Dr. Jose Rizal:: First Travel Abroad
Dr. Jose Rizal:: First Travel Abroad
Dr. Jose Rizal:: First Travel Abroad
Jose Rizal:
First Travel
Abroad
After finishing the 4th year of medical course in
University of Santo Tomas, being disgusted
with the antiquated method of instruction in
this Dominican-owned university and the
racial prejudice of Dominican professors
against Filipino student, Jose Rizal decided
to complete his studies in Spain. At that time
the government of Spain was constitutional
monarchy under a written constitution which
granted human rights to people, particularly
freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
and freedom of assembly.
Rizal’s Secret Mission
To observe keenly the life and
culture, languages and customs,
industries and commerce, and
governments and laws of the
European nations in order to prepare
himself in the mighty task of liberating
his oppressed people from Spanish
tyranny.
The reason Rizal secretly
departed the Philippines
is to avoid detection by
the Spanish friars and
authorities.
May 3, 1882
Rizal boarded the Spanish
Streamer Salvadora using a
passport of Jose Mercado,
which was acquired for him by
the father of Leonor Rivera,
Antonio Rivera. He was
accompanied by his uncle
Antonio, Vicente Gella, and
Mateo Evangelista to the pier
where the Salvadora was
anchored. It was the first time
Rizal left thePhilippines.
The Salvadora,
where Rizal boarded,
SALVADORA composes sixteen
passengers, including
Rizal. The nationality
of his fellow
passengers were
Spaniards, British,
and Indian Negroes
and he is the only
Filipino present in the
ship.
He was the ship
captain of the
Salvadora
fromAsturias,
Spain.
He illustrate Rizal
as: “affable man,
who is more refined
than his own
Captain Donato
countrymen and
Lecha
colleagues”
Hotel de La Paz
SINGAPORE Rizal booked here and
May 8, 1882 - Rizal saw a beautiful spent two days on a
island remembering "Talim Island
sightseeing feast of
with Susong Dalaga”
May 9, 1882 - The Salvadora the city, which was a
moored at Singapore colony of England.
(Botanical Garden,
Buddhist Temples,
Statue of Sir Thomas
Stanford Raffles
(founder of
Singapore).
Rizal wrote:
"Colombo is more beautiful, smart and elegant than
Singapore, Point Galle and Manila"
Aden
A city hotter than Manila; Rizal was
delighted to see the camels for the
first time
City of Suez
The Red Sea terminal of the Suez
Canal
Port Said
The Mediterranean terminal of the
Suez Canal
June 11, 1882
Rizal reached Naples
Naples is the capital of Campania and the third-largest
municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan
Chateau d’If
Afternoon of June 15, 1882
Rizal left Merseilles by train for the last lap of
his trip to Spain
Diariong Tagalog
The first Manila bilingual newspaper (Spanish and Tagalog)