PPT for the course of Rizal's Life and Work in Concepcion Holy Cross College. In this PPT shows the journey and experiences of Rizal in Hong Kong and Macau

1. In Hong Kong
& Macao
Neil Andrei T.
Cabildo
BEEd - 3C

2. Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was
forced to leave his country for a second
time in February 1888. He was then a
full- grown man of 27 years of age, a
practicing physician, and a recognized
man-of-letters. The first time he went
abroad in June 1882, he was a mere lad
of 21, a youthful student in search of
wisdom in the Old World, a romantic
idealist with beautiful dreams of
emancipating his people from bondage
by the magic power of his pen. Times had
changed. Rizal at 27 was an embittered
victim of human iniquities, a
disillusioned dreamer, a frustrated
reformer.

3. The Trip to Hong Kong.
On February 3, 1888, after a short stay of six months in his beloved Calamba, Rizal left
Manila for Hong Kong on board the Zafiro. He was sick and sad during the crossing of
the choppy China Sea. He did not get off his ship when it made brief stopover at Amoy
on February 7. for three reasons: (1) he was not feeling well, (2) it was raining hard, and
(3) he heard that the city was dirty. He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8.

4. During his stay in Hong Kong, a British
colony, Rizal wrote a letter to
Blumentritt, dated February 16, 1888,
expressing his bitterness.

5. In Hong Kong, Rizal stayed at Victoria
Hotel. He was welcomed by the Filipino
residents, including Jose Maria Basa,
Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte, (son
of Francisco Yriarte, alcalde mayor of
Laguna).
Jose Rizal & Jose Ma. Basa
Manuel Yriarte
Balbino Mauricio

6. A Spaniard, Jose Sainz de Varanda, who
was a former secretary of Governor
General Terrero, shadowed Rizal's
movement in Hong Kong. It is believed
that he was commissioned by the Spanish
authorities to spy on Rizal.
Governor General Terrero
Jose Sainz de Varanda,

7. “Hong Kong,” wrote Rizal to
Blumentritt on February 16,
1888, is a small, but very clean
city. Many Portuguese, Hindus,
English, Chinese, and Jews live
in it. There are some Filipinos,
the majority of whom being
those who had been exiled to
the Marianas Islands in 1872.
They are poor, gentle, and
timid. Formerly they were rich
mechanics, industrialist, and a
financier.

8. Visit to Macau
On February 18, Rizal, accompanied by Basa, boarded the ferry steamer
Kiu-Kiang for Macao. He was surprised to see among the passengers a
familiar figure – Sainz de Varanda

9. Macao is a Portuguese colony near Hong
Kong. “The city of Macao,” wrote Rizal, in
his dairy, “ is small, low, and gloomy. There
are many junks, sampans, but few steamers.
It looks sad and is almost dead.”
In Macao, Rizal and Basa stayed at the home
of Don Júan Francisco Lecaros, a Filipino
Gentleman married to a Portuguese lady. He
was rich and spent his days cultivating plants
and flowers, many of which came from the
Philippines.
Don Júan Francisco
Lecaros

10. ferry steamer Kiu Kiang.
During his two-day sojourn in Macau, Rizal visited the theatre, casino, cathedral
and churches, pagodas, botanical garden, and bazaars, he also saw the famous
Grotto of Camoens, Portugal's national poet. In the evening of February 19, he
witnessed a Catholic procession, in which the devotees were dressed in blue and
purple dresses and were carrying unlighted candles.
On February 20, Rizal and Basa returned to Hong Kong, again on board the ferry
steamer Kiu Kiang.

11. Experiences in Hong Kong. During his two-week visit in Hong Kong, Rizal studied Chinese life, language,
drama, and customs. He wrote down in his own diary the following experiences:
1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year which lasted from February 11th (Saturday) to 13th (Monday).
Continuous explosions of firecrackers. The richer the Chinese, the more firecrackers he exploded. Rizal
himself fired many firecrackers at the window of his hotel.
2. Boisterous Chinese theatre, with noisy audience and noisier music. In the Chinese dramatic art, Rizal
observed the following: (1) a man astride a stick means a man riding on horseback, (2) an actor raising his leg
means he is entering a house, (3) a red dress indicates a wedding, (4) a girl about to be married coyly covers
her face with a fan even in the presence of her fiance, and (5) a man raising a whip signifies he is about to ride
a horse.
3. The marathon lauriat party, wherein the guests served numerous dishes, such as dried fruits, geese, shrimps,
century eggs, shark fins, bird nests, white ducks, chicken with vinegar, fish heads, roasted pigs, tea, etc.The
longest meal in the world.
4. The The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong Kong. It engaged actively in business. It
owned more than 700 houses for rent and many shares in foreign banks. It had millions of dollars deposited in
the banks which earned fabulous interests.
5. Of the Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestants, Catholics, and Muslims, that of the Protestants
was the most beautiful because of its well-groomed plants and clean pathways. The Catholic cemetery was
most pompous, with its ornate and expensive mausoleums and extravagantly carved sepulchers. The Muslim
cemetery was the simplest, containing only a little mosque and tombstones with Arabic inscriptions.

12. Departure From Hong Kong. On February 22, 1888, Rizal left Hong Kong on board the
Oceanic, an American steamer. His destination was Japan. He did not like the meals on
board, but he liked the ship because it was clean and efficiently managed. His cabin mate
was a British Protestant missionary who had lived in China for 27 years and knew the
Chinese language very well. Rizal called him "a good man".
Other passengers, with whom Rizal conversed in their own languages, were two
Portuguese, two Chinese, several British, and an American woman Protestant missionary.
SS Oceanic
JAPAN

13. Finalé
Neil Andrei T. Cabildo
BEEd - 3C