Almost 130 years ago today, Dr. Jose P. Rizal arrived in London where he spent less than a year meeting with some of the most influential Orientalists in Europe and more importantly, worked on the formation of the Association Internationale Des Philippinistes or the Philippine Studies.
Foreign service scholar Geronimo Suliguin, who is currently reading his Postgraduate Historical Studies from the prestigious Oxford University in England, narrated in his essay “Rizal, London and the Beginnings of Philippine Studies” on what transpired during those colorful days of our National Hero in London and his attempt to launch the Philippine Studies as he “wanted the Association to be truly international and planned to invite scholars who were interested in Philippine affairs.”
Rizal was only 26 when he arrived in London in 1888.
By: Roy Mabasa
Read more: https://mb.com.ph/2019/05/29/scholars-essay-narrates-jose-rizals-work-in-london/
Dr. Jose Rizal's London residence was given the honor of a Blue Plaque in 1983, replacing the original private plaque by the Philippine Society in 1955.
Read about it here: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/jose-rizal/