FIRST TRAVEL ABROAD (1882-1887)
-After four years in medicine Rizal left the country to continue his study in Europe
May 3, 1882 -Boarded SS Salvador to Singapore
May 9, 1882
-Arrived after 5 days and stayed for 2 days in Singapore
May 14, 1882
-On his way to Marseilles, Rizal had a terrible dream. He dreamed he was traveling with Neneng (Saturnina) and their path was blocked by snakes.
May17,1882
-Rizal arrived at Punta de Gales.
May 18, 1882
-At 7:30 a.m., he left Punta de Gales for Colombo. In the afternoon, Rizal arrived at Colombo and in the evening the trip was resumed.
May 26, 1882
-Rizal was nearing the African coast
May 27, 1882
-He landed at Aden at about 8:30 a.m. He made observation at the time.
June 2, 1882
-He arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.
June 3, 1882
-He was quarantined on board the Djemnah in the Suez Canal.
June 6, 1882
-It was the fourth day at Suez Canal and was still quarantined on board of the boat.
June 7, 1882
-Rizal arrived at Port Said. In a letter to his parents, He described his trip en route to Aden along the Suez Canal.
June 11, 1882
-Rizal disembarked and, accompanied by a guide, went around the City of Naples for one hour. This was the first European ground he set foot on.
June 12, 1882
-At ten o’clock in the evening, the boat anchored at Marseilles. He slept on board.
June 13, 1882
-Early on the morning he landed at Marseilles and boarded at the Noalles Hotel. Later he around for observation.
June 15, 1882
-He left Marseilles for Barcelona in an express train.
-stopped for a day at Port Bou
June 16, 1882 -reached Barcelona -“Amor Patrio”(LaongLaan), “Los Viajes” and “Revista de Madrid”
Fall of 1882 -studied in Unibersidad Central de Madrid
September 1882 -continued Medicine and Philosophy and Letters
December 31, 1882 -Involved in Circulo Hispano-Pilipino -requested by members to write a poem “They ask me for Verses”
March 1883 -Joined Masonic Lodge in Madrid called