Pacific Route To England

Pacific Route to England • Feb 8,1888, Rizal reached Hongkong • Rizal met 2 other Filipinos there: • Jose Maria Basa – Formerly a lawyer – Exile of 1872 that escaped to Hongkong – Devoted to the Filipino cause

Pacific Route to England • Balbino Mauricio – Also a 1872 exile – “unfortunate man worthy of better fate”-Rizal

• Oceanic – The liner Rizal takes for Yokohama after staying for 2 weeks in hongkong

Pacific Route to England • In Yokohama, Rizal is invited by the Spanish charge d’affaires to stay in the Legation • Rizal stayed in the Legation for 6 weeks • Rizal was able to communicate through japanese in just 5 weeks

Pacific Route to England • Usui Seiko • O-Sei-San as Rizal called her • Brief love affair of Rizal in Japan

Pacific Route to England • April 13 • Rizal rides the liner Belgic for San Francisco • The Belgic gets quarantined for 8 days at San Francisco because authorities didn’t wish to admit the 800 chinese aboard

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Rizal took the train coast-to-coast He spent 3 days in New York City of Rome 2nd largest liner in the world The liner Rizal took for New York to Liverpool(Merseyside, England )

Pacific Route to England • May 24, he arrived at Liverpool • He stayed at the Adelphi • The next day he left for London by train