Rizal chapter22 Exile in Dapitan (Gregorio F.

Zaide)

Cebu steamer which brought Rizal to Dapitan Father Pablo Pas tells Father Antonio
Obach That henceforth he conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish
Subject and a man of religion. And That he perform the church rites and make a
general confession of his past life. That Rizal publically retract his errors concerning
religion and make statements that were clearly pro- Spanish against revolution. poem
which Rizal wrote for Captain Carnicero on the occasion of captains birthday August
26,1892A Don Ricardo Carnicero

Butuan mail boat which brought the news about Rizals winning in the lottery the rest
he invested thru purchasing agricultural lands from the coast of Talisay about kilometer
away from Dapitan P200 to Basa in Hong Kong, P2,000 of his share he gave to his
father and P6,200 of it was given to Rizal P20,000 lottery prize
Three (3) pesetas amount Rizal allotted for lottery tickets every month
This was his firstVice commented Wenceslao E. Retana, his firstSpanish
biographerand former enemy
The debate started when Pastells sent Rizal a book by Sarda along with an
advice that Rizal should desist from his majaderas (foolishness) in viewing
religion from the perspective of individual judgement and self-esteem
Father Pastells tried to bring back to Catholicism Rizal by telling him that human
intelligence is limited, thus he needs the guidance of God Rizal was bitter
against the friars because they commit abuses under the cloak of religion. The
debate can be read in four (4) letters.
1. Pastells gave Rizal a copy of Imitacion deCristo by Fr. Thomas a Kempis
Behind the debate, Pastells and Rizal were friends as evidently pictured when:
2. Rizal gave Pastells a bust of St. Paul which he had made Rizal continued to
hear mass and celebrate religious events
Mr. Juan Lardet a French businessman whom Rizal had a conflictRizal
Challenges a Frenchman to a Duel
3.Fr. Francisco Paula de Sanchez, Rizals favorite teacher at Ateneo de Manila
2.Fr. Jose Vilaclara, Cura of Dipolog 1.Father Obach, Cura of Dapitan In his
aspiration to reconcile Rizal with theChurch, Father Pastells sent to
Dapitan:Rizal and Father SanchezEstudios sobre la lengua tagala manuscript
which Rizal gave to Sanchez on his birthday (study of the tagalog language)
3.Nephews Teodosio, Estanislao, Mauricioand Prudencio 2.His sisters
Trinidad, Maria and Narcisa 1.His mother Among his family members who
visited Rizal were:Idyllic Life in Dapitan
Rizal built a house by the seashore of Talisay surrounded by fruit trees, a school
for boys, and a hospital for hisIdyllic Life in DapitanPablo 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.Rizals Encounter with the Friars Spy
The spy offered to be Rizals courier of letters for the patriots in Manila. Rizal
became suspicious and wanted to throw the spy outside but considering his
values and late hour of the night, he offered the spy to spend the night at his
house. The next day, he sent the spy awayRizals Encounter with the Friars
Spy
Sitges ordered Pablo Mercados arrest and told Anastacio Adriatico to investigate
him immediately. Rizal went to the comandancia and reported thei mpostor to
Captain Juan Sitges (successor of Carnicero) The spy stayed in Dapitan and
spread talks among the people that he was a relative to Rizal.Rizals
Encounter with the Friars Spya.k.a Pablo Mercado, singleand about 30 years old
who washired by the Recollect friars to spyon Rizals activitiesFlorencio
NamananRizals Encounter with the Friars Spy
The secret mission of Pablo Mercado was not an assassination attempt but
espionage only.Rizals Encounter with the Friars Spy
As Physician in Dapitan
Dona Teodora and Maria lived with Rizal for a year and a half. It is here when
Rizal operated his mothers right eye. ThoughAs Physician in Dapitan the
operation was successful, his mother had a wound infection after ignoring Rizals
instruction of not removing the bandages. However, the infection was
immediatelytreatedDon Ignacio Tumarong Rizals patient who was able to see
again after his operation;-he paid Rizal P3,000As Physician in Dapitan
rich hacendero of Aklan who was cured of eye ailment, in turn he gave Rizal a
cargo of sugar.Don Florencio AzcarragaAs Physician in DapitanRizal
prescribed medicinal plants to his poor patients.As Physician in Dapitan
Water System for Dapitan
As a perito agrimensor (expert surveyor), Rizalapplied his engineering
knowledge by constructinga system of waterworks to furnish clean water tothe
townspeopleWater System for DapitanMr. H.F. Cameron American engineer
who praised Rizal for his engineering ingenuity.
3.Beautified the town of Dapitan by remodeling the town plaza and making a
huge relief map of Mindanao out of earth, stones and grass 2.Equipped the
town with lighting system using P500 one of his patients paid him. The lighting
system consisted of: a.Coconut oil lamps 1.Drained the marshes to get rid of
malaria that was infesting Dapitan Rizal had Community Projects for
Dapitan
16 of his pupils did not pay tuition. Instead of charging them fees, Rizal made
them work in his gardens and construction projects.Rizal established in
Dapitan a school. It began with 3 pupils who increased to 16 and eventually
21.Rizal as Teacher
Formal classes were between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. He also applied the
emperor system like that of AteneoRizal as Teacher
Outside class hours, students had gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, stone-
throwing, swimming,arnis and boating During recess, pupils built fires to drive
awayinsects, pruned fruit trees and manured the soil.Rizal as Teacher-A poem
Rizal wrote in honor of Talisay which he made his pupils singHymn to Talisay
