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Spartan Tenis Tour 2024

Arranca el circuito nacional spartan tenis tour 2024.

Desde  2022,  somos

  CIRCUITO NACIONAL JUVENIL

Torneos  puntuables  para el Ranking Nacional.

Contamos con 13 semanas, más el Master y jugaremos en Madrid, Bejar, Torrevieja, A Coruña, Xátiva, Huelva, Salamanca, Las Palmas, Toledo y  Segovia.

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De reserva de hotel, comité organizador, el comité organizador del circuito está formado por:.

• D. Jaime Fraile.
• D.David Perez.
• D.Lolo Pineda.
• D. Paco Sanchez.
• D. Angel de Marco.
• D. Dominic Conde.

Director del circuito D.Carlos Andino.

La inscripción se cierra los viernes de la semana anterior al comienzo del torneo, en cada club organizador.

El club otorga los siguientes puntos:

• Campeones 200 puntos.
• Finalistas 100 puntos
• Semifinalistas 50 puntos
• Cuartofinalistas 25 punto

Siendo la suma de estos puntos los que darán las plazas para disputar el Máster.

El Máster lo podrán jugar los 16 mejores clasificados de cada categoría de los que soliciten participar.

Para puntuar será imprescindible jugar al menos 2 semanas del circuito.

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Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2025

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID IS BACK IN MADRID!!!

Spartan Madrid 2025 is back for the 11th edition in Madrid!

The Community of Madrid awaits with arms wide open once again for all the Spartans.

We‘ll be waiting for you in the Community of Madrid to enjoy spring with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

This year we will be waiting for you in full spring. It will be in May 10 and 11 of 2025.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2024

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID RETURNS TO SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

Spartan Madrid 2024 is back and it is cause for celebration. It will be the 10th edition in Madrid!

We’re landing back in a tourist destination that holds enormous natural value within it’s streams and meadows, in addition to great historical heritage and a rich gastronomic culture.

It is located in the area just between the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Tajo depression to the north of the Community of Madrid (km 34 of the A1)... Very close to the capital, and easily accessible by public transport!

The event awaits with splendid courses that vary greatly from one to the other: some stretches are fast and technical, we’ll see the return of areas with water and of course, all this will come with the added difficulty that the obstacles entail.

So now you know, we‘ll be waiting for you in San Agustín del Guadalix to enjoy spring with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

This year we will be waiting for you in full spring. It will be in May 4 and 5 of 2024.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

MADRID 

2022  

LIVE COVERAGE  

SEGUIMIENTO EN VIVO

Discover the live contents from the Madrid Trifecta Weekend 

on October 01st-02nd 2022!

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Spain National Series 2022:

Info & ranking:

Información y ranking:            

2023 RACE CALENDAR

Pick a date and p lan your season now.

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2023

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

3K ELITE SERIES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID RETURNS TO SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

We’re landing in a tourist destination that holds enormous natural value within it’s streams and meadows, in addition to great historical heritage and a rich gastronomic culture.

It is located in the area just between the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Tajo depression to the north of the Community of Madrid (km 34 of the A1)... Very close to the capital, and easily accessible by public transport!

The event awaits with splendid courses that vary greatly from one to the other: some stretches are fast and technical, we’ll see the return of areas with water (finally!) and of course, all this will come with the added difficulty that the obstacles entail.

So now you know, we‘ll be waiting for you once the summer has passed in San Agustín del Guadalix to start-off autumn with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

EUROPEAN ELITE SERIES

The European Elite Series are returning in 2023 with a brand new 3K format. The best OCR athletes in Europe fight for prize money, fame and glory on super dynamic, challenging courses in Europe. The European Elite Series consists of four Sprint Qualifying races in Munich (Germany, 15.04), Zandvoort (Netherlands, 20.05), Vac (Hungary, 29.07) and South West (UK, 13.08). All elite athletes can register to compete in one of the Sprint Qualifying races. The top 10 women and men will race the 3K final in Madrid, Spain on Friday October 6 . Read more , FAQs .

