HIS 007: LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

Module #7 Student Activity Sheet

Name: _________________________________________________________________ Class number: _______

Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________________________ Date: ________________

Lesson title: In sunny Spain Materials:

Learning Targets: PEN PC modules
At the end of the module, students will be able to:
References:
1. Realize the importance of secret mission of
Zaide, Gregorio F. (1992). Jose Rizal:
Rizal going abroad Life, Works and Writings
2. Build an appreciation for love of country.
https://allaboutjoserizal.blogspot.com/
1. 2013/09/in-sunny-spain.html)

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

Introduction (2 mins)
 Good day everyone..How are you today? I hope you will find our lesson very
interesting. We will look into the love life of our national hero.
 I guess everybody has a copy of the activity sheets. Now you check the pages, be
sure there are no missing pieces.

B.MAIN LESSON
Activity 1: Content Notes (13 mins)

Decision to go to Spain
After finishing the fourth year of his medical course, Rizal decided to go to study in Spain.
His elder brother readily approved his going to Spain and so did his two sisters Saturnina
(Neneng) and Lucia. Rizal, however, did not seek his parents’ permission and blessings to go
abroad, because he knew that they, especially his mother, would disapprove it. Rizal has a secret
mission why he wants to go abroad to observe the following: 1) life and culture in Europe, 2)
languages and customs, 3) industries and commerce, and 4) Governments and laws of the
European nations.

Departure for Spain

Rizal’s departure was kept secret to avoid detection by the Spanish authorities and the

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friars. The kind Jesuit priests gave him letters of recommendations to members of their Society
in Barcelona. Rizal departed on May 3, 1882 boarded the Salvadora with the following route:
Manila – Singapore – Colombo – through the Suez Canal – Naples and Marseiles – Barcelona.
Only Uncle Antonio Rivera, Paciano, and his sisters, and some close friends knew of his
departure. Paciano gave him P700, Saturnina gave him a diamond ring. An allowance of P35 per
month was promised by Paciano through Uncle Antonio. Rizal used a passport named Jose
Mercado.

Singapore

During his voyage he observed the people and things around him and compared them
with those in the Philippines. He was the only Filipino on board. Rizal saw Singapore and was
impressed by its progress and beautiful sights. He admired the confidence of the natives of
Singapore with their government. Rizal stayed at Hotel de Paz during the two days of his stop-
over at Singapore. He spent most of his time visiting the historic places, botanical garden,
temples, and art galleries and writing his diary and letters.

First trip to Suez Canal

Rizal boarded the Djemnah from Singapore to

Europe, a French steamer, it was larger and cleaner than
the Salvadora. He tried to speak French with some
passengers, which he learned it Ateneo, but
unfortunately passengers cannot understand him
After a week he reached Point de Galle, that
afternoon they sailed and docked at Colombo Ceylon.
The steamer crossed the Indian Ocean to Cafe Guardafui
in Africa. The trip was difficult because of a stormy
weather. Rizal was sea sick. On June 2 he arrived at the terminal of Suez Canal, enjoyed and was
thrilled by the historic waterway. Suez Canal is man-made waterway which constructed by the
Famous French-man
On June 11, Rizal reached Naples. This Italian City pleased him because of its business
activity, its lively people, and its panoramic beauty. Night of June 12, the steamer docked at the

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French harbor of Marsielles. He visited the Chateau d’If, where Dantes, the hero in The Count of
Monte Cristo was imprisoned. He stayed three days in Marseilles, enjoying every day of his
sojourn.
At Marseilles, Rizal took the train to Barcelona. Rizal reached his destination – Barcelona
on June 16, 1882. Rizal found Barcelona to be a great city, with an atmosphere of freedom and
liberalism, and its people were open-hearted, hospitable and courageous. The Filipinos in
Barcelona, some of whom were his schoolmates in Ateneo, welcomed Rizal. They threw a party
for Rizal at their favorite café in Plaza de Cataluna.

Rizal Moves to Madrid

Rizal received a sad news about the cholera that was ravaging Manila and the provinces.
On a letter he received from Paciano dated September 15, 1882, the Calamba folks were having
afternoon novenas and nocturnal procession, praying to God to stop the dreadful epidemic.
Another sad news he received was from Chengoy (Jose M. Cecilio) telling how Leonor Rivera was
getting thinner because of the absence of a love one. Upon Paciano’s advise, Rizal left Barcelona
in the fall of 1882 and established himself in Madrid, the capital of Spain. At Madrid he enrolled
at the Universidad Central de Madrid (Central University of Madrid) on November 3, 1882 there
he took two courses: Medicine and Philosophy and Letters. Aside from his studies, Rizal also
took painting and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos. Rizal also took private
lessons in French, German, and English; Rizal led a Spartan life in Madrid, he lived frugally,
spending his money only on food, clothing, lodging, and books his only “vice” was taking part in
the Madrid Lottery. He spends his leisure time reading and writing at his boarding house,
attending reunions with fellow Filipino students and practicing fencing and shooting.

