Rizal visited the United States in 1888, arriving in San Francisco on April 28th. He was surprised to find all passengers quarantined due to an alleged cholera outbreak in the Far East, even though there was no actual outbreak. After a week, first class passengers like Rizal were allowed to disembark, but others remained on the ship. Rizal stayed at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco and traveled across the country by train, seeing places like Sacramento, Reno, Utah, Colorado, Omaha, and Chicago along the way. He spent three days in New York before departing for London from Liverpool, forming impressions of America's material and economic progress as well as its racial prejudices and

1. RIZAL IN AMERICA
1888
“I visited the cities of America, with
their grandiose edifices, their electric
lights, and their great conceptions.
America is, undoubtedly a great
country, but she has many defects.”
Jose Rizal

2. Via steamer Belgic, Rizal arrived in San
Francisco, USA on April 28, 1888.
2 agencies that certified Belgic is free from
cholera epedemic
 The America consul of Japan
The British government of Hongkong

3. Cholera – raging epidemic in the
Far East according to the Americans
All passengers are quarantined for
safety
Rizal was surprised because there is
no outbreak of the disease in the Far
East, thus he joined other passengers
in protest.

4. • 643 Chinese coolies boarded the ship
–the coolies from China were displacing
white laborers in railroad construction
camp.
• But Rizal was questioning how come 700
bolts of silk were unloaded without
fumigation.

5. After a week Rizal together with other first
class passengers were permitted to land. But
the Japanese and the Chinese and
passengers belonging to the second and
thirds class remained aboard.

6. Rizal in San francisco
On Friday afternoon, May 4, 1888, Rizal
stayed in Palace Hotel (then a first class
hotel) in San Francisco

7. Palace Hotel (San Francisco)
Where Rizal Stayed for 2 days

8. Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford – the
founder and
benefactor of the
Stanford University
was then a senator
representing
California.

9. Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was the president when Rizal visited the United
States

10. Across the American Continent
George Washington
– one of the great men
of new York whom
visited his memorial.
The 1st president of
the US.

11. Oak land
Oakland – first stop via
ferryboat

12. Via Train
–Sacramento – where he ate his supper
75cents and slept at his couch.
–Reno, Nevada – where he had his
breakfast
–Utah – where he saw Mormons, thickly
populated
–Colorado – a lot of snow and pine trees

13. – Nebraska – Omaha City, as big as San
Francisco
– Missouri River – twice as big as Pasig River
– Chicago – a lot of Indians in cigar stores
– Albany – where he saw the Hudson River

14. New York – which he considers a
big city
Where Rizal stayed for
three days

15. He left the United States for Liverpool,
London on board the City of Rome, the
second largest ship in the world.
Great Eastern – largest ship in the world
during his time.

16. Rizal impression on America (Good)
Material progress of the country as shown
in its cities, farms, and industries
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.

17. Rizal impression on America (Bad)
Non-existence of true civil liberty, as Negro
cannot marry an American and vice versa.
The existence of racial prejudice as shown in
their hatred of the Chinese, Japanese and
Negroes.
The valuing of money over human life
Lack of racial equality

18. AMERICA FOR RIZAL
The land par excellence of freedom but only
for the whites.
Rizal said this to Jose Alejandrino, an
engineering student form Belgium

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