3. April 28,1888 – Streamer
BELGIC, with Rizal on board,
docked at San Francisco, Saturday
morning.
All passengers were not allowed to
land
Cholera epidemic
After a week of quarantine, all first
class-passengers ,including Rizal,
were permitted to land.
25. Rizal’s Impression of
America
GOOD
The material progress of the country
The drive and energy of the Americans
The natural beauty of the land
The high standard of living
The opportunities for better life offered to
poor immigrants.
26. BAD
Lack of racial equality
They do not have true civil liberty.
“ America is the land par
excellence of freedom
but only for the whites.”
28. May 1888 to March 1889 – Rizal lived in
London
Reasons in choosing London
To improve his knowledge of the
English language
To study and annotate Morga’s
“Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas”
London was a safe place for him to
carry on his fight against Spanish tyranny.
30. Won many friends of different
nationalities on board
Entertained the American and European
passengers with his yo-yo as an offensive
weapon.
Rizal arrived at Liverpool,
England, on May 24,1888.
38. BAD NEWS:
Persecution of the Filipino patriots who
signed the “ Anti- Friar Petition of 1888”
Persecution of the Calamba Tenants
Furious attacks on Rizal
Manuel Hidalgo was exiled to Bohol
Laureano Viado was arrested and jailed in
Bilibid Prison
39. Good news
cheered Rizal
– Rev. Vicente
Garcia’s
defense of the
Noli
46. Dec.24 – Rizal returned to London
Blumentritt >>> bust of Emperor Augustus
Dr. Carlos Czepelak >>> bust of Julius Caesar
Mrs. Beckett <<< book “The Life and Adventures
of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist”
51. Feb.15,1889 – Founded
La Solidaridad
Graciano Lopez Jaena
52. AIMS
To work peacefully for political and social
reforms.
To portray the deplorable conditions of the
Philippines
To oppose the evil forces of reaction and
medievalism
Advocate liberal ideas and progress
To champion the legitimate aspiration of
the Filipino people to life, democracy and
happiness.
