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CHAPTER 1: BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL HERO  Mortality – august 16, 1911 (85 y/o)
 June 19, 1861 SIBLINGS (11)
 Wednesday
 saturnina (neneng)
 Between 11pm to 12am
 paciano
 7th child
 Narcisa (sisa)
 Calamba, laguna
 Olimpia (ypia)
 Mortality: Dec 30, 1896
 Lucia
BAPTISM  Maria (biang)
 Jose (pepe)
 June 22, 1861 – 3 days after birth
 Concepcion (concha) – died 3-year-
 Fr. Rufino Collantes – who baptize
old.
of Rizal.
 Josefa (panggoy)
 Fr. Pedro casanas – godfather of
 Trinidad (Trining)
Rizal
 Soledad (choleng)
 Given name: Jose Protacio
MERCADO (father side) RIZAL FAMILY TREE
(given by praile) Y (middle name)
Father side
ALONZO REALONDA (mother
side)
RIZAL FAMILY (parents and siblings)
Father

 Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818 -

1898)
 Birth: binan laguna – May 11, 1818
Mother side
 St. Joseph college in manila
(kolehiyo ng san jose)
 Latin and philosophy – course ng
tatay
 Mortality: January 5, 1898 – manila
(80 y/o)
- Jose takes philosophy and letters
in college.
Mother

 Teodora Alonso Realonda (1826 - RIZAL NAME

1911)  Mercado – Spanish word palengke
 Birth: November 8, 1826 (market)
 Santa rosa college – in laguna  Rizal - Ricial – rice field (green field)
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 Spanish alcalde mayor (provincial FIRST SORROW OF RIZAL

governor)
 Death of concha (Concepcion)
- Ang pamilya ni rizal ay kabilang
sa pamilyang principalia DEBOTONG ANAK NG SIMBAHAN
(mayaman)
 Katoliko
RIZAL HOME  3 years old – marunong ng magdasal
 5 years old – reading bible in
 Calamba, laguna
Spanish.
 2 storey house
 Manong jose
 Stone made
 Fr. Leoncio lopez – parish priest
 Garden
(kura paroko)
RIZAL FAMILY PEREGRINATION TO ANTIPOLO
 Principalia
 June 6, 1868 – sinamahan ni don
 They are renting land from
Francisco si rizal papuntang antipolo
Dominicans order
para magbigay pananampalataya sa
 Farming (rice, corn, sugar cane)
birheng maria.
 Domesticated animals (pigs, chicken,
 Manila – patapos nilang mag punta
turkey)
sa antipolo dumeretso sila sa manila
 Religious family
para bisitahin ang kanyang ate.
CHAPTER 2: CALAMBA  Saturnina – La Concordia sa santa
ana.
 Calamba – banga (imbakan ng
pagkaen at tubig) TALINONG PANSINING
 ruled by Dominicans’ order.
 5 years old – marunong na magpinta
 south – Mt. makiling – Batangas
si Rizal
 north – antipolo
 Wax – gamit ni rizal pang sculpture
 east – laguna lake
 Sa aking mga kabataan – written at
the age of 3.
 15 years old – Ateneo – UN
RECEURDO A MI PUEBLO (Spanish) UNANG DRAMA/PLAY NI RIZAL
– dedicated to calamba
 8 years old
- Isang alaala sa aking bayan –
 Tagalog comedy
tagalog version
 Gobernadorcillo ng paete – binili ang
ALAALA NG KABATAAN manuscript sa halagang:
 2 pesos
 Sakitin si rizal
 Salamangero (magic) – mahilig mag
 Ginawan ng bahay kubo si rizal
magic si rizal
 Yaya
 Pagmumuni sa tabing lawa
 Pagdarasal – 3 years old
 USMAN – pangalan ng aso ni Rizal
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MGA IMPLUWENSYA SA KABATAAN NG - Palakasan, pisikal na ehersisyo

BAYANI (away)

 NAMAMANA
 GREGORIA
 TSINO (LOLO)
- Pagbabasa ng magagandang
- Seryoso
aklat
- Masinop
- Pasensiyoso
 LEONCIO LOPEZ (kura
- Mapagmahal sa bata
paroko)
- Pagmamahal sa pagaaral
 ESPANYOL
- Elegante
 Pagkamatay ni concha
- Pikon
 Pagkakulong ng ina
- Galante sa kababaihan
 Pagbitay sa tatlong pari
(MARIANO GOMEZ, JOSE
 AMA
BURGOS, JACINTO ZAMORA)
- Pagpapahalaga sa sarili
- Pagmamahal sa gawa TULONG NG MAY KAPAL (divine blessing)
- Pagiging Malaya sa pagiisip
 Bigay ni god
(open minded)

 INA CHAPTER 3:
- Rehiliyoso
MGA GURO
- Diwa ng pagmamalasakit
- Pagmamahal sa sining at  Unang guro ni rizal – DONYA
literatura TEODORA (nanay)
 Ibang guro
 KAPALIGIRAN - Maestro celestino
 PACIANO - Lucas padua TUTOR
- Pagmamahal sa Kalayaan at - Leon Monroy - kaibigan ni
katarungan Francisco mercado
BINAN – First school of rizal
 KABABAIHAN
- Pag galang sa kababaihan  Justiniano Aquino Cruz – first
teacher of rizal in binan
 JOSE ALBERTO (KAPATID NI  Pedro – anak ni justianiano
TEODORA)
UNANG AWAY SA PAARALAN
- Sining
 Pedro – hinamon si rizal ng away
 MANUEL  Andres salandanan – hinamon nya si
rizal ng arm wrestling
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PAGAARAL NG PANPINTA SA BINAN  June 1872 – nahuli si

 Donya Teodora
 JUANCHO – first teacher sapag pinta
 Jose alberto
 Jose Guevara
 Antonio vivencio del rosario
ARAW ARAW NA BUHAY NI RIZAL  Calamba to sta. cruz
 50 km
 4 am – magdadasal, gagawa ng
 2 ½ taon
assignment
 Francisco de marcaida
 Hardin – ukuha ng makopa na
pagkaen  Manuel marzan ATTY.
 Agahan – tuyo
- 3rd year na si rizal sa Ateneo ng
 Paaralan - 10 am
makalaya si Donya Teodora.
 Leondro – pinsan ni rizal
 2pm to 5pm – balik sa school CHAPTER 4
 Aral
Ateneo municipal – Spanish Jesuit –
 Hapunan – ayungin escuela pia (paaralang kawanggawa)
 Laro
Kolehiyo ng san juan de letran – dominiko
JOSE RIZAL – pinakamahusay na
magaaral sa paaralan  si paciano and sumama kay rizal para
magtake ng exam
 TALIM – Unang barkong nasakyan ni
Pumasok si rizal sa ateneo
rizal
 ARTURO CAMPS – kasama ni rizal sa  Entrance exam – san juan de letran
barko (school na napili ng magulang)
 Ateneo municipal – nagbago ang
PAGKAMARTIR NG GOMBURZA
isip ng tatay at dito pinagaral si Rizal
 Cavity Mutiny  Padre Magin Ferrando – hindi nya
 Francisco la madrid – Sgt. tinggap si rizal na magenroll
Nagustong ibalik ang polo y servicio - Dalwang dahilan kung bat hindi
 Rafael Izquierdo – nagtanggal ng sya tinggap ay
polo y servicio 1. Bata pa para magaral sa
mataas na paaralan
 Fancisco zaldua – witness
2. Late sa pagenroll
 Feb. 17, 1872 – date ng pagkamatay
 Manuel Xerex burgos – tinulunagan
ng GOMBURZA
nya para makapag enroll si rizal sa
- Jose burgos – estudyante nya si ateneo.
paciano  Paggamit ng Rizal na apilyedo
El filibusterismo - dedicated sa GOMBURZA  Titay – sa bahay nya nanirahan si
rizal na malapit sa eskuwelahan nya
KAWALANG KATARUNGAN SA INA NG sa ateneo.
BAYANI
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 300 pesos – utang ni titay sa pamilya  Pagnatalo na sila ng panglimang

