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Hong Kong and Macao (1888)- 3 February 1888 Zafiro - HONG KONG (Victoria Hotel)

- Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio,Manuel Yriate - Jose Sainz de Varanda spy

- Hong Kong is a small but very cleancity (16 February 1888 to F.Blumentritt)


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Hong Kong and Macao (1888)- 18-20 February 1888 Kiu Kang - with Basa

- MACAO - The city is small, low and gloomy.There are many junks, sampans, butfew steamers. It looks sad and isalmost dead.

- 22 February 1888 Oceanic (HongKong to JAPAN)


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Japan (1888)- 28 February 13 April 1888 - Land of the Cherry Blossoms

- Yokohama TOKYO (2-7 March 1888)- Juan Perez Caballero - O-SEI-SAN SEIKO USUI (Seiko-san)

- Imperial Art Gallery, Imperial Library,universities, Shokubutsu-en, cityparks, shrines


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Japan (1888)- TET HO SUEHIRO fighting Japanese journalist, novelist and champion ofhuman rights - 13 April 1 December 1888 - US New York - London


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United States of America (1888)

- 28 April 1888- SAN FRANCISCO (4-6 May 1888)

- Belgic - Quarantine, racial discriminationagainst Chinese

- Leland Stanford - Pres. Grover Cleveland


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- OAKLAND - NEVADA Biggest Little City in the

World- NEW YORK (13 May 1888)

- the Big Town

- George Washington: He is a greatman, who I think, has no equal inthis country.


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- GOOD IMPRESSIONS:1. Material progress of the country

2. Drive and energy of the Americanpeople 3. Natural beauty of the land.

4. High standard of living 5. Opportunities for a better lifeoffered to immigrants


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BAD IMPRESSION: THE LACK OF

RACIAL EQUALITY

America, is the land par excellence of

freedom, but only for the whites.


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London (1888-1889)- May 1888 to March 1889- Purpose:

1. Improve knowledge of Englishlanguage.2. Study and annotate Morgas

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.3. Safety of London from Spanish

tyranny


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London (1888-1889)- 24 May 1888 Liverpool, England - 25 May 1888 London

- Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor - Beckett Family- Gertrude (Gettie/Totie)

- Dr. Reinhold Rost librarian of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, authorityon Malayan languages and customs.


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London (1888-1889)

- September 1888 PARIS.- 11 December 1888 MADRID and

BARCELONA - Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Mariano Ponce

- Christmas in London (1888)


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London (1888-1889)

- Leadership among Filipinos in Europe:- Asociacion la Solidaridad

- (31 December 1888)- Honorary President - Galicano Apacible, Graciano Lopez

Jaena, Manuel Santa Maria,Mariano Ponce, Jose MariaPanganiban (other officers)


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London (1888-1889)- LA SOLIDARIDAD (Barcelona, 15

February 1889)- Aims:1. To work peacefully for political and social

reforms.2. Portray the deplorable conditions in the

Philippines for Spains remedy.3. Oppose evil forces of reaction and medievalism.4. Advocate liberal ideas and progress.5. To champion the legitimate aspirations of

Filipinos to life, democracy and happiness.


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London (1888-1889)

- Los Agricultores Filipinos (TheFilipino Farmer)

- 1 st

article of Rizal in La Solidaridad - published 25 March 1889- DIMAS ALANG (nom de plume)

- La Vision del Fray Rodriguez


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London (1888-1889)

- Letter to the Young Women ofMalolos

- 22 February 1889- TRUBNERS RECORD - Specimens of Tagalog Folklore

(May 1889)- Two Eastern Fables (June 1889)


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London (1888-1889)

- Historical studies:- Annotation of SUCESOS DE LAS

ISLAS FILIPINAS (Historical Eventsof the Philippine Islands) by Morga - Read old histories of the Philippines


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Paris (1889)

- Universal Exposition (May 6, 1889)- Publication of his Annotation of

Sucesos - Organizations:- KIDLAT CLUB

- INDIOS BRAVOS - RDLM SOCIETY (Redencion de los

Malayos)


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Paris (1889)

- Further historical studies:- FILIPINAS DENTRO DE CIEN ANOS

(The Philippines Within a Century,1889-1890)

- SOBRE LA INDOLENCIA DE LOSFILIPINOS (The Indolence of theFilipinos, July-September 1890)

- LA POLITICA COLONIAN ONFILIPINAS (Colonial Policy in the

Philippines)


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Paris (1889-1890)

- POR TELEFONO a satire in reply toPadre Salvador Font

- 28 January 1890 Rizal left Parisfor Brussels


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Belgium (1890)- Continued to write EL FILI, Published for

La Solidaridad - SOBRE LA NUEVA ORTOGRAFIA DE LA

LENGUA TAGALA (The New Ortography of the Tagalog Language, April 1890)

- Presentiments of Death

- Opposition to Jaenas plan to go toCuba.- His wanting to go home, yet decided

to go to Madrid instead.


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Madrid (1890-1891)

- August 1890, Rizal arrived in Madrid - Some misfortunes:

- Failure to get justice for family - Death of Jose Ma. Panganiban (August 19, 1890)

- Duel with Antonio Luna - Rivalry with MH del Pilar - The marriage of Leonor to an

Englishman


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Biarritz (1891)

- February 1891 - BOUSTEAD FAMILY

- Nellie with whom Rizal had aserious romance - 29 March 1891 Rizal finished the

manuscript of El Fili.- Returned to Brussels: retired from thePropaganda and stopped writing for La

Solidaridad.


