2. INTRODUCTION
THIS CHAPTER CONSIST OF ADVERSITIES ENCOUNTERED BY RIZAL
WHEN HE WAS IN MADRID. AUGUST 1890 WHEN HE ARRIVED IN THE
PLACE TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR HIS FAMILY AND CALAMBA TENANTS.
AS HE WAS THERE, HE ALMOST FOUGHT TWO DUELS-ONE WITH
ANTONIO LUNA AND OTHER WAS WENCESLAO RETANA. NOT ONLY
THAT, BUT ALSO THE INFIDELITY OF LEONOR RIVERA BROKE HIS
HEART. MANY WERE THE SAD MOMENTS HE EXPERIENCED NOT JUST
THOSE FACTS GIVEN ABOVE.
BUT HE STILL SURVIVED.
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3. Early in August, 1890, Rizal arrived in Madrid
Upon arrival in Madrid, Rizal immediately
sought help of the Filipino colony, The
Asociacion Hispano-Filipina, and the
liberal Spanish newspaper in securing
justice for the oppressed Calamba tenants
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4. FAILURE TO GET JUSTICE FOR
HIS FAMILY
WHEN RIZAL ARRIVED IN MADRID, HE
IMPLORED HELP FROM ASOCIACION
HISPANO-FILIPINA AND OTHER LIBERAL
SPANISH NEWSPAPER TO SECURE THOSE
CALAMBA TENANTS AND HIS FAMILY.
• MARCELO H. DEL PILAR –LAWYER
• DR. DOMINADOR GOMEZ –SECRETARY OF
ASOCIACION HISPANO-FILIPINA
• SENOR FABIE –MINISTER OF COLONIES
TO HELP HIM PROTEST THE INJUSTICES COMMITTED BY
GOVERNOR-GENERAL VALERIANO WEYLER AND
DOMINICANS
5. El Resumen
a Madrid newspaper
which sympathized with
the Filipino cause, said:
“To cover the ear,
open the purse, and fold
the arms—this is the
Spanish colonial policy
7. Jose Ma. Panganiban
his talented co-worker in the
Propaganda Movement, died in
Barcelona on August 19, 1890,
after a lingering illness
8. Aborted Duel with Antonio Luna
Luna was bitter because of his frustrated romance with Nellie
Boustead. Deep in his heart, he was blaming Rizal for his failure to win
her, although Rizal had previously explained to him that he had
nothing to do about it. Luna uttered certain unsavory remarks about
Nellie, Rizal heard him and angered by the slanderous remarks, he
challenged Luna, his friend, to a duel. Fortunately, Luna realized that
he had made a fool of himself during his drunken state, he apologized
for his bad remarks about the girl and Rizal accepted his apology and
they became good friends again
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9. . Rizal challenges Retana to Due
l—Wenceslao E. Retana
his bitter enemy of the pen, a talented Spanish
scholar, was then a press agent of the friars in
Spain. He used to attack the Filipinos in various
newspapers in Madrid and other cities in Spain.
Retana wrote an article in La Epoca, asserting that
the family and friends of Rizal had not paid their
rents so they were ejected from their lands in
Calamba by the Dominicans. Such as insult stirred
Rizal to action, immediately he sent his seconds to
Retana with his challenge to a duel
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10. Infidelity of Leonor Rivera
Rizal received a letter from
Leonor, announcing her
coming marriage to an
Englishman (the choice of
her mother) and asking his
forgivefess
11. Rizal-Del Pilar Rivalry
toward the closing days of 1890 phere arose an
unfortunate rivalry between Rizal and M.H. del Pilar
for supremacy. Because of this, the Filipinos were
divided ibto two hostile camps,the Rizalistas and the
Pilaristas. The situation was becoming explosive and
critical. Despite of winning the votes, Rizal
graciously declined the coveted position
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12. • Rizal wrote a brief note thanking
his compatriots for electing him as
Responsible. It was the last
time he saw Madrid
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