ni rizal. beses papalitan na yung flag nila ng
DONKEY.
ANG SISTEMANG PANG
EDUKASYON NG HESWITA UNANG TAON NI RIZAL SA ATENEO
(1872 – 1873)
 Nahahati sa dalawa ang estudyante
sa ateneo  Padre Jose Bech -unang eacher ni
 Emperyo romana - pulang flag – rizal nung 1st year college.
nakatira sa loob ng school  1 month – naging emperador si rizal
 Emperyong cathagena – asul flag –  Religious picture – napanalunan ni
nakatira sa labas ng school. rizal sa pagsali sa competition.
 Emperador – pinakamagaling sa  Sta. Isabel -nag cross exam si rizal
klase para subject na ESPANYOL sa
 Tribuna(tribune)– pangalawa sa halagang 3 PESOS.
magaling sa klasefo  Kabilang si rizal sa
 Dekuryon(decurion) -pangatlo sa emperyong carthagena
magalng sa klase empire
 Senturyon (centurion) – pang-apat
BAKASYON SA TAG ARAW
sa magaling sa klase.
 Tagapagpala ng bandila – flag  Calamba – umuwi si rizal
bearer/ standard bearer.  Saturnina – tanawan
 So, para makapagpasok ka  Ina – sta. cruz
bilang emperador kailangan
mo silang hamunin ng PANGALAWANG TAON NI RIZAL SA
tanungan tapos pag hindi ATENEO (1873 -1874)
nakasagot ng tatlong beses  Don pepay – lumipat na si rizal sa
ikaw na papalit bilang bahay nya.
emperador.  Emperador
COMPETITION  Gold medal binawi ni rizal
 Kabilang ka pa din si rizal sa
 Pag natalo sila ilalagay nila yung cathagena empire.
flag sa LEFT SIDE ng klase.
PAGHULA SA PAGPAPALAYA SA INA
 Pagdalawang beses na natalo  Pagdalaw sa ina
ilalagay nila sa LOWER RIGHT  3 months – makakalaya na si don
SIDE yung flag sa klase. Teodora ayon sa interpretation ni
rizal sa panaginip ni Teodora.
 Pag pangatlong talo sa ilalagay nila  Joseph – hinalintulad ni Teodora si
yung flag sa LEFT SIDE NG rizal sa kanya.
KLASE NG NAKATAGILID.
HILIG SA PAGBABASA
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 Favorite novel – the court of monte  Painting – Agustin saez (teacher)

cristo written by alexander dumas.  Sculpture – Romualdo de Jesus
 Universal history – cesar cantu (teacher)
 Travels in the Philippines – written  Gymnastics
by Dr. Feodor Jagor.  Fencing
PANGATLONG TAON NI RIZAL MGA ISTATWANG GINAWA SA
SA ATENEO (1874 – 1875) ATENEO
 Pagdalaw sa ina  Birheng maria – batikuling (uri ng
 Isang medalya sa latin kahoy)
 Hindi naging maganda ang  Padre Lleonart – nag request kay
pinakita sa pagaaral Rizal nag mag sculpture ng sacred
 Bumalik sa calamba para heart of Jesus.
magbakasyon.
IKA- APAT NA TAON NI RIZAL SA
ANEKDOTA NI RIZAL
ATENEO (1875 – 1876)
 Felix M. Roxas
 Interno – nagdorm na si rizal sa loob
- Pagiging mapagpatawad
ng school
- Manzano at lesaca – nagaway sa
 Kabilang na si rizal sa
klase at natamaan ng libro sa ulo
romano empire
si Rizal.
 Padre Francisco de paula sanchez
 Manuel Xerex Burgos
– paboritong professor ni rizal.
- Matulungin
 Limang medalya
- Julio Meliza – ilonngo at Nakita
HULING TAON SA ATENEO (1876 – ni rizal na umiiyak.
1877)
 Pinaka mahusay sa lahat ng TULANG ISINULAT SA ATENEO
subjects.
 Mi primera inspiracion (aking
PAGTATAPOS NANG MAY unang inspirasyon) – dedicated to
PINAKAMATAAS NA KARANGALAN Teodora.
 Felicitation (pagbati)
 March 23, 1877 - graduation ni
Rizal  El embarque: himno a la flota de
magallaness (ang paglisan: himno
 16 years old
para sa plot ani Magellan)
 Bachelor of arts
 Y es espanol: Elcano, en dar la
IBA PANG GAWAIN SA ATENEO Vuelta al mundo (at siya as
(extracurricular ni rizal) Espanyol: Elcano ang unang
nakaikot sa mundo)
 Kongregasion ni maria – secretary
 el combate: urbiztondo, terror de
 Academy of Spanish literature
Jolo (ang labanan: kilabot ng Jolo)
 Academy of natural science
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 Un recuerdo a mi pueblo (sa alaala sinasakyan ni segunda na

