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TRAVEL ABROAD
OF JOSE RIZAL
The Second
Travel Abroad
(1888-1892)
HONG KONG
After a short stay of six months in his
beloved Calamba, Rizal left manila for
Hong Kong on board of Zafiro on
February 3, 1888
He didn’t get off his ship when it made
brief stop over at Amoy on Feb 7 for
three reasons:
1. His not feeling well
2. It was raining hard
3. He heard that the city was dirty
February 8, 1888
He arrived in Hong Kong
Rizal stayed at Victoria Hotel and
welcomed by the Filipino
A Spaniard, Jose Sainz de Veranda,
who was a former secretly of Gov. Gen.
Terrero shadowed Rizal’s movement in
Hong Kong. It is believed that he was
commissioned by the Spanish authorities
to spy on Rizal.
Experiences of Rizal in Hong Kong:
1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese
New year.
2. To watch Chinese theatre.
3. To be with Marathon Lauriat party.
4. To observe the Dominicans in Hong
Kong.
5. To go to Hong Kong cemeteries.
The Departure from
Hong Kong
June 2, 1890
He received tragic news from his sister Saturnina. Her
husband, Manuel was deported again and was arrested
while eating with his family on Christmas Day.
Madrid Spain
He attempted every legal means to obtain justice for his
family and the Calamba tenants, but to no avail
Rizal sought the assistance of the Filipino colony to
protest the Dominican injustices against the Calamba
people.
He received a dreadful news in Madrid through his
brother in-law, Silvestre, who received a copy of the
Dominicans eviction order.
He also learned of the deportation of Paciano, Antonio
Silvestre, Teong, and Dandoy to Mindoro.
Saturnina wrote him a letter in which the informed him
that their parents had been evicted from their home.
On July 5, 1881
Rizal left Brussels for Ghent, where the cost of printing
for his novel El Filibusterismo is cheaper
He discovered that F. Meyer- Van Loo Press was willing
to print his book on a monthly basis.
He had received money from as Jose Ma. Basa and 200
pesos from Evaristo Arias in exchange for the copies of
Morgas Sucesos that were sold in Manila.
Valentin Ventura learned of Rizal's predicament; he
Immediately sent him the necessary funds.
Activities in Manila:
On June 27, Rizal boarded a train in Tutuban Station to
visit his friends.
On July 6, Rizal returned to Malacanan Palace to
continue his series of interviews with the governor
general.
During the interview, the governor general handed Rizal
some printed leaflets (Pobres Frailes) that had
allegedly been discovered in Lucia's pillow cases. Rizal
denied having the leaflets and claimed that he and his
sister had been thoroughly searched when they arrived
from Hong Kong. However, his denials were ignored,
and he was arrested and taken to Fort Santiago.
After all of that, Rizal was charged with sedition and
rebellion for his alleged involvement in the distribution
of the Pobres Frailes leaflets.
He was also accused of being a leader of the Katipunan,
a secret society that was planning a revolution against
the Spanish colonial government.
Rizal was imprisoned in Fort Santiago for four months
before being exiled to Dapitan, Mindanao. He remained
in exile for four years, until he was executed by the
Spanish government on December 30, 1896.
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Prepared by: Alessa Pacinio
Nobelle
Villaceran
Lyndon