Chapter 18

Disappointments

In Madrid
(1890- 91)

Infidelity
of
Leonor Rivera

In the autumn of 1890- Rizal was

feeling bitter at so many
DISAPPOINTMENTS he encountered in
Madrid.
One night he and some friends
attended a play at Teatro Apollo.
And there he lost his gold wrist
watch chain with a locket
containing the picture of Leonor
Rivera, his beloved sweetheart.

December, 1890 Rizal received a letter from

Leonor, announcing her coming married with
an Englishman (Henry Kipping)

February 15, 1891 Blumentritt replied to

the letter of Rizal and comforted Rizal when
Rizal confide to him about his agony and
broken heart.

Three months later...

RizalDel Pilar
Rivalry

Closing days of 1890 - there arise an

unfortunate rivalry between Rizal and del Pilar
for supremacy.
Rizal- leader of the Filipinos in Europe
however this declined because he had NO
PATIENCE with his more frivolous PAISANOS esp.
those who loved wine, women and cards.
Del Pilar- brave lawyer and journalist, famous
in Madrid with his bold editorial in La
Solidaridad; which he owned.
-bought it from Pablo Rianzares; first
owner
-replaced Graciano Lopez Jaena as Editor
in Chief

January 1, 1891 (New Years Day)

the Filipinos of Madrid met to reorganize the
Asociacion Hispano Filipina to elect a
Responsable; a new leader who would act as a
spokesman of the Filipino cause in Europe

2/3 of the vote to be the

Responsable.
February 1891 (1st week) election starts
Filipinos were divided into two rival
camps:
Rizalistas and Pilaristas
Rizalistas worked hard for the election of
Rizal.
Pilaristas fought for del Pilars election

Candidates wanted to withdraw for the

sake of unity, but their fanatical followers
would not allow them to do so.
1st Balloting-either candidate failed to
garner the necessary two- thirds vote for
election
2nd vote- taken the next day with the same
result
Rizal counted the votes in his favour which
were nineteen (19).

Good!
I see that I have
only nineteen
friends in the colony.
Farewell, senores,
I'm going to
pack my bags---until we meet again.

Mariano Ponce, Antonio Luna, Teodoro

Sandiko (Pilaristas) change their votes
in favor of Rizal
But it was too late.
Rizal really meant what he said.
His presence in Madrid only served to split
the Filipinos, hence he thought it better
for the cause to depart and leave Del
Pilar without a rival in Madrid.

Back
to
Brussels

February, 1891 he left Madrid and

proceeded to Biarritz, where he was a
welcomed guest of the Boustead at their
Villa Eliada.
Adelina Boustead he proposed for
marriage
- his marital proposal did not prosper
Valentin Ventura Rizals friend and
companion in Paris
April 4, 1891 He wrote to Jose Ma.
Basa, expressing his wish to live in
Hongkong and practice medicine.

Middle of April 1891 Rizal turned to

Belgium City, Brussels for one reason,
---to finish his second novel.
Jose Alejandrino his room-mate
Suzanne Jacoby Belgian girl in loved
with Rizal

Slideshow
Presentation By:
Jivanee S. Abril

END
OF
CHAPTER 18

Reference:
Jose Rizal: Life, Works
and Writing of a Genius,
Writer, Scientist and
National Hero
By: Gregorio F. Zaide
Sonia M. Zaide
ALL- NATIONS
Publishing Co.,Inc.,2011