ng aking bayan) – dedicated to barko kaya hinabol ni rizal
calamba kung saan dumaong yung
 Alianza imtima entre la religion Y barko ni segunda at yon na
la Buena educacion (malapit na ang huling pagkikita nila.
ugnayan ng rehiliyon at mabuting
edukasyon)
CHAPTER 5 – UST
 Pol la education recibe lustre la
patria (sa edukasyon ay magtatamo OPOSISYON NG INA SA MATAAS NA
ng liwanag ng bansa) PINGAARALAN
 Al Nino Jesus (sa sanggol na si
 Hindi na kailangan ni rizal na
jesus)
madagdagan pa ang kaalaman nya.
 A la virgen maria (para sa birheng
maria) PUMASOK SI RIZAL SA UNIVERSITY
 Etong dalawa na to ay
 University of Sto. Tomas
RELIGIOUS POEM
 Philosophy and letters – isang
MGA GAWAING PANTEATRO NI course ni rizal
RIZAL  Fr pablo Ramon (rector ng ateneo)
- Nanghingi ng payo si rizal kung
 Dula (play) – san eustacio, martir
anong dapat ang kanyang
UNANG PAGIBIG NI RIZAL kukunin na kurso sa kolehiyo
 Medicine – binigay na kurso ni
 Segunda katigbak
ramon kay rizal dahil bagay da sa
 Batanguena
kanya ito
 14 years old - Kinuha nya ito dahil sa kanyang
 Trozo, manila – nagpunta si nanay
Olympia
 Mariano katigbak – kapatid ni SURVEYOR SA ATENEO
segunda
 Perito Agrimensor (expert
 Kolehiyo ng la Concordia – kung surveyor)
saan nagaaral si seguunda at
 Academy of Spanish literature and
Olympia
natural science – president
 Love at first sight – si rizal kay
segunda MGA PAGIBIG NI RIZAL
 Manuel Luz – ipinagkasundo kay
 Binibining L (from Rizal’s journal
segunda
reference)
 Umuwi ng calamba Dalawang rason kung bakit
 Fencing – tinalo ni rizal yung mga hindi nagkatuluyan si L at
taong magagaling sa fencing sa rizal
calamba 1. Ayaw ng isat isa yung pamilya
 Nalaman ni rizal na hindi 2. Mahal pa nya si segunda
dadaong sa calamba ang katigbak
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 2nd year – Leonor Valenzuela – orang  Alexander dumas – wrote

 3rd year – leonor rivera – taimis the three musketeers.
 El Consejo de los dioses (council of
VERSOS the gods) – sinulat ni rizal ito yung
 Dona concha leyba (nakatira si rizal sinubmit nya sa Liceo artistico –
nung 2nd year) literario
 Juan at sanday Valenzuela -nanay  Gold ring – reward nya sa council of
at tatay ni orang (kapitbahay ni dona the gods
leyba)  D.N del Puzo – tinalo ni rizal
 Invisible letter – binigay ni
OTHER LITERARY WORKS
rizal kay orang
 Antonio rivera – uncle (nakatira na  Zarzuela – junto al pasig (satabi ng
si rizal nung 3rd yr sa kanya) pasig) – musical play
 Leonor rivera – TRUE - Presented during feast of
LOVE NI RIZAL immaculate Concepcion in dec.
 La concordia - dito nag aral si rivera 8, 1880.
BIKTIMA NG KALUPITAN NG  Sonata – a filipinas.
OPISYAL NA ESPANYOL  Poem – abd -el – aziz Y mahoma
- AI M.R.P. pablo ramon (rektok
 First year – nagulpi o nasugtan ng ng ateneo)
isang teniente ng mga prayle
 Heneral primo de rivera – sumulat PAGBISITA NI RIZAL SA PAKIL AT
sila ng letter sa kanya PAGSANJAN
 Blumentritt – bestfriend ni rizal  Saturnina, maria, Trinidad –
PARA SA KABATAANG PILIPINO sinamahan nila si rizal sa pakil at
pagsanjan
 Liceo Artistico – literario  Manuel Regalado – tatay ni
(competition) Nicolas
 A la juventud filipina (para sa  Nicolas – anak ni regalado
kabataang Pilipino) – eto yung  Vicenta Ybardolaza – crush ni rizal
binigay nya nung sumali saya sa na magaling tumutugtog ng ALPA
competition  Alpa yung tinutugtog
 Silver pen – napanalunan nya sa
competition KAMPEON NG MGA
ESTUDYANTENG PILIPINO
ANG KONSEHO NG MGA DIYOS
 Indio, chongco – tawag ng kastila sa
 Liceo artistico – literario Filipino
(competition)  Kastilang bangus – tawag ng
 4th century death anniversary of Filipino sa kastila
Miguel Cervantes (sumulat ng don  Companerismo -fraternity na
kihote) ginawa ni rizal
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 Kasama ni Jehu – tawag sa member (sanday, juan and orang), pedro A.

ng fraternity paterno, mateo evangelista, the
 Hebrew general who ruled Israel ateneo Jesuit fathers, and some
kingdom for 28 years intimate friend including chengoy
 Galicano apacible – pinsan ni rizal (jose M. cecilio) knew his departure.
at officer ng companerismo
 Escolta Maynila – away ng  He used the name Jose Mercado, a
companerismo at kastila cousin from binan.

MALULUNGKOT NA ARAW SA  May 3, 1882 – Rizal departed on

UST board the Spanish streamer
 Hindi maganda and pagtingin sa SALVADORA bound for Singapore.
kanya ng mga dominikong propesor SINGAPORE
 Mababa ang pagtingin sa mga
estudyanteng Pilipino  There were sixteen (16) passengers
 Sinauna at mapang-api ang Sistema including himself or six ladies, many
ng pagtuturo. (puro theory) children, and the rest gentlemen.
 he was the ONLY FILIPINO ON
DESISYON MAKAPAG ARAL SA BOARD.
IBANG BANSA  DONATO LECHA from
 Paciano ASTURIAS SPAIN - the ship who
 Saturnina befriended Rizal.
 Lucia - Describes by Rizal as an affable
 Antonio rivera man, “much more refined than
hos other countrymen and
 Valenzuela
colleagues I met”.
CHAPTER 6: IN SUNNY SPAIN  Rizal’s played chess with his fellow
passenger and was able to defeat
Rizal’s secret Mission – to observe keenly
them many times.
the life and culture, languages and custom,
 MAY 8, 1882 – Rizal saw a
industries and commerce, and government
beautiful island “isla ng talim na
and laws of the European nation to prepare
may susong dalaga”
himself in the mighty task of liberating his
oppressed people from Spanish tyranny.  May 9, 1882 – salvadora docked at
Singapore.
Secret departure for spain - Sir Thomas Stanford raffles –
founder of Singapore
 Rizal’s departure for spain was kept
secret to avoid detection by the  Hotel dela paz – Rizal stayed for 2
Spanish authorities and the friars. days.
FROM SNGAPORE TO COLOMBO
 Only his older brother, paciano, his
uncle Antonio rivera, his sisters  Rizal transferred to another ship
neneng and lucia the Valenzuelas DJEMNAH, a French streamer
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which left Singapore for EUROPE

on may 11.
 There were Filipinos onboard – Mr.
and Mrs. Salazar, Mr. Vicente
Pardo and Jose Rizal
 May 17 – DJEMNAH reached
POINT GALLE a seacoast town in
Southern Ceylon (now Sri lanka)
 May 18 – reached Colombo, capital
of Ceylon.
- He describes the city as more
beautiful, more smart, and more
elegant than Singapore, point
Galle and manila.
FIRST TRIP THROUGH SUEZ CANAL
 CAPE OF GUARDIAFUI
AFRICA/ AFRICA – inhospitable
land but famous
 ADEN – he found the city hotter
than manila he was amazed with the
camels which he saw for the first
time.
 It took DJEMNAH 5 days to
transverse the Suez Canal
- Suez canal was built by
FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
- Inaugurated on November 17,
1869.
NAPLES AND MARSEILLES
 June 11 – Rizal reached Naples
 June 12 - docked at the French
harbor of MARSEILLES.
- Visited CHATEAU d’lf – where
Dantes the hero of Count of
Monte Cristo was imprisoned