SPECIAL TRAVEL OFFERS

Our official travel partner Nirvana are keen to ensure you experience stress free travel to and from your event. Book with Nirvana for: -Official Race Accommodation -Race Day Transfers -Race Entry Fee Cancellation Insurance -Complimentary Post Race Drinks Token -Dedicated in Resort Nirvana Support Team Book your travel package today

Events nearby

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2023

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

3K ELITE SERIES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID RETURNS TO SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

We’re landing in a tourist destination that holds enormous natural value within it’s streams and meadows, in addition to great historical heritage and a rich gastronomic culture.

It is located in the area just between the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Tajo depression to the north of the Community of Madrid (km 34 of the A1)... Very close to the capital, and easily accessible by public transport!

The event awaits with splendid courses that vary greatly from one to the other: some stretches are fast and technical, we’ll see the return of areas with water (finally!) and of course, all this will come with the added difficulty that the obstacles entail.

So now you know, we‘ll be waiting for you once the summer has passed in San Agustín del Guadalix to start-off autumn with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

EUROPEAN ELITE SERIES

The European Elite Series are returning in 2023 with a brand new 3K format. The best OCR athletes in Europe fight for prize money, fame and glory on super dynamic, challenging courses in Europe. The European Elite Series consists of four Sprint Qualifying races in Munich (Germany, 15.04), Zandvoort (Netherlands, 20.05), Vac (Hungary, 29.07) and South West (UK, 13.08). All elite athletes can register to compete in one of the Sprint Qualifying races. The top 10 women and men will race the 3K final in Madrid, Spain on Friday October 6 . Read more , FAQs .

SPECIAL TRAVEL OFFERS

Our official travel partner Nirvana are keen to ensure you experience stress free travel to and from your event. Book with Nirvana for: -Official Race Accommodation -Race Day Transfers -Race Entry Fee Cancellation Insurance -Complimentary Post Race Drinks Token -Dedicated in Resort Nirvana Support Team Book your travel package today

Events nearby

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2022

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

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Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2024

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Planifica tu temporada con antelación; elige alguno de los pases especiales disponibles y participa en varias carreras al mejor precio. Más información .

¡¡VOLVEMOS A SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

Vuelve Spartan Madrid 2024 y es motivo de celebración. Y es que Madrid celebra su ¡10 Edición!

Volvemos a un destino turístico que posee un valor natural enorme, con dehesas, arroyos y por supuesto, un gran patrimonio histórico y cultura gastronómica.

Está situado en el área de transición entre la sierra de Guadarrama y la depresión del Tajo al norte de la Comunidad de Madrid (km 34 de la A1)… ¡Muy cerca de la capital, con alta conectividad y accesibilidad en los transportes públicos!

Este evento nos espera con recorridos muy distintos entre sí, con tramos muy técnicos y rápidos, con zonas de agua y por supuesto, con la dureza extra que suponen las cargas en los obstáculos.

Así que ya sabes, te esperamos en San Agustín del Guadalix para disfrutar de la primavera con deporte, barro, turismo y mucho ambiente espartano.

Este año te esperamos en plena primavera. Más concretamente será el 4 y 5 de mayo del 2024.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND:

Este evento es un Trifecta Weekend, que te ofrece la posibilidad de completar tu Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) en un único fin de semana, y de clasificarte para el Trifecta World Championship en Esparta, Grecia. Puedes ahorrar comprando las entradas para las tres categorías a través del Trifecta Pass .

EVENTOS MÁS CERCANOS

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2023

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

3K ELITE SERIES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID RETURNS TO SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

We’re landing in a tourist destination that holds enormous natural value within it’s streams and meadows, in addition to great historical heritage and a rich gastronomic culture.

It is located in the area just between the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Tajo depression to the north of the Community of Madrid (km 34 of the A1)... Very close to the capital, and easily accessible by public transport!

The event awaits with splendid courses that vary greatly from one to the other: some stretches are fast and technical, we’ll see the return of areas with water (finally!) and of course, all this will come with the added difficulty that the obstacles entail.

