Rizals Last Trip Abroad

(1896)
- Rizal stopovers from
Dapitan to Manila:
Dumaguete
Cebu
Iloilo
Capiz
Romblon
Dumaguete
Rizal visited a friend
and former classmate,
Herrero Regidor, who
was the judge of the
province.
He also visited other
friends, including the
Periquet and Rufina
families.
Cebu
The Espaa left
Dumaguete about
1:00pm and reached
Cebu the following
morning.
Rizal was fascinated by
the entrance to Cebu
which he considered
"beautiful".
He met an old couple
whom he had known in
Madrid. Iloilo Monday,
August 3, Rizal left
Cebu going to
Iloilo
Arrived at Iloilo he went
shopping in the city,
and visited 'Molo'.
Molo was a church, he
commented: The
church is pretty painted
by a lad. The Paintings
are mostly copies of
biblical scenes by
Gustave Dore.

From Iloilo ship sailed to

Capiz. After a brief stopover
it proceeded toward Manila.
August 6, 1896 August 30, 1896
September 2, 1896 Isla de Luzon
Steamer Rizal misses ship going to Spain.
The Espaa arrived at the Manila bay
early morning. Unfortunately Rizal was
not able to catch the mail ship Isla de
luzon because it had departed the
previous day 5:00pm "Unfortunately I
didn't catch the mail ship for Spain and
fearing that my stay for a month in
Manila would bring me troubled i made
known to Governor General, while
remaining on board the ship (Espaa) of
my wish to be isolated from everybody,
except my family."
- Jose Rizal to Blumentritt He wrote a
letter to.. Rizal was transferred to a
spanish cruiser Castilla by order of
Governor General Ramos Blanco. He
stayed there for about a month from
pending the availability of a Spain bound
steamer. The state of war was
proclaimed in the eight provinces:
Manila
Cavite
Bulacan
Batangas
Laguna
Pampanga
Nueva Ecija
Tarlac He received two letters of
introduction for the minister of war and
the minister of colonies, with covering
letter that absolved him from all blame
for raging revolutions. "As promised I am
addressing you a few lines before
leaving, to let you know about the
condition of my health.
I am well thank God, I am only concerned
as so what will happen or shall have
happened to you in these days of
upheaval and disorder. God will that my
old father may not have any
indisposition.
I shall write to you from places where the

boat stops. I expect to be in Madrid or

Barcelona at the end of the month."
With nothing more my very dear mother.
I kiss your hand and that of my father
with all love and affection, give me your
blessings of which I am much needed."
He transferred to Isla de Panay which was
sailing for Barcelona, Spain. Rizal in
Singapore The following morning Rizal
and the other passengers went ashore
for sightseeing and shopping for
souvenirs.
In his travel diary he wrote that he had
observed there are more chinese
merchants and less indian. Singapore has
changed since he first saw it in 1882.
Rizal was urged by his fellow passengers
to stay in Singapore to save his life.
But he ignored their appeal because he
had given a word of honor to Governor
General Blanco and did not like to break
it. Don Pedro a fellow passenger with his
son, disembarked at Singapore. Advised
Rizal to stay behind too to take
advantage of the protection of the British
law. The steamer Isla de Panay arrived at
Singapore in the evening of Sept. 7,
1896. Rizal arrested before reaching
Barcelona His Mistake.. Rizal noted.
"There are people on board who do
nothing but slander me and invent
fanciful stories about me. I'm going to
become a legendary personage."
Sept. 30, the steamer anchored at Malta.
He was officially notified by the captain
Alemany that he should stay in his cabin
for further orders from Manila. Sept. 28, a
passenger told Rizal that he would be
arrested by order of Governor General
Blanco and would be sent to prison in
Ceuta (Spanish Morocco).
Shocked by alarming news, Rizal
belatedly realized that he was duped by
the unscrupulous Spanish officials,
particularly the sly Blanco. With an
agonizing heart he immediately.. Sept.
25, he saw the steamer Isla de Luzon,
leaving the Suez Canal, crammed with

Spanish troops.
Two days later he heard from the
passengers that a telegram arrived from
Manila reporting the execution of
Francisco Roxas, Genato and Osorio. The
truth of the matter was Blanco and the
Minister of War and Colonies were
exchanging coded telegrams and
confidential messages for his arrest upon
reaching Barcelona and that he was a
deportee and was kept under
surveillance. Unaware of the Spanish
duplicity, particularly of Governor
General Blanco's infernal deceit, he
happily continued his voyage towards
Barcelona. He sealed his own doom.
By Refusing to break his word of honor in
Singapore..
He thought General Blanco was a man of
honor because he let him to go as a free
man to Spain to become a physiciansurgeon of the Spanish army in Cuba,
and gave him two letters of introduction
addressed to the Spanish minister of war
and colonies Victim of Duplicity To his
Best Friend Blumentritt... "A passenger
on board just told me a news that I can
hardly believe and should it be true,
would bring to an end the prestige of
Philippine Authorities. I cannot believe for
it would be the greatest injustice and the
most abominable infamy, unworthy not
of a military official but of the last
bandit..
..... I cannot believe it! This is infamous,
but if it turns out to be true as everybody
assures me, I am communicating to you
these news so that you may appraise my
situation. Yours,
Jose Rizal October 3, 1896.
Isla de Panay arrived in Barcelona
His jailor was not the ship captain but the
military Commander who happened to be
General Eulogio Despujol, the one who
ordered his banishment in Dapitan.
October 6, Rizal was escorted to the grim
and infamous prison-fortress named
Monjuich where he spent the whole

morning. Afternoon at 2, he was brought

to the headquarters of General Despujol.
In the interview told Rizal he would be
shipped back to manila on board the
transport ship colon which was leaving
evening. After the interview, Rizal was
taken aboard the colon which was "full of
soldiers" At 8:00p.m. the ship left
Barcelona with Rizal on board. Last Trip
Abroad..
1. Trial of Rizal Joshua De
Guzman
2. I will discuss the following:
Arguments on Rizal Defense of
Rizal Sentenced to Rizal
3. Preliminary Investigation
November 20, 1896 Rizal
appeared to Colonel Francisco
Olive. Rizal was questioned by
Col. Olive but he was not
permitted to confront witnesses
who testified against him.
4. Preliminary Investigation
Two kinds of evidence presented
against Rizal: Documentary
Testimonial
5. Documentary Evidences 1. A
letter from Antonio Luna to
Mariano Ponce dated Oct. 16,
1888, Madrid. 2. A letter of Rizal
to his family dated Aug. 20, 1890,
Madrid. 3. A letter from M.H. Del
Pilar to Deodato Arellano dated
Jan 7, 1889, Madrid 4. A poem
entitled Kundiman allegedly
written by Rizal.
6. Kundiman Tunay ngayong umid
yaring dila't puso Sinta'y umiilag,
tuwa'y lumalayo, Bayan
palibhasa'y lupig at sumuko Sa
kapabayaan ng nagturong puno.
Datapuwa't muling sisikat ang
araw, Pilit maliligtas ang inaping
bayan, Magbabalik mandin at
muling iiral Ang ngