The Bulwagan ng Panulat(Chamber of Text) in Fort Santiago features a huge collection of works and writings by Dr. Jose Rizal.
The greatest achievement of Rizal in London was the annotating of Morga's book, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Historical Events of the Philippine Islands) which was published in Mexico, 1609. He spent many days in the reading room of the British Museum poring over the pages of this book and laboriously reading the old histories of the Philippines (Zaide, 2008).
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| A group of sketches by Rizal |
Rizal discovered some rare specimens which were named in his honor by the scientists. Among these were Draco rizali (a flying dragon), Apogonia rizali (a small beetle), and Rhacophorus rizali (a rare frog) -- [Zaide, 2008].
Rizal discovered some rare specimens which were named in his honor by the scientists. Among these were Draco rizali (a flying dragon), Apogonia rizali (a small beetle), and Rhacophorus rizali (a rare frog) -- [Zaide, 2008].
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| The El Filibusterismo |
In Hong Kong, Rizal stayed at the Victoria Hotel. He was welcomed by the Filipino residents (Zaide, 2008).
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| Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. Del Pilar & Mariano Ponce |
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| Jose Rizal's medical instruments |
Rizal practised medicine in Dapitan. He had many patients, but most of them were poor so that he even gave them free medicine (Zaide, 2008).
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| A portrait of Rizal |
On February 15, 1889, Graciano Lopez Jaena founded the patriotic newspaper called La Solidaridad in Barcelona, where he was then residing. Two days after the birth of La Solidaridad, del Pilar wrote to Rizal in London: "At last our little newspaper was born. It is democratic in its opinion, but very much more so in the organization of its staff. .. " (Zaide, 2008).
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| A portrait of Leonor Rivera |
Leonor Rivera was a young lady from Camiling, and a cousin of Jose Rizal. Leonor's father had provided room and board in Casa Tomasina, Intramuros for Rizal when the youth was still starting his third year at the university. The young girl was then a student at La Concordia College where Soledad, Rizal's little sister was also studying.
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| The Noli Me Tangere |
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| The Noli Me Tangere |
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| Prometheus Bound |
In the Museum of Art [in Dresden], ... Rizal was also deeply impressed by a painting of Prometheus Bound and recalled seeing a representation of the same idea in an art gallery in Paris (Zaide, 2008).
During his four-year exile in Dapitan, Rizal built up a rich collection of concology which consisted of 346 shells representing 203 species (Zaide, 2008).
During his four-year exile in Dapitan, Rizal built up a rich collection of concology which consisted of 346 shells representing 203 species (Zaide, 2008).
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| Triumph of Science over Death |
The Triumph of Science over Death is a clay sculpture made by José Rizal as a gift to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt. The statue is composed of a naked, young woman with overflowing hair, standing on a skull while bearing a torch (via Wikipedia).
