Rizal The Traveler (Life Abroad)

 

Rizal's Life: Life Abroad

IN PARIS AND HEIDELBERG

·              July 1885

·              Stayed in Luna’s studio

·              Became an apprentice of

LOUIS DE WECKER

·              Famous surgeon

·              Innovator of practical advances in eye surgery particularly in cataract

February 1886

·         Left Paris and set out for Germany, particularly at the most important ophthalmic research center, the Universitats Augenklinik Heidelberg

Became an apprentice of

·         OTTO BECKER

o   Vienna-trained ophthalmologist

o   Professor at the University of Heidelberg

o   His clinic became a model for eye clinics throughout Germany

A LAS FLORES DE HEIDELBERG

Go to my country go, O foreign flowers, sown by the traveler along the road and under that blue heaven that watches over my loved ones, recount the devotion the pilgrim nurses for his native land!

·         moved from heidelberg to Wilhemsfeld, Germany upon the invitation of Pastor Karl Ullmer

 

ON CHARGES OF HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY PROTESTANTISM

·         He mentioned in a letter to Pablo Pastells:

·         (In conversations with Pastor Ullmer they came to a conclusion than that.) religion, whichever one it may be should not cause men to be enemies of one another but real brothers

After making corrections and editing, Rizal was already contemplating the publishing of his novel with concerns such as:

·         The cost of publishing the book

·         The possibility of the book being banned in the Philippines

·         It's not primarily intended to make profit

>Leipzig had the reputation for the best and cheapest printing of books in foreign language

>August to October 1886 he arrived at Leipzig which he discovered had the cheapest rate of living among the different places in Europe

 

IN BERLIN

>November 1886 to May 1887 stayed in the Hotel Central in the early winter of 1886
>Stayed at a cheaper room at Jaegerstrasse
>Was struggling financially that he had to count every penny he has
>His diet was reduced to a glass of water(breakfast), a dish of vegetable (lunch), and a snack (dinner) which he would sometimes skip
>He got sick and was confirmed at his room, a little unmotivated and was doubting his capacity to finish and put out his work

·         Maximo Viola, a friend who had recently finished his studies in Barcelona, came to Germany and found Rizal in such a bad taste

>Developed a deep and lasting friendship with Ferdinand Blumentritt mainly through correspondence
>Rizal was introduced to other intellectuals who were studying and putting out books with the Philippines and it’s people as its subject

o   Feodor Jagor- studying human cranium and it’s relation to the state of various cultures particularly undertaken during his extensive journey to the Asian Continent

o   Rudolf Virchow- German anthropologist, physician, pathologist, biologist and writer

 

THE NOLI ME TANGERE

>21 February 1887- the final manuscript of Rizal’s first novel was produced after almost 2 and a half years of work.
>Maximo Viola offered to finance the publication of the book
>In a letter to his brother, Paciano, He mentioned again his intention of returning to the Philippines ones the novel is published.
>Blumentritt commended Rizal for his love and dedication to his motherland and it’s people

>” Noli Me Tangere”

-Jesus words to Mary Magdalene upon his resurrection

>The novel was dedicated to “A Mi Patria”
>About the Noli Me Tangere

·         A returning student named Crisostomo Ibarra decides to establish a new school in his hometown

·         Despite his good intention, he was imprisoned and became considered as an enemy of the society he had tried to help

·         He was saved by an outlaw named Elias

 

>21 March 1887- Rizal sent off the first copies of the Noli to select group of friends and 2000 copies were sent from Spain to the Philippines

>He also sent a copy of the novel to the governor general and the archbishop in the Philippines

>Starts preparing to return to the Philippines

“.... I must leave beautiful, free, learned, and civilized Europe, but I shall be more use in my country than here.”

>Ones allowance came from Paciano, he paid back his debt to Viola

>Valentin Ventura recognized Rizal for the impact of his work

·         Manifestation of 1888- the gobernadorcillo of Manila presented the governor general petitions demanding the expulsion of the friars from the Philippines