Travel 4.2 Flashcards
The things which favorably impressed Rizal in Japan were:
(1) the beauty of the country—its flowers, mountains, streams
and scenic panoramas,
(2) the cleanliness, politeness, and industry of the Japanese
people
(3)the picturesque dress and simple charm of the Japanese
women
(4) there were very few thieves in Japan so that the houses
remained open day and night, and in hotel room one could
safely leave money on the table
(5) beggars were rarely seen in the city, streets, unlike in Manila
and other cities
Who is the fighting Japanese
journalist, novelist and champion of human
rights, who was forced by the Japanese
government to leave the country
Tetcho Suehiro
How did rizal and tetchy suehiro meet
passenger which Rizal befriended on
board the Belgic
Rizal had good and bad impressions of the United States. The
good impressions were
(1)the material progress of the country as shown in the great
cities, huge farms, flourishing industries and busy factories
(2)the drive and energy of the American people
(3)the natural beauty of the land
(4)the high standard of living
(5)the opportunities for better life offered to poor immigrants
One bad impression Rizal had of America
was
the lack of racial equality:
“America is the land par excellence of
freedom but only for the whites
What year was rizal at US
1888
When was Rizal at London
May, 1888 to March, 1889
Rizal lived in London from May, 1888 to March, 1889
for three reasons:
(1) to improve his knowledge of the English language
■ (2) to study and annotate Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas
Filipinas, a rare copy of which he heard to be available
in the British Museum
■ (3) London was a safe place for him to carry on his
fight against Spanish tyranny
Rizal stayed as guest at the home of
Dr. Antonio Ma.
Regidor, an exile of 1872 and a practicing lawyer in
London
librarian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
an authority on Malayan languages and customs
Dr. Reinhold Rozt -
What did Dr root call rizal
“a pearl of a man” (una perla de hombre)
He was impressed by Rizal’s learning and character and he gladly
recommended him to the authorities of the British Museum
a patriotic society, which
cooperate in the crusade for reforms, was
inaugurated on December 31, 1888.
Asociacion La Solidaridad (Solidaridad
Association) -
founded the patriotic newspaper called La
Solidaridad in Barcelona in February 15, 1889.
Graciano Lopez Jaena
fortnightly periodical which served as the organ of
the Propaganda Movement
La Solidadridad
Its aims of la solidarida were as follows
(1) to work peacefully for political and social reforms
(2) to portray the deplorable conditions of the Philippines so that
Spain may remedy them
(3) to oppose the evil forces of reaction and medievalism
(4) to advocate liberal ideas and progress
(5) to champion the legitimate aspirations of the Filipino people to
life, democracy and happiness
