Rizal visited the United States in 1888, arriving in San Francisco after a week-long quarantine for a cholera epidemic. He traveled across the American continent, impressed by its progress but critical of the lack of racial equality. Rizal then lived in London from 1888 to 1889, studying and annotating Morga's book on Philippine history. While in London, he received both good and bad news from the Philippines and grew as a leader of the Filipino community in Europe.

1. Rizal’s Visit to
the
United States
(1888)

2. Arrival in San
Francisco

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.

4. Rizal in San
Francisco

5.  Palace
Hotel,
May 4,1888
 San
Francisco,
Market
Street

6.  Leland
Stanford
 Dupont Street

7. Across the
American
Continent

8.  May 6,1888- Rizal left San
Francisco for Oakland

9.  May 7, -Reno, Nevada – “ The
Biggest Little City in the
World”

10.  May 8 at
 OGDEN
to
 DENVER

11. Salt Lake City

12. PROVO

13. May 9, -
COLORADO

14. May 10, at

15. OMAHA

16. Missouri River

17. May 11, at CHICAGO

18. NIAGARA FALLS

19. May 13, - ALBANY-
Hudson River

20. Rizal in New York

21.  May 13 – Rizal
reached New York.
 Stayed 3 days in the
city
 Visited the scenic and
historic places

22.  Rizal was awed and
inspired by the
memorial of
> GEORGE
WASHINGTON

23. City of Rome
 May 16, 1888 – Rizal left New York
for Liverpool.

24.  Statue of
Liberty
on
Bedloe
Island

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.”

27. Rizal in London

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.

29. Trip Across the
Atlantic

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.

31. Liverpool, England

32. Adelphi Hotel
– stayed one day
and spent his night

33. Life in London

34. Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
Rizal stayed as a guest at the home
of Dr. Regidor

35.  Rizal was a
boarder of the
Beckett family
Gertrude Beckett
“Gettie or Tottie”

36.  Dr. Reinhold
Rost
- called Rizal
“ a pearl of a man “
( una perla de hombre )

37. News from Home,
Good and Bad

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

40. Annotating
Morga’s Book

41.  Annotating of Morga’s book
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
(Historical Events of the Philippine Islands)
“Morga’s work is an
excellent book”

42. Short Visit to
Paris and Spain

43. September 1888
-visited Paris
Bibliotheque Nationale


44.  Dec, 11,1888
> Rizal went to
Spain , visited
Madrid and
Barcelona.
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Mariano Ponce

45. Christmas in
London
(1888)

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”

47. Rizal Becomes Leader
of Filipinos in Europe

48.  Asociacion La Solidaridad ( Solidaridad
Association )
 Galicano Apacible – President
 Graciano Lopez Jaena – V- Pres.
 Manuel Santa Maria – Secretary
 Mariano Ponce – Treasurer
 Jose ma. Panganiban – Accountant

49. Rizal was chosen
honorary president
 No one should resent defeat
 No member should expect rewards
or honors for what he has does.

50. Rizal and the
La Solidaridad
Newspaper

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.