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BACK TO CALAMBA
(1887- 1889)
Reasons Why He Want To Return To The
Philippines
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 Rizal visited the Jesuit Fathers to ask for the copy he sent them, but they would
not part with it. The Jesuits, especially his former professors- Fr. Francisco
Sanchez, Fr. Jose Bech, and Fr. Federico Faura- were glad to see him.

Letter To Blumentritt,written In Geneva On June

19,1887

 On August 8th, two days after his arrival in Manila, he reached Calamba
 Unlike many successful medical practitioners, Rizal did not selfishly devote all
his time enriching himself. He opened a gymnasium for young folks, where he
introduced European sports. He tried to interest his town mates in gymnastics,
fencing and shooting so as to discourage the cockfights and gambling.
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 Arrival in Manila
 Delightful trip to Manila
 On August 6th he arrived in manila. He disembarked shortly after
nine o'clock that night. He stayed in the city for a short time to visit
his friends. He found Manila the same as when he left it five years
ago.
Defenders of the Noli
 July 30 at Saigon he transferred to another steamer Hayfong
 Rizal is the only one among the passengers who could speak many

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languages, so that he acted ask an interpreter.
 Rizal suffered one failure during his six months of sojourn in Calamba-his
failure to see Leonor Rivera.
 1. to operate on his mothers eyes
 2. to serve his people who had long been oppressed by Spanish tyrants
 3.to find out for himself how Noli and his other writing affecting Filipino
an d Spaniards in the Philippines.
 4.to find out why Leonor Rivera had remained silent
 after the publication of NOLI ME TANGERE and the uproar it caused
among the anti-Filipino elements.
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 Rizal said that he cannot endure the life in Madrid where everything is
a voice in the wilderness.
 *Marcelo H. del Pilar writing under the pen name Dolores
 *Fr. Francisco Sanchez
 *Don Segismundo Moret
 *Rev. Vicente Garcia,
Happy Homecoming
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 The Governor-General assigned a young spanish lieutenant, Don Jose
Taviel de Andrade, as a body Guard of Rizal.

Decision to Return Home

 -Rizal left Rome by train for Marseilles, a French port which he reach
without mishap
 -July 3,1887, he boarded the steamer Djemnah
 -There were about fifty passengers, including 4 Englishmen, 2 Germans, 3
Chinese, 2 Japanese and many Frenchmen.
 The rejoicing of Rizal's return over, him family became worried for his
safety. Paciano did not leave him from enemy assault.
CALAMBA , Rizal established a
medical clinic 
Storm over the NOLI
 A few weeks after his arrival, a storm broke over his novel. One day Rizal
received a letter from Governor-General Emilio Terrero to come to
Malacanan. Somebody had whispered to the governor's ear that the novel
contained subversive ideas.
 -he removed double cataract from Doña Teodora's eyes
 -ha've been called as Doctor Uliman because he came from Germany
 * Two Spanish senators, Vida and Pando, attacked thee novel during the
parliamentary debates.
 * A member of the lower house of the Spanish Cortes, General Salamanca
 Attackers of the Noli.
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 *Father Font printed his report and circulated its copies, believing that his
critique of the disputed novel would discredit it.
 *Fr. Jose Rodriguez, prior of Guadalupe, Published in 1888 a pamphlet
entitled Caiingat Cayo ( beware )which attacked the Noli and warned the
readers that if they read it " they commit mortal sins inasmuch as the said
book is full of heresy.
 *Spanish writer, Vicente Barrantes. His bitter criticism of the novel was
published in madrid newspaper, La Espana Moderna/ Jan. 1890.
 Archbishop of manila, Msgr. Pedro Payo ( a Dominican) sent a copy of the
Noli to Father Rector Gregorio Echavarria of University of Santo Tomas
for examination by the committee of the faculty.
 Fortunately, Rizal found a copy in the hands of a friend. He was able to get
it and gave it to Governor General Terrero.