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Ghent (1891)- 5 July 1891 Rizal left Brussels for Ghent - F. MEYER-VAN LOO PRESS (No. 66

Viaanderen Street)- VALENTIN VENTURA Saviour of El Fili - 18 September 1891 El Fili came off the

press

- MAKAMISA, DAPITAN (some unfinishednovels)

- 18 October 1891 Rizal boarded Melbourne

(steamer) bound for Hong Kong.


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Hong Kong (1891-1892)

- 20 November 1891 Rizal arrived inHong Kong.

- 1 December 1891- Wrote his parents seeking hispermission to go home.

- Learned about the deportation of25 persons from Calamba, includinghis family members.

- Christmas reunion in Hong Kong


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Hong Kong (1891-1892)- Rizal practised medicine.

- Had a clinic - Successfully operated his mothers left

eye.- Borneo Colonization Project (New Calamba)

- 7 March 1892 went to Sandakan to

negotiate with the British authorities forthe establishment of a Filipino colony.- Rejected by Gov. Gen. Despujol


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Hong Kong (1891-1892)

Works in Hong Kong:- ANG KARAPATAN NANG TAO

(translation of French Rights of Man,1789), 1891

- A LA NACION ESPANOLA (To theSpanish Nation)

- SA MGA KABABAYAN (To MyCountrymen), December 1891

- Constitution of LA LIGA FILIPINA (1892)


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Hong Kong (1891-1892)

- Decided to return to Manila 1. To talk to Gov. Despujol regarding

the Borneo colonization project 2. Establish La Liga Filipina 3. Prove that Eduardo de Lete was

wrong in attacking him in Madridthat Rizal abandoned the countryscause


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Second Homecoming

- 21 June 1892 a secret case wasfiled in Manila against Rizal for anti -religious and anti- patriotic agitation

- 26 June 1892 Rizal and Luciaarrived in Manila.

- 3 July 1892 Founding of the LALIGA FILIPINA


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Second HomecomingLA LIGA FILIPINA- A civic league of Filipinos that desires to establish

a role in the socio-economic life of the people.

- Aims:1. Unity of the whole archipelago.2. Mutual protection in every want and necessity 3. Defense against all violence and injustice 4. Encouragement of education, agriculture andcommerce.5. Study of application of reforms.


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Second Homecoming

- 6 July 1892 Rizals arrest.- Despujols decree of Rizals arbitrary

deportation to the South.- 15 July 1892 Rizal was brought,under heavy guard, to Dapitan,where he will be exiled for fouryears.


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Exile in Dapitan(1892-1896)- 17 July 1892 to 31 July 1896- Fr. Pablo Pastells (Superior of the Jesuits inthe Philippines)- Fr. Antonio Obach (parish priest of Dapitan)- Talisay

- RIZAL-PASTELLS DEBATE ON RELIGION


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Exile in Dapitan(1892-1896)- FLORENCIO NAMANAN

- a.k.a. PABLO MERCADO a friars spy- JOSEPHINE BRACKEN

- an Irish woman who became Rizals wife- daughter of JAMES BRACKEN-Adopted by GEORGE TAUFER

- FRANCISCO- Rizals child with Josephine (1896)-PIO VALENZUELA

-Katipunans emissary to Dapitan (21 June1896)


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Exile in Dapitan(1892-1896)- Projects:

- clinic

- water system- school for boys- collecting specimens: Apogonia rizali(beetle), draco rizali (flying dragon),rhacophorus rizali (rare frog)- linguistic studies- farming


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Exile in Dapitan(1892-1896)- artistic works (sculpture)- business (fishing, copra, hemp)- invention (sulpukan cigarette lighter)- poems:

-Mi Retiro (My Retreat)

-Josephine, Josephine-El Canto del Viajero (The Song of theTraveler)


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T rial and Execution- 6 August 1896 Rizal missed the ship Isla deLuzon for Spain- 30 August 1896 Gov. Gen. Blanco dismissedRizal from all blame for the raging revolution.- 3 September 1896 Rizal left Manila for Barcelona

-SINGAPORE (7 September)-PORT SAID, Mediterranean (28 September)-BARCELONA (30 September), with Rizal asa prisoner on board.


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T rial and Execution- 3 November 1896 the ship Colon reachedManila

- 20 November 1896 preliminary investigation- CAPT. RAFAEL DOMINGUEZ (special Judge Advocate)- DON LUIS TAVIEL DE ANDRADE Rizals

chosen counsel- 26 December 1896 Rizals trial- 28 December 1896 reading of verdict, Gov.Gen Camilo Polavieja signs Rizals execution.


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Rizals Execution- 29 December 1896

- FR. BALAGUER discussed with Rizalabout retraction- RIZALS mother and TRINIDAD

-There is something inside. -DON SILVINO LOPEZ TUNON

-DON GASPAR CESTANO


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Rizals Execution- 30 December 1896

- 7:03, death of Jose Rizal,- 35 years, 5 months, 11 days.

- MI ULTIMO ADIOS:I die just when I see the dawnbreak,

Through the gloom of night, to the herald day;

And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take,Pourd out at need for thy dear sake,

To dye with its crimson the waking ray.

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