TRAVELS

MAY 3 – MAY 9 – MAY 11 –

SINGAPORE MA
MANILA TO SINGAPORE
TO HOTEL POINT
SALVADORA TO DJEMNAH
DELA PAZ
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PORT SAID –
JUNE 11 - SUEZ CANAL – MAY 18 –
MEDITERREA ADEN
NAPLES RED SEA COLOMBO
NEAN

JUNE 15 – JUNE 15 –
JUNE 12 – MARSEILLES PORT BOU - JUNE 16 –
MARSEILLES (3days) check BARCELONA
TRAIN passport

BARCELONA AMOR PATRIO

 In the afternoon of June15 he left  His first nationalistic essay written
Marseilles by train for the last lap of in Spain’s soil.
his trip to Spain.  He wrote it under his pen name
 June 16 - reached Barcelona. Laong laan – boyscout
 First impression of Barcelona, the  Submitted to BASILIO TEODORO
greatest city of cataluna and MORAN - his friend in manila and
Spain’s one of the largest city - ugly publisher of DIARIONG
with dirty little inns and TAGLAOG the first manila
inhospitable residents bilingual newspaper.
 But later, he was impressed with its  Appeared on the said newspaper
atmosphere of freedom and August 20, 1882.
liberalism.  The tagalog translation was made by
 Las ramblas – the most famous Marcelo H. Del pilar
street in Barcelona.  Wrote a second article LOS VIAJES
Plaza de cataluna - tumatambay si rizal  The third article – revista de
para imeet yung iba pa nyang kapwa madrid (written nov. 29, 1882) was
Pilipino returned to him because the diariong
tagalog had ceased publication due to
lack of funds.

RIZAL MOVES TO MADRID

 The people of Calamba are dying of
cholera and they were praying to
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SAN ROQUE and had nocturnal  Composed a lovely poem for her
processions and prayers to that god entitled “A LA Senorita C.O.y P/R.”
may stop the dreadful epidemic (as that expressed his admiration for her.
per Pacino’s letter September 15,  he backed out for 2 reason:
1882) 1. he is still engaged to Leonor
 Leonora is growing thinner because Rivera.
of the absence of a loved one (as per 2. Eduardo de Lete his friend and
Chengoy in his letter to Jose) co worker in the propaganda
movement was madly in love
LIFE IN MADRID
with her.
 November 3, 1882 – Rizal enrolled
in UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE
THEY ASKED ME FOR VERSES
MADRID in 2 course – medicine
and philosophy and letters.  Rizal joined CIRCULO HISPANO
 Studied painting and sculpture in – Filipino where he wrote a poem
the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ME PIDEN. (they asked me for
OF SAN FERNANDO verses)
 Took lessons in French, German,  He declaimed this December 31,
and English under private tutors. 1882.
 Practiced fencing and shooting in  A Sad Poem
the HALL OF ARMS OF SANZ Y
CARBONELL.
RIZAL AS LOVER OF BOOKS
 led a spartan life in Madrid.
 lived frugally and his only  To satisfy his craving for books he
extravagance was investing a few buys from a secondhand store owned
pesetas for a lottery ticket in every by a certain SENOR ROCES
draw of the Madrid lottery.  His collection included:
 On Saturday he visited the HOME 1. The bible
OF DON PABLO ORTIGA Y REY 2. Hebrew Grammar
who lived with his son Rafael and 3. Lives of the president of the
daughter Consuelo. United states of America from
- He was a former city mayor of Washington to Johnson
manila. 4. Complete work of Voltaire (9
- Later promoted to vice president vol.)
of the council of the Philippines 5. Complete work of Horace (3
in the ministry of colonies. vol)
6. Complete work of C. Bernard
(16 vol)
ROMANCE WITH CONSUELO 7. History of the French
ORTIGA Y PEREZ revolution
8. The wandering Jew -written by
Eugene sue.
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9. Ancient Poetry  His only masonic writing was

10. Works of Thucydides Science, virtue, and labor which he
11. The byzantine empire delivered in 1889 at lodge
12. The characters solidaridad.
13. The work of alexander Dumas
FINANCIAL WORRIES
14. Louis XIV and his court
15. The renaissance  The harvest of rice and sugarcane
16. Uncle tom’s cabin - written by failed on account of drought and
Harriet beecher stowe locusts.
- Naging inspirasyon ni rizal sa  The hacienda manager raised the rent
pagsulat ng Noli Me Tangere of the land.
 He was deeply affected by uncle - Because there came a time when
tom’s cabin and wandering Jew that a dreadful pest killed most of the
aroused his sympathy for the turkey and what was left was
oppressed and unfortunate people. used for breeding purposes only.
The manager, who used to ask
RIZAL FIRST VISIT TO PARIS
turkey from DON FRANCISCO
 Rizal went to Paris from June 17 to was denied one because of this.
august 20, 1883.  June 24, 1884 – a touching story
 He first moved to hotel de paris on happened. Because of lack of funds
37 rue de Maubange. Rizal skipped his meals and went to
 He later on, moved to a heaper hotel class on an empty stomach. He
on 124 REU DE RENNES in Latin participated in the Greek language
quarter. contest and won the gold medal. And
 Paris is the costliest capital in later that day he had a free meal
Europe. because he was the guess speaker in
the banquet held in honor of Luna
RIZAL AS A MASON and hidalgo.
 In March 1883 – he joined the RIZALS SALUTE TO LUNA AND
mason lodge acacia. HIFDALGO
- To secure freemasonry’s aid in
his fight against the friars in the  Double victory celebration for
Philippines. JUAN LUNA (spolarium) and
 Later he transferred to LODGE FELIX HIDALGO (Christian
SOLIDARIDAD where he became a virgins exposed to the populace)
master mason on November 15, virgenes cristianias expuestas al
1890. populacho) in the national
 Feb.15 1892 – he was awarded the exposition of fine arts in Madrid.
diploma as master mason by the LE
GRAND ORIENT DE FRANCE in
Paris
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RIZAL INVOLVED IN STUDENT CHAPTER 7: PARIS TO BERLIN

DEMONSTRATIONS
 After completing his studies in
 Nov. 20 – 22, 1884 – bloody riots by Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and
the students at the central university. Germany to Specialized in
- Dr. Miguel Morayta speech was ophthalmology.
condemned by the catholic - He wanted to cure his mother’s
bishops of Spain who promptly failing eyesight.
excommunicated him and those - He wanted to continue his
who applauded him. observation of the European
- Because of these students rose in nations in Berlin, Paris,
violent demonstration to Heidelberg, and Leipzig.
condemn the decision of the
IN GAY PARIS
church.
 The rector who took the students side  He stopped at Barcelona to visit
had to resign and was replaced by MAXIMO VIOLA, his friend, who
DOCTOR CREUS which intensified is a medical student and a member
the fury further. of a rich family in San Miguel
Bulacan.
STUDIES COMPLETED IN SPAIN
 He met and befriended senor
 JUNE 21, 1884- conferred the degree Eusebio Corominas, the editor of
of licentiate in medicine by the the newspaper La publicidad.
Universidad central de Madrid in  Miguel morayta – owner of la
June 1884. publicidad and a stateman
 The next year he finished and passed  He submitted an article on the
all subjects leading to the degree of Caroliens controversy to editor
Doctor of Medicine. corominas.
 But since he did not pass this thesis  In November 1885 - lived in paris for
or paid the necessary fee, he was not 4 months
awarded his doctor’s diploma. - Worked as an assistance for Dr.
 June 19,1885 – he was awarded the louis de weckert, a leading
degree of licentiate in philosophy French ophthalmology.
and letters by Universidad central de  Outside working hours, he relaxes by
Madrid with rating of excellent. visiting his friend, such as pardo de
 By receiving his degree of licentiate, taveras, juan luna, and felix
he became a full pledge physician. resurrection hidalgo
 He did not bother to get his post  He posed as a model for Luna in
graduate degree (philosophy and some of Luna’s work.
letters) for he knows that with his - The Egyptian priest in the death
race no friar owned school would of cleopatra
accept him in its faculty staff. - Sikatuna in the Blood compact
with Trinidad pardo de tavera as
Legaspi
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RIZAL AS A MUSICIAN TO THE FLOWER OF HEIDELBERG

 Rizal had no natural aptitude for  The flower reminded him of the
music, but he studied music because blooming flower of calamba.
almost all his classmate in Ateneo  On august 22, 1886 he wrote a fine
does. poem entitled “A LAS FLORES
 He eventually learned to play the HEIDELBERG” – he did do in a
solfeggio, flute, and piano, mood of homesickness.
 He composed a few songs
WITH PASTOR ULLMER AT
particularly “aling mang lahi” a
WILHELMSFELD
patriotic song, and a sad danza LA
deportacion which he composed in  He stayed at the vicarage of a kind
dapitan while he was exile. protestant pastor, Dr. Karl Ullmer.
IN HISORY HEIDELBERG  His pleasant personality and talents
in languages and sketching endeared
 He left Paris on Feb 1, 1866 for him to the pastor’s wife, who was a
Germany. good cook, and the two children
- He visited Strasbourg (capital of ETTA and FRITZ.
Alsace Lorraine) and other  He ended his sojourn on June 25,
German towns. 1886.
 Feb 3, 1886 – he arrived in
FIRST LETTER TO BLUMENTRITT
Heidelberg and for a short time lived
with some German law student.  July 31, 1886 – wrote his letter in
 After a few days he moved to German to Professor Ferdinand
another boarding house which was blumentritt, director of the Ateneo
near the UNIVERSITY OF of leitmeritz, Austria.
HEIDELBERG  He sent a book which he mentioned
- He worked at the university eye in his letter “arithmetica” – written
hospital under the direction of in Spanish and tagalog by the
DR. OTTO BECKER university of Sto. Tomas press in
- He attended lectures of Dr. 1868. The author was RUFINO
becker and prof Wilhelm Kuehne BALTAZAR HERNANDEZ, a
at the university. native of sta. cruz, laguna.
TO THE FLOWER OF HEIDELBERG FIFTH CENTENARY OF HEIDELBER
(A LAS FLORES DE HEIDELBERG)
 August 6, 1886 - the fifth centenary
 He grew fascinated of the flowers of the university
blooming along the cool banks of the  August 14, 1886 – arrived in Leipzig
NECKAR RIVER - He befriended professor
 His favorite flower is the light blue friedrich Ratzel, a famous
forget me not. german historian and dr. hans
meyer a herman anthropologist.
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IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN  He was invited to give a lecture

before the ethnographic society of
 He also worked her as PROOF
berlin.
READER.
- He wrote a scholarly paper
 He translated Frederick Schiller’s
“tagalische verkunst” which he
(author) William tell (title) from
read before the society in April
German into tagalog so that the
1887.
filipinos might know the story of the
champion of swiss independence. RIZAL’S LIFE IN BERLIN
 He translated in tagalog for his
 He went to berlin not as a student or
nephews and nieces Hans Christian
a curious tourist. He lived in this
Andersen’s fairy tales. -written by
famous city for 5 reason:
hans Christian andersen’s
1. To gain further knowledge of
 October 29, 1886 – he left Leipzig
ophthalmology
for Dresden.
2. To further his studies of scienced
- He met Adolph B. meyer,
and language
director of the anthropological
3. To observe the economic and
and ethnological museum.
political condition of the German
 He left Dresden on November. 1 nations.
1886 and reached berlin that night. 4. To associate with famous
RIZAL WELCOMED IN BERLIN’S German scientist and scholars
SCIENTIFIC CIRCLES 5. To publish his novel Noli Me
Tangere.
 He met for the first time dr. Feodor
 By the day he worked as an assistant
jagor, celebrated German scientist –
in the clinic of Dr. Schwinger.
traveler and author of travels in the
Philippines.  At night he attends lectures in the
 He was introduced by jagor to Dr. University of berlin.
Rudolf Virchow, famous German  He took private lessons under a
anthropologist and the latter’s son, professor of French, madame lucie
Dr hans Virchow, professor of cerdole to master the idiomatic
descriptive anatomy. intricacies of the French language.
 He also met Dr. W. Joest, noted  He also enjoyed promenading in the
geographer. unter den linden, the most popular
 He worked in the clinic of Dr.karl boulevard of berlin.
ernest schweigger RIZAL ON GERMAN WOMEN
 He became a member of the
anthropological and geographical  Rizal expressed his high regard
society of berlin upon and admiration for German
recommendation of Dr. jagor and Dr. womanhood in a letter addressed to
Meyer. his sister Trinidad on March 11,
1886
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 He describes the German women as 5. His clothes were old and

