Rizal chose to live in London for 3 years to improve his English, study Morga's book on Philippine history, and continue his fight against Spanish tyranny from a safe place. He stayed with the Beckett family and fell in love with their daughter Gertrude. In London, he wrote articles defending the Noli Me Tangere and contributed pieces to publications. He also grew close to the Filipino community in Europe and supported the new newspaper La Solidaridad. Missing his family and friends, he sadly left London in March 1889 to continue his work in Paris.

2. Chapter 14….

3.  He chose the English City to
be his new home for 3 reasons:
1. To improve his knowledge of the English
Language.
2. To study and annotate Morga’s Sucesos
de Las Islas Filipinas.
3. London was safe place for him to carry
on his fight against Spanish tyranny.

4.  Rizal was on board the “City of Rome”
 While on the board, Rizal entertained the
American and European passengers with his
marvelous skill of the yo-yo as a defensive
weapon.
 Rizal arrived at Liverpool, England on May 24,
1888.
- He spent his night at Adelphi Hotel
- He also wrote to his family.
Trip Across the Atlantic

5.  Life in London
 On May 25,1888 went to London.
 He stayed as a guest at the home of Dr. Antonio Ma.
Regidor, and exile of 1872 and practicing lawyer in
London.
 By the end of May, he was a boarder of the Beckett
family
- Mr. Beckett, an organist at St. Paul Church.
- Mrs. Beckett, his wife.
- His three son’s and four daughters, the eldest of
the sister was Gertrude, called “Gettie” or “Tottie”.

6. Continue;
 Rizal came to know Dr. Reinhold Rost the
librarian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the authority on Malayan Languages
and Customs.
 He called Rizal, “A pearl of a man”
(una perla de hombre) in Spanish.
 Rizal spent of his time the British Museum.

7.  News from Home, Good and Bad
 The bad news were injustices commits by Spanish
authorities on the Filipino people and the Rizal family.
 Among which were as follow:
*Persecution of Filipino patriots who signed the “Anti-
Friar Petition of 1888”.
*Persecution of Calamba tenants, including Rizal’s
family and relatives.
*Furious attack on Rizal by Senators Salamanca and
Vida.
*Rizal’s brother-in-law, Manuel T. Hidalgo, was exiled to
Bohol without due process of law.
*A friend of Rizal, Laureno Viado, was jailed in Bilibid
prison, because copies of “Noli Me Tangere” were
found in his house.

8.  One Good news cheered Rizal
 And that was Rev. Vicente Garcia’s defense
of the Noli against the attack of the friars.
 Annotating Morga’s Book
 The greatest achievement of Rizal was annotating of
Morga’s Book, Succos De Los Islas Filipinas(Historical
Events of the Philippines Island), which was publish in
Mexico, 1609.
 Rizal laboriously read the old histories of the Philippines
written by Fr. Chirino, Fr. Colin, Fr. Argensola, Fr.
Plasencia etc.

9.  Short Visit to Paris and Spain
 Early September, 1888
he visited Paris for a week.
 He was entertained in this gay
French metropolis by Juan Luna
and his wife(Paz Prado de
Tavera).
 On December 11, 1888, he went
to Spain, visiting Madrid and
Barcelona.
- He met Marcelo H. Del Pelar
and Mariano Ponce.

10.  Christmas in London 1888
 Rizal returned to London on
December 24 and spent Christmas
and New Year with the Beckett Family.
 He sent Christmas gifts to his friends.
-To Blumentritt, bust of Emperor
of Agustus.
-To Dr. Carlos Czepelak, a bust of
Julius Caesar.
-To Rizal’s landly, Mrs. Beckett a book
entitled “The Life and the Adventures
of Valentine Vox, The Ventriliquist”.

11.  Rizal Became a Leader of Filipinas in Europe
 Rizal learned that Filipinas in Barcelona are
were planning to establish a patriotic s0ciety.
This was called:
- Asociacion La Solidaridad (Solidaridad
Association) was inaugurated on
December 31, 1888 with following officer:
• Galiciano Apacible – President
• Garciano Lopez – Vice President
• Manuel Santa Maria – Secretary
• Mariano Ponce – Treasurer
• Jose Ma. Panganiban – Accountant

12.  Rizal and the La Solidaridad Newspaper
 On February 18, 1889, Graciano Lopez Jaena
founded the patriotic newspapers called
La Solidaridad in Barcelona.
 Its aims were as follows:
1. To oppose work peacefully for political and social reforms.
2. To portray the deplorable conditions of the Philippines so
that Spain may remedy them.
3. To oppose evil forces of reaction and medievalism.
4. To advocate liberal ideas and progress.
5. To champion the legitimate aspiration of Filipino people to
life, democracy and happiness.

13.  The First Article in La Solidaridad
 Rizal’s first article
was entitled
*Los Agricultures
Filipino (The Filipino
Farmers), published
on March 25, 1889.
*(6) Six day after he
left London for Paris

14.  Writing in London
 Rizal received news on Fray
Rodriguez’ unabated attack on his Noli.
 In defense, he wrote a pamphlet;
La Vision de Fray Rodriguez
(The Vision of Fray Rodriguez)
- Which was publish in Barcelona under
his nom-de-plume “Dimas Alang”.
- In this pamphlet, Rizal demonstrated
two thing:
1. His profound knowledge in religion.
2. His biting satire

15.  “Young Women of Malolos”
(February 22, 1889) in Tagalog
 The main point of this letter were:
1. A Filipino mother should teach her children Love of God,
fatherland and mankind.
2. The Filipino mother should be glad, like the Spartan
mother, to her sons in defense of the fatherland.
3. A Filipino woman should know how to preserve her
dignity and honor.
4. A Filipino woman should educate herself, aside from
retaining her good racial values.
5. Faith is not merely retaining long prayers and wearing
religious pictures but rather it is living in the real
Christian Rizal to contributed some articles.

16. Continue;
 Dr. Host, editor Trubner’s
Record requested Rizal to
contributed some articles.
 In response, he prepared two
articles:
1.“Specimens of Tagalog folklore”
published in the journal in May
1889.
2.“Two Eastern Fables”, published in
June 1889.

17.  Romance with Gertrude Beckett
 Rizal had a romantic interlude with the oldest of
the four Beckett sisters, Gertrude, Gettie as she
was affectionally called was a Buxom English girl
with brown hair, blue eyes and rosy cheeks.
 Rizal eventually called the finish 4 sculptural
work:
1. Prometheus Bound
2. The Triumph of Death over life
3. Triumph of science over death
4. A composite carving of the Beckett sisters (The last
named carving was a farewell gift to the Beckett
sisters.

18.  Adios to London
 Suddenly on March 19,1889, Rizal bade goodbye
to the kink Beckett Family (particularly to Gertrude)
and he left in London for Paris.
 He was sad as he crossed the English channel for
he cherished so many beautiful memories
of London.