•MAY 1, 1882 –Rizal begun writing farewell letters to
his friends and family.
**Pacianogave him money for his allowance
**Saturnina gave him a diamond ring
•May 3, 1882 –Rizal left for the Philippines for the
first time to Spain boarded on the SS Salvadora
bound for using passport of JOSE MERCADO.
•May 9, 1882 –SS Salvadoradocked in Singapore and
stayed in Hotel dela Paz for 2 days.
•In Singapore, Rizal transferred to another ship
DJEMNAH, a French steamer, which left Singapore for
Europe on May 11, 1882
•JUNE 2, 1882 –he arrived at the Suez Canal
eh route to MARSEILLES. He was impressed
in the beautiful moonlight which reminded
him of Calamba and his family.
•Man-made canal
–for traders
•JUNE 11, 1882 –he disembarked
and accompanied by a guide, went
around the City of Naples for one
hour. This was the first European
ground he set foot on.
•ITALY –first country(he reached)
•Rizal was pleased on this place
because of its business activity, its
lively people and its panoramic
beauty.
•JUNE 16, 1882 –at 12 noon, Rizal arrived at
Barcelona and boarded in the Fonda De Espana.
•Rizal first impression of Barcelona,
the greatest city of Catalunaand
Spain’s second largest city was
UNFAVORABLE.
•**Business district
•LIFE IN BARCELONA
August 20, 1882 –His aticle“AMOR PATRIO” (Love of
country) was published in the DiarionTagalog, a Manila
newspaper edited by BASILIO TEODORO.
-His first article in abroad, written on Spain’s soil
-a nationalistic essay
-LaongLaan–pen-name
-It was published in two text
-Spanish(orig. written by Rizal)
-Tagalog (Translate by Marcelo H. Del Pilar)
•SEPTEMBER 2, 1882
-He moved heading to MADRID in order to continue his
medical studies.
•NOVEMBER 3, 1882
-He enrolled at the UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE MADRID
2 Courses : 1. MEDICINE
2. PHILOSOPHY AND LETTERS
•LIFE IN SPAIN
CIRCULO-HISPANO FILIPINO –an association formed by
Filipino students in Spain composed of both Spanish and
Filipinos.
MI PIDEN VERSOS (They ask me for verses) –upon request
by the members, he wrote this poem which he finally
declaimed during the New Year’s Eve reception held in the
evening of December 31, 1882.
•LIFE IN SPAIN
March 1883 –he joined the MASONIC LODGE
called Acacia. His reason for was to secure
freemasonry’s aid in his fight for the Philippines.
November 1883 –he transferred to LODGE
SOLIDARIDAD, and became a master of Master of
Mason