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Rizal in Paris
• While in Paris:

• 1. He continued his fruitful artistic, literary and patriotic labors.

• 2. published his annotated edition of Morga‟s Sucesos.

• 3. Wrote “Por Telefono” : Against Fr. Salvador Font.

• 4. Founded three (3) Filipino Societies;

– 1. Kidlat Club

– 2.Indios Bravos

– 3.R.D.I.M Society

• .
KIDLAT CLUB : Society of temporary nature.

• Founded by Rizal @ March 19, 1889

– Antonio Luna
– Juan Luna
– Gregorio Aguilera
– Fernando Canon
– Lauro Dimayaga
– Julio Llorente
– Guilllermo Pauta
– Baldomero Roxas
Indios Bravo: Brave Indians

• Kidlat Club was sightseeing in exposition.

• They found this Buffalo bullshow: American Indians
• “If only we are like them, proud and dignified”
• Rizal concluded that we should be called „Indios Bravos‟
• Members pledge to excel in intellectual and physical prowesss
• Practive sword, pistol and Judo.
R.D.I.M SOCIETY

• Another society founded by Rizal.

• “The Mysterious sociedad R.D.I.M” – only mentioned twice:
– 1. Rizal‟s letter to Jose Maria Basa, Paris, September 21, 1889
– 2. Rizal‟s letter to Marcelo H. del Pilar, Paris, November 4, 1889
• According to Dr. Leoncio Lopez- Rizal [Grandnephew]
– “the society has a symbol or a countersign respresented by a circle divided into three parts by two-semi
circle having ain the center the interlocked letters I and B meaning Indios Bravos and the letters
R.D.I.M placed outside an upper, lower, left and right side of circle”
• R.D.I.M = Redencion de loz Malayos (Redemption of the Malays)
Aim: „The propagation of all useful knowedge- scientific artistic, literary, etc.
Difficulties in Finding Quarters:
March 1889- Rizal is having a difficulty in finding a place to stay.
May 6, 1889- Universal Exposition of 1889 is the reason for the
attraction that attracted lots of tourists and visitors, with this,
lots of landlords raise the cost of renting.

VALENTINE VENTURA’s House @ No. 45 Rue Manbuege

here, Rizal finish his annotated edition of Morga’s Sucesos.

Find settlement with two other Filipinos

CAPT. JUSTO TRINIDAD and JOSE ALBERT
Life in Paris:
1. Bibliotheque Nationale (National Library)
2. Write letters to family and friends
3. Visits gymnasium for daily physical excersice
4. Visits friends house
1. The Venturas
2. The Boustead
3. The Lunas
4. The Pardo de Taveras [ Don Juaquin Pardo de Tavera]
1. Dr. trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera [ Physician and Philologist]
2. Dr. Felix Pardo de Tavera [ Physcian, Artist ad Sculptor]
3. Paz Pardo de Tavera [ Wife of Juan Luna]
June 24, 1889- birth of “Maria de la Paz, Blanca,Laureana, Hermenegilda Juan Luna y Pardo de Tavera”
Rizal was his Godfather and the one who chooses her name
Daugther (2nd Child) of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera
1st bord was Andres [Luling].
 Exposition of 1889
o May 6, 1889
o The Universal Exposition of Paris
o World‟s fair held in Paris, France
o Greatest Attraction: Eiffel Tower
 Alexander Eiffel, French engineer
 984 feet high
 Population crowd: 200,000 persons
 President Sadi Carnot of the 3rd French Republic
o “International Art Competition”
o 1. Felix R. Hidalgo – 2nd Price
o 2. Juan Luna – 3rd Price
o 3. Felix Pardo de Tavera – 3rd Price
o 4.Rizal- No Price [ His works are qualify but not good enough to win an int‟l price]
Rizal as Historian

• The other works of Rizal that qualify him as a historian:

– 1. Ma-yi [December 6, 1888]
– 2. Tawalisi of Ibn Batuta [ January 7, 1889]
– 3. Filipinas dentro de cien Anos [ The Philipine with in a century]
– 4. Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos [ The Indolences of the
Filipinos]
– 5. La Politica Colonial on Filipinas [Colonial Policy in the Philippines]
– 6. Manila de la Familia Rizal de Calamba [ History of thr Rizal Family of
Calamba]
– 7. Historia de la Familia Rizal de Calamba [ History of the Rizal Family of
Calamba]
– 8. Los Pueblos del Archipelago Indico [ The Peoples of the Indian Archipelago]
 The Philippines with in a Century
• In this article, Rizal expresses his views on the Spanish colonization in the Philippines
and predicted with amazing accuracy the tragic end of thee sovereignty in Asia.

The Indolence of the Filipino

• A prestigious work of historical scholarship. It is an able of the alleged indolence of
Filipinos.
 International Association of Filipinologists

• Rizal proposed to establish this association

• Aim: Is to study the Philippines from thee scientific and historical point of view.

Project for Filipino College in Hong Kong

• What: Magnificent project of Rizal to establish a Modern College in Hong Kong.
• Aims: „To train and educate men of good family and financial means in accordance
with the demands of modern times and circumstances‟
• Mr. Mariano Cunanan- Rich filipino resident in Paris; promised Rizal to raise 40,000 as
an initial capital for the college.
• This was not materialized; during Rizals exile in Dapitan, he founded a school for boys.
 “POR TELEFONO” – The Prophecy

• Originally published in Barcelona on 1889 to reply to another slander of

Fr. Salvador Font- Mastermind of banning.
• This demonstrated Rizal‟s wit and his prophetic insights.
• He predicted much ahead of time the use of overseas- telephonic conversations

Christmas in Paris
• December 25, 1889- Rizal‟s last Christmas dinner in in Paris.
• After new year, he visits London for two possible reasons:
– 1. To check his annotated edition of Morga‟s sucesos
– 2. To see Gertrude Beckett for the last time

– Rizal came back to Paris in January 1889.

 Life in Brussels
• January 28, 1890 – After going back to Paris, he decided to go to
Brussels, Capital of Belgium.
Reasons of Leaving Paris:
1. The cost of living in Paris was very high because of exposition.
2. The life in Paris affected his writings.
3. Some of his friends believed that he was leaving again because of a
woman, same reason when he was in London.

[ Later on, Ventura knew that the reason is economic so he offer Rizal to
stay with him in Paris without paying he‟s rent- but Rizal declined for he had
a high sense of dignity and would not accept charity to any man. ]
 Life in Brussels
• He was accompanied by Jose Albert.
• They live in a boarding house: 38 Rue Philippe Champagne.

• The boarding house is run by two Jacoby Sisters named Suzanne and Marie.
• Later, Albert left and was replaced by Jose Alejandro – Engineering student.

– Rizal was busy writing his second novel.

– He wrote more than 10 articles for La Solidaridad and letters for his family and
friends.
– He spent part of his time in medical clinic.
– He had gymnastics at the gymnasium and target practice and fencing at the
armory.
The articles he wrote for La Solidaridad.

• The articles he wrote for La Solidaridad during his stay in Brussel.

• • “A La Defensa” (To La Defensa), April 30, 1889.
• • “La verdad Para Todos” ( The Truth For All), May 31, 1889.
• • “Vicente Barrantes‟(Teatro Tagalo) June 15, 18889
• • “Una Profanacion” (A Profanation), July 31, 1889
• • “Verdades Nuevas” (New Truths), July 31, 1889
• • “Crueldad” (Cruelty), August 15, 1889
• • “Differencias” (Differences), September 15, 1889
• • “Inconsequencias” (Inconsequences), November 30, 1889
• • “Llanto y Risas” (Tears and Laughters), November 30, 1889
• • “Ingratitudes” (Ingratitude), January 15, 1890

[ This is in defence of his oppressed people and to point out the evils
of Spanish rule]
New Orthography of Tagalog Language

• Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de la Lengua Tagala The New Orthography

of the Language
• Schiller‟s Wilhelm Tell and Andresen‟s Fairy Tale
• Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera‟s work El Sanscrito en Lengua Tagala

[ Rizal advocate the filipinization of its Orthography]

Hispanized Tagalog Word

SALACOT ARAO
to to
SALAKOT ARAW

[ Tagalog letter K and W should be used instead of Spanish C and O.]

