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Second Travel of Jose Rizal
(1887-1892)
He traveled around the world
Realizing that his family's and friends' safety were at risk and that his fight against the
Spaniards have better chance of winning if he'd stay abroad, Rizal, following the advice of the
governor-general, left the Philippines six months after, sailing back to Europe. At that time, he
was 27 years of age, a practicing physician, and a well recognized man of letters. However, he
was greatly embittered by the abuses he and his family are experiencing at that time. In addition,
he was a frustrated reformist, following the rejection of the book Noli me Tangere by the
Censorship Commission.
Hong Kong
On February 3, 1888, Rizal sailed to Hong Kong as a frustrated
reformist. There he was me by Jose Sainz de Varranda,
Terreros former secretary who was believed to be
commissioned by the Spanish authorities as a spy.
Japan
After almost three weeks, he sailed for Japan aboard the ship
Oceanic, in relation to the invitation by Secretary Juan Perez
Caballero to live at the Spanish Legation. His instinct told him that it
was a bait a way for the Spanish officials to keep track of his
activities. And since it was economical to stay at the legation and he
believed that he had nothing to hide, he accepted it. Rizal was
impressed by the scenic Japan and had keenly observed the life,
customs and culture of the people. He had fallen in love not only with the view but more to its
women, particularly with the 23-year old O Sei San.
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United States and England
On April 13, 1888, Rizal boarded the steamer Belgic bound for the United States,
reaching the land on April 28. He visited San Francisco, left it on the second day for Oklahoma,
then to Sacramento, then to Reno, and finally to New York. On May 16, the ship City of Rome
sailed for Liverpool and where he decided to stay in London until March 1899.
Rizal chose to stay in London so that he could improve his English skills, study, and do
an annotation of Antonio Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. In addition, he believed that the
said city was a safe place for him to carry on the reforms he wanted for the Philippines. He
stayed at Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor's home and boarded at the Beckett family where he fell in
love with Gertrude.
France, Belgium, and Spain
In Paris, Rizal continued his study on various languages and practiced his artistic skills.
He organized a social club called Kidlat Club which brought together young Filipinos residing in
France, which soon founded a new Filipino society the Indios Bravos, an organization which
envisioned Filipinos being recognized by Spain for being excellent in various fields of
knowledge. By January 1890, Rizal's annotation of the Sucesos was finally printed and publihed
by the Garnier Freres.
With his roommate, Jose Albert, Rizal celebrated Christmas in Paris. Shortly after New
Year, he visited London for the last time and on January 28, 1890, left Paris for Brussels. With
Albert, they left the extravagant and gay social life in Paris and stayed in a boarding house
owned by the Jacoby sisters in Brussels.
Meanwhile, Rizal had many misadventures in Madrid. For one, he challenged Antonio
Luna and Wenceslao Retana in a duel. With Luna, it was about the latter's frustration with his
unsuccessful love affair with Nellie Boustead, and so gave negative remarks on the lady which
Rizal did not tolerated. The other encounter was with Retana who had insulted Rizal and his
family by writing in La Epoca, an anti-Filipino newspaper, that the Rizal family in Calamba was
ejected from their lands because they did not pay their rents. It is also from this city where Rizal
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heard the news of Leonor Rivera's marriage with Henry Kipping, an Englishman, which terribly
broke his heart.
Another marked event in Madrid was the Marcelo H. del Pilar -Jose Rizal rivalry for
leadership in the Asociacion Hispano Filipino. A faction emerged from the Filipinos in Madrid,
the Rizalistas and Pilaristas, Rizal and del Pilar's compatriots, respectively, during the
organization's election. Losing the election, Rizal decided to go back home, fearing that his
presence may result to bigger and stronger faction among the Filipinos in Madrid.
He finished the sequel of El Filibusterismo
Rizal began writing El Filibusterismo in October 1887 while he was
in Calamba. In London (1888), he revised the plot and some chapters. Rizal
continued to work on his manuscript in Paris. He later moved to Brussels
where the cost of living was cheaper and he would be less likely to be
distracted by social events so he could focus on finsihing the book. He
finally completed the book on March 29, 1891 in Biarritz. It was published
in September of that year in Ghent, partially funded by Rizal's friend
Valentin Ventura.
He became active in La Solidaridad
As leader of the reform movement of Filipino students in Spain, he
contributed essays, allegories, poems, and editorials to the Spanish
newspaperLa Solidaridadin Barcelona. The core of his
writings centered on liberal and progressive ideas of
individual rights and freedom; specifically, rights for
the Filipino people. He shared the same sentiments
with members of the movement: that the Philippines was battling, in Rizal's
own words, "a double-faced Goliath" -- corrupt friars and bad government.
He hid his identity under the pseudonyms Dimas Alang and Laong Laan.
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