Rizal's Life

2. The deportation of his brother-in-law Manuel R.
Hidalgo.
He came to know of this innocent:
◦ Through telegram from Hongkong
◦ Confirmed through a letter of Manuel R. Hidalgo
himself
Manuel R. Hidalgo was deported by order of the
Superior Governor of the town of Tagbilaran.

3. After his works were finished in London, Rizal
decided to go to Paris, the French capital in
March of 1889.
On January 28, 1890, accompanied by Jose
Alberto, he went to Brussels, Belgium.

4.  Among his activities to Belgium were:
1. Writing of his second novel titled El
Filibusterismo, a sequel to his Noli
2. Assisted in a local clinic to make a living
3. Attended to many correspondence with his family
and fellow propagandists
4. Authored many articles for La Solidaridad
 La Verdad para todos (The Truth for All)
 Verdades nuevas (New Facts)
 Una Profanacion (A Desecration)
 Differencias (Differences)
 Filipinas dentro de cien anos (The Philippines within
100 years)
 Ingratitudes
 Sin nobre (Without Name)
 Sobre la nueva ortografia de la lengua tagala
(On the New Orthography of the Tagalog Language)
 Cosas de Filipinas (Things About the Philippines)
 Sobre la indolencia de los Filipinas (On the Indolence of
the Filipinos

5. In a letter of his brother Paciano, he was
informed of the petition to evict the tenants
filed before the Justice of Peace.
In the same letter, Paciano told his brother that
a chance of seeking justice can be had in the
Supreme Court in Spain.

6.  In a letter from his sister Lucia, he was given an
account of how his family and townmates
suffered. The letter reads:
“ Concerning our town, perhaps your heart
would ache at the blindness of our compatriots…
You can then imagine what would happen. When
the lay brothers go out riding, the Lieutenant
of the Civil Guard sits on the little bench of the
carriage and the Acting Lieutenant goes over the
curate. When the lay brothers have some orders
for the Hacienda, they send out the Captain….”

7. The last letter received by Rizal before moving
to Madrid came from his brother-in-law
Sivestre Ubaldo. The latter sent papers on the
eviction issued by the manager of the Calamba
Estate against his family.

8. In the early part of August moved to Madrid.
PURPOSE:
To pursue the appeal of the case of the hacienda in
Calamba before the Supreme Court of Spain.
He did all his best to end the case in their favor
However, all his efforts remained futile, they lost the case in
court.
AS A CONSEQUENCE:
The tenants had to be evicted pursuant to the decision of
the Supreme Court in Spain. Governor General Weyler, eager
to enforce the judgment, sent 50 soldiers under the command
of Col. Francisco Olive Garcia.