So now you know, we‘ll be waiting for you once the summer has passed in San Agustín del Guadalix to start-off autumn with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

EUROPEAN ELITE SERIES

The European Elite Series are returning in 2023 with a brand new 3K format. The best OCR athletes in Europe fight for prize money, fame and glory on super dynamic, challenging courses in Europe. The European Elite Series consists of four Sprint Qualifying races in Munich (Germany, 15.04), Zandvoort (Netherlands, 20.05), Vac (Hungary, 29.07) and South West (UK, 13.08). All elite athletes can register to compete in one of the Sprint Qualifying races. The top 10 women and men will race the 3K final in Madrid, Spain on Friday October 6 . Read more , FAQs .

SPECIAL TRAVEL OFFERS

Our official travel partner Nirvana are keen to ensure you experience stress free travel to and from your event. Book with Nirvana for: -Official Race Accommodation -Race Day Transfers -Race Entry Fee Cancellation Insurance -Complimentary Post Race Drinks Token -Dedicated in Resort Nirvana Support Team Book your travel package today

Events nearby

Madrid Spartan Trifecta Weekend 2023

Sprint 5K 20 OBSTACLES

Super 10K 25 OBSTACLES

Beast 21K 30 OBSTACLES

Kids race 1-3K +OBSTACLES

3K ELITE SERIES

SPARTAN RACE PASSES

  Plan your Season early, choose one of the special passes available and join multiple races at the best price. Read more .

SPARTAN MADRID RETURNS TO SAN AGUSTÍN DEL GUADALIX!!

We’re landing in a tourist destination that holds enormous natural value within it’s streams and meadows, in addition to great historical heritage and a rich gastronomic culture.

It is located in the area just between the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Tajo depression to the north of the Community of Madrid (km 34 of the A1)... Very close to the capital, and easily accessible by public transport!

The event awaits with splendid courses that vary greatly from one to the other: some stretches are fast and technical, we’ll see the return of areas with water (finally!) and of course, all this will come with the added difficulty that the obstacles entail.

So now you know, we‘ll be waiting for you once the summer has passed in San Agustín del Guadalix to start-off autumn with sports, tourism and a great Spartan atmosphere.

TRIFECTA WEEKEND EVENT:

This event is a Trifecta Weekend, giving racers the ability to complete a Trifecta (Sprint 5K, Super 10K & Beast 21K) in just one weekend and qualify for the Trifecta World Championship in Sparta, Greece. Buy the 3 races through the Trifecta Pass to save on entry into all 3 races.

EUROPEAN ELITE SERIES

The European Elite Series are returning in 2023 with a brand new 3K format. The best OCR athletes in Europe fight for prize money, fame and glory on super dynamic, challenging courses in Europe. The European Elite Series consists of four Sprint Qualifying races in Munich (Germany, 15.04), Zandvoort (Netherlands, 20.05), Vac (Hungary, 29.07) and South West (UK, 13.08). All elite athletes can register to compete in one of the Sprint Qualifying races. The top 10 women and men will race the 3K final in Madrid, Spain on Friday October 6 . Read more , FAQs .

SPECIAL TRAVEL OFFERS

Our official travel partner Nirvana are keen to ensure you experience stress free travel to and from your event. Book with Nirvana for: -Official Race Accommodation -Race Day Transfers -Race Entry Fee Cancellation Insurance -Complimentary Post Race Drinks Token -Dedicated in Resort Nirvana Support Team Book your travel package today

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Jose Rizal’s Walking Tour Madrid

You can download the map here: https://www.philembassymadrid.com/rizal

The “Rizal’s Madrid” walking tour is available as a booklet and includes a map and itinerary.

(The PDF document is designed to be printed on both sides of landscape A4 paper and folded into an A5 booklet)

A WALKING TOUR OF PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH DR. JOSÉ RIZAL

Introduction.

Did you know that there is a Rizal in each one of us? Or to put it another way, that there is an element of us in Rizal.  A cliché perhaps or a trite expression, yet how could it be otherwise?  As a Filipino, Rizal shared the anguish and anxiety of a foreigner in another land.  Like the thousands of Filipinos here in Spain, Rizal came from a tropical country, with so much hope for himself, for his family and his country.  Rizal could not have been different from you and I as, upon arrival, he looked for an immediate relative or friend to take care of him.  He was given to comparing this or that place with his own Calamba and Laguna de Bay expressing thereby the common sentiment of exiles longing for the sites of childhood.  Far from loved ones, solitude led Rizal to flirt with women as some of our migrants in Spain are wont to do.  Likewise, he would be like anyone of us trying to understand the peculiar Spanish way of doing things – why for instance, the Spaniards have late breakfasts, late lunches and late dinners.  To fathom the Spanish character would have required going through a process of discovering the places where they eat, how they live and what they have for entertainment.

