Life works of Rizal Chapter 7

Paris to berlin

Rizal went to Paris and Germany in
order to specialize in ophthalmology
-He chose this branch because he
wanted to cure his mothers eye
ailment
He also continued his travels and
observations of European life and
customs, government and laws in
Paris, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin
 After his studies in Central University
of Madrid, Rizal, who was 24 years
old and already a physician, went to
Paris in order to acquire more
knowledge in ophthalmology
Maximo Viola(Barcelona) a medical
student and a member of rich family
of San Miguel, Bulacan

SeorEusebioCorominas editor of
the newspaper La Publicidad

Miguel Morayta owner of La

Publicidad and a statesman

Carolines Question an article Rizals

gave to Editor Corominas; a
controversial issue for publication
 Rizal relaxed by visiting his friends,
such as the family of the Pardo de
Taveras(Trinidad, Felix, and Paz),
Juan Luna and Felix Resureccion
Hidalgo.
Juan Luna the great master of
brush; Rizal helped him by posing as
model in several paintings:
1. the Death of Cleopatra, Rizal
posed as an Egyptian priest
2. the Blood Compact, Rizal posed
as Sikatuna

Rizal had no natural aptitude for
music, and this he admitted. He
studied music only because many of
his schoolmates at Ateneo were
taking music lessons.
In a letter dated November 27, 1878,
he told Enrique Lete that he learned
the solfeggio, piano, and voice culture
in one month and a half.
He was a flutist in various impromptu
reunions of Filipinos in Paris.
 Some of his compositions are:
AlinMangLahi(Any Race) a
patriotic song which asserts that any
race aspires for freedom
La Deportacion(Deportation) a
sad danza, composed in Dapitan
during his exile.
February 1, 1886 left gay Paris.
 February 3, 1886 arrived in
Heidelberg(a historic city in Germany
famous for its old university and
romantic surroundings.
Rizal was a good chess player and
became a member of Chess Players
Club
He became popular among German
students because he joined them in
their chess games and beer-drinking
and watched their friendly saber
duels
 He worked at the University of Heidelberg
under the direction of Dr. Otto Becker, German
ophthalmologist
He was fascinated by the blooming flowers
along the cool banks of the Neckar River
The light blue forget-me-not his favorite
flower
April 22, 1886 he wrote a fine poem A Las
Flores de Heidelberg(To the Flowers of
Heidelberg)