Rizal - First Visit at Paris

 During his first summer vacation in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris,
gay capital of France
 The prices of food, drinks, theatre, tickets, laundry, hotel
accommodations, and transportation were too high for Rizal’s
slender purse so that he commented in a letter to his family:
“Paris is the costliest capital in Europe.”
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· June 17 to August 20, 1883- Rizal sojourn in Paris

· Hotel de Paris- located on 37 Rue de Maubange wherein Rizal
billeted but later, he moved to a cheaper hotel on 124 Rue de
Rennes in the Latin Quarter
· Laennec Hospital- where Rizal observed Dr. Nicaise treating his
patients
· Lariboisiere Hospital- where Rizal observed the examination of
different diseases of women
· Rizal was impressed by the way the Spanish Mason openly and
freely criticized the government policies and lambasted the friars
which could not be done in Philippines
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· March 1883- Rizal joined the Masonic lodge called Acacia in
Madrid
· Rizal’s reason for becoming a mason was to secure
Freemansory’s aid in his fight against the friars in the Philippines
· Lodge Solidaridad (Madrid) – Rizal transferred where he became
a Master Mason on November 15,1890
· February 15, 1892- Rizal was awarded the diploma as Master
Mason by Le Grand Orient de France in
Paris
· Science, Virtue and Labor- Rizal’s only Masonic writing; a lecture
which he delivered in 1889 at Lodge Solidaridad, Madrid

· After Rizal’s departure for Spain, things turned from bad to worse
in Calamba: (1) harvests of rice and sugarcane failed on account
of drought and locusts (2) the manager of the Dominican-owned
hacienda increased the rentals of the lands (3) a dreadful pest
killed most of the turkeys. Due to hard times in Calamba, the
monthly allowances of Rizal in Madrid were late in arrival and there
were times when they never arrived
· June 24, 1884- a touching incident in Rizal’s life in Madrid
wherein he was broke and was unable to take breakfast
-Rizal attended his class at the university, participated in the
contest in Greek language and won the gold medal

· Evening of June 25, 1884- a banquet was sponsored by the
Filipino community to celebrate the double victory of the Filipino
artist in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid—Luna’s
Spoliarium winning the first prize and Hidalgo’s Christian Virgins
Exposed to the Populace (Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al
Populacho), second prize
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November 20, 21, and 22, 1884- the serene city of Madrid
exploded in bloody riots by the students of the Central University
· These student demonstrations were caused by the address of Dr.
Miguel Morayta, professor of history, at the opening ceremonies of

the academic year on November 20, in which he proclaimed “the
freedom of science and the teacher”
· The Rector, who also took the side of the students, was forced to
resign and was replaced by Doctor
Creus, “a very unpopular man, disliked by everybody”
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· November 26, 1884- Rizal wrote the recounting tumultuous riots
to his family
· June 21, 1884- Rizal completed his medical course in Spain; he
was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the
Universidad Central de Madrid
· The next academic year (1884-1885), Rizal studied and passed

all subjects leading to the degree of
Doctor of Medicine but he did not present the thesis required for
graduation nor paid the corresponding
fees, he was not awarded his Doctor’s diploma
· June 19, 1885- on his 24th birthday, Rizal was awarded the
degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters by the Universidad
Central de Madrid with the rating of “Excellent”: (Sobresaliente)
· November 26, 1884- a letter to Rizal’s family written in Madrid
wherein he said “My doctorate is not of very much value to me…
because although it is useful to a university professor, yet, I
believe they will never appoint me as such in the College of Santo
Tomas. I say the same thing of philosophy and letters which may
serve also for a professorship, but I doubt if the Dominican fathers
will grant it to me.”

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 During his first summer vacation in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris,

gay capital of France

 The prices of food, drinks, theatre, tickets, laundry, hotel

accommodations, and transportation were too high for Rizal’s

slender purse so that he commented in a letter to his family:

“Paris is the costliest capital in Europe.”

· June 17 to August 20, 1883- Rizal sojourn in Paris

billeted but later, he moved to a cheaper hotel on 124 Rue de

Rennes in the Latin Quarter

· Laennec Hospital- where Rizal observed Dr. Nicaise treating his

different diseases of women

freely criticized the government policies and lambasted the friars

which could not be done in Philippines

· March 1883- Rizal joined the Masonic lodge called Acacia in

Freemansory’s aid in his fight against the friars in the Philippines

· Lodge Solidaridad (Madrid) – Rizal transferred where he became

a Master Mason on November 15,1890

· February 15, 1892- Rizal was awarded the diploma as Master

Mason by Le Grand Orient de France in

· Science, Virtue and Labor- Rizal’s only Masonic writing; a lecture

which he delivered in 1889 at Lodge Solidaridad, Madrid

in Calamba: (1) harvests of rice and sugarcane failed on account

of drought and locusts (2) the manager of the Dominican-owned

hacienda increased the rentals of the lands (3) a dreadful pest

killed most of the turkeys. Due to hard times in Calamba, the

monthly allowances of Rizal in Madrid were late in arrival and there

were times when they never arrived

· June 24, 1884- a touching incident in Rizal’s life in Madrid

wherein he was broke and was unable to take breakfast

-Rizal attended his class at the university, participated in the

contest in Greek language and won the gold medal

Filipino community to celebrate the double victory of the Filipino

artist in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid—Luna’s

Spoliarium winning the first prize and Hidalgo’s Christian Virgins

Exposed to the Populace (Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al

Populacho), second prize

exploded in bloody riots by the students of the Central University

· These student demonstrations were caused by the address of Dr.

Miguel Morayta, professor of history, at the opening ceremonies of

freedom of science and the teacher”

resign and was replaced by Doctor

Creus, “a very unpopular man, disliked by everybody”

· November 26, 1884- Rizal wrote the recounting tumultuous riots

· June 21, 1884- Rizal completed his medical course in Spain; he

was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the

Universidad Central de Madrid

· The next academic year (1884-1885), Rizal studied and passed

graduation nor paid the corresponding

fees, he was not awarded his Doctor’s diploma

degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters by the Universidad

Central de Madrid with the rating of “Excellent”: (Sobresaliente)

· November 26, 1884- a letter to Rizal’s family written in Madrid

wherein he said “My doctorate is not of very much value to me…

because although it is useful to a university professor, yet, I

believe they will never appoint me as such in the College of Santo

serve also for a professorship, but I doubt if the Dominican fathers

will grant it to me.”

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