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JOSE RIZAL'S TRAVELS
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DEPARTURE
- After four years in Medicine, Jose Rizal left the country to continue his studies in Europe.
- His departure was known by his brother Paciano, his two sisters, some close relatives and friends.
After Marseilles, he crossed the Pyrenees by means of train where he stopped for a day at the frontier town of Port Bou.
On June 16, 1882, Jose Rizal reached Barcelona after the short inspection from the immigration officer.
- Before his departure, his brother Paciano told Jose to use his cousin's named Jose Mercado so he may not be interrogated by the Spanish authorities.
- Apart from the discontentment of the antiquities teaching methods of instruction and the racial prejudice of the Dominican professors, Jose Rizal wanted to observe the culture, government, laws, the industries and businesses in the European nations.
- While on board, Jose Rizal finds his way to enjoy by observing the different people, their behavior, race and culture.
- He noticed that most of the passenger in the ship were Spaniards, British and Indians.
From Colombo, they crossed the Indian Ocean to Cape of Africa, then Aden and the City of Suez where he remembered of his parents and siblings back in hometown Calamba.
On June 11, the ship docked in an Italian City called Naples.
His stay in Naples did not take lone because they boarded again to the French harbor of Marseilles.
His life in the ship was a bit boring, despite of his conversation with Donato Lecha, the Austrianship captain.
He did sketching as the ship passed by the beautiful views along the shores.
After five days, they reached Singapore where he spent two days sight seeing of the beautiful city.
After sightseeing in Singapore, Jose Rizal decided to transfer to a French steamer ship Djemah to transport him to Europe.
The ship reached Point Galle, where they stayed for a day, before heading for Colombo, the capital of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).