PLACE PERSONS EVENTS DATE

SPAIN Antonio Rivera He boarded the Salvadora May 3, 1882

using a passport of Jose
Mercado, which was
procured for him by his
uncle Antonio Rivera,
father of Leonor Rivera.
He left Marseilles for June 15, 1882
Barcelona in an express
train.
Barcelona, Spain Basilio Teodoro His article “Amor Patrio” August 20, 1882
was published in the
Diarong Tagalog, a Manila
newspaper edited by
Basilio Teodoro. This was
the first article he wrote
abroad.

Madrid, Spain Rizal matriculated at the September 2, 1882

Universidad Central de
Madrid. He took the
following subjects: medical
clinic, surgical clinic, legal
medicine and obstetrical
clinic.
Asked to deliver a poem by October 4, 1882
the members of Circulo
Hispano-Filipino , there
together in the effort to
save the association from
disintegration, Rizal recited
"Me piden versus." The
meeting was held at the
house of Pablo Ortiga y
Rey.

He wrote the article November 2, 1882

"Revista de Madrid" which
was in intended for
publication in the Diarong
Tagalog in Manila, but was
not published because the
newspaper stops its
circulation.
Rizal wrote an article November 7, 1882
entitled "Las Dudas". The
article was signed Laong -
Laan.
FRANCE Felipe Zamora, Cunanan With Felipe Zamora and June 18, 1883
and Dr, Nicaise Cunanan, He visited the
Leannec Hospital to
observe how Dr, Nicaise
treated his patients. He was
stunned to see the advanced
facilities in the
accommodation in the said
hospital.
Dr. Nicaise He again visited Dr. June 19, 1883
Nicaise who showed the
technique of operation.
Later he went to see
dupytren Museum.
Felix Pardo de Tavera Rizal visited the June 20, 1883
Lariboisiere Hospital where
Felix Pardo de Tavera was
an extern. Here he observe
the examination of the
different diseases of
women.
Madrid, Spain He enrolled at the central September 28, 1883
Universidad de Madrid for
the second course in
medicine.
Rizal proposed to the January 2, 1884
member of the Circulo
assembled in the house of
the Pateros, the publication
of a book by association .
This idea became the
embryo of this first novel
Noli Me Tangere .
He finished the degree of June 21, 1884
Licentiate in Medicine with
the grade of aprobado from
the Central Universidad de
Madrid.
Rizal won first prize in June 25, 1884
Greek contest, after which
he delivered a speech in
honor of the two Filipino
painters , Juan Luna and
Felix Resurreccion
Hidalgo. The occasion
commemorated the triumph
of the two, especially Luna
who won the first prize for
his Spoliarium during the
National Exposition of Fine
Arts held in Madrid that
year.
Rizal explained the term July 1, 1884
Filibusterismo in the
newspaper of Madrid El
Progreso , calling the
attention of the Spanish
authorities over the case of
future of the Filipinos. He
asked for freedom of the
press and the right of
representation of the
Spanish Cortes.
Rizal witnessed the November 20, 1884
tumultuous scene in the
Central Universidad de
Madrid where the students
and professors staged a
strike against
excommunication imposed
by the bishop on the lecture
proclaiming the freedom of
science and of the teacher.
Heidelberg, Germany His Parents While in Heidelberg April 22, 1886
experiencing the feeling of
nostalgia for his parents
and his country, Rizal
wrote the poem "A Las
Flores de Heidelberg".
Berlin, Germany Prof. Blumentritt Copies of his novel came March 21, 1887
off the press . He sent one
copy to Prof. Blumentritt.
In a letter of his Austrian
friend, he say it was the
first impartial and daring
book to be written on the
life of the Tagalogs. He
opined that the Spanish
authorities and the friar
would attack the book.
Manila At 9:00 o’clock in the August 5, 1887
evening, Rizal arrived at
Manila after five years of
study and patriotic labors in
Europe.
Fr. Matias Gomez, Fr. In a letter, Archbishop P. August 18, 1887
Norberto del Prado and Fr. Payo instructed Fr.
Evaristo Fernandez Arias Gregorio Echevarria,
Rector of the University of
Sto. Thomas , that an
information about the novel
Noli Me Tangere be issued
by a Commission
composed of University
professors Fr. Matias
Gomez, Fr. Norberto del
Prado and Fr. Evaristo
Fernandez Arias.
He left Calamba for Manila August 30, 1887
to see Governor-General on
the issue of the Noli Me
Tangere which caused
torment among the friars in
the Philippines.
Rizal decided not to leave September 1887
his family within this year.
His sister Olimpia died of
hemorrhage while giving
birth. His father did not
permit him to go out alone
and eat in the house of his
relatives.
Fr. Salvador Font The Permanent Board Of December 29, 1887
Censure headed by Fr.
Salvador Font issued a
judgment absolutely
prohibiting the circulation
of the Noli Me Tangere in
the Philppines.
Rizal, after staying in the February 3, 1888
Philippines for almost six
months, left Manila for
Hongkong, bringing with
him P5,000 which he
earned from his medical
practice.
Hong Kong Jose Maria Basa, Jose With Jose Maria Basa, Jose February 19, 1888
Sainz de Veranda and some Sainz de Veranda and some
Portuguese Portuguese , Rizal left
Hongkong for Macao on
board the Kui Kiang. In
Macao, they lived in the
house of Juan Lecaroz.
After staying in Hong February 22, 1888
Kong for almost two
weeks, he left for Japan on
board the Oceanic.