HIGHER

EDUCATION
AND LIFE
ABROAD
Education in Manila and Europe and Early Travels
Don Francisco sent his son for further
education to Manila in June 1872.
From 1877 to 1882, Rizal studied at the
University of Santo Tomas, enrolling in
the course Philosophy and Letters but
shifted to Medicine.
He simultaneously took at the Ateneo a
vocational course leading to being a
expert surveyor.
He boarded in Casa Tomasina wherein
his landlord had a daughter, Leonor who
became Jose’s sweetheart.
EDUCATION IN ATENEO
Rizal enrolled in Ateneo Municipal in
1872.

Two division of classes in Ateneo:

1. Roman Empire
- comprised of interns (boarders)
2. Carthaginian Empire
- consisted of the externs (non-
boarders
EDUCATION IN ATENEO
In Rizal’s first year, he attained the mark
of “excellent” in all the subjects and exams.
In Rizal’s second year, he obtained a
medal.
In Rizal’s third year, he won prizes in the
quarterly examinations.

March 23, 1877- Rizal received the

Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating as
“sobresaliente” or outstanding and garnered
five medals.
EDUCATION IN ATENEO
Priest-professors:
Jose Bech- a man with mood swings and
somewhat of a lunatic and uneven humor

Francisco de Paula Sanchez- an upright ,

earnest and caring teacher, he is Rizal’s
best professor
EDUCATION IN UST
In 1877, Rizal enrolled in University of
Santo Tomas, taking Philosophy and
Letters.
He simultaneously took land-surveyor and
assessor’s degree at Ateneo and passed the
licensing exam in May 1878 but his license
was only granted in 1881
After a year at UST, Rizal changed course
and enrolled in Medicine.
EDUCATION IN UST
Reasons why Rizal stopped attending
classes at UST in 1882:

1. Tired of the discrimination by the

Dominican professors against Filipino
students
2. The method of instruction was obsolete
and repressive.
EDUCATION IN EUROPE
May 3, 1882- Rizal left for Spain
November 3, 1882- Rizal enrolled in
Medicine and Philosophy at Universidad
Central de Madrid.
June 1884- Rizal received the degree of
Licentiate in Medicine at the age of 23.
In the next school year, he took and
completed three additional subjects
leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree.
EDUCATION IN EUROPE
Rizal was not awarded the Doctor’s
diploma because he failed to pay the fee
and the required thesis.
The Madrid university awarded him the
degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and
Letters with the grade of excellent
“sobresaliente.”
Rizal went to Paris and have attended
medical lectures at the University of Paris
EDUCATION IN EUROPE
He worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de
Weckert where he learned to perform all
the ophthalmological operations.
February 3, 1886- he arrived in
Heidelberg, Germany and attended
lectures of Dr. Otto Becker and Professor
Wilhelm Kuehe at the University of
Heidelberg.
He wrote the last few chapters of Noli
Metangere at Wilhemsfeld
LIFE IN EUROPE
September 16, 1882- Rizal met
and befriended Consuelo Ortiga y
Rey, the prettiest of the
daughters of Don Pablo Ortiga y
Rey.
GRAND EUROPE TOUR
With his friend Maximo Viola, Rizal
traveled to various places in Europe.
They also went to Leitmeritz to see his
friend Ferdinand Blumentritt.
June 23,1887- Rizal and Viola parted
ways, Viola wet back to Barcelona while
Rizal proceeded to Italy.
FIRST HOME COMING
August 5, 1887- he reached Manila
August 8, 1887- he returned to Calamba
and had restored his mother’s eyesight and
he begun to be dubbed as “German doctor”
or “Doctor Uliman”.
Rizal was summoned by the Goveror-
General Emilio Terrero because of his
enemies’ allegation that his Noli contained
subversive ideas.
Don Jose Taviel de Andrade- bodyguard of
Rizal
FIRST HOME COMING
Calamba folks asked Rizal’s assistance in
collecting information as regards to
Dominican hacienda management.

