Life and Works of Rizal : Chapter 13: Rizal's Visit to the United States 1888
Chapter 15: Second Sojourn of Rizal In Paris and the Universal Exposition
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2. Rizal first saw America on April 28,1888.
His arrival in this great country was
marred by racial prejudice, for he saw the
discriminatory treatment of the Chinese
and the negroes by the white Americans.
Rizal was a man of truth, that’s why he
wrote what he had seen and experienced.
4. Arrival in San Francisco
•the steamer Belgic, with Rizal on board, docked at
San Fracisco on Saturday morning.
•All of them are not able to land because of the
American health authorities.
• The whole ship was quarantine. He notice that
contrary to that 700 bales of valuable Chinese silk
were landed without fumigation.
• After a week Rizal were permitted to land.
5. Rizal in San Francisco
• On Friday afternoon, May 4, 1888. The
day he was permitted to go ashore.
•He was registered to the Palace Hotel.
•Rizal stayed in San Francisco for two
days, the president of the United States at
that time was Grover Cleveland.
6. Across the American Continent
•On May 6,1888 -Sunday . Rizal left San Francisco for
Oakland, 9 miles across San Francisco Bay , just by a
ferry boat.
• In Oakland, he boarded the train for his trip across
the continent.
• He took his supper at Sacramento and slept at his
coach.
• Early the following morning (May 7) he had a
breakfast at Reno, Nevada.
7. May 10,1888
•Nebraska is a plain country.
•Rizal reached the Omaha, the biggest City.
•Missouri river is twice of the Pasig River.
May 11,1888
•What Rizal observe about Chicago is that every tobacco
Store has an Indian and every one is different.
11. May 12,1888
•Rizal in Canada.
•They saw the Niagara Falls.
•They stood several hours to examine the most beautiful points.
•He stood among the rocks and certainly it was the grandest
cascade he had ever seen.
•The mysterious sound that pervading everywhere.
May 13,1888
•They woke up near Albany, a big city.
•The Hudson River which runs along carries many boats.
•It is wide and beautiful.
14. •On Sunday morning, May 13, Rizal reached New York.
•He stayed in this city, which he called the "big town."
•He visited the scenic and historical places.
•He was awed and inspired by the memorial to George
Washington. Of this great American, he wrote to Ponce:
"He is a great man who, I think, has no equal In this country.
•On May 16,he left New York for Liverpool on board the City of Rome.
•According to Rizal, this steamer was" the second largest ship in the world.
•He saw the colossal Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island.
17. Rizal had good and bad impressions of the United States. The good
impressions were:
1. the material progress of the country as shown in the great
cities, huge farms, flourishing industries, and busy factories;
2. the drive and energy of the American people;
3. the natural beauty of the land;
4. the high standard of living ; and
5. the opportunities for better life offered to poor immigrants.
One bad impression Rizal had of America was the lack of racial
equality.
"America is the land par excellence of freedom but only for
the whites."
20. Paris in the spring
of 1889 was bursting with
gaiety and excitement
because of the Universal
Exposition.
Everywhere in the
metropolis the hotel rates
and house rents were
soaring sky high, Rizal,
fresh from London, was
caught in the whirl of gay
Parisian life.
Despite the social
parties and glittering lights
of the city, he continued
his fruitful artistic, literary,
and patriotic labors.
He published his annotated edition
of Morga’s Sucesos: founded three
Filipino societies, the Kidlat Club,
the Indios Bravos, and the R.D.L.M.;
and the wrote Por Telefono, a satire
against Fr. Salvador Font.
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21. Difficulty of Finding Quarters
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• The approaching Universal Exposition of 1889
which was scheduled to open on May 6, 1889
attracted thousands of tourists so that all hotel
accommodations were taken.
• The cost of living spiralled high because the French
landlords, taking advantage of the great demand for
living quarters, raised the rents of their rooms.
• Rizal lived in the house of his friend Valentine
Venturaat No. 45 Rue Maubeuge, where he
published his annotated edition of Morga’s book.
22. Difficulty of Finding Quarters
Rizal lived in a small room, together with two other
Filipinos:
• Capitan Justo Trinidad–former gobernadorcillo of
Sta. Ana, Manila and a refugee from Spanish
tyranny.
• Jose Albert –a young student of Manila.
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23. Life in Paris
✣ Rizal continued to be busy in his serious pursuit.
✣ Hours were to precious for him to waste, so he used
most his time in the reading room of the
Bibliotheque Nationale (National Library) checking
up his historical annotations on Morga’s book.
✣ In living in his quarters writing letters to his family
and friends, the gymnasium for his daily physical
exercise, and visiting his friends.
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24. Life in Paris
✣ Rizal used to dine at the homes of his friends, such as: The
Pardo de Taveras, The Venturas, The Boustead, The
Lunas
✣ He was a good friend of three Pardo de Taveras:
-Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Taveras
-Dr. Felix Pardo de Taveras
–Paz Pardo de Taveras –Wife of Juan Luna.
✣ The children of Don Joaquin Pardo de Tavera, an exile of
1872 who escaped from the Marianas and lived in France.
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25. Life in Paris
On June 24, 1889, a baby girl was born to Juan Luna
and Paz Pardo de Tavera. She was their second
child, the first was boy named Andres, whose pet
name was Luling
Her baptismal godfather (ninong) was Rizal , who
chose her name “Maria dela Paz, Blanca, Laureana,
Herminilgilda Juan Luna y Pardo de Tavera”.
In his letter to his family in Calamba, Rizal gave an
interesting account of his life in Paris. On of his
letter (dated May 16, 1889) related.