Could Rizal be different from us in going to the rastro to buy cheap but still usable suits or shoes or trying the entertainment at the cava and maison at the Plaza Mayor, the excitement of an afternoon at the Plaza de Toros and the childlike pleasure of whiling away his time at the zoo?  Would anyone be surprised that Rizal like most Filipinos participated in the game of chance called lotería ?  It is hard to imagine that any place in Madrid could not have been traversed by Rizal.  For like us, Rizal was curious to know the places in Madrid that Madrileños themselves found interesting and likewise, important to satisfy one’s basic needs.

Yet, it is also true that Rizal’s Madrid could have been different from ours.  He was first of all an intelligent man, a scholar and a student, a man of varied interests that went beyond those possessed by many of us.  Even during his time, his contemporaries thought Rizal to be very moralistic, for he was not given to spending idle moments – preferring the library to bars, or a discussion of issues to useless talk or chismes .  When we therefore say that this or that place was “Rizal’s Madrid,” we have in mind the Rizal that to us represented the best in us.  He had a higher purpose in life, and found meaning in becoming a model for his countrymen and a true lover of his country.  The places we have identified and described as “Rizal’s Madrid” would show not so much those he simply visited as those which were the sites of his personal struggles for the recognition of his country as a civilized nation, a place of one’s birth which, to use Ninoy Aquino’s words, “is worth dying for.”

Where Rizal lived

Calle amor de dios 13-15.

Our walking tour shall begin with the place of his residence from September 12, 1882 to May 1883, when he first arrived in Madrid.  Rizal was prepared to lead a spartan life since he had a limited allowance of 50 pesos a month further reduced to 35 pesos when the Rizal farm was affected by bad harvests.  There was also a constant increase in rent being imposed by the Dominicans from whom the Rizal family rented the farm.  In this Madrid house, Rizal lived with Vicente Gonzalez, an old friend from his Ateneo de Manila days and a guy whom he fondly called Marques de Pagong .  The house could have been chosen out of convenience since it was near the university and the atelier in which Rizal’s interest in the arts developed into fine form.  He could therefore save on transportation costs.  There was a piano and four big mirrors that created lasting impressions on Rizal.

Calle Fernandez y Gonzalez 8, 3º-4 (formerly C/. de la Visitación)

This was his place of residence from May 1883 to June 17, 1883 before Rizal left for Paris for a vacation.  Situated in the old part of Madrid close to the Plaza Sta. Ana and right behind the Teatro Español, it stood near the corner of c/ Echegaray (formerly c/ del Lobo), where he criticized his fellow residents for engaging in idle discussions day after day.  He lived here with Eduardo de Lete and Ceferino de Leon.  By their agreement, they did not allow gambling ( juego de azar ) in their quarters.

Calle Ventura de la Vega (formerly C/. Baño 15, piso principal or 1º)

The association (CHF) was organized as a forum for Filipino students to discuss Philippine affairs.  It sponsored regular bailes to raise funds for the association.  It published a magazine financed by Juan Atayde, a Philippine-born Spaniard.  Among those with whom Rizal discussed Philippine issues were the Paternos — Pedro, Maximino and Antonio — and Gregorio Sangciangco y Goson who made deep impressions on Rizal.  The latter wrote El Progreso de Filipinas which said that a plan for agriculture, commerce and industry could usher in improvements and progress in the Philippines.  The association did not last long, as Rizal wrote to his family on January 29, 1883, that it disbanded upon his suggestion apparently due to lack of sufficient interests of the members.