Consuelo Ortiga y Perez

During Rizal’s stay in Madrid, he would frequently visit the home of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey
who lived with his son Rafael and daughter Consuelo. Don Pablo was a former city mayor of
Manila during the administration of the liberal governor general Carlos Ma. De la Torre. Rizal
was attracted by Consuelo’s beauty and vivacity. As he made a poem entitled A La Senorita C.O.
y P. to express his admiration for her. Rizal, however, backed out from his romance with
Consuelo because (1) he was still engaged with Leonor Rivera and (2) his friend and co-worker in
the Propaganda Movement, Eduardo de Lete was madly in love with Consuelo.

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Other activities of Rizal in Madrid

Shortly after arriving in Madrid in 1882, Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano-Filipino, a
society of liberal Spaniards and Filipinos. As a member of this society Rizal wrote a poem entitled
“Me Piden Versos” (They ask me for Verses).
Freemasonry or the Masons, were a secret society composed of liberal and republican
Spaniards in Spain. Amongst them were prominent and intellectual Spaniards. The Spanish
Masons openly and freely criticized the government policies and particularly lambasted the
friars. In March 1883, Rizal joined the Masonic lodge called Acacia in Madrid. His Masonic name
was Dimasalang. Later he transferred to Lodge Solidaridad where he became a Master Mason.

 Two reasons why he became a Mason:

 The bad friars in the Philippines unworthy of their priestly habit or calling
 He needed the help of the Masons to fight the bad friars in the Philippines. (it was a
shield to use in his fight against the evil forces of tyranny)

Completion of Studies

The academic year 1884-1885 Rizal passed all subjects leading to the degree of Doctor of
Medicine. Rizal completed his medical course in Spain. He was awarded the Degree of Licentiate
in Medicine by the Universidad Central de Madrid on June 21, 1884. The next academic year
(1884-85) he studied and passed all subjects leading to the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.
However, he was not awarded his Doctors Diploma because he did not present his thesis nor
paid the corresponding fees. Rizal also finished his studies in Philosophy and Letters and was
awarded the degree on June 19, 1885, his 24th birthday. By obtaining a degree in Philosophy
and Letters, Rizal became qualified to be a professor of humanities in any Spanish university. He
did not bother to secure the post-graduate degree of Doctor of Medicine because it was also
good only for teaching. Rizal knew, however, that with his brown color and Asian racial ancestry
no friar-owned university or college in the Philippines would accept him in its faculty staff.

Activity 2: Skill-building Activities (with answer key) (18 mins + 2 mins checking)
Answer in 3-4 sentences each of the following:

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In Barcelona, Rizal wrote a nationalistic essay entitled “Amor Patrio” (Love of Country). He
wrote this essay on the request of his friend, Basilio Teodoro Moran, publisher of the first
bilingual newspaper in Manila, the Diariong Tagalog on August 20, 1882. (Spanish and Tagalog).
He wrote this essay using the pen name Laong Laan. The essay caused quite a stir among the
readers in the Philippines.

“Child, we love play; Adolescent, we forget it; youth, we seek our ideal; disillusioned, we weep
and go in quest of something more positive and more useful; parent, the children die and time
gradually erases our pain just as the air of the sea slowly effaces the shores as the boat departs from
them. But, love of country can never be effaced, once it has entered the heart, because it carries in
itself the divine stamp that makes it eternal and imperishable.”

“It has always been said that love is the most potent force behind the most sublime deeds; very well, of
all loves, the love of country is what produced the greatest, the most heroic, the most disinterested …
Read history…”

1. For youth of today what is your message in our country?

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2. What are the things you are willing to sacrifice for our country? Explain.

Things to sacrifices Brief explanation

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Check for Understanding

 Can you establish the significance of Suez Canal in relation to world economy?
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B. LESSON WRAP-UP

FAQs

1. Why was Rizal did not pay his tuition fee for Degree of Doctor of Medicine?
Answer: Because of drought and locust the harvest of rice and sugarcane failed in Calamba
and the manager of the Dominican-owned hacienda increased the rentals of the lands
cultivated by the Rizal family, so, his brother Paciano failed to send him money.

Thinking about Learning

“My Learning Tracker”. In this section, you are going to track your learning by
accomplishing the chart below. Write the learning targets, your scores, learning
experience for the session and plan for the next session.

Learning Scores Action Plan

Date Target/Topic

What module# did What contributed to the quality of your

What were your
What’s the you do? What were the performance today? What will you do next
scores in the
date today? learning targets? What session to maintain your performance or
activities?
activities did you do? improve it?

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