Maximo Viola(Barcelona) – a medical student and a member of rich family of San Miguel, Bulacan Rudolf VirchowĪfter his studies in Central University of Madrid, Rizal, who was 24 years old and already a physician, went to Paris in order to acquire more knowledge in ophthalmology In Berlin, Jose met and befriended several top German scientists, Dr. He also continued his travels and observations of European life and customs, government and laws in Paris, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin He chose this branch because he wanted to cure his mother’s eye ailment Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in ophthalmology