The residence had another attraction for Rizal aside from being the venue of political discussions.  The daughter of the owner, Consuelo Ortiga y Rey caught Rizal’s fancy.  However, Consuelo was torn between Rizal and de Lete.  Rizal even gave Consuelo poems, musical pieces from Paris and guimaras , a kind of textile from the Philippines.  The guimaras gift was acknowledged by Consuelo through de Lete, which seemed to have put an end to Rizal’s illusions about her love, his first derrota or defeat as he wrote in codes in his diary.

Calle Gran Via (formerly C/. San Miguel 7, 1º)

Rizal stayed in this place, a pension, as indicated in a letter to his parents dated September 11, 1883.  Starting September 6 of that year, he was paying a daily rent of four pesetas a day.  He said that this amount excluded the cost of kerosene which he had to buy himself so he could read and study at night.  But perhaps the conditions were not that ideal for him as later, he had to board in another place with a Filipino student.

Calle del Barquillo 34, 4º

The Gran Vía residence was indeed only temporary since in the same letter to his parents, he asked that all future letters be forwarded to this address.  He joined Esteban Villanueva who came to Madrid to study law but later became an established painter.  It seems that painting and the arts as disciplines, had such an attraction to Filipinos since a number of them pursued these as careers – Luna, Hidalgo, Melecio Figueroa, an engraver and Villanueva.

Rizal at that point was in dire financial difficulties. In his report on his whereabouts, he mentioned his high grades in medicine, his victory in Greek contests and exams in Historia Universal but said he had to pawn Saturnina’s ring given to him, to pay for his exams.  At one time, Rizal did not have any meal at all for one whole day.  Fortuitously, he had been asked by the Paternos to deliver one of the main speeches at a banquet, a toast to Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo who had just won first and second prizes (for the Spoliarium and Virgenes Cristianas Expuesta al Populacho ),  respectively, at the art competition sponsored by the Exposicion de Bellas Artes in Madrid.  He wrote these in codes in his diary which were later decoded by Miguel Unamuno, his Spanish friend, upon the request of Wenceslao Retana.

Calle Pizarro 15 (formerly C/. pizarro 13 , 2º Dcha.)

In a letter to his family, on August 29, 1884, Rizal informed them of living here with classmates Ceferino de Leon and Julio Llorente.  It was very close to the Facultad de Filosofia y Letras at c/ Bernardo where he was to finish in a year his philosophy and letters degree.  It was here where he wrote to his family why sugar prices had fallen – Cuba and Puerto Rico, as well as the colonies of Great Britain, had replaced the Philippines as the new sources of U.S. imports, the biggest at that time.  It was also here where Rizal quietly started his novel  Noli Me Tangere .

Calle Cedaceros 11, piso principal

This was perhaps his last residence in Madrid as he himself mentioned in an undated letter to his family.  He spent 15 days here – from October 1 to 15, 1885 – sharing the place with Ceferino de Leon and Eduardo de Lete.  He told his parents that he would be moving to Paris and Berlin to study ophthalmology under the best professors at that time.  The eyesight of Teodora Alonso had gone worse and it was Rizal’s desire to treat her upon his return to the Philippines.  On the matter of his return to the Philippines, his brother Paciano advised him to stay in Hong Kong instead since this would not be very far from home.  The reputation of Rizal as an anti-friar intellectual had become public because of his speech at the Hotel Ingles at the banquet to honor Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo.  According to Paciano, returning to the Philippines would be fatal since a lot of Spaniards were raring to punish him for claiming that the Indios could be even better than the colonial masters if given the chance to develop themselves.

Where Rizal studied

Facultad de medicina, universidad de madrid, c/. atocha.

The corridor of the Colegio de Medicina (Hospital de San Carlos) has a marker indicating that it was here where Rizal studied medicine.  He began his medical studies on October 2, 1882, and finished it two years later in June 1884.  One of his professors was the then famous Marquez de Busto.  The other professors he had mentioned were Drs. Mariani, Polo and Stocker.  He apparently spent his residency at the Hospital de la Princesa where, as he had written to his family, he performed two operations on detached ligatures.

But as time went on, Rizal’s heart was not in medicine as shown by his enrolment in other courses.  His medical interest was animated more by a desire to remove cataracts on his mother’s eyes; she was then close to being blind.  Already losing her eyesight, Rizal’s mother could write to him only with the assistance of one of her daughters.  Rizal would have to go to Paris to specialize in ophthalmology.

Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, C/. Alcalá

Ateneo de Madrid, C/. Prado, 21

Even now, the ambience of the Ateneo is one of quiet, civility and seriousness, with people spending their time in high-ceilinged rooms and galleries.  The theatre has retained the classical stage reminiscent of a place for Greek plays.  On the hallway are portraits of its most prominent members.  Rizal’s portrait used to hang at the end of the hallway.

Rizal’s Nationalist Consciousness

Parque del buen retiro.

Calle Atocha, 43

La Solidaridad used this place as its office of publication.  Founded in 1889, the newspaper was the voice of the Filipino community in Spain in its struggle for recognition by the Spanish government, of their desire for autonomy.  Before his decision to return to a place near the Philippines (Hong Kong), Rizal might have frequented this place to check on the progress of the publication of his essays, the most famous of which was his La Indolencia de los Filipinos .  The essay was in response to the then popular Spanish notion that the lack of progress in the Philippines was due to the laziness of the colonial subjects.  Rizal asserted that there were factors beyond human control, such as the Philippines’ hot, humid and tropical weather, that would explain the supposed laziness of the Filipinos.  And in any case, Rizal said, the Filipinos were no worse than the Spaniards who were lazy relative to the Germans and the Dutch of northern Europe.  Having debunked the Spanish assertions, Rizal then proposed measures that would make the Philippines progressive, adopting in particular the suggestions of his fellow student, Gregorio Sanciangco y Goson – build railroads, adopt modern agricultural technology and solve the problem of land ownership for the Philippines to attain progress.

Los Gabrielles (C/. Echegaray, 17)

Today, the place is a venue for flamenco dance presentations and musical bands playing popular and classical Spanish songs.  Its 19 th century ambience is looked upon with pride by its owners and personnel.  There is a variety of wine served at the usual Spanish time of fun and enjoyment, that is, towards dusk until the break of dawn.

Viva Madrid (C/. Manuel Fernandez y Gonzalez, 7)

The place would tell us that it was not “all work and no play” for our national hero.  We can imagine him and his friends spending hours in some afternoons sipping wine while admiring the beautiful women passing by.  Rizal would even say that he had spent two pesetas and 90 centimos for a baile at the El Excelsior , perhaps a nearby cabaret for the public as was the style of the time.

Hotel Inglés (C/. Echegaray)

Aside from the Luna-Hidalgo banquet, the Filipino community would sometimes hold their cenas in the hotel in celebration of the New Year.  Even today, Hotel Ingles is used by the Filipino community as, for example, when it celebrated the centennial of the Revolution and the First Republic with President Fidel V. Ramos in attendance.

Congreso de los Diputados (formerly Las Cortes Españolas)

The Rizal Monument (Av. de la Islas Filipinas / Calle Santander)

During the Rizal birth centennial in 1961, some countries honored Rizal with markers and monuments.  Heidelberg, Germany where Rizal spent some time in the 1880s, erected a modest but elegant statue in his honor, for making that city famous through his poem entitled “To the Flowers of Heidelberg.”  Mexico City built a replica of the Rizal monument at the Luneta in their famous boulevard called Paseo de la Reforma.  At that time, Spain refused to honor the Philippine hero because of the sentiment then that he was a traitor to the mother country, Spain.

But times have changed.  In a new spirit of broadened friendship between Spain and the Philippines, as well as a liberal view of why the latter launched a revolution, Rizal’s position has been elevated. He is not only a Filipino patriot;  he is an exemplar of the best in the human race.  And Spain itself is honored by Rizal’s presence here, for it is in this country that he developed his sensitivities and his scientific, artistic and literary skills — in Madrid, the heartland of the Empire.

“Rizal’s Madrid”

is based on “ Casas habitadas y lugares frecuentados por Rizal en Madrid ”(1961) by Pedro Ortiz Armengol

Original text by: Jaime Marcó

Revised text by: Prof. Jaime B. Veneracion

Photos by: Nick Hidalgo and Exequiel Sabarillo

Editing, lay-out and publication: Embassy of the Philippines , Madrid

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