TheTravels of

Rizal

SPAINMAY 3 1882

Rizal left Philippines for the first time Spain.He boarded the Salvadora using a passport of JoseMercado, which was procured for him by his uncle Antonio Rivera, father of Leonor Rivera. He was accompanied to the quay where the Salvadora was moored by his uncle Antonio, Vicente Gella,and Mateo Evangelista.

Salvadora4 May 1882He got seasick on board the boat.

5 May1882He conversed with the passengers of the ship; he was still feeling sea-sick.

6 May 1882He played chess with the passengers on board.

8 May 1882He saw mountains and Islands.

9 May 1882Rizal arrived at Singapore.

10 May 1882He went around the town of Singapore and maid some observations.

11 May 1882In Singapore, at 2 p.m., Rizal boarded the boat Djemnah to continue his trip to Spain. He found the boat clean and well kept.

12 May 1882He had a conversation with the passengers of the boat.

13 May 1882Rizal was seasick again.

Source: http://nurselabs.com/life-and-travels-of-jose-rizal/

SINGAPORE

• 14 May 1882On his way to Marseilles, Rizal had a terrible dream. He dreamed he was traveling with Neneng (Saturnina) and their path was blocked by snakes.

May 15 1882Rizal had another disheartening dream. He dreamed he returned to Calamba and after meeting his parents who did not talk to him because of not having consulted them about his first trip abroad, he returned traveling abroad with one hundred pesos he again borrowed. He was so sad and broken hearted. Soon he woke up and found himself inside his cabin.

MARSEILLES

• 17 May 1882Rizal arrived at Punta de Gales.

18 May 1882At 7:30 a.m., he left Punta de Gales for Colombo. In the afternoon, Rizal arrived at Colombo and in the evening the trip was resumed.

26 May 1882Rizal was nearing the African coast

27 May 1882He landed at Aden at about 8:30 a.m. He made observation at the time.

• 2 June 1882He arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.

3 June 1882He was quarantined on board the Djemnah in the Suez Canal.

6 June 1882It was the fourth day at Suez Canal and was still quarantined on board of the boat.

7 June 1882Rizal arrived at Port Said. In a letter to his parents, He described his trip en route to Aden along the Suez Canal.

SUEZ CANAL*Is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea,it allows ships to travel between Europe and eastern Asiawithout navigating around Africa.

SUEZ CANAL

• 11 June 1882Rizal 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.

12 June 1882At ten o’clock in the evening, the boat anchored at Marseilles. He slept in board.

13 June 1882Early on the morning he landed at Marseilles and boarded at the Noalles Hotel. Later he around for observation.

14 June 1882His second in Marseilles.

15 June 1882He left Marseilles for Barcelona in an express train.

CITY OF NAPLES

August 20, 1882His article “Amor Patrio” was published in the Diariong Tagalog, a manila newspaper edited by Basilio Teodoro

AMOR PATRIO

BASILIO TEODORO DIARIONG TAGALOG

MADRID SPAINOn November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in the Universidad Central de Madrid.

He took up Medicine and Philosophy and Letters.

Rizal then had a love affair with Consuelo Ortiga y Perez, but did notFlourish cause he was still engaged to Leonor Rivera

PARIS, FRANCEIn March 1891, Rizal finished writing his second novel, El Filibusterismo, in France. He planned to publish the book in Belgium, but was financially hard up. His brother’s support from back home was delayed in coming, and he was scrimping on meals and expenses. Finally, in September 1890, El Filibusterismo was published in Ghent using donations from Rizal’s friends.

Source: http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/filipiniana-library/filipiniana/70features/221-the-travels-of-rizal

MANILARizal came home to the Philippines in June 1892.