Chapter 6: In Sunny Spain

Rizal's secret mission - Observe keenly the life and culture, languages and customs,
industries and commerce, and government and laws to prepare himself to fight
Spaniards for Fililinos.
Persons who knew his departure - Paciano, Antonio ivera, !eneng, "ucia,
#alen$uela family, Pedro Paterno, %ateo &vangelista, Ateneo 'esuit Fathers, and
(hengoy.
May 3, !!" - i$al departed to Singapore
Sal#adora - Spanish steamer to Singapore. )here were *+ passengers.
Captain $onato %echa - from Asturias, Spain befriended i$al
May !, !!" - )alim island with the susong dalaga was seen by i$al
May &, !!" - i$al arrived at Singapore. egistered to ,otel de la pa$ for - days
May - i$al left Singapore via French steamer called ./emnah
May ' - they reached Point 0alle in (eylon 1Sri "anka2
May ! - they reached (olombo, the capital of (eylon.
From (olombo to (ape 0auardafui, Africa to Aden to the (ity of Sue$ 1ed Sea
terminal of Sue$ (anal2 3 days of crossing to Port Said to !aples 1'une **2 to
%arseilles 1'une *-2 to Port 4ou 1'une *32 to 4arcelona 1'une *+2
(erdinand de %esseps - built Sue$ (anal, a French .iplomat &ngineer. 5t was
inaugurated on !ov. *6, *7+8
Chateau d'l) - .antes of (ount of %onte (risto was imprisoned there
%as Ram*las - most famous street in 4arcelona
Pla$a de (atalu9a - where party by i$al:s schoolmate was held
+mor Patrio - first article written in Spain which was sent to 4asilio )eodoro %oran, the
publisher of .iariong )agalog. First bilingual newspaper.
%aon, %aan - pen name of i$al in the article published on August -;, *77-
"os #ia/es 1)ravels2 - second article
Re#ista de Madrid -Re#iew o) Madrid. - third article wrote in %adrid on !ovember -8,
*77-
/o#em*er 3, !!" - i$al enrolled in the <nibersidad (entral de %adrid
Medicine and Philosophy and %etters - i$al:s courses
+cademy o) (ine +rts o) San (ernando - where i$al studied painting and sculpture
0all o) +rms o) Sans y Car*onell - where i$al practiced fencing and shooting
Consuelo 1rti,a y Perez - to whom i$al was attracted while in %adrid
+ %a Se2orita C3 13 y P. - poem to e=press i$al admiration to (onsuelo
Rizal *acked out his romance with Consuelo *ecause o) " reasons> *. ,e was still
engaged to "eonor -. ,is friend &duardo de "ete also in loved with her
(irculo ,ispano-Filipino - a society of Spaniards and Filipinos to which i$al /oined
%e Piden #ersos - 1)hey asked me For #erses2 poem wrote by i$al upon the
members: re?uest. ,e declaimed it during !ew @ears &ve reception
Se2or Roces - owner of book store to where i$al purchased secondhand books
4ncle 5om's Ca*in -6eecher Stowe. and 5he 7anderin, 8ews -9u,ene Sue. -
aroused i$al:s sympathy for the oppressed and unfortunate people.
8une ' : +u,ust 3;, !!3 - he went to Paris, France and observed different places