Rizal’s Second Travel

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Trip to Hongkong February 3 Rizal left the Philippines half-sick and
1888 disillusion. Carried by Zafiro, it arrived in Amoy
(Xiamen), China but Rizal did not land
because of his frail health. While in Hongkong
Rizal met Jose Ma. Basa, Balbino Maurico,
and Maurico Yriarte who were former exiles
from the Philippines because of the events in
1972.
Visit to Macao February 18, Rizal and Basa went to Macao, carried by the
1888 vessel Kiu-Kiang. Rizal stayed from February
18–20.
Rizal left February 22, Rizal left Hongkong on board the Oceanic.
Hongkong 1888
Arrived at February 28 Rizal arrived at Yokohama on Feb. 28. He
Yokohama 1888 stayed at the Grand Hotel.
Tokyo March 2–7, After his arrival at Yokohama he went to Tokyo
1888 and stayed for a week, starting from March 2
to 7. Later he moved over the Spanish legation
on invitation of its secretary, Juan Perez
Caballero. He accepted the invitation since
staying with the Spaniards would save him
money and he believed that he had nothing to
hide from them.
Rizal was impressed of Japan’s culture,
atmosphere, and people. He said that
Japanese are industrious and happy people.
Rizal met O-Sei-San (Usui Seiko). This lady
taught him different Japanese words, became
his tour guide in different shrines and villages,
interpreter, and tutor. Later became Rizal’s
lover but Rizal left her to fulfill his required
travel to Spain.
Arrived at San April 28, 1888 He then arrived at San Francisco on April 28,
Francisco 1888. He defined America as “A motherland for
the poor who wish to work.” He described
America as a great country, with too many
defects, and that they do not have a real civil
liberty. When asked by Jose Alejandro about
his impression of the country, he said: America
is the land par excellence of freedom but only
for the whites. In fact, Rizal experienced
discrimination upon his arrival for many of
 them weren’t allowed to disembark, and
Chinese passengers were even quarantined
much longer on board.
Oakland May 6, 1888 Rizal visited Oakland and ate super in
Sacramento. The next day he took breakfast at
Reno, Nevada the “Biggest Little City in the
World”.
May 7 to 11, Rizal visited the states of Utah, Colorado,
1888 Nebraska, Illinois (Chicago), and New York
where he saw the Niagara Falls.
Arrived in New May 13, 1888 Rizal arrived in New York on May 13, 1888,
York and called New York the Big Town.
In London May 1888 to Rizal decided to stay and lived in London from
March 1889 May 1888 to March 1889 for three reasons:
1. To improve his knowledge on English
2. To study Dr. Antonio de Morga’s book
Succesos De Las Islas Filipinas, which
was found in British Museum.
3. London was safe from the Spaniards.
Rizal worked in the British Museum Library,
studied, copied, and published Morga’s book.
He became good friends with Dr. Reinhold
Rost because of his linguistic excellence. Rost
was then impressed by Rizal’s manners and
called him “Una Perla De Hombre” or “Pearl of
a Man”.
He stayed as a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma.
Regidor.
Rizal moved to a boarding house owned by
the Beckett family. Rizal and Gertude Becket
became lovers. Gertude helped Pettie, Rizal’s
nickname for Gertude, in mixing colors for
painting, and assisted him in preparing the
clay sculpturing. But on March 18, 1889, Rizal
bade goodbye to his lover and left London for
Paris.
Rizal wrote a pamphlet against Fray Rodriguez
entitled “La Vision Del Fray Rodriguez”.
He even wrote two other works entitled “Letter
to the Young Women of Malolos”, and
“Specimen of tagal Folklore and Two Eastern
Fables”.
Paris, France May 6, 1889 Rizal transferred from different hotels and
boarding houses because there are too many
tourists in the city, he stayed with Valentin
Ventura.
 He visited the home of Padro de Tavera.
He wrote the story of the Monkey and the
Tortoise.
He was fascinated by the Universal exposition,
especially the Eiffel Tower.
He organized the Kidlat Club, with Filipinos
who wanted to join the expo.
He finalized his copy of Morga’s book which
showed evidence that Filipinos were already
civilized before the Spaniards came.
He wrote a satire entitled Pro Telefono, as a
reply to Fr. Salvador Font, his slanderer.
Madrid, Spain He became the honorary president of the
patriotic society, “Associacion La Solidaridad”
Biarritz, France February 1891 Rizal wanted to take a rest from carrying his
problems.
Rizal fell in love with Nellie, one of the
daughters of Mr. Boustead as he saw this girl
like a real Filipina, intelligent and cheerful.
He stayed in Biarritz for a month and finishes
El Filibusterismo on March 29, 1891. Then the
next day, Rizal bade farewell to the Boustead
family and proceeded to Paris via train. He
retired from the Propaganda movement and
wanted to focus on publishing El Fili and his
medical profession.
He was choosing to settle on either
Philippines, Hongkong, or Japan since Europe
seemed a banishment to him due to the
conflict in La Solidaridad.
The Return to
Manila

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