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26. Life in Paris
✣ In another letter to his family, written on September 21,
1889 he said
“We Filipinos gather four times a week and we sing
kundiman, we eat sotanghon, adobo, etc. On Wednesday in
the house of Doña Turla, on Thursday in the house of
Hidalgo, on Fridays in the house of Madam Bousted, on
Saturdays in the house of Luna, on Sundays in the house of
Doña Juliana.”
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27. Rizal and Paris Exposition of 1889
✣ Like any other Filipino land, Rizal was fascinated by the
Universal Exposition.
✣ The Eiffel tower is one of the attractions of the exposition.
✣ He and His friends witnessed the cutting of ribbon by
President Marie Francois Sadi.
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International Art Comepetion was
one of the features of the Exposition
which Felix R. Hidalgo, Juan Luna,
Felix Pardo de Tavera and Rizal
participated.
29. Three Societies Founded by Rizal
✣ Kidlat Club
- A purely social society of temporary
nature.
- Founded on March 19, 1889
- Founded by Rizal to bring together young
Filipinos in the French capital so they
could enjoy their sojourn during the
duration of Universal Exposition.
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30. Three Societies Founded by Rizal
✣ Indios Bravos
- Replaced the Kidlat Club
- Composed Filipino patriots in Paris.
- It’s members pledged to be the best in
intellectual and physical prowess in order
to win the admiration of the foreigners,
particularly the Spaniards.
- They practiced use of sword and pistol,
and studied the Asian art of self-defense,
judo.
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31. Three Societies Founded by Rizal
✣ R. D. L. M.
- A mysterious, enigmatic, and confidential
society founded by Rizal.
- Patterned after Freenasory.
- The initials means Redencion de los
Malayos (Redemption of the Malay).
- The society’s aim is the propagation of
scientific, artistic, and literary knowledge
in the Philippines.
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32. Rizal as Historian
His knowledge of foreign
languages enabled Rizal to read
historical documents and books
in the languages in which they
were originally written the
Pigafetta’s First Voyage Around
the World, Marsden, Raffles, Lord
Stanley and many more.
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33. Rizal as Historian
Rizal’s research studies in the
British Museum in London and the
Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris
enrichment his historical knowledge.
His splendid annotations in Morga’s
book shows his familliarity with the
basic principles of historiography.
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34. • A Philippine Within A Century
✣ In this article, Rizal portrayed the glorious
past of the Filipino people, described its
economic stagnation and unhappiness under
the harsh and bunging Spanish rule.
✣ At the last paragraph, he also peered into the
future and warned Spain of what would
happen to its colonial empire in Asia if she
would not adopt a more liberal and
enlightened policy toward Philippines.
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35. The Indolence of the Filipino
✣ An essay, which is an able defense of the
alleged indolence of the Filipinos.
✣ Reasons why Filipinos did not work hard
during Spanish regime:
⨳ 1. The native revolts and the other internal
disorders which followed the establishment of
American rule
⨳ 2. The wars which the Filipinos fought for Spain
against the Dutch, Portuguese, English and other
enemies
⨳ 3. The frightful raids of the Muslim Pirates.
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36. • The Indolence of the Filipino
✣ 4. The forced labor, resulting in the abandonment of industry,
commerce and agriculture.
✣ 5. Lack of stimulus to work harder because of the people could not
enjoy the fruits of their labor.
✣ 6. Government neglect and indifference to agriculture , commence
and industry.
✣ 7. The bad example shown by the Spaniards on despising manual
labor.
✣ 8. The teaching of the Spanish missionaries.
✣ 9. Encouragement and propagation of gambling by the Spanish
Authorities.
✣ 10. System of Spanish education did not promote the economic
enterprise and activity.
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37. International Association Of Filipinologists
Aim: To study the Philippines from the scientific and
historical point of view.
The Officers:
✣ President: Ferdinand Blumentritt (Australian)
✣ Vice-President: Edward Plauchut (French)
✣ Councellor: Dr. Reinhold Rost (Anglo- German)
✣ Councellor: Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor ( Filipino-
Spanish)
✣ Secretary: Jose Rizal
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38. International Association Of Filipinologists
✣ The holding of Inaugural convention did not
materialize because the French government
discourage the holding of the conferences by
private organization for the period of
international Exposition.
• 38Blumentritt Plauchut Rost
39. Project For Filipino College In Hong Kong
✣ Aim: To train and educate men of good family and financial
means in accordance to he demands of the modern times
and circumstances.
✣ Mariano Cunanan- promised to raise P40, 000, as initial
payment of the college.
✣ Curriculum:
✣ Ethics- Study of Religion-Natural Law- Civil Law- Deportment –
Hygiene
✣ Mathematics- Physics and Chemistry – Natural History –
Geography- Political Economy
✣ Universal History- Philippine History- Logic – Rhetoric- Poetics
✣ Spanish – English- French – German - Chinese- Tagalog
✣ Gymnastics- Equitation- Fencing- Swimming- Music – Drawing -
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40. Por Telepono
✣ Rizal wrote Por Telepono in the fall of 1889 in
Barcelo as reply to another slandere, Fr. Salvador
Font who was the mastermind of banning Noli.
✣ This was under the authorship of “Dimas Alang”
✣ Describes in comical vein a telephone
conversation between Fr. Font who was in Madris
and Fr. Provincial of ST. Agustin Convent in
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41. • A Philippine Within A Century
✣ In this article, Rizal portrayed the glorious
past of the Filipino people, described its
economic stagnation and unhappiness under
the harsh and bunging Spanish rule.
✣ At the last paragraph, he also peered into the
future and warned Spain of what would
happen to its colonial empire in Asia if she
would not adopt a more liberal and
enlightened policy toward Philippines.
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