It was in madrid that he began writing noli me tangere. On this day june 21, 1884, jose p Rizal completed his medical course in madrid, spain, with the rating “fair.” he was awarded the degree of licentiate in medicine by the universidad central de madrid. His clinical practice, first in calamba and then in hong kong, was quite lucrative, and he was sought after even in dapitan, with people traveling from abroad just to avail of his services In five months, he earned p5,000, which was a very significant amount at the time. After his medical studies at university of santo tomas, rizal left the philippines on may 3, 1882, and arrived in madrid in september 1882
He took courses in medicine at universidad central de madrid as well as painting at real academia de bellas artes de san fernando in calle alcala. Dissatisfied with his education there, due in part to the prejudices of faculty against native students, he continued his studies in spain In 1884, rizal completed licentiates in medicine and in philosophy and letters at the central university of madrid. Rizal earned a licentiate in medicine at the universidad central de madrid, where he also took courses in philosophy and literature It was in madrid that he conceived of writing noli me tangere. Did rizal really study medicine to treat his mother’s eye condition, or was there more to it than that
Like many of us, the decision to embark on a medical career is complex, and sometimes full of serendipity.
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