Rizal had objectively reported that the

Dominican Order had arbitrarily increased
the land rent and charged the tenants for
nonexistent agricultural services.
SECOND TRAVEL ABROAD
IN HONG KONG AND JAPAN
Rizal experienced in Hong Kong the noisy
firecracker-laden Chinese New Year and the
marathon lauriat party characterized by
numerous dishes being served.
From Hong Kong, he reached Yokohama,
Japan and proceeded to Tokyo.
Rizal was amused by the Japanese girl who
would pass by the legation everyday.
IN HONG KONG AND JAPAN
The 23 year-old Seiko
Usui whom he fondly
called “O-Sei-San”
became his tour guide
and sweetheart. Their
relationship lasted for
more than a month.
 SAIL TO THE WEST
April 13, 1888- Rizal boarded the “Belgic”
Tetcho Suehiro- a Japanese novelist and
human rights fighter who had befriended by
Rizal in the vessel
The ship arrived at San Francisco but the
ship’s passengers were quarantined because of
cholera outbreak.
Rizal had see the Statue of Liberty symbolizing
freedom and democracy
Rizal had observed that there was racial
inequality in the land
IN GREAT BRITAIN, PARIS AND SPAIN
Rizal arrived at Liverpool on
May 16, 1888.
A day after, he reached
London and stayed briefly at
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor’s
house.
He boarded at the Beckett
residence where he was
lovingly served by Gertrude,
the daughter of his landlord.
 IN GREAT BRITAIN, PARIS AND SPAIN
In London, Rizal manually copied and annotated
Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
Rizal became the honorary president of the patriotic
society Asociacion La Solidaridad
Propaganda- a patriotic socio-political organization
founded I 1872 by Filipinos who had settled in
Europe
- it primarily aimed to bring to Spain’s attention
the real needs of its colony, the Philippines.
La Solidaridad- the principal publication of the
Propaganda
 IN FRANCE
Associations created by Rizal in France:
1. Kidlat Club
- a temporary social club, which brought
together Filipinos witnessing the exposition.
2. Indios Bravos
- an association which envisioned Filipinos
being recognized for their admirable skills in
many fields.
3. Redencion de los Malayos
- which aimed to propagate useful knowledge
IN BELGIUM
Rizal together with Jose Albert
left Paris for Brussels.
They stayed in a boarding
house administered by the
Jacoby sisters where Rizal met
and had a transitory affair with
Suzanne also called “Petite”,
the niece of the land ladies.
 IN BELGIUM
In Belgium, Rizal busied himself with writing
the Fili and contributing for La Solidaridad
using the pen names Dimas Alang and Laong
Laan.
However, Paciano told him that they lost the
court case on agrarian and they intended to
bring the case to Madrid..
 IN MADRID
Rizal and his lawyer Marcelo H. del Pilar
traveled to Madrid and tried to seek justice
for his family but could not find any
influential Spaniard who could help them.
Rizal encountered many adversities and
tribulations in Madrid.
Rizal challenged his friend Antonio Luna to a
duel.
Rizal also dared a duel to Wenceslao Retana
of the anti-Filipino newspaper La Epoca.
IN BIARRITZ, PARIS AND BRUSSELS
Rizal proceeded to take a more-
than-a-month vacation in
Biarritz.
He was welcomed as a family
guest in the House of the
Bousteds, especially by Nellie
with whom he later had a
serious, but failed, romantic
relationship.
He completed the manuscript of
Fili in Biarritz.
 IN GHENT
Rizal went to Ghent because the cost of printing
in the place was cheaper
F. Meyer-Van Loo Press, No. 66 Viaanderen
Street
- the publisher who agreed to print the El Fili on
an installment basis
Despite pawning all his jewels and living
tightfistedly, Rizal run out of funds and the
printing had to be suspended.
September 18, 1891- the El Fili was came off the
press
*Because of Valentin Ventura’s “salvific”act.
 IN HONG KONG AND SANDAKAN
Rizal left Europe for Hong Kong onboard the
ship “Melbourne”.
Rizal had a sort of family reunion in the
Yuletide season.
In Hong Kong, Jose opened a medical clinic
However, Rizal went to Sandakan (East
Malaysia) to negotiate with British
authorities concerning the founding of a
Filipino colony in North Borneo (Sabah)
 SECOND HOMECOMING
Rizal and his sisters arrived in Manila on
June 26,1892’.
He visited his friends and sisters in Manila
and held a meeting with the members of the
La Liga Filipina.
Three days after the meeting, Rizal was
arrested.
He was imprisoned in Fort Santiago for
almost ten days but was exiled at Dapitan.