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Early in August, 1890 Rizal arrived in Madrid

He tried all legal means to seek justice for his family

and the calamba tenants, but to no avail. He almost fought two duels one with Antonio Luna

and the other to Wenceslao E. Retana.

Leonor Rivera married a British Engineer.


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Failure to Get Justice for family

Upon arrival in Madrid, Rizal immediately sought the help of the Filipino Colony,theAsociacion Hispano Filipina, and the Liberal Spanish newspapers (La Justicia, El Globo,La Republica, El resumen).

M. H. Del Pilar acted as his lawyer.

Dr. Dominador Gomez secretary of Asociacion Hispano Filipina.

More terrible news reached Rizal in Madrid:

From Silvestre Ubaldo, he received a copy of the ejectment order by the Dominicans againstFrancisco Rizal and other calamba tenants.

From Saturnina, he learned of the deportation of Paciano, Antonio Lopez, Silvestre Ubaldo,Teong, and Dandoy to Mindoro

His parents were forcibly ejected from their home and were then living in the house of Narcisa.


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Rizals Eulogy to Panganiban

Jose Ma. Panganiban his friend and his talentedco-worker in the propaganda.

August 19, 1890 date of the death of Jose Ma.Panganiban because of a lingering illness.


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Aborted Duel with Antonio Luna

End of August, 1890 Rizal attended a social reunion of the Filipinos in

Madrid. Wine was served in the reunion. After drinking so many glasses, the guests became more loquacious. Antonio Luna became drunk. Luna was bitter because of his frustrated romance with Nellie Boustead

He was blaming Rizal for his failure. Luna uttered certain unsavory remarks about Nellie. Rizal heard him and challenge for a duel. The Filipinos were shocked of the incident. They tried to pacify Rizal and Luna, pointing out to both that such a

duel would damage their cause in Spain. Luna, when he became sober, realized that he had made a fool and he

apologized to Rizal


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Rizal Challenges Retana to Duel

On another occasion, he challenged another man to duel Wenceslao E. Retana.

Retana The bitter enemy of Rizal in Pen.

A talented Spanish scholar was then a press agent of the friars in Spain.

Used to attack the Filipinos, including Rizal, in various newspapers in Madrid.

He imprudently wrote an article in La Epoca an anti-Filipino newspaper inMadrid, asserting that the family and friends of Rizal had not paid their rentsso that they were ejected from their lands in Calamba by the Dominicans.

Such an insult stirred Rizal to action.

Immediately, he sent his seconds to Retana with his challenge to a duel.

Retana at once published a retraction and apology in the newspapers.

The incident silenced Retanas pen against Rizal. Years afterward, Retana wrote the first book-length biography of the greatest

Filipino hero, whose talents he came to recognize and whose martyrdom heglorified.


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Infidelity of Leonor Rivera

Rizal lost his gold watch chain with a locket containingthe picture of Leonor Rivera, his beloved sweetheartwhile he attended a play in the Teatro Apollo togetherwith his friends, and that incident proved to be a bad

omen.

December, 1890 Rizal received a letter from Leonor,announcing her coming married with an Englishman.

February 15, 1891 Blumentritt replied to the letter ofRizal and comforted Rizal when Rizal confide to himabout his agony and broken heart.


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Rizal-Del Pilar Rivalry

In 1890, there arise an unfortunate rivalry between Rizal and delPilar for supremacy.

January 1, 1891 (New Years Day) the Filipinos of Madrid met toreorganize the Asociacion Hispano Filipina and to elect a newleader who would act as a spokesman of the Filipino cause inEurope.

Filipinos were divided into two rival camps: Rizalistas or Rizals friends Pilaristas or del Pilars friends

Rizalistas worked hard for the election of Rizal.

Pilaristas fought for del Pilars election


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Back to Brussels

Since Rizal walked out from the election for the new leader

because he found out that only 19 people voted him, he goback to Brussels.

February, 1891 he left Madrid and proceeded to Biarritz,

where he was a welcomed guest of the Bousted at their VillaEliada.

Valentin VenturaRizals friend and companion in Paris,where Rizal staying with him.

April 4, 1891 He wrote to Jose Ma. Basa, expressing his

wish to live in Hongkong and practice medicine. Middle of April 1891 Rizal turned to Brussels for one

reason, to finish his second novel.


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.MADRID IS ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT CITIES IN THE WORLD;

IT PARTAKES AT THE SAME TIME OF THE SPIRIT OF EUROPE AND

OF THE ORIENT. ---JOSE RIZAL


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