A) FIRST TRIPS ABROAD (1882-1887)
1.PHILIPPINES
May 3, 1882 - Rizal left the Philippines for the first time
He boarded Salvaclora using a passport of Jose Mercado which was procured for him by his uncle Antonio Rivera.His first trip abroad was bound for Spain.
2.SINGAPORE
· May 9, 1882 – the first stop over of Rizal on his way to Spain.Rizal boarded the boat Djemnah to continue his trip to Spain
3.SRI LANKA
May 18, 1882 – it was Rizal’s journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka that was important for him to improve his knowledge of the French language while he on board French ship, Djemah.
4. EGYPT
· June 2, 1882 – he arrived at the Suez Canal en route to Marseilles.
5. ITALY
· June 11, 1882 – he arrived at the City of Naples, Italy for one hour and this was the first European ground he set foot on.
6. FRANCE
· June 12-15, 1882 – the boat anchored at Marseilles, France and he boarded at the Noalles Hotel.
7. SPAIN
· June 16, 1882 – Rizal arrived at Barcelona, Spain and boarded in the Fonda de España.
September 2, 1882 – He left Barcelona for Madrid to persue his medical studies in the Universidad Central de Madrid, he also took courses in Philosophy and Letters and took French German and English lessons from private tutors.
8. FRANCE
· June 15, 1883 – He left Madrid for Paris, France to spend his summer vacation and to observe the big French City.
9. GERMANY
February 3, 1883 – Rizal arrived the town of Heidelberg, Germany
· Rizal was so enamored with the Heidelberg flower that he wrote a beautiful poem about them, “To the Flowers of Heidelberg.”
· April 26, 1886 – he left Heidelberg for Wilhemsfeld, Germany to honor invitation extended to him by Rev. Karl Ulmer.
· June 20-25, 1886 – he studied the German country life and practice speaking good German.
· August 15, 1886 – he left Wilhemsfeld for Leipzig, Germany to offer no little knowledge in Tagalog to Prof. Ferdinand Blumenthal for the letter’s study of the language.
· October 29, 1886 – he visited the Palacio Japonais and many other interesting places in Dresden, Germany.
· November 1, 1886 – he was admitted to the Real Bibliotheca de Berlin Capital of Spain, to do some research and to read other books, and Maximo Viola joined with him. He started teaching viola the German Language.
· May 26-30, 1887 – Rizal and Viola arrived in Munich. Germany and they boarded in Rhine Hotel and they drunk beers in the business establishment.
10. SWITZERLAND
· June 19, 1887 – with Viola, Rizal celebrated his 26th birthday in Geneva and his attitude towards revolution was manifested in his letters to Blumentritt.
· June 23, 1887 – Rizal and Viola parted, Rizal going to Rome and Viola to Barcelona.
11. FRANCE
· July 2, 1887 – he arrived in Marseilles to search the bodegas of the “MEROA GERIAS” for the box of merchandise.
12. ITALY
· June 27, 1887 – he arrived at Rome, Italy and walked around the City.
· He visited the Capitolio, the Roca Taperya, the Palatinum, the forum Romanun. The Museum Capitolinum and the church of Santa Maria, the Manggiore.
B) FIRST HOMECOMING (1887-1888)
1. August 5, 1887 – Rizal arrived at Manila boarded SS. Hayfony after five years of study and patriotic labors in Europe.
2. Because the publication of the Noli Me Tangere and the uproar it caused among the Friars, Rizal was warned by his family and other friends not to return home.
3. Rizal was determined to return to the Philippines for the following reasons:
a) To operate on his mother’s eye
b) To serve his people who had long been oppressed by Spanish tyfants.
c) To find out for him how Noli and his other writings were affecting the Filipinos and Spaniards in the Philippines.
d) To inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent.
4. He established a medical clinic and his first patient was his mother who almost got blind.
5. He called “Doctor Uliman” because he came from Germany, treated their ailments and soon he acquired a lucrative medical practice.
C) SECOND TRIPS ABROAD (1885-1892)
1. HONGKONG
· February 8, 1888 – Rizal boarded in the house of Jose Mana Base after 5 days trip from Philippines.
2. JAPAN
· February 28, 1888 – he studied the habits and custom of the Japanese people, their language, theaters and commerce.
3. United States of America
· April 16, 1888 – Rizal arrived at San Francisco, California and he boarded at the Palace Hotel and he went around for observation of the city.
4. England (United Kingdom)
· May 16, 1888 – He arrived at Liver pool, England and boarded at the Adelphi Hotel.
· In London, he published the second edition of the Noli Me Tangere.
5. Belgium
· February 12, 1890 – he arrived at Brussels, Belgium.
· September 25, 1891 – Valen Ventura sent Rizal in Ghent, Belgium 200 frames for the publications expenses of the Fill.
6. France
· February 11, 1891 – Rizal finished writings his book El Filibusterismo in Biarritz, France.
D) THIRD TRIPS ABROAD (1891-1892)
1. France
· October 17, 1891 – Rizal arrived at Marseilles with boxes of Morga and Fili.
2. Hong Kong
· October 18, 1891 – Rizal arrived Hong Kong boarded the Melbourne.
· Rizal sent to Manuel Camus in Singapore 20 copies of the Fili and he gave Camus 25% commission for the books sold.
E) LAST HOMECOMING (1892 -1896)
1. June 26, 1892 – Rizal arrived in the Philippines from Hong Kong boarded the boat Don Juan.
2. Rizal firmly believed that the fight for Filipino liberties had assumed a new phase: it must be fought in the Phil. No in Spain.
3. July 3, 1892 – Rizal founded the La Liya Filipina in Calle Ilaya, Tondo.
4. July 7, 1892 – Despujol released his gubernational decree ordering the deportation of Jose Rizal to Dapitan.
5. June 15, 1892 – Rizal began his exile in lonely Dapitan for his last 4 years.