serious, diligent, educated, and threadbare – he washed them
friendly. She is not gossipy, himself for he cannot afford to
frivolous, and quarrelsome like pay the laundry.
Spanish women. She is not 6. Rizal starved in berlin and
particular about beautiful dresses shivered in wintry cold.
and expensive jewelry although she 7. He began to cough, and he feared
can dress nicely like any other that he was going to be sick with
woman in the world. tuberculosis.
8. Never had he suffered such
GERMAN CUSTOMS physical blows of penury, so that
 The Christmas custom of the soul cried out in despair.
Germans delighted him the most. CHAPTER 8: NOLI ME TANGERE
- On Christmas eve, they take a PUBLISHED IN BERLIN
pine tree that has somewhat
small needles for leaves and  The bleak winter of 1886 was
decorate it with Fruits, lanterns, memorable in the life of Jose Rizal
toys, dolls, papers etc. and show for two reasons
it to the kids (who had not seen it - It was painful for he was hungry,
being prepared) at night. sick, and despondent in a strange
 He is also interested in how city.
Germans introduces themselves to - It brought him great joy because
strangers in a social gathering. his first novel NOLI ME
 According to German code of TANGERE came off the press in
etiquette it is bad manners for a guest March 1887.
to remain aloof and wait for his host  Like Santa Claus, Dr. Maximo Viola,
to make the proper introduction. his friend from Bulacan, arrived in
berlin at the height of his
RIZAL’S DARKEST WINTER despondency and loaned him the
 The winter of 1886 was by far the needed funds to publish the novel.
darkest winter for Rizal. IDEA OF WRITING A NOVEL ON
1. He lived in poverty because no THE PHILIPPINES
money arrived from Calamba and
he was flat broke.  His reading of Harriet Beecher
2. He diamonds ring given to him Stowe’s uncle tom’s cabin inspired
by his sister Saturnina is in the Dr. Rizal to prepare a novel that
pawnshop. would depict the miseries of his
3. He could not pay is landlord. people under the lash of Spanish
4. He had scrimp eating only one tyrants.
meal a day – consisted of bread  January 2, 1884 - he opened the idea
and water or some cheap of writing a novel about the
vegetable soup. Philippines in a reunion of Filipinos
in the Paterno residence in Madrid.
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- All voted to do so, among whom  Having ample funds Viola gladly
were Pedro, Maximo, and agreed to finance the printing cost of
Antonio pattern, Graciano Lopez Noli.
jaena, evaristo Aguirre, Eduardo  To save writing expenses, Rizal
de lete, julio Llorente, Melencio deleted certain passages in the
Figueroa and valentin ventura. manuscript, including one whole
 the project did not materialize chapter – Salome and Elias.
because those compatriots who were - Without maximo no noli me
expected to collaborate on the novel tangere.
did not write anything. - No tom’s cabin no noli me
 They wanted to write on women, tangere.
something that disgusted Rizal.
Thus, he decided to write the novel  February 21, 1887 – the noli was
alone. finally finished and ready for
printing.
THE WRITING OF NOLI ME
TANGERE  Together with Viola he went to
 Towards the end of 1884 he began different printing shops in berlin to
writing noli me tangere in Madrid survey the cost of printing.
and finished about one half of it.
 He wrote one half of the second half  They decided to print it in berlin
of it in Paris in 1885. Buchdruckrei action gesselschalf –
 He finished the last fourth of the noli they charge Rizal the lowest prize
in Germany. 300 pesos for 2,000 copies of the
 He wrote the last few chapters of noli novel.
in Wilhemsfeld in April – June 1886
 He made the final revision in berlin
RIZAL SUSPECTED AS FRENCH SPY
in 1886.
 But in a momentary fit of  One morning the chief of police of
desperation, he almost threw the berlin paid a visit to Jose and asked
manuscript into the flames – he was him for a passport.
hungry and sick this time.  During those days travelling outside
the country without a passport is
VIOLA, THE SAVIOR OF NOLI
possible.
 During his despondency and misery,  Jose was given 4 days to produce a
Rizal received a telegram from Dr. passport or else he will be deported.
Maximo Viola who was coming to  With Maximo Viola, they went to the
berlin. Spanish embassy to seek the help of
 He came a few days before Spanish ambassador, the count of
Christmas and was shocked to see benomar. Unfortunately, although
Rizal in such situation. the count promise he could help, it
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turns out he has no power to produce 3 bagay na binigay ni rizal kay viola
a passport to Rizal. na pasasalamat
 Galley proofs ng Noli me tangere
 Pen – ginamit nya panulat ng Noli
 Being unable to provide a passport
after 4 days, he went to the office of  Complimentary copy
the German police chief and - Galley proof – copy of the
apologized for not being able to manuscript which to be printed
produce a passport and asked why he and is to be edited by the author.
was to be deported when he did not THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL
commit a crime.
 Apparently, his travelling to the  The title Noli Me Tangere is a Latin
towns and rural areas arouses phrase which means “touch me
German government’s suspicion that not”-he took it from the bible.
he is a French spy. - Taken from the book of St. Luke
 Back then the relation between according to Rizal.
France and Germany is strained on - But this is from the book St.
account of Alsace -Lorraine. John Chapter 20 Verse 13 – 17.
(boundary of France and Germany) THE AUTHOR’S DEDICATION
 He was able to prove to them that he
is not a spy but a Filipino doctor and  Dedicated the book to the Philippines
scientist particularly an ethnologist, “to my fatherland” (sa aking amang
thus it is imperative to him to bayan)
observe the custom and lifestyle of
SYNOPSIS OF THE NOLI
their simple inhabitants.
 The novel contains 63 chapters and
22 language ang alam ni Rizal kasama
an epilogue (more or less chapter 34)
na ang dialect.
 It began with the reception given by
PRINTING OF THE NOLI FINISHED Capitan tiago (Santiago de los
Santos) at his house in Calle
 March 21, 1887 – the Noli Me
Anloague (now Juna Luna St.) for
Tangere came off the press.
crisostomo Ibarra, wo came back to
 He gave copies of it to his close the Philippines after seven years of
friends, including blumentritt, Dr, study in Europe. Crisostomo Ibarra
Antonio Ma. Regidor, Graciano is the son of don Rafael Ibarra, the
Lopez Jaena, Mariano Ponce and friend f Capitan Tiago, and the
Felix R. Hidalgo. Fiance of Maria Clara, capitan
 March 29, 1887 – he gave Viola the tiago’s supposed Daughter.
galley proofs of the Noli carefully
rolled around the pen that he used in MAIN CHARACTERS OF NOLI ME
writing it and a complimentary copy. TANGRE
 Crisostomo Ibarra
 Maria Clara
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 Capitan Tiago  Elias – the strong and silent peasant

