IN HONGKONG AND
MACAO
CHAPTER 11 - FEBRUARY 1888
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TRIP TO
HONGKONG
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TRIP TO HONGKONG
February 3, 1888 - Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on
board the Zafiro.
February 7- they stopover at Amoy, it was raining hard
and Rizal was not feeling well.
February 8 - Rizal arrived in Hong Kong.
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TRIP TO HONGKONG
Hong Kong – “is a small, but very clean city”.
Victoria Hotel – where Rizal stayed when he was in
Hong Kong.
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TRIP TO HONGKONG
▰ Rizal was forced to leave his country for a second time.
▰ At age of 27, Rizal practiced physician and recognized
man-of-letters, but also became embittered victim of
human iniquities, a disillusioned dreamer, a
frustrated reformer.
▰ February 16 - Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentritt
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TRIP TO HONGKONG
Jose Sains de Veranda- a Spaniard, who was the former
secretary of Governor General Terrero, shadowed Rizal’s
movement in Hong Kong. It is believed that he was
commissioned by the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal.
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2
VISIT TO MACAO
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VISIT TO MACAO
February 18 - Rizal accompanied by Basa, boarded the
ferry steamer Kiu Kiang for Macau.
Rizal visited the theater, casino, cathedral and churches,
pagodas, botanical garden and bazaars, he also saw the
famous Grotto of Camoens.
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VISIT TO MACAO
Rizal said Macau is small, low, and gloomy.
Rizal and Basa stayed in home of Don Juan Francisco
Lecaros.
▰Don Juan Francisco Lecaros
- A Filipino gentleman married a Portuguese lady.
- Rich and spent his days cultivating plants and flowers
which came from the Philippines.
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VISIT TO MACAO
February 19 - he witnessed a catholic procession, in
which the devotees dressed in blue and purple dresses and
were carrying unlighted candles
February 20 - Rizal and Basa returned in Hong Kong
again on board the ferry steamer Kiu Kiang. He studied
Chinese life, language, drama, and customs.
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DEPARTURE FROM HONG
KONG
February 22 - Rizal left Hong Kong for Japan.
Oceanic – an American steamer where Rizal boarded.
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THANKS!
Neonnel T. Aoanan
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