with them all the beautiful memories of their visit.
Historic City of Prague
▪ They met Dr. Willkomm, a professor of natural history at the University of Prague.
▪ They visited the tomb of Copernicus, the famous astronomer; the museum of natural history; the
bacteriological laboratories; the famous cave where San Juan Nepomuceno was imprisoned; and
the bridge from which the saint was hurled into the river.
Queen of the Danube
▪ May 20, 1887, they arrived in the beautiful city of Vienna, capital of Austria-Hungary.
▪ Famous in songs and story, this city fascinated Rizal very much because of its beautiful buildings,
religious images and charm.
▪ They presented a letter of recommendation from Blumentritt to Norfenfals, one of the greatest
novelists in Europe at that time.
▪ The great novelist was impress by Rizal and later spoke highly of him.
▪ Rizal lost his diamond stickpin while he was on travel in Veinna, but it was later found at Hotel
Krebs and was given to Blumentritt who in turn, forwarded it to him.
▪ They stayed at Hotel Metropole, visited the city’s churches, museums, art gallery, theaters, and
parks.
▪ On May 24, 1887, they left Vienna on a riverboat to see the beautiful sights of the Danube River;
Rizal observed the different sights like the barges loaded with products, the flowers and plants
growing along the riverbanks, the boats with families living on them and the quaint villages on the
riversides.
▪ They also noticed that the passengers were using paper napkins during meals.
To Rheinfall, To Salzburg, To Munich, To Nuremburg
The river voyage ended in Lintz. They traveled to Salzburg and from there to Munich where they
sojourned for a short time to savor the famous Munich beer, reputed to be the best beer in
Germany. Form Munich, they went to Nuremberg an old city of Germany. Among the sights were
the horrible torture machines used by the Inquisition. They were greatly impress by the
manufacture of dolls. They proceeded to Ulm, the city with the largest and tallest cathedral in
Germany. They both climbed its many hundred steps with Viola getting dizzy but Rizal was not.
From Ulm, they went to Stuttgart, Baden and then Rheinfall (Cascade of the Rhine). They saw the
Rin Waterfall, which was the most beautiful waterfall in Europe.
Switzerland
They crossed the frontier to Schaffhausen, Switzerland and stayed in this city on June 2-3, 1887.
They continued their tour to Basel, Bern and Lausanne. After sightseeing, they left on a little boat
crossing the foggy Leman Lake to Geneva.
Geneva
This Swiss city is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, which was visited by world tourist
every year. The people were linguists, speaking French, German and Italian. Rizal did not have
difficulty in conversing with them in these three languages. They went boating on the lake so Rizal
showed his rowing prowess which he acquired during his boyhood days in Calamba. It was Rizal`s
26th birthday on June 19, 1887 hence, he treated Viola to a blow-out. They spent 15 days in
 Geneva. On June 23, they parted ways, and Viola decided to return to Barcelona while Rizal
continued his tour to Italy.
During the rest of his European tour, Rizal received sad news from his friend in Madrid of the
deplorable conditions is primitive Igorots who were exhibit in Madrid in the Madrid Expositions,
some of whom died. Their clothing`s were inappropriate for the climate in Madrid. Their crude
weapons were objects of mockery and laughter by the Spanish people and press. Rizal, being a
champion of human dignity, was outraged.
Italy
In Italy, he visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence. On June 27 1887, he reached Rome and was
thrilled by the sight and memories of the Eternal City. On June 29, he visited for the first time the
Vatican, the ‘City of the Popes’ and the capital of Christendom. He was impressed by the
magnificent edifices, particularly St. Peter`s Church, which happened to be celebrating its saint`s
feast day. Rizal was extremely delighted by his visits to the Coliseum and the Roman Forum. He
also visited the Capitoline Museum, he Church of Santa Maria Maggiore and other magnificent
edifices.
Every night, after sightseeing the whole day, Rizal returned to his hotel very tired. ‘I am as tired as
a dog’ he wrote to Blumentritt, ‘but I will sleep as a GOD’.
After a week of wonderful sojourn in Rome, he decided to return to the Philippines. He had already
informed his father that he was coming home in that nobody could stop him from doing so in spite
of the warnings from his friends and relatives.

Coming Home for the First Time

After five years of memorable sojourn in Europe, Rizal returned to the Philippines in August 1887 and
practiced medicine in Calamba. As a country doctor, he lived a quiet and simple life, but his enemies who
resented his Noli Me Tangere threatened to persecute him.
His decision to return to his homeland was triggered by the following reasons:
1. To operate his mother’s eye,
2. To defend his people against oppression by the Spanish tyrants,
3. To find out how the Noli and his other writings were affecting the Filipinos, and
4. To inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent.

