Life in Brussels He wrote articles for La Solidaridad and letters for his family and friends. He spent part of his time in medical clinic. He had gymnastics at the gymnasium and target practice and fencing at the armory.

In order that Antonio Luna would know about his activities in Brussels, Rizal informed the former that he was working and studying, going to the clinic, reading and writing, and going to the gymnasium and the “Sala de Armas” for practice.

Rizal, Brussels, 17 April 1890. Rizal, historiographer and ethnographer – Various works on oriental countries – In search of light on the Philippines and the Malayans – Studies Dutch – Orders Kern’s new book – Investigating the origin of the Malayan race.

In Brussels, Rizal received news from Juan Luna and Valentin Ventura that the Filipinos in Spain were destroying the good name of their nation by gambling too much.

After his medical studies at University of Santo Tomas, Rizal left the Philippines on May 3, 1882, and arrived in Madrid in September 1882. He took courses in medicine at Universidad Central de Madrid as well as painting at Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Calle Alcala.

He was going to Madrid in order to supervise the handling of the case. It was against a background of mental anguish in Brussels, during those sad days when he was worried by family disasters, that he wrote his pathetic poem, A Mi. . .

He was not afraid to die, but he wanted to finish his second novel before he went to his grave. PREPARATION TO GO HOME Rizal decided to go home for: -He could not stay in Brussels writing a book while his parents, relatives, and friends in distant Philippines were in despair.

while in Brussels, rizal received news from Juan Luna and Valentin Ventura that the Filipinos in Spain were destroying the good name of their nation by too much… upon heating the bad news from his family, rizal wrote to his sister Soledad on date…

Rizal in Belgium It was in January 28, 1890 when Rizal arrived in Brussels. He left Paris due to the high cost of living because of an existing Universal Exposition, and because the joyful life in the city hampered his literary works.

• “TO MY MUSE” (1890) It was against a background of mental anguish in Brussels, during those sad days when he was worried by family disasters, that he wrote his pathetic poem, A Mi. . .

He wanted to become an eye specialist in order to cure her mother from an eye ailment. He also wanted to study the cultures, laws and governments of European countries in order to help his countrymen.

Rizal matriculated at the Universidad Central de Madrid. He took the following subjects: medical clinic, surgical clinic, legal medicine and obstetrical clinic.

• Rizal spent his time writing his second novel, El Filibusterismo. • He also wrote articles for La Solidaridad and letter for his family and friends. • He also spent his remaining time doing gymnastic in the gymnasium, target practice and fencing at the armory. 8. The articles he wrote for La Solidaridad during his stay in Brussel.

They stayed in a boarding house at 38 Rue Philippe Champagne. Rizal lived in this house when he wrote his novel‘El Filibusterismo’ in 1890-1891 The boarding house is run by two Jacoby sisters named Suzanne and Marie. 7. • Rizal spent his time writing his second novel, El Filibusterismo.

Rizal Children Josefa Rizal (Panggoy) 1865-1945 Trinidad Rizal (Trining) 1868-1951 Soledad Rizal-Quintero (Choleng) 1870-1929 11. Calamba (El Pueblo) – A hacienda town belonging to the Dominican order, a picturesque nestling on a verdant plain covered with irrigated ricefields and sugarlands.

New tagalog orthography • Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de la Lengua Tagala The New Orthography of the Language • Rizal adapted the Filipinized tagalog in his translations of Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell and Andresen’s Fairy Tale • Rizal gave credit to Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera’s work El Sanscrito en Lengua Tagala 10.