Rizal sent specimens he found to the museum of Europe especially the Dresden
Museum. In turn, he received scientific books and surgical
instrumentsContributions to Science
3.Conducted anthropological, ethnographical, archaeological, ge ological and
geographical studies. c.Rhacophorus rizali(a rare frog) b. Apogonia rizali(a
small beetle) a.Draco rizali(a flying dragon) 2.Discovered rare specimens
like: 1.Built up a rich collection of concology (consisting of 346 shells of 203
species) He hadContributions to Science
3.Malay languages2.Subanum1.BisayanContinuing his study of
languages, Rizal learned in Dapitan:Linguistic Studies
He knew by that time 22 languages as followsTagalog, Malay, Ilokano, Hebrew,
Bisaya n, Sanskrit, Subanum, Dutch, Spanish, Ca talan Latin, Italian Greek,
Chinese, English, Japanese, French , Portuguese, German, Swedish, Arabic,
RussianLinguistic Studies
2.Made sketches of persons and things that attracted him in Dapitan
1.Contributed paintings to the Sisters of Charity who were preparing the
sanctuary of the Holy Virgin To pursue his artistic activities, RizalArtistic
Works in Dapitan
5.Made a bust of St. Paul for Father Pastells 4.Constructed a statue of a girl
called The Dapitan Girl, a woodcarving of Josephine Bracken (Rizals wife)
3.Modeled a statuette called The Mothers Revenge to stress the moral of the
incident where a puppy of his dog, Syria, was eaten by a crocodileArtistic
Works in Dapitan
He planned to establish an agricultural colony in Sitio Ponot because it was ideal
for raising cacao, coffee, coconuts and cattle. However, this did not materialize
due to lack of support from the government Rizal acquired total land holdings
of 70 hectares where 6,000 hemp plants, 1,000 coconut trees and numerous fruit
trees, sugarcane, corn, coffee and cacao were planted.Rizal as Farmer
Hemp industry Rizals most profitable businessRamon Carreon Rizals
business partner in Dapitan Rizal made profitable business ventures in
fishing,copra and hemp industries.Rizal as Businessman
Rizal also engaged in lime manufacturing. Their lime burner had a monthly
capacity of more than400 bags of lime Once he shipped 150 bales of hemp to
Manila. He purchased hemp in Dapitan at P7 and 4 reales per picul and he sold it
to Manila at P10 and 4 reales.Rizal as Businessman
He organized the Cooperative Association of Dapitan Farmers to break Chinese
monopolyRizal as Businessman
Rizals Inventive AbilityAmong Rizals inventions were:1.Cigarette lighter which
he sent as a gift to Blumentritt called sulpukan2.A wooden machine for making
bricks
Upon restoring her eyesight, Dona Teodora returned to Manila. Seeing how busy
Rizal is, she regretted neglecting her muses. She requested Rizal to write poetry.
As a response, Rizal wrote Mi Retiro relating his serene life as an exile in
DapitanMy Retreat the death of Leonor Rivera left a poignant void in Rizals
heart. In his loneliness, he met JosephineRizal and Josephine Bracken
josephine Bracken Irish girl of sweet eighteen who was born on Hong
Kong.Rizal and Josephine Bracken
Mr. George Taufer man who adopted Josephine after her mother died of
childbirth James Bracken and Elizabeth Jane MacBride Josephines parents
who are both Irish in citizenshipRizal and Josephine Bracken
Manuela Orlac Filipina companion who accompanied Josephine Bracken to
Dapitan.Mr. Taufer became blind so he sought for an ophthalmic specialist.
This is how Josephine and Rizal met.Rizal and Josephine BrackenRizal and
Josephine Bracken decided to get married but Father Obach refused to marry
them without the permission of Bishop of Cebu.Rizal and Josephine
BrackenHearing of the planned marriage and unable to endure the thought of
losing Josephine, Mr. Taufer tried to commit suicide by cutting off his throat with a
razor but Rizal was able to prevent this.Rizal and Josephine Bracken
Having no priests to marry them, Rizal and Josephine married themselves before
the eyes of God To avoid a tragedy, Josephine accompanied Mr. Taufer back to
Manila. Mr. Taufer returned to Hong Kong alone while Josephine stayed with the
Rizals in Manila.Rizal and Josephine Bracken
The two were happy for they were expecting for a baby. However, Rizal played a
prank on Josephine making her give birth to an eight-month baby boy. The baby
lived for only three hours. He was named Francisco in honor of Rizals
father.Rizal and Josephine Bracken
Venus steamer Valenzuela boarded to reach DapitanPio 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 and the Katipunan
2.Arms and funds must first be collected before raising the cry of revolution.
1.The people are not ready for a revolution Rizal objected Bonifacios project
because: Raymundo Mata blind man who came withValenzuela to
camouflage his missionRizal and the Katipunan
When Cuba was under revolution and raging yellow fever epidemic, Rizal wrote
to Governor General Ramon Blanco offering his services as military
doctor.Volunteers as Military Doctor in Cuba
Governor Blanco later notified Rizal ofVolunteers as Military Doctor in Cuba the
acceptance of the offer. The notification came along with an instruction of
acquiring first a pass for Manila from the politico-military commander of Dapitan.
Upon receiving the acceptance of his offer to go to Europe then to Cuba to help
in the curing of patients suffering yellow fever, he wrote a poem El Canto del
ViajeroThe Song of the Traveler He stayed in Dapitan for four years, thirteen
days and a few hours. As farewell, the town brass of Dapitan played the
dolorous Funeral March of Chopin. Rizal was accompanied by Josephine,
Narcisa, Angelica (Narcisas daughter), his three nephews and six pupils.
Espaa steamer which brought Rizal to Manila from DapitanAdios, Dapitan