From Rome to Manila

▪ Rizal boarded the steamer Djemnah upon returning in his homeland.
▪ Rizal was the only Filipino on the steamer and the only one that can speak multi language so he
served as the interpreter for his companions.
▪ He transferred to another steamer named Haiphong, which was manila-bound dated June 30, 1887
upon reaching Saigon.
▪ This steamer left Saigon from manila on august 2, 1887.
▪ Rizal found out that the manila the same as when he left it five years ago.

Family Reunion
▪ His family welcomed Rizal affectionately, with plentiful tears of joy.
▪ Rizal’s return was full of rejoicing, but his family was apprehensive about his safety so his brother
Paciano did not leave him during the first days after his arrival.
▪ Rizal did not allow him to go outside by his self-alone.
Dr. Uliman
▪ Rizal kept himself busy by attending to his mother as his very first patient when he established a
medical clinic in calamba.
▪ Rizal performed operations and visited patients in calamba.
▪ He was referred to as “Dr. Uliman:” because it was in Germany where he acquired his skills in
medical practice.
▪ He charged only for very reasonable fees.
Gymnasium
▪ Rizal built gymnasium for young folks and taught some European sports like gymnastics, fencing
and shooting.
▪ The purpose on these is to discourage youth from engaging in gambling and cockfighting
Failure to see Leonor Rivera
▪ Rizal failed to see his beloved Leonor Rivera.
▪ He tried to go to dagupan but his parents refused on this because Leonor’s mother did not like
Rizal for a son-in-law.
▪ Rizal followed his parent’s wish.

Activity #1
Matching Type: Below are famous scholars and ophthalmologists that Rizal met in his travels to Europe in
order to acquire more knowledge and gain more experience in ophthalmology and journalism. Match
Column A with column B by writing the letters only.
Column A Column B

1. Prof. Friedrich Ratzel. a. German Anthropologist

2. Dr. Rudolf Virchow. b. Author of “Travels in the Philippines”
c. Language Professor at Leitmeritz who
3. Dr. Louis de Weckert. became the best friend of Rizal.
d. Rizal’s private tutor of the French
4. Dr. karl Ernest Schweigger. language.
5. Dr. Otto Becker. e. Leading French ophthalmologist
6. Dr. Adolph Meyer. f. One of the greatest novelists in Europe.
g. Ophthalmologist at the University of
7. Dr. Willkomm. Heildeberg.
h. Professor of Natural History at the
8. Dr. Karl Ullmer. University of Prague.
i. Director of Anthropological and
9. Norfenfals. Ethnological Museum in Dresden.
10. Prof. Ferdinand Blumentritt. j. Kind protestant pastor at Wilhemsfield.
k. Professor of Descriptive Anatomy in
11. Madame Lucei Cerdole. Berlin.
12. Dr. Feodor Jagor. l. German Historian.
13. Dr. hans Meyer. m. Famous German ophthalmologist.
14. Dr. Hans Virchow. n. Famous anthropologist in Madrid.
15. Copernicus. o. Famous anthropologist in Berlin.
p. Famous astronomer in the City of Prague.
Assessment:
Explain the following statement below.
1. What are the impact of the famous novel of Jose Rizal after its publication?
After publication, Noli me Tangere was considered to be one of the instruments that initiated
Filipino nationalism leading to the 1896 Philippine Revolution. The novel did not only awaken
sleeping Filipino but also established the grounds for aspiring to independence.

2. Explain on how Jose Rizal and Maximo Viola became friends.

They work together,they visited museums,art gallery, restaurants and stayehotels to work there in
Europe.He was also one of the leaders of the Propaganda Movement. He also financed the Noli
Me Tangere of Jose Rizal.

3. After the publication of the Noli Me Tangere and Rizal provide thousands of copies of his novel and
not only his friends read this novel but also his enemies, as one of the reader of Noli Me Tangere,
how will you react on his novel and are you in favor what was written on his novel? Why or why
not?
Yes I am in favor on what is written there because it shows the friar’s cruelty among the Filipinos.
Noli me Tangere gaves us power, it was the seed that gave us the idea to stop being ignorant and
it aroused our need for independency and freedom. Rizal’s novel was created to fuel the growing
nationalism that will help the Filipinos break free from the shackles of abuse.

Rubric for Essay

Criteria Description Points Points Obtained
The content was well-
thought of: guide
Content 7
questions were
thoroughly answered.
The paper was well-
Organization written with ideas easily 7
conveyed to readers.
Analysis was clear.
Analysis Concise, and based on 6
the data presented.
Total: 20 points

Prepared by: Checked and Noted by: Approved by:

Nomer O. Ballesteros GLORIA C. NEMEDEZ. MAED. EVELYN A. TOMOBOC, DBA

Instructor, CTE Dean/Program Head-CTE University President