Rizal was exiled to Dapitan for 4 years where he lived a productive life. He established schools, improved infrastructure like water and lighting, and practiced medicine. Rizal taught up to 21 students, operated on his mother successfully but she later had complications. He debated religion with a priest but remained on good terms. Rizal learned new languages and studied science, documenting new species. He had a son who died shortly after birth with his wife Josephine. Rizal objected to Bonifacio's plans for revolution from Dapitan.
Rizal was exiled to Dapitan for 4 years where he lived a productive life. He established schools, improved infrastructure like water and lighting, and practiced medicine. Rizal taught up to 21 students, operated on his mother successfully but she later had complications. He debated religion with a priest but remained on good terms. Rizal learned new languages and studied science, documenting new species. He had a son who died shortly after birth with his wife Josephine. Rizal objected to Bonifacio's plans for revolution from Dapitan.
Rizal was exiled to Dapitan for 4 years where he lived a productive life. He established schools, improved infrastructure like water and lighting, and practiced medicine. Rizal taught up to 21 students, operated on his mother successfully but she later had complications. He debated religion with a priest but remained on good terms. Rizal learned new languages and studied science, documenting new species. He had a son who died shortly after birth with his wife Josephine. Rizal objected to Bonifacio's plans for revolution from Dapitan.
Rizal was exiled to Dapitan for 4 years where he lived a productive life. He established schools, improved infrastructure like water and lighting, and practiced medicine. Rizal taught up to 21 students, operated on his mother successfully but she later had complications. He debated religion with a priest but remained on good terms. Rizal learned new languages and studied science, documenting new species. He had a son who died shortly after birth with his wife Josephine. Rizal objected to Bonifacio's plans for revolution from Dapitan.
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CHAPTER 22
EXILE IN DAPITAN Beginning of Exile in Dapitan
CEBU- steamer which brought Rizal to
Dapitan. Rizal carried a letter
Fr. Pablo Pastells Fr. Antonio Obach
Rizal could live at Parish convent on the ff. conditions: • That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning religion and make statements that were clearly pro-Spanish against revolution. • That he perform the church rites and make a general confession of his past life. • That henceforth he conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish Subject and a man of Religion. A Don Ricardo Carnicero Poem which Rizal wrote for Captain Carnicero on the occasion of captain’s birthday August 26,1892 Captain Ricardo Carnicero Wins in Manila Lottery (September 21, 1892)
BUTUAN- mail boat which brought the
news about Rizal’s winning in the lottery. Lottery ticket no.9736 • 20,000- lottery prize • 6,200 of it was given to Rizal • 2,000 of his share he gave to his father and • 200 to Basa in Hong Kong. Rizal- Pastells debate on Religion
• The debate started went Pastells sent Rizal a book by
Sarda along with an advice that Rizal should desist from his majaderas (folishness) in viewing religion from the perspective of individual judgment and self esteem. • The debate can be read in four(4) letters. • Rizal was bitter against the friars because they commit abuses under the cloak of religion. • Father Pastells tried to bring back to Catholicism Rizal by telling him that human intelligence is limited, thus he needs the guidance of God. Despite their religious differences, Rizal and Pastells remained as good friends. Father Pastells gave Rizal a copy of the Imitacion de Cristo, a famous Catholic book by Father Thomas Kempis
Rizal gave his Jesuit opponent a bust of
St. Paul which he had made. Rizal challenges a Frenchman to a duel
• Mr. Juan Lardet – a French