 Padre Damaso – the Spanish priest youth; the boatman
of san diego for 20 years  Don alfonso linares de espandana
 Padre Sybila – the young – cousin of don Tiburcio and godson
Dominican priest of binondo of padre Damaso’s brother-in-law.
 Senor Guevara- an elderly and kind SYNOPSIS OF THE NOLI
lieutenant of the Guardia Civil.
 Don Tiburcio de espadana – the  It has an epilogue which recounted
bogus Spanish physician and what happens to the other characters.
husband of dona victorina  The novel ends with maria Clara, an
 Padre salvi – the new Franciscans unhappy nun in Sta Clara nunnery,
Spanish priest of san Diego forever lost to the world.
 Tasio – the wise old man BASAHIN DAW SYNOPSIS
 The progressive schoolteacher. (SUMMARY) NG NOLI SA INTERNET
 The spineless gobernadorcillo, who KASAMA SA QUIZ
catered to the wished of the Spanish
parish friar. THE NOLI BASED ON TRUTH
 Don filipo lino – the teniente mayor  The noli was a true story based on
and leader of the liberal faction in the the conditions of the Philippines
town during the last decades of Spanish
 Don Melchor – the captain of the rule.
cudrilleros  Ibarra and Elias is Rizal himself
 Don basilio and Don valentin – the  Maria Clara – Leonor Rivera
former gobernadoracillos who were  Tasio – Paciano
prominent citizens.
 Padre salvi – padre Antonio
 Sisa – a formerly rich girl who Piernavieja, the hated Augustinian
became poor because she married a friar in cavite
gambler and a wastrel at that. She
 Capitan Tiago – capitan Hilario
became insane.
sunico of san Nicolas
 Basilio and crispin- her two sons of
 Don Victorina – dona Agustina
sisa
medel
 Aunt Isabel – capitan tiago’s sister
 Basilo and crispin – the Crisostomo
who took care of Maria Clara when
brother of hagonoy
her mother died.
 Padre Damaso – represented all the
 The merry sinang, the grave
friars of Spanish time.
Victoria, the beautiful iday and the
thoughfull neneng – Maria Clara’s MISSING CHAPTER OF NOLI
friend.
 Economic was the reason why
 Capitana Tika – sinang’s mother
chapter about Elias and Salome was
 Andeng – maria clara’s foster sister
deleted, the lesser the pages the
 Albino – the theological student who cheaper the print cost.
was inlove with sinang.
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 It is about the story of Salome and  There they met Dr. Adolph B.
Elias. Meyer who was overjoyed to see
them.
 Rizal was deeply impressed by a
painting of “Prometheus Bound”
and recalled seeing a representation
RIZAL’S FRIENDS PRAISE NOLI of the same idea in an art Gallery in
Paris.
 His friends hailed the novel, praising
 They also met Dr. Jagor who upon
it in glowing colors.
hearing of their plan to visit
 The enemies condemned it. Leitmeritz to finally meet
 Blumentritt – “your work has been Blumentritt advised them to wire the
written with the blood of the heart.” doctor in advance since the old man
 Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor – if has a nervous disposition and might
Quixote immortalized its author, suffer a shock at their sudden visit.
your noli will bring you an equal  They dropped by teschen before
glory. meeting blumentritt.
CHAPTER 9: RIZAL’S GRAND TOUR FIRST MEETING WITH
OF EUROPE WITH VIOLA 1887 BLUMENRTRITT
 Dr. rizal planned to visit the  May 13, 1887 – Rizal and viola
important places in Europe with arrived at the railroad station of
Maximo Viola Leimeritz, Bohemia.
 He already received the remittance of  Blumentritt met them in the train
1000 from Paciano which was station carrying a pencil sketch of
forwarded by Juan Luna from Paris Rizal whom rizal sent to him so that
 He was already able to pay the 300 he could identify his filipino friend.
he owes viola for printing the book.  They stayed in Leitmeritz from May
13 to 16 1887.
THE TOUR BEGINS BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF
 May 11 1887 – Rizal and viol left LEITMERITZ
berlin by train.  He enjoyes the memories of his visit
 According to viol, the luggage of to Leitmeritz
Rizal included all the letter he had  He enjoyed the warm hospitality of
received from his family and friends. the blumentritt family especially the
 Their destination was Dresden. Austrian dished by Rosa (the wife
DRESDEN of blumentritt) cooks.
 Blumentritt’s children were Dolores
 Their visit coincided with the (Dora or Dorita for rizal), Conrad
regional floral exposition in Dresden. and fritz.
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 On may 16, at 9:45 am rizal and DANUBIAN VOYAGE TO LITZ

viola left Leitmeritz.
 On May 24, Rizal and viola left
 Rizal realized that he left his
Vianna on a river boat to see the
diamond stickpin at his room in
beautiful sight of the Danube river.
hotel krebs and this he mentioned to
 Viola commented that paper napkins
blumentritt.
were “more hygienic and
economical that cloth napkin.”

PRAGUE FROM LITZ AND RHEINFALL

 They went to Prague carrying with  They travelled overland to Salzburg,

them letters of recommended from and from there to Munich where
blumentritt to Dr. willkomm, a they sojourned for a shot time to
professor of natural history in the savor the famous Munich beer,
University of Prague. reputed to be he best beer in
 Rizal and viola visited the tomb of Germany.
Copernicus, the museum of  They went to Nuremberg – one of
national history, the bacteriological the oldest cities of Germany.
laboratories, the famous cave where
 They saw the horrible torture
san Juan Nepomuceno, the saint
machines used during the inquisition.
was, imprisoned and the bridge
 They are also impressed by the
from which this saint was hurled
manufacture of dolls which was the
into the river.
biggest industry of the city.
 After Prague they went to Brunn
 After Munich they visited Ulm
where according to Rizal nothing of
cathedral where they saw the
importance happened.
largest and tallest Church in
VIENNA Germany.
 They went to Stuttgart, Baden and
 On May 20 Rizal and viola arrived in
then Rheinfall.
the beautiful city of Vienna, capital
of Austria – Hungary. CROSSING THE FRONTIE TO
 Vienna – aka queen of Danube SWITZERLAND
 They met norfenfals, one of the
 They stayed in the city from June 2
greatest novelists in Europe during
to 3 1887.
his time.
 In Vienna, he received his diamond GENEVA
stickpin that the Hotel maid found in
 After sightseeing in Lausanne, Rizal
hotel Krebs and was given to
and viola left on a little boat,
blumentritt, who in turn, forwarded it
crossing the foggy leman lake to
to Rizal in Vienna.
Geneva.
 They stayed at Metropole Hotel.
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 On June 19, 1887 Rizal treated

Viola to a blow Out. It was his 26th
birthday.
 On June 23 they parted ways: Viola
went back to Barcelona while Rizal
continued his tour of Italy.

RIZAL RESENT EXHIBITION OF

IGOROTS IN 1887 MADRID TRAVEL OF RIZAL
EXPOSITION
Berlin – Dresden – Teschen – leitmeritz
 He received news from his friend in bohemia – Prague – brunn – Vienna –
Madrid about the deplorable lintz – Salzburg – Munich – Nuremberg
condition of the primitive Igorot’s – Ulm – Stuttgart – Baden – Rhein fall –
who were exhibited in this Schatthausen Switzerland – Basel (Bale)
exposition, some of whom died and – Bern – Lausanne – Geneva – Italy –
whose scanty clothing and crude Turin – Milan – Venice Florence –
weapons were objects or mockery Rome – Vatican
and laughter by the Spanish people
CHAPTER 10 FIRST
and press.
HOMECOMING, 1887 -88
RIZAL IN ITALY
 After 5 years of memorable sojourn
 He visited Turin, Milan, Venice, and in Europe, he returned to the
Florence Philippines in 1887 and practiced
 On June 27, 1887 he reached medicine in Calamba.
Rome, the “eternal City” and also
DECISION TO RETURN HOME
called the “city of caesars”
 On June 29th, the feast day of St.  Despite the warning of friends and
Peter and Paul, Rizal visited for the brother not to return home because
first time the Vatican, the “City of of the publication of Noli Me tangere
the Popes.” Rizal decided to go home.
 Vatican – also known as smallest  He was determined to go home for
country in whole world. the following reason:
 After a wonderful week of wonderful - To operation his mother’s eyes
sojourn in Rome, he prepared to - To serve his people who had long
return to the Philippines. He had been oppressed by Spanish
already written to his father that he tyrants.
was coming home. - To find out how Noli and his
other writings were affecting
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Filipinos and Spaniards in the  He was called Dr. Uliman since he

