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Jose Rizal
RIZAL IN
AMERICA, 1888
“I visited the cities of America, with their grandiose
edifices, their electric lights, and their great conceptions.
America is, undoubtedly a great country, but she has many
defects.”
-Jose Rizal
• Rizal first saw America on
April 28, 1888.
• His arrival in this great country
was marred by racial prejudice.
• He saw the discriminatory
treatment of the Chinese and the
Negros by the white Americans.
• Saturday, April 28, 1888- The
steamer Belgic docked at San
Francisco.
• American health authorities did
not let the passengers land for one
week because of the rumored
cholera epidemic.
• Rizal was surprised because he
knew there was no cholera epidemic
in the Far East.
• He soon discovered that it was
motivated by politics and the ship
was carrying 643 Chinese coolies.
Sacramento
Reno
Ogden
Chicago
Boston
Albany
Nebraska
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Oakland
Sacramento
Reno
Ogden
Chicago
Boston
Albany
• Rizal had observed that in Chicago, every
cigar store has an Indian figure
Niagara Falls
He told the
unknowing
westerners that a
yo yo is an offensive
weapon, instead of being a
simple Filipino toy for kids.
• While on board, Rizal met
several American newspapermen
with whom he discussed current
social and political issues but
could not enjoy the conversation
for their (the Americans’)
knowledge on geo-politics were
not as rich as Rizal’s.
•He arrived at Liverpool, England
on May 24, 1888 where he stayed
for one day.
Life in London
3 Sections:
1.) Political Section (M.H. del Pilar)
2.) Literary Section (M. Ponce)
3.) Recreation Section (Tomas Arejola)
(Hispano-Philippine Association)