The

Travels of Rizal
MAY 3 1882
SPAIN
Rizal left Philippines for the first time
Spain.
He boarded the Salvadora using a
passport of Jose
Mercado, which was procured for him
by his uncle Antonio Rivera, father of
Leonor Rivera. He was accompanied
to the quay where the Salvadora was
moored by his uncle Antonio, Vicente
Gella,and Mateo Evangelista.
Salvadora
4 May 1882
He got seasick on board the boat.

5 May1882
He conversed with the passengers of the ship; he was still feeling sea-
sick.

6 May 1882
He played chess with the passengers on board.

8 May 1882
He saw mountains and Islands.
 SINGAPORE
9 May 1882
Rizal arrived at Singapore.

10 May 1882
He went around the town of Singapore and maid some observations.

11 May 1882
In Singapore, at 2 p.m., Rizal boarded the boat Djemnah to continue his trip to
Spain. He found the boat clean and well kept.

12 May 1882
He had a conversation with the passengers of the boat.

13 May 1882
Rizal was seasick again.

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 MARSEILLES
• 14 May 1882
On his way to Marseilles, Rizal had a terrible dream. He
dreamed he was traveling with Neneng (Saturnina) and
their path was blocked by snakes.

May 15 1882
Rizal had another disheartening dream. He dreamed he
returned to Calamba and after meeting his parents who did
not talk to him because of not having consulted them about
his first trip abroad, he returned traveling abroad with one
hundred pesos he again borrowed. He was so sad and
broken hearted. Soon he woke up and found himself inside
his cabin.
• 17 May 1882
Rizal arrived at Punta de Gales.
18 May 1882
At 7:30 a.m., he left Punta de Gales for Colombo. In
the afternoon, Rizal arrived at Colombo and in the
evening the trip was resumed.
26 May 1882
Rizal was nearing the African coast
27 May 1882
He landed at Aden at about 8:30 a.m. He made
observation at the time.
 SUEZ CANAL
*Is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt,
connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea,
it allows ships to travel between Europe and eastern Asia
without navigating around Africa.
SUEZ CANAL
• 2 June 1882
He arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.

3 June 1882
He was quarantined on board the Djemnah in the Suez Canal.

6 June 1882
It was the fourth day at Suez Canal and was still quarantined on
board of the boat.

7 June 1882
Rizal arrived at Port Said. In a letter to his parents, He described
his trip en route to Aden along the Suez Canal.
 CITY OF NAPLES
• 11 June 1882
Rizal disembarked and, accompanied by a guide, went around the City of Naples
for one hour. This was the first European ground he set foot on.

12 June 1882
At ten o’clock in the evening, the boat anchored at Marseilles. He slept in board.

13 June 1882
Early on the morning he landed at Marseilles and boarded at the Noalles Hotel.
Later he around for observation.

14 June 1882
His second in Marseilles.

15 June 1882
He left Marseilles for Barcelona in an express train.
August 20, 1882
His article “Amor Patrio”
was published in the
Diariong Tagalog, a manila
newspaper edited by
Basilio Teodoro

AMOR PATRIO

BASILIO TEODORO DIARIONG TAGALOG

 MADRID SPAIN
On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in the Universidad Central de
Madrid.
He took up Medicine and Philosophy and Letters.
Rizal then had a love affair with Consuelo Ortiga y Perez,
but did notFlourish cause he was still engaged to Leonor
Rivera
 PARIS, FRANCE
In March 1891, Rizal finished writing his second
novel, El Filibusterismo, in France. He planned to
publish the book in Belgium, but was financially
hard up. His brother’s support from back home was
delayed in coming, and he was scrimping on meals
and expenses. Finally, in September 1890, El
Filibusterismo was published in Ghent using
donations from Rizal’s friends.
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travels-of-rizal
MANILA
Rizal came home to the Philippines in June 1892.