businessman whom Rizal had a conflict Rizal and Father Sanchez • Fr. Francisco Paula de Sanchez, Rizal’s favorite teacher at Ateneo de Manila Father Pastells, aside from his personal efforts to persuade Rizal to discard his “errors of religion”, instructed two Jesuits in Mindanao: 1. Father Obach, cura of dapitan 2. Father Jose Vilaclara, cura of dipolog Estudios sobre la lengua tagala -manuscript which Rizal gave to Sanchez on his birthday(study of the Tagalog language) Idyllic Life in Dapitan
- Rizal wrote to Blumentritt on December 19, 1893
Rizal’s encounter with Friar’s Spy
• Pablo Mercado- assumed name of
the spy who visited Rizal at his house and pretended to be a relative by showing a photo of Rizal and a pair of buttons with the initials P.M as evidence of kinship. • Rizal went to the comandancia and reported the impostor to Captain Juan Sitges (successor of Carnicero) • Sitges ordered Pablo Mercado’s arrest and told Anastacio Adriatico to investigate him immediately. • Florencio Namanan a.k.a Pablo Mercado, single and about 30 years old who was hired by the Recollect friars to spy on Rizal activities. Rizal operated his mother’s eye, Dona Teodora, though the As Physician in operation was successful, his Dapitan mother has a wound infection after ignoring Rizal’s instruction of not removing the bandages. Don Ignacio Tumarong , Rizal’s patient who was able to see again after his operation . Don Florencio Azcarraga, rich haciendero of aklan who was cured of eye ailment, in turn he gave Rizal a cargo of sugar. Projects for Dapitan • Water System • Drained the marshes to get rid of malaria that was infesting Dapitan • Equipped the town with lighting system using P500,one of his patients paid him. • Beautified the town of Dapitan by remodeling the town plaza and making a huge relief map of Mindanao out of earth, stones and grass. Rizal as Teacher • Rizal established in Dapitan a school. It began with 3pupils who increased to 16 and eventually 21. • 16 of his pupils did not pay tuition. Instead of charging them fees, Rizal made them work in his gardens and construction projects. • Outside class hours, students had gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, stone throwing, swimming, arnis and boating. Contributions to Science • Built up a rich collection of concology a. Draco rizali (a flying dragon) b. Apogonia rizali (a small beetle) c. Rhacophorus rizali (a rare frog) Linguistic Studies • A born linguist, Rizal continued his studies of languages. In Dapitan he learned the Bisayan, Subanum, and Malay languages. • He wrote a Tagalog grammar, made a comparative study of the Bisayan and Malayan languages. • He knew 22 languages. Artistic works in Dapitan
• Modeled a statuette called ‘The
Mother’s Revenge’ to stress the moral of the incident where a puppy of his dog, Syria, was eaten by a crocodile. • Constructed a statue of a girl called ‘The Dapitan Girl’ a woodcarving of Josephine Bracken (Rizal’s wife) • Made a bust of St. Paul for Father Pastells Rizal as farmer
• Rizal acquired total land
holdings of 70 hectares where 6000 hemp plants, 1000 coconut trees and numerous fruit trees, sugarcane, corn, coffee and cacao were planted Rizal as Businessman • Ramon Carreon- Rizal’s business partner • Hemp industry- Rizal’s most profitable business. • He organized the Cooperative Association of Dapitan. My Retreat Dona Teodora returned to Manila. She requested Rizal to write poetry. As a response, Rizal wrote ‘Mi Retiro’ relating his serene life as an exile in Dapitan.
‘Mi Retiro’ – describes Rizal’s
life in peaceful Dapitan
https://allpoetry.com/My-Retreat Rizal and Josephine Bracken
• Irish girl of sweet eighteen who was born on
Hong Kong • Having no priests to marry them, Rizal and Josephine married themselves before the eyes of god. • Francisco – eight-month baby boy who lived only for three hours. • Pio Valenzuela- emissary to Dapitan in order to inform Rizal of the plan of Katipunan during the meeting at a little river called Bitukang manok. • Rizal objected Bonifacio’s project because: Rizal and 1.The people are not ready for a revolution the 2.Arms and funds must first be collected before raising the cry of revolution. Katipunan Adios, Dapitan • Espana- steamer which brought Rizal to Manila from Dapitan • The Song of the Traveler https://www.joserizal.com/song-o f-the-wanderer/ • He stayed in Dapitan for four years, thirteen days and a few hours. Thank you.