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    Gabriel Almogela Jr. G traveled to 20 cities across Europe and Asia between 1878-1887. In each city he pursued further studies, sightseeing notable landmarks, and had meaningful experiences that expanded his knowledge and nationalist views. Some highlights include studying in Barcelona, being hosted by families in France, revising his second novel in Brussels, and promoting Philippine independence as president of a patriotic society in London.

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    Gabriel Almogela Jr. G traveled to 20 cities across Europe and Asia between 1878-1887. In each city he pursued further studies, sightseeing notable landmarks, and had meaningful experiences that expanded his knowledge and nationalist views. Some highlights include studying in Barcelona, being hosted by families in France, revising his second novel in Brussels, and promoting Philippine independence as president of a patriotic society in London.

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    Gabriel Almogela Jr. G traveled to 20 cities across Europe and Asia between 1878-1887. In each city he pursued further studies, sightseeing notable landmarks, and had meaningful experiences that expanded his knowledge and nationalist views. Some highlights include studying in Barcelona, being hosted by families in France, revising his second novel in Brussels, and promoting Philippine independence as president of a patriotic society in London.

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    Gabriel Almogela Jr. G traveled to 20 cities across Europe and Asia between 1878-1887. In each city he pursued further studies, sightseeing notable landmarks, and had meaningful experiences that expanded his knowledge and nationalist views. Some highlights include studying in Barcelona, being hosted by families in France, revising his second novel in Brussels, and promoting Philippine independence as president of a patriotic society in London.

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    Almogela, Gabriel Jr. G.

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    City/Country Visited Learning experience

    He pursued his medical studies further. He also


    made his first nationalistic essay he wrote
    1. Barcelona, Spain
    abroad, ”Amor Patrio” which was later published
    in Diarong Tagalog.
    He spent sightseeing the city its famed Botanical
    Garden, Buddhist temples, the monument of Sir
    2. Singapore
    Thomas Stanford Raffles, the founder of
    Singapore.
    It was important for him to improve his
    3. Colombo, Sri Lanka knowledge of the French while on board a
    French ship, Djemnah.
    He got off at the Red Sea terminal and was
    amazed by the impressive moonlight scenery in
    4. Egypt
    Suez and was engrossed with multicultural
    people and language of the place.
    He visited the Chateau d’If, the fortress famous
    5. France
    as the setting for Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of
    Marseilles
    Monte Cristo.
    Rizal was welcomed as a family guest in the
    6. Biarritz house of the Bousteds, especially by Nellie whom
    he had a serious romantic relationship.
    Valentine Ventura hosted his short stay in Paris,
    7. Paris and the Jacobies, especially Petite Suzanne.
    Rizal revised and prepared for printing his second
    8. Brussels novel.
    Rizal reached Naples, Italy and was briefly
    astounded by its dynamic citizens and the
    9. Italy picturesque wonders of the municipality
    particularly the Mount Vesuvius and the Castle of
    St. Telmo.
    Rizal manually copied and annotated Morga’s
    ‘Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas’, a rare book
    available in the British Museum. He also became
    10. London
    the honorary president of the patriotic society
    Asociacion La Solidaridad and wrote articles for
    the La Solidaridad.
    He boarded at the Beckett family where he fell in
    11. Rome, Italy love with Gertrude, the oldest daughter of his
    landlord.
    He met Dr. Adolph Meyer and was impressed for
    12. Dresden the first time of the spirituality of a Catholic Holy
    Mass.
    He was captivated by its scientific atmosphere
    13. Berlin and absence of racial discrimination. He wrote
    Almogela, Gabriel Jr. G.
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    the Tagalog Metrical Art and published Noli Me


    Tangere.
    Rizal bonded with his close friends.
    14. Leitmeritz

    Rizal worked as apprentice of Dr. Otto Becker


    and was able to visit picturesque spots in the
    15. Heidelberg
    historical city including the Heidelberg Castle and
    the ancient churches.
    Rizal attended lectures in the University of
    Leipzig and worked on with his mission of
    enlightening his Filipino brethren with inspiring
    16. Leipzig
    stories by translating the story of the Swiss
    Independence and some of Hans Christian
    Andersen’s Fairy Tales to Filipino.
    He met Dr. Willkom from the University of
    Prague who toured him to the city’s historic
    17. Prague
    spots including the tomb of Copernicus and the
    National History Museum.
    Rizal observed that there was racial inequality in
    18. Oakland the land and real freedom was only for whites.
    Rizal was met by a famous European novelist,
    Norfenfals, who toured him to the churches, art
    19. Vienna
    galleries, and other tourist spots in the city
    especially along the Danube Rivera.
    Rizal enjoyed the baroque architecture of the old
    20. Salzburg town.

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