Rizal in Sunny Spain, Paris and Berlin: The Noli Me Tangere Flashcards
Aside from completing his studies in Spain, what is the “secret mission” of him in Europe?
Was to observe the life and
culture, languages and customs, industries and commerce,
and government and laws of the European nations in
order to prepare himself in the mighty task of liberating
his oppressed people from Spanish tyranny.
The ship captain from
Asturias, Spain befriended Rizal which was described as an affable man, “much more refined than his other countrymen and colleagues that I have met.”
Donato Lecha
When did Rizal began to write farewell letters to his friends and family?
May 1, 1882
When was the first time Rizal left the Philippines to Spain, boarded on the SS Salvadora using a passport of Jose Mercado?
May 3, 1882
This is when SS Salvadora docked in Singapore and stayed in Hotel dela Paz for 2 days.
May 9, 1882
When was Djemnah reach Point Galle, a seacoast town in southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)?
May 17, 1882
This is when Rizal landed at Aden, Yemen about 8:30 am. According to his observation, Aden is a city hotter than Manila, and Rizal was amused to see the camels for the first time.
May 27, 1882
A canal which built by Ferdinand de Lesseps (French diplomat-engineer) which was inaugurated on November 17, 1869
Suez Canal
The Mediterranean terminal of the Suez Canal.
Port Said
This is when Rizal arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.
June 2, 1882
When did Rizal reach Naples in Italy?
June 11, 1882
When did Rizal left the Marseilles by train for the last lap of his trip to Spain?
May 15, 1882 in the Afternoon
This is when Rizal finally reached his destination, in Barcelona
June 16, 1882
What is the most famous street in Barcelona?
Las Ramblas
A nationalistic essay where it is Rizal’s first article written on Spain’s soil-under his pen-name Laong Laan, appeared in print in Diariong Tagalog on August 20, 1882
Amor Patrio (Love of Country)
It was published in two texts—Spanish and Tagalog—the Spanish text was the one originally written by Rizal in Barcelona, the tagalog text was a Tagalog translation made by M.H. del Pilar.
Amor Patrio (Love of Country)
He is a friend of Rizal in Manila and the publisher of Diariong Tagalog where Rizal sent this article.
Basilio Teodoro Moran
It is the first Manila Bilingual newspaper (Spanish and Tagalog)
Diariong Tagalog
This is the second article of Rizal for Diariong Tagalog
Los Viajes (Travels)
It is Rizal’s third article written in Madrid on November 29, 1882 but returned to him because the Diariong Tagalog had ceased publication for lack of funds
Revista de Madrid (Review of Madrid)
When did Rizal receive sad news about the cholera that was ravaging Manila and the provinces according to Paciano’s letter?
September 15, 1882
In September 2, 1882, where did Rizal move and heading to, in order to continue his medical studies?
Madrid
What are the two courses that Rizal enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid in November 3, 1882?
Medicine, Philosophy and Letters