Speaker A
Good day, class. Do you remember the task I gave you weeks ago?
Explore Jose Rizal's 1888 journey through Hong Kong and Macao, highlighting his experiences, observations, and cultural insights.
Key Takeaways
- Rizal's 1888 trip reflects his transition from idealistic youth to a disillusioned reformer.
- His observations provide valuable insights into the multicultural societies of Hong Kong and Macao in the late 19th century.
- Rizal engaged deeply with local cultures, customs, and social structures during his travels.
- The Filipino expatriate community played a significant role in supporting Rizal during his exile.
- Rizal's journey highlights the political challenges he faced and his continued commitment to reform.
Summary
- Rizal fled the Philippines in February 1888 due to political adversaries and traveled to Hong Kong and Macao.
- At 27, Rizal was a frustrated reformer and respected physician, contrasting his earlier idealistic youth.
- He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8, 1888, and stayed at the Victoria Hotel, receiving support from local Filipinos.
- Rizal described Hong Kong as a small, clean city with diverse ethnic groups and a community of exiled Filipinos.
- He traveled to Macao on February 18, 1888, staying with Don Juan Francisco Lecaros and exploring local landmarks.
- Rizal observed cultural events such as a Catholic procession in Macao and the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong.
- He studied Chinese culture, language, theater, and customs during his two-week stay in Hong Kong.
- Rizal detailed the wealth and influence of the Dominican Order and described the Protestant, Catholic, and Muslim cemeteries in Hong Kong.
- He departed Hong Kong on February 22, 1888, aboard the American ship Oceanic, heading to Japan.
- The presentation was delivered by Francis from Group 8 as part of a classroom assignment.
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Speaker A
Can I have group eight to present theirs?
Speaker B
Good evening, guys. I'm Francis from Group 8 and I'll be presenting Rizal's trip in Hong Kong and Macao in 1888.
Speaker B
In February 1888, Rizal was compelled to flee his nation once more because of his fierce adversaries.
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He was a practicing physician at the age of 27, a grown man and a respected man of literature.
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In June 1882, when he first traveled overseas, he was only 21 years old, a young student seeking knowledge in the Old World, and a romantic dreamer with lovely aspirations of freeing his people from slavery by the magical power of his words.
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The times had evolved.
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At the age of 27, Rizal was a frustrated reformer, a disillusioned idealist, and an enraged victim of human injustices.
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After just spending six months in his beloved Calamba, Rizal boarded the ferry on February 3, 1888.
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And he sailed from Manila to Hong Kong.
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During the turbulent China Sea journey, he was ill and depressed.
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When the ship made a quick stop at Amoy on February 7th, he did not disembark.
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He had three reasons for doing so: he wasn't feeling well, it was pouring outside, and he'd heard the city was filthy.
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He arrived on February 8th in Hong Kong.
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Rizal wrote Blumentritt a letter on February 16th, 1888, expressing his resentment while he was living in Hong Kong, a British colony.
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Rizal stayed at the Victoria Hotel in Hong Kong. The local Filipinos, especially Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte, greeted him, son of Francisco Yriarte, Alcalde Mayor of Laguna.
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Jose Sainz de Varanda, a Spaniard who had previously served as Governor General Terrero's secretary, followed Rizal's movements in Hong Kong.
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Rizal wrote to Blumentritt on February 16th, 1888.
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He said in the letter, Hong Kong is a small, but very clean city. Many Portuguese, Hindus, English, Chinese, and Jews live there.
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There are some Filipinos, most of whom are those who had been exiled to the Marianas Islands in 1872. They are poor, gentle, and timid.
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Formerly, they were rich mechanics, industrialists, and financiers.
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On February 18th, Rizal and Basa traveled to Macao on the ferry ship Kiu Kiang.
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He was taken aback to recognize Sainz de Varanda among the passengers.
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In his notebook, Rizal described Macao as little, low, and gloomy.
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There are many junks, sampans, but few steamers.
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It looks sad and is almost dead.
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Rizal and Basa stayed at the residence of Don Juan Francisco Lecaros, a Filipino man who was wed to a Portuguese woman.
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He was wealthy and devoted his time to growing plants and flowers, many of which were native to the Philippines.
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Rizal spent two days in Macao, where he viewed the famed Grotto of Camoens, Portugal's national poet, as well as the theater, casino, cathedral, churches, pagodas, botanical garden, and bazaars.
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On the evening of February 19th, he saw a Catholic procession in which the believers were carrying unlit candles and wearing blue and purple costumes.
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Rizal and Basa traveled back to Hong Kong on the ferry ship Kiu Kiang.
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In Hong Kong for two weeks, Rizal studied Chinese culture, language, theater, and customs. He reported the following events in his personal journal.
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Noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, which lasted from February 11th, Saturday, to 13th, Monday. Continuous explosions of firecrackers. The richer the Chinese, the more firecrackers he exploded. Rizal himself fired many firecrackers at the window of his hotel.
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Boisterous Chinese theater was noisy audience and noisier music in the Chinese dramatic art.
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The Marathon Lauriat Party, wherein the guests were served numerous dishes, such as dried fruits, geese, shrimps, century eggs, shark fins, bird nests, white ducks, chicken with vinegar, fish heads, roasted pigs, tea, etc. It is the longest meal in the world.
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The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong Kong. It engaged actively in business.
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It owned more than 700 houses for rent and many shares in foreign banks.
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It had millions of dollars deposited in the banks which earned fabulous interests.
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Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestants, Catholics, and Muslims, that of the Protestants was the most beautiful because of its well-groomed plants and clean pathways. The Catholic cemetery was most pompous, with its ornate and expensive mausoleums and extravagantly carved sepulchers. The Muslim cemetery was the simplest, containing only a little mosque and tombstones with Arabic inscriptions.
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Rizal departed Hong Kong on the American ship Oceanic on February 22nd, 1888. Japan was his final destination.
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Although he disliked the food served on board, he enjoyed the ship because it was well kept and run.
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Thank you.
Speaker B
Once again, I'm Francis and it's a pleasure for being here today and sharing with you about Rizal's trip in Hong Kong and Macao. It was fun.
Speaker B
I hope you guys also enjoyed and learned something.
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Thank you.
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Bye everyone.
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And see you on my next video.
Topics:Jose RizalRizal trip 1888Hong Kong historyMacao historyFilipino reformerChinese New Year19th century travelFilipino expatriatesDominican Order Hong KongRizal exile
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