Rizal leaving the Philippines for the Second Time

Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was forced to leave his country for the second time in 1888. He was 27 years old, a practicing physician, and a recognized man of letters.

RIZAL IN HONG KONG AND MACAU

 After six months of staying in the Philippines Rizal left via the steamer Zapiro bound for Hong Kong. Amoy the first stop over of the ship
Rizal did not get off the ship for the following reasons:
He was not feeling well It was raining hard He heard that the city is dirty.

Hong Kong
A British colony Rizal stayed in Victoria Hotel He met Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte (son of the alcalde mayor in Calamba)

 Jose Sainz de Varanda A Spaniard and former secretary of Governor-General Terrero shadowed Rizals movement in Hong Kong.
It is believed that he was commissioned by the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal.

Hong Kong
According to Rizal in his letter to Blumentritt, is a small, but very clean city. Many Portuguese, Hindus, English, Chinese and Jews. There are some Filipinos exiled in Marianas Islands since 1872, they were former financiers and rich but now poor, gentle and timid.

Rizals Visit to Macau

A Portuguese colony near Hong Kong. Rizal together with Basa boarded a ferry named Kiu-Kiang going to Macau.

 Jose Sainz de Varanda among one of the passengers Don Juan Francisco Lecaros a Filipino gentleman who is married to a Portuguese lady.
Rizal and Basa stayed in his house for two days while they were in Macau.

 During Rizals two week vacation in Hong Kong, he studied Chinese life, language, drama and customs and found out the following which he wrote in his diary:
The celebration of the Chinese New Year was quite very noisy due to the continuous explosion of firecrackers on the streets. The lauriat party, wherein the guests were served a variety of dishes, shows lavishness and hospitality among the Chinese. The Dominican Order, the richest religious order in Hong Kong, had millions of dollars deposited in various banks earning very high interests. The graveyards for Catholics, Protestants and Muslims were well maintained.

RIZAL IN JAPAN

 The Land of the Cherry Blossoms

 Rizal left Hong Kong on board of the Oceanic, an American steamer on his way to Japan. He arrived in Yokohama, Japan and stayed for one day in Grand Hotel.

Rizal in Tokyo
After spending a day in Yokohama, Rizal went to Tokyo and stayed in Tokyo Hotel for five days. Juan Perez Caballero secretary of the Spanish legation visited him in the hotel inviting him to stay in the Spanish legation. Knowing that it is a plot to monitor him, Rizal accepted the offer for the following reasons:

 He could economize his living expenses He had nothing to hide from the prying eyes of the Spanish authorities. He and Caballero became good friends.

 In Japan, Rizal was embarrassed because he did not knew how to speak Nihonggo (Japanese Language) He was mistaken as an Europeanized Japanese because he looks like a Japanese and yet speaks in different tongue.

Rizals Impression of Japan

The scenic beauty of the country The cleanliness, politeness and industry of the Japanese people. The picturesque dress and simple charm of the Japanese women. There were few thieves in Japan. Beggars are rarely seen in the city streets.

Rickshaw
Rickshaw a popular mode of transportation which he did not like in Japan.

Rizal and O-Sei-San

A samurais daughter of 23 years old and had never experienced true love. A woman of beauty, charm, modesty and intelligence. Speaks French and English

 When Rizal first introduced himself to her, he took of his hat as a sign of respect ( A German custom) O-Sei-San was more than Rizals girlfriend for she was his guide, interpreter and tutor. She improved his knowledge of the Japanese language. She eases the pain left by Leonor Rivera.

 Rizal fell greatly in-love with O-Sei-San that he was tempted to leave the Philippines and settle down in Japan. He was offered a job in the Spanish Legation Paciano wrote to him reminding him of his duty and why he left the Philippines in the first place.

 Rizal left Japan via the ship Belgic, an English steamer in Yokohama bound for United States. It ended 45 days of his unforgettable stay in Japan and his relationship with O-Sei-San.

O-Sei-San after Rizals departure

Alfred Charlton became the husband of OSei-San in 1897, one year after Rizal was executed.
He was a British teacher of chemistry in Peers School in Tokyo.

They had a daughter named Yuriko, who married a son of a Japanese senator Seiko-Usui died in 1947 at age 80 and was buried beside her husband.

RIZAL IN UNITED STATES

Rizal in steamer Belgic

He met a semi-Filipino family Mr. Reinaldo Turner and his wife Emma Jackson, their children and maid from Pangasinan. Tetcho Suehiro a fighting Japanese journalist, novelist, champion of human rights, who was forced by the government to leave Japan.

Tetcho Suehiro
Became a member of the Japanese Imperial Diet (Parliament) Wrote to novels:
Nankai-no-Daiharan (Storm Over the South Sea) 1891 resembling Noli Me Tangere O-unabara (The Big Ocean) 1894 resembling El Filibusterismo Died in 1896 at age 49 due to heart attack.

Rizal in USA
Via the steamer Belgic, Rizal arrived in San Francisco, USA on April 28, 1888.

 Cholera raging epidemic in the Far East according to the Americans

All passengers are quarantined for safety Rizal was surprised because there is no outbreak of the disease in the Far East, thus he joined other passengers in protest.

 643 Chinese coolies boarded the ship

the coolies from China were displacing white laborers in railroad construction camp.

But Rizal was questioning how come 700 bolts of silk were unloaded without fumigation. After a week Rizal together with other first class passengers were permitted to land. But the Japanese and the Chinese and passengers belonging to the second and thirds class remained aboard.

 Rizal stayed in Palace Hotel (then a first class hotel) in San Francisco
He stayed there for two days

Grover Cleveland was the president when Rizal visited the United States Leland Stanford the founder and benefactor of the Stanford University was then a senator representing California.

Rizal toured the United States

Oakland first stop via ferryboat Via train
Sacramento where he ate his supper 75cents and slept at his couch. Reno, Nevada where he had his breakfast Utah where he saw Mormons, thickly populated Colorado a lot of snow and pine trees Nebraska Omaha City, as big as San Francisco
Missouri River twice as big as Pasig River

Chicago a lot of Indians in cigar stores Albany where he saw the Hudson River

 New York which he considers a big city Where he stayed for three days

He left the United States for Liverpool, London on board the City of Rome, the second largest ship in the world. Great Eastern largest ship in the world during his time.

Rizals impression of America (Good)

Material progress of the country as shown in its cities, farms, and industries The drive and energy of the Americans The natural beauty of the land The high standard of living The opportunities for better life offered to poor immigrants.

Rizals impression of America (Bad)

Non-existence of true civil liberty, as Negro cannot marry an American and vice versa. The existence of racial prejudice as shown in their hatred of the Chinese, Japanese and Negroes. The valuing of money over human life

America for Rizal

The land par excellence of freedom but only for the whites.