CHAPTER 6- TOURING

EUROPE WITH DR.

VIOLA
 Berlin Germany- Noli is publish
 May 11, 1887- Rizal and Dr. Viola left

Berlin
 May- ideal month to travel, start of spring

 Postdam- fantastic and imposing

Mausoleum, statue of Frederick the Great
 Dresden, Germany- botanical garden,

monuments, landmarks
 Teschen-now Decin, place in central
Europe
 Prof. Blumentritt- wait Rizal and Dr.

Viola at Leitmeritz, Bohemia. He told

Rizal was the greatest product of the
Philippines and his coming of the world
was like the appearance of a rare comet.
The greatest man the Malayan race has
ever produced.
 Prof. Blumentritt- secretary of Tourist
Club of Leitmeritz
 Pencil sketch- Rizal’s gift to Blumentritt

as a gesture of mutual friendship

 May 17 at 9:30am- Rizal and Viola left

Leitmeritz by train
 In Prague
 Prague- historic city and capital of
Czechoslovakia on western part of
Moldau River
 Dr. Wellkomm- professor of History in

University of Prague
 Visit the tombs of Nicolaus Copernicus-

famous Polish astronomer

 Went to Vienna via Brunn
 In Vienna
 Capital of Austria
 Lodge at Hotel Metropole

 Danube River- famous and romantic river

in Austria
 In Lintz ( Linz) and Rheinfall
 Lintz- end of voyage of Rizal and Viola
 Salzburg- city in west Austria, birthplace

of Mozart
 May 27- they arrive at Munchen
(Munich) City
 Munich- best beer in Germany was

brewed
 Nuremberg- city in Central Barabia in
West Germany and site of trials of Nazis
accused of war crimes
 Horrible torture machine- used by
authorities in investigating cases on
political or religious nature; lack for
individual rights; prejudice on examiners
part; recklessly cruel punishments
 Ulm- city in East Baden- Wurttemberg in
Germany where they visit the tallest and
biggest cathedral in Germany
 Bin Waterfall- the most beautiful
waterfall in Europe
 Geneva Switzerland- seats of League of

Nations; Rizal celebrate his 26th birthday

 Rizal went to Italy while Viola return to

Barcelona
 Rizal in Rome
 Rome- capital of Italy, ancient capital of
Roman Empire, site of Vatican City, seat
of authority of Roman Catholic Church
 St. Peter’s Basilica- first known Christian

church dedicated in 326 A. D by Emperor

Constantine
 St. Peter Square at Vatican City- receive
blessing of Supreme Pontiff
 5 years- sojourn in Europe
 Back to Calamba
 July 3,1887- left Rome by train headed
for Marseilles
 Boarded Djemnah

 Men- seaport in People’s Republic of

Yemen, sea becomes rough due to bad

weather
 July 30- he transferred to S.S Hayfong

which reach Manila on August 6

 Opened medical clinic and his first
patient was his mother
 Doctor Uliman- he was mistaken by the

ignorant folks for a German

 Earned $900, as a physician

 He even translated Von Wildernath’s

poems in Tagalog version

 Cockfighting and Gambling- Filipinos
favorite pastime
 Summoned to malacañan
 Gov. Gen. Emilio Terrero- summoned
Rizal to come to Malacañan because of
Noli
 Noli Me Tangere caused uproar among

government authorities that he wanted to

have the copy of that book
 Gov. Gen. Terrero saw nothing wrong in

the novel
 Don Jose Taviel de Andrade- lieutenant of
Civil Guard
 Powerful Enemies
 Copy of Noli was sent to Father Rector
Gregorio Echavarria of University of
Santo Tomas by Archbishop Pedro Payo
for examination
 Found the book scandalous to religious

order, impious, subversive to public order

and libelous to Spain Government
 Rizal’s enemies were happy because the
novel was absolutely prohibited
 Calamba’s Agrarian Problem
 Chief Executive- ordered a government
investigation of friars estate to look for
sources of agrarian problem in Calamba
 Calamba Hacienda-one of the friar
estates affected; owned by Dominican
Order
 Governor-General-ordered Civil
Governor of Laguna Province directing
Municipal government to investigate
agrarian conditions
 Finding submitted for appropriate actions:

1. Hacienda of Dominican Order

comprised not only lands around
Calamba but the town of Calamba
2. Profits of Dominican Order continually
increased because of arbitrary increase of
rentals paid by the tenants
3. Hacienda owner never contributed a
single centavo for celebration of town
fiesta, for children education and
agriculture improvement
4. Tenants who had spent much labor in
clearing the lands were dispossessed of
said land for flimsy reason (light and
insubstantial)
5. High rates of interest were arbitrarily
charged the tenants for delayed payments
of rentals and when rentals is not paid,
hacienda management confiscated their
work animals and tools
 Rizal leaves Calamba
 Advised by Gov.- Gen. Terrero to leave
the Philippines for his own good
 September 1887- Rizal wrote to
Blumentritt that he will return to Europe
because his powerful enemies made his
stay endurable