Rizal - Midterms Part 2

NOVEMBER 1885

rizal worked as an assistant for 4 months for Dr. Louis de Wecker

FELIX PARDO DE TAVERA

→ Filipino physician, historian and linguist

→ helped rizal in his proficiency in music and learned how to play the flute

Juan Luna

→ Filipino painter, sculptor and political activist during the 19th century

Death of Cleopatra, Blood compact

Rizal modeled for Juan Luna’s painting

FELIX RESURRECION HIDALGO

→one of the greatest Filipino painters of the 19th century 

→ helped Rizal in improving his artistic abilities

FEBRUARY 1, 1886

→ rizal left paris because everything was so expensive

FEBRUARY 3, 1886

→ rizal arrived in Heidelberg, Germany and continued his studies in ophthalmology

Dr. Feodor Jagor

author of the book called Travel in the Philippines 

Dr. Rudolf Virchow

→ professor of descriptive anatomy

Dr. Wilhelm Joest

a renowned German geographer

Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger

a famous German ophthalmologist where Rizal worked as an assistant in his clinic

August 14, 1886

started staying for two and half months in Leipzig

→ worked as a proofreader to save money

March 21, 1887

Noli me Tangere was published

→ Viola gave funds to Rizal to publish his novel

BERLIN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 1886)

→ he intended to publish his novel, Noli me tangere, but he was sick, sad and penniless

→ his poor nutrition led to him contracting tuberculosis 

Dr. Maximo Viola

→ best known for his role in financing 300 pesos to the publication of Rizal’s novel “Noli Me Tangere”

POTSDAM, GERMANY (1887)

→ May 1887

→ Sanssouci Palace - renowned for its stunning Rococo architecture and picturesque gardens

DRESDEN, GERMANY (1887)

→ their visit coincided with the regional floral exposition

→ they visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer, who was overjoyed to see them

→ in the Museum of Art, Rizal was deeply impressed by the painting of Prometheus Bound

→ they also meet Dr. Jagor and heir their plan about Leitmeritz in order to see Blumentritt

LEITMERITZ, CZECH REPUBLIC 1887

→ at 1:30 pm on May 13, 1887, the train, with Rizal and Viola on board, arrived at the railroad station

→ for the first time, the two great scholars – Rizal and Blumentritt met in person

DR. FERDINAND BLUMENTRITT

→ australian scholar, teacher and ethnographer

→ Despite never meeting in person, their friendship flourished through letters

→ one of his closest confidants and allies in Europe

DR. CARLOS CZEPALAK

→ polish scholar and renowned scientist

ROBERT KLUTSCHAK

→ well known scholar and naturalist

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 1887

→ Blumentritt led them to see the tomb of copernicus

→ according to Viola, “nothing of importance happened” in this city

→ rizal noticed his diamond stickpin was missing when they are in Brunn

VIENNA

→ May 20 they arrived at capital of Austria-Hungary

→ they met Norfenfals, one of the greatest novelists of that time

→ they stayed at Hotel Metropole

→ they also meet two good friends of Blumentritt – Masner and Nordmann, austrian scholars

DANUBIAN VOYAGE TO LINTZ

→ may 24, rizal and viola left vienna on a river boat to see the beautiful sights of the Danube River

→ as they traveled along the famous river, Rizal keenly observed river sights

LINTZ TO SALZBURG

→ the river voyage ended in Lintz

→ they traveled overland to Salzburg, and from there to munich germany

LEONOR RIVERA

→ rizal’s childhood sweetheart and inspiration for the character Maria Clara in his novel “Noli Me Tangere

CONSUELO ORTIGA Y REY

→ a woman whom Rizal courted but ultimately did not end up marrying. 

→ she inspired the character of Paulita Gomez in “Noli Me Tangere”

NELLY BOUSTEAD

→ a french woman with whom Rizal had a brief romantic interest.

MUNICH

→ where they sojourned for a short time to savor the famous Beer

NUREMBERG

→ they saw the torture machines used during the inquisition against the enemies of the Catholic church

Ulm

→ known to have the tallest and largest cathedral in Germany

→ both Rizal and Viola tried to climb the cathedral

→ up and down 768 slippery stone steps

From Ulm to Geneva

→ they saw the most beautiful waterfall in the continent of Europe, the Rheinfall

→ largest waterfall in Switzerland

Geneva

→ the most beautiful city in Switzerland

June 19, 1887

Rizal treated Viola to a blow-out. Rizal and Viola spent fifteen days in Geneva

 june 6, 1887

Rizal started communicating with Blumentritt about what happened to his fellowmen in Northern luzon

June 27, 1887

He reached ROme

June 29, 1887

Rizal made his first visit to the Vatican, known as the “City of the Popes” and Christendom’s capital

July 3, 1887

rizal boarded the steamer Djemnah, the same steamer which brought him to Europe years ago

July 30, 1887

at Saigon, Rizal transferred to another steamer Haiphong, which was Manila bounded

August 2, 1887

The steamer left for Manila

August 5, 1887

Near midnight, they arrived in Manila

august 8, 1887

rizal returned to Calamba

Doctor Uliman

Rizal came to be called this because he came from Germany

Governor general Emilio Terrero

wrote to Rizal requesting him to come to Malacanang palace