Rizal Criticize Madrid Filipinos for Gambling

• Juan Luna and Valentine Ventura send news to Rizal that the
Filipinos in Spain were destroying the good name of their nation by
gambling too much. They Urged Rizal to do something about it.
• Rizal wrote to Marcelo H. del Pilar to remind the Filipinos in Madrid
that they went to Europe to work for their Fatherland‟s freedom and not
to gamble.
• Through gambling they are showing that the Filipinos are not worthy of
freedom but of slavery.
• They should spend their time doing something noble and generous
because the youth is noble and generous.
• The gambling Filipinos in Madrid became very angry when they learned
of Rizal‟s moralizing that they called him “Papa” (pope) instead of
“Pepe”.
 Bad News from Home
• The Calamba Agrarian Trouble was getting worst.
• The management of the Dominican hacienda continually raised the land
rents.
• The Dominican order filled a suit in court to dispossess the Rizal Family of
their lands in Calamba.
• The tenants were persecuted.
• Paciano, Antonio Lopez and Silvestre Ubaldo were deported to Mindoro.
• Manuel T. Hidalgo – was banished to Bohol for the second time.
Presintement of Death

• In his childhood he had a strange belief that I would not reach 30 years of
age.
• He had bad dreams, although he was not superstitious, he feared he will
not lived long.
• He said “In my childhood I had a strange belief that I would not reach 30
years of age” and “Laong Laan (Ever Ready) is my true name”
• He was not afraid to die, but just wanted to finish what nobody else
could continue ( 2nd Novel) .
Preparation to Go Home
• Rizal planned to go home. He could not stay in Brussels writing a book
while his parents, relatives and friends in the distant Philippines were
persecuted.
• July 18, 1890 – he wrote a letter to Ponce in which he expresses his
determination to go home.
• All his friends, including Blumentritt, Jose Ma. Basa, and Ponce, were
horrified by Rizal’s to return to the Philippines. They warned him of the
danger that awaited him at home.
Decision to go to Madrid

• No threats or danger could change his plan but a letter from Paciano
came, saying hat they lost the case against Dominicam Orders and would
be needing a lawyer to hold the case in the Supreme Court of Madrid.

• M.H del Pilar – Rizal wrote to him on June 20, 1890 to be the lawyer and
told him that he’s going to go to Madrid to assist in handling the case.

“To my Muse” (1890)

A poem he wrote in Brussels while he was worried about his family.
 Romance with Suzanne Jacoby
2 things that keeps Rizal Moving in Belgium despite difficulties:
1. Summertime festival in Belgium
2. Romance with Petite Jacoby [ Petite Susanne]

It was said that Rizal had a transitory romance with the petite niece of his
landladies, Suzanne.
When Jose Rizal left her place, her dream was to follow him and to travel with
the Filipino lover boy who was always in her thoughts.
Suzanne Jacoby was a Belgian lady whom Rizal met when he was 29.

The Girl was so in loved with him that even in letters, she was hoping that
Rizal would write back.
 Romance with Suzanne Jacoby
• When Jose Rizal left her place, her dream was to follow him and to travel
with the Filipino lover boy who was always in her thoughts.
• Suzanne Jacoby was a Belgian lady whom Rizal met when he was 29.
• Suzanne and Marie (some references say “Catherina and Suzanna”).
• It was said that Rizal had a transitory romance with the petite niece of his
landladies, Suzanne.
• 2 things that keeps Rizal Moving in Belgium despite difficulties:
• 1. Summertime festival in Belgium
• 2. Romance with Petite Jacoby [ Petite Susanne]