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Rizal's First Travel Abroad

Rizal undertook his first trip abroad in 1882, traveling secretly from the Philippines to Spain. He stopped in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Italy, and France before arriving in Barcelona, Spain. While in Spain, he published his first articles and began his medical studies. He later traveled throughout Europe, including periods of study in France, Germany, and Switzerland. It was during his time in Berlin that Rizal published his first novel, Noli Me Tangere, in 1887.

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Rizal's First Travel Abroad

Rizal undertook his first trip abroad in 1882, traveling secretly from the Philippines to Spain. He stopped in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Italy, and France before arriving in Barcelona, Spain. While in Spain, he published his first articles and began his medical studies. He later traveled throughout Europe, including periods of study in France, Germany, and Switzerland. It was during his time in Berlin that Rizal published his first novel, Noli Me Tangere, in 1887.

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(*The course to Spain is the start of Rizal’s travels.

Rizal’s departure for Spain was kept secret to


avoid detection by the Spanish authorities and the friars. Even his own parents did not know because his
mother would not allow him to do so. Only his older brother, his uncle, his sisters Neneng and Lucia, the
Valenzuela family, Pedro Paterno, Mateo Evangelista, the Ateneo Jesuit fathers, and some intimate
friends. The Jesuit priests gave him letters of recommendation to the members of their Society in
Barcelona. He used the name Jose Mercado.) – pwedeng hindi ito mainclude sa ppt hehe.

A)          FIRST TRIPS ABROAD (1882-1887)

1.PHILIPPINES
    May 3, 1882 - Rizal left the Philippines for the first time
  He boarded Salvaclora using a passport of Jose Mercado which was procured for him by his uncle
Antonio Rivera. His first trip abroad was bound for Spain.

2.SINGAPORE
May 9, 1882 – the first stop over of Rizal on his way to Spain. Rizal boarded the boat Djemnah to
continue his trip to Spain

3.SRI LANKA
May 18, 1882 – it was Rizal’s journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka that was important for him to improve his
knowledge of the French language while he on board French ship, Djemnah.

4.            EGYPT
June 2, 1882 – he arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.

City of Suez – the Red Sea terminal of the Suez Canal. Rizal was impressed in the beautiful moonlight
which reminded him Calamba and his family.

5.            ITALY
June 11, 1882 – he arrived at the City of Naples, Italy for one hour and this was the first European
ground he set foot on.

6.            FRANCE
June 12-15, 1882 – the boat anchored at Marseilles, France and he boarded at the Noalles Hotel. Rizal
stayed two and a half days in Marseilles.

7.            SPAIN
June 16, 1882 – Rizal arrived at Barcelona, Spain and boarded in the Fonda de España.

LIFE IN BARCELONA:

 Rizal wrote an essay entitled “AMOR PATRIO” (Love of Country).


 His next article was entitled “LOS VIAJES” (Travels) and followed by “REVISTA DE MADRID”
(Review of Madrid) but the latter was returned because the publication was ceased because of
lack of funds.
 August 20, 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.
 Amor Patrio (Love of Country) – nationalistic essay, Rizal’s first article written on Spain’s soil.
Under his pen-name Laong Laan. It was published in two texts – Spanish and Tagalog – the Spanish
text was the one originally written by Rizal in Barcelona, the tagalog text was a Tagalog
translation made by M.H. del Pilar.

8.            FRANCE
June 15, 1883 – He left Madrid for Paris, France to spend his summer vacation and to observe the big
French City.

9.            GERMANY

*Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in Opthalmology – Rizal chose this branch of
medicine because he wanted to cure his mother’s eye ailment.

February 3, 1883 – Rizal arrived the town of Heidelberg, Germany.

· Heidelberg – a historic city in Germany famous for its old university and romantic surroundings.
·  Rizal was so enamored with the Heidelberg flower that he wrote a beautiful poem about them,
“To the Flowers of Heidelberg.”

April 26, 1886 – he left Heidelberg for Wilhemsfeld, Germany to honor invitation extended to him by
Rev. Karl Ulmer.

June 20-25, 1886 – he studied the German country life and practice speaking good German.

August 15, 1886 – he left Wilhemsfeld for Leipzig, Germany to offer no little knowledge in Tagalog to
Prof. Ferdinand Blumenthal for the letter’s study of the language.

October 29, 1886 – he visited the Palacio Japonais and many other interesting places in Dresden,
Germany.

November 1, 1886 – he was admitted to the Real Bibliotheca de Berlin Capital of Spain, to do some
research and to read other books, and Maximo Viola joined with him. He started teaching viola the
German Language.

NOLI ME TANGERE Published in Berlin (1887)


*The bleak winter of 1886 in Berlin was Rizal’s darkest winter because no money arrived from Calamba
and he was flat broke. The diamond ring which his sister, Saturnina, gave him was in the pawnshop. It
was memorable in the life of Rizal for two reasons:

1. It was a painful episode for he was hungry, sick and despondent in a strange city.

2. It brought him great joy after enduring so much sufferings, because his first novel, Noli Me Tangere
came off the press in March 1887.

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

- Inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people under the lash of
Spanish tyrants.

MAXIMO VIOLA

- Rizal’s friend from Bulacan, arrived in Berlin at the height of Rizal despondency and loaned him the
needed funds to publish the novel; savior of Noli.

February 21, 1887 – the Noli was finally finished and ready for printing.

March 21, 1887 – the Noli Me Tangere came off the press.

*The title Noli Me Tangere is a Latin phrase which means “Touch Me Not”. It is originally conceived by
Rizal, for he admitted taking it from the Bible.

May 26-30, 1887 – Rizal and Viola arrived in Munich. Germany and they boarded in Rhine Hotel and they
drunk beers in the business establishment.

10.    SWITZERLAND
June 19, 1887 – with Viola, Rizal celebrated his 26th birthday in Geneva and his attitude towards
revolution was manifested in his letters to Blumentritt.

June 23, 1887 – Rizal and Viola parted ways, Rizal going to Rome and Viola to Barcelona.

11.    ITALY
June 27, 1887 – he arrived at Rome, Italy and walked around the City.

·  He visited the Capitolio, the Roca Taperya, the Palatinum, the forum Romanun. The Museum Capitolinum
and the church of Santa Maria, the Manggiore.
· Rizal was thrilled by the sights and memories of the Eternal City. Describing to Blumentritt, the
“grandeur that was Rome”, he wrote on June 27, 1887.

12.    FRANCE

July 2, 1887 – he arrived in Marseilles to search the bodegas of the “MEROA GERIAS” for the box of
merchandise.

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