rizal

2.  After finishing his studies in Madrid, Rizal
decided to leave the Spanish capital and move
to France and Germany.
 His decision to migrate into this two countries
was due to his desire to specialized in
ophthalmology
 His preference for ophthalmology ad a
specialization in medicine was prompted to by
his desire to cure the eye ailment of his
mother.
 He continued his observations of the government
and laws, as well as the custom and traditions
of France and Germany.

3.  Rizal was 24 years old and full-pledged
surgeon, when he migrate to Paris.
 Before Paris, he went to Barcelona, Spain to
visit Maximo Viola, a medical student from
San Miguel Bulacan and they agreed to have
grand tour of Europe.

4.  He worked as an assistant at the eye
clinic of Dr. Louis de Wecker, for four
months and learned the ff:
 the actual performance of eye operation;
 recent studies on the ailment of the
eyes;
the various techniques of eye operation.

5.  Rizal took time to visit his fellow
Filipinos in the city.
 He frequented the residences of
Felix R. Hidalgo Pardo de Tavera Juan Luna

6.  He stayed to Juan Luna in the latter studio
in Paris.
 He became Luna's model in two of his
historical canvasses: The Blood Compact and
Death of Cleopatra.
 Before Leaving the city, he completed one-
fourth of this first novel Noli Me Tangere.

7.  Rizal left Paris for Germany.
 He left Paris due to its high cost of living,
which he could not cope with.
 He arrived Heidelberg, the university town
of Germany on February 3, 1886.
 He resided in a German boarding house.
 He decided to transfer to a boarding house
close to the University of Heidelberg.

8.  He was privileged to work at the eye hospital of
the university, under the tutelage of Dr. Otto
Becker.
 In this University town, he perfected the
techniques of diagnosing eye ailments which he
learned under Dr. Louis de Wecker.
 He wrote letters to his sisters, Maria and
Trinidad.
 Rizal described the German student as
affectionate, respectful, modest, and not
boastful.
 Rizal described women as tall, stout, and blonde.

9.  serious
 studios
 simple
 industrious
 not afraid of men
 concerned about
education

10.  Rizal visited the different scenic spots of
Heidelberg on weekends.
Neckar River

11.  This scenery inspired Rizal to write a poem
entitle " A Las Flores de Heidelberg (To the
Flowers of Heidelberg) ".
 A poem of two of the greatest loves of man
on earth.
 It is a poem remembrance and a poem of the
motherland.

12. Summer Vacation at
Wilhelmsfeld

Wilhemsfeld is a mountainous village at
Heidelberg.

He met Dr. Luis D. Wecker
- a pastor of the vicarage of
Wilhemsfeld.

13. 
He returned to Heidelberg on June 2,
1886 remembering the hospitality and
frienship accorded to him by Ulmers.

He appreciated so much from his stay in
thr German village-- the religious
tolerance the people practice in the area.

He observed Pastor Ulmer being able to
get along well with the Catholic priest.

14. Rizal to Leipzig and DresdenRizal to Leipzig and Dresden
LEIPZIG
➔
He arrived in Leipzig on August 14, 18986,
on board a train.
➔
Part of his activities in this city was
attendeance at the lectures given by
German proffesors in history and
psychology.

15. ➔
He came to know Prof. Friedrich Ratzel
Dr. Hans Meyer
➔
He translated Schiller's William Tell into
Tagalog.
➔
He worked as a proofreader in a
publishing company to augment his
allowance.
➔
He stayed in the city for two months.

16. ➔
He left Leipzig on October 29, 1886 and went
to Dresden.
Dresden
➔
He met Dr. Adolph Meyer, the Director of
Anthropological and Ethnological Musuem of the
city.
➔
After 3 day visit, He left Dresden for Berlin by
train.

17. RIZAL IN BERLINRIZAL IN BERLIN
➔
He arrived in the evening of November 1, 1886.
➔
He went due to the following reason:
✔
To further enhance his knowledge of
ophthamology;
✔
To supplement his studies of languages and
sciences;
✔
To study and observe the political and
economic conditions of Germany;
✔
To join the circle of famous German
scientists and scholars; and
✔
To complete and publish his novel, Noli Me
Tangere

18. ➔
He meet in person Dr. Feodor Jagor, the
author of the book Travels in the
Philippines.
➔
His admiration of this book was due to two
reasons:
✔
It predicted the collapse of the
Spanish regime in the Philippines
✔
It prophesied the coming of the
Americans into the Philippines

19. ➔
His acquaintance with Dr. Jagor, through a letter
of introduction from Ferdinand Blumentritt,
resulted into his friendship with numerous German
intellectuals, like the following:
✔
Dr. rudolf Virchow
- a German anthropologist
✔
Dr. Hans Virchow
- a German professor of Descripitive
Anatomy
✔
Dr. W. Joest
- a famous German geographer
✔
Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger
- a noted German ophthamologist

20. ➔
He was accepted as member of the following
societies in Berlin:
✔
Anthropological Society
✔
Ethnilogical Society
✔
Geographical Society
➔
He presented a paper in German entitled
Tagalische Verkunst (Tagalog Metrical Art) to the
Ethnographic Society of Berlin.
➔
Life of Berlin was not easy for him.
➔
In the morning, he worked as an assistant in Dr.
Schweigger's clinic.
➔
He attended lectures at the University of Berlin in
the evening.

21. ➔
At his boarding house, he continued his physical
trimming exercises and practice in speaking
German, French, and Italian languages.
➔
Before resting in the evening, he took time writing
and completing his first novel.
➔
He was exposed to a lot of enriching experiences in
Berlin, there was a time that he found himself
penniless.
➔
This happened from November 1886 to May 1887.
➔
In order to eat, he had to pawn the diamond ring
given by his sister Saturnina and sell his books to
second-hand bookstores.
➔
Devoid of proper nutrition, he got sick with coughs
and colds, sign of tuberculosis.
➔
Penniless of Berlin, he thought of burning the
manuscript of his first novel, which he hed
complete.

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