The First Homecoming of Jose Rizal .pptx

The First Homecoming of Jose Rizal

1. First Homecoming Prepared by : Cheryl D. Ablasi

2. Decided to go back to the Philippines to: to operate mother’s eyes to find out Noli’s effects to know about Leonor Rivera to serve Calamba’s townsmen REASONS FOR GOING BACK HOME

3. He left Rome by train for Marseilles, a French seaport From seaport, he boarded the steamer Djemnah on July 3 There were 50 passengers in the steamer including: 4 Englishmen, 2 Germans, 3 Chinese, 2 Japanese, many French and 1 Filipino The steamer was going to Asia passing the historic “Suez Canal” and heading to Saigon, Vietnam COMING BACK HOME

4. Rizal transferred to another steamer Haiphong which was bound to Manila The steamer left Saigon, Vietnam to Manila on August 2 Haiphong arrived in Manila on August 5 COMING BACK HOME

5. Rizal returned to Calamba on August 8 and his family welcomed him with plentiful tears of joy and worry. COMING BACK HOME

6. He established a medical clinic in Calamba and he was called as “Doctor Uliman ” (Doctor German). COMING BACK HOME

7. His professional fees were reasonable as he was able to earn P900 as a Physician (Gregorio Zaide ) COMING BACK HOME

8. He introduce European sports like gymnastics, fencing and shooting to discourage the cockfights and gambling. COMING BACK HOME

9. Calamba men solicited Rizal’s help in gathering the facts and listing their grievances against the hacienda management. Calamba people noted him as their town’s champion.

10. Archbishop of Manila, Msgr. Pedro Mayo, sent a copy of Noli to Fray Rector Gregorio Echavarria of the UST for examination committee of the faculty.

11. After the UST’s examination, the novel declared as “heretical, impious, and scandalous in the religious order, and anti-patriotic.”

12. In addition Fr. Salvador Font, Augustinian curate of Tondo also submitted a report to Governor General on December 29 that the novel contained subversive ideas against the Church and Spain.

13. The friars exerted pressure on Malacañang Palace to eliminate him. They asked Governor General Terrero to deport him, but the latter refused because there was no valid charge against Rizal in the court.

14. Anonymous threats against Rizal's life were received by his parents. The alarmed parents, relatives, and friends including Lt. Taviel de Andrade advised him to go away, for his life was in danger.

15. The kind and just Gov. Terrero also summoned him and advised him to leave for (1) his presence in Calamba was jeopardizing the safety and happiness of his friends and the people, (2) he could fight better his enemies and serve his country if he writes in a foreign land. Rizal was sad for he was not able to visit Leonor Rivera during his homecoming.