Philippines. came from germany.
- To inquire why Leonora  Within a few months, he was able
remained silent. to earn 900.00
 By February 1888 – he was able to
earn a total of 5,000 as medical
fees.
 He opened a gymnasium for young
folks.
 He missed out on seeing Leonor
Rivera for his parents forbade him to
go to Dagupan on the account that
DELIGHTFUL TRIP TO Leonor’s mother did not approve him
MANILA as a son in law.
 Rizal left Rome by train for
STORM OVER NOLI
Marseilles, a French port, which he
 Rizal received a letter from
reached without mishap.
governor general Emilio terrero
 On July 3, 1887 he boarded the
requesting him to come to
streamer Djemnah, the same
Malacañang palace. Somebody
streamer which brought him to
whispered in the generals’ ear that
Europe 5 years ago.
noli me tangere contained subversive
 He was the only Filipino on board ideas.
and this time because he was able to
 He explained to the governor that it
learn other languages, served as an
merely discussed the truth, but it
interpreter for his companions on
does not contain subversive ideas.
board.
 The general asked for a copy do he
 They crossed the Suez Canal, his
could read it but unfortunately rizal
second time in 5 years.
had none.
 July 30 – he transferred to another
 He went to visit his Jesuit father
streamer HAIPHONG which was
friends and former professors to ask
manila bound.
for their copy however they do not
 August 2 – this streamer left Saigon want to depart with it.
for manila.
 Father Faura even mentioned
ARRIVAL IN MANILA “everything in it was the truth and
you may lose your head for it.”
 Near midnight of August 5 – the  Rizal was able to get a copy from
Haiphong arrived in manila. friend and gave it to the general.
HAPPY HOMECOMING  The general being a liberal minded
Spanish leader knew Rizal’s life will
 On august 8 he returned to Calamba. be in jeopardy because the friars
 He established a medical clinic – were very powerful.
his first patient was his mother.
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 He gave Rizal a bodyguard Don pamphlets under the general heading

Jose Taviel de Andrade. Cuestiones de sumo interes
 The general did not find anything (questions of supreme Interest). They
wrong with the book. were as follows.
 The archbishop of manila msgr. - Why should I not read them?
Pedro payo sent a copy of the book - Beware of them. Why?
to father rector gregorio Echavarria - And what can you tell me of
of the university of Sto. Tomas for Plague.
examination of the faculty. - Why do the Impious Triumph?
 Being Dominicans, they found the - Do you think there is really no
book “heretical, impious and purgatory?
scandalous in the religious order - Is there or is there no hell?
and anti-patriotic, subversive of - What do you think of these
public order, injurious to the libels?
government of Spain and its - Confession or domination?
function in the Philippine islands in  the pamphlets were sold outside the
the political order.” churches after mass.
 The general was dissatisfied with the  in the Senate of the Spanish Cortes
findings, so he sent a copy of the several senators attack the book
book to the permanent commission - general Luis M. de Pando –
of censorship. April 12
 The decision was that the reprinting - Sr. Fernando Vida – June 11
of the book should be prohibited.
 Vicente barrantes – a Spanish
 Rizal and his friends became academician of Madrid bitterly
apprehensive and uneasy. criticized Noli Me Tangere in an
 The enemies celebrated with glee. article published in La Espana
 The result made the book more Moderna in January 1890.
appealing to read and the news
spread among the masses. DEFENDERS OF NOLI
 Thanks to the general no Filipino  Despite all criticisms there were
died or imprisoned because of gallant defenders of the book
reading the book because he did not  Marcelo H. del Pilar, Dr. Antonio
let the friars intimidate him. Ma. Regidor, Graciano Lopez
Jaena, Mariano Ponce and others
ATTACKERS OF NOLI rushed to uphold the truth of the
noli.
 Father font printed his report and  Father Sanchez praised it in public.
distributed copies of it in order to  Don Segismundo Moret, Former
discredit the controversial novel. minister of the Crown.
 Another Augustinian, Father Jose  Dr. Miguel Morayta historian and
Rodriguez, prior of Guadalupe statesman
published a series of eight  Professor Blumentritt
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 Revered Vicente Garcia, a Filipino  This is because of the bodyguard

Catholic priest – schooler, a assigned to him: Lt. Jose Taviel de
theologian of the manila Cathedral Andrade.
and a Tagalog translator of the  Their relationship blossomed into a
imitation of Christ by Thomas a great friendship.
kempis wrote a defense of the Noli  What marred Rizal’s Happy days in
under the penname Justo Desiderio Calamba with Taviel de Andrade
magalang. were
- Rizal cannot be an ignorant man - The death of his sister Olympia
for he was a graduate of Spanish - The groundless tales that
universities and was a recipient circulated by his enemies that he
of scholastic honors. was “a german spy, an agent of
- Rizal does not attack the church Bismarck, a protestant, a Mason,
and Spain, what he attacks he s witch, a should beyond
attacked are the bad Spanish salvation etc.”
officials not Spain and the bad
friars not the church. CALAMBA’S AGRARIAN
- Father Rodriguez said that those TROUBLE
who read the noli commit a  December 30, 1887 – in compliance
mortal sin, since he had read the with the governor generals order, the
novel. Therefore, he also civil governor of laguna province
committed a mortal sin. directed the municipal authorities of
 Rizal himself defended his novel Calamba to investigate the agrarian
against Barrantes attacks in a letter conditions in their localities.
written in Brussels, Belgium in  The people of Calamba seek the help
February 1880 of Rizal and in January 8, 1888 he
 During the days when noli was a submitted a report signed by the
target of heated controversy between tenant and 3 officials of hacienda.
the friars and the friends of Rizal, all The report is as follows:
copies were sold out and the price - The hacienda of the Dominican
per copy soared to unprecedented order comprised not only the
level. lands around Calamba, but along
 The price rosed from 5 pesetas (one the town of Calamba.
peso) to 50 pesos per copy. - The profits of the Dominicans
continually increased because of
RIZAL AND TAVIEL DE the arbitrary increase of rentals
ANDRADE paid by the tenant.
- The hacienda owner never
 Despite all the critics Rizal had he contributed a single centavo for
was never molested in Calamba the celebration of the town fiesta,
for the education of the children
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and for the improvement of  He entitled the poem Himno al

agriculture. trabajo.
- Tenants who had spent much
labor clearing the lands were
dispossessed of said lands for
flimsy reason.
- High rates of interest were
charged the tenants for delayed
payment of rentals, and when the
rentals could not be paid, the
hacienda management
confiscated their carabaos, tools
and homes.

FAREWELL TO CALAMBA
 The friars exerted more pressure in
Malacañang to eliminate Rizal.
 He was summoned by the general
and “advised” to leave the
Philippines for his own good.
 He was compelled to leave Calamba
for 2 reason:
- Hs presence in Calamba was
jeopardizing the safety and
happiness of his family and
friends.
- He could fight better his enemies
and serve his country’s cause
with greater efficacy by writing
in foreign countries.

A POEM FOR LIPA

 Before he left Calamba in1888 his

friend from lipa requested him to
write a poem in commemoration of
the town’s elevation to a villa by
virtue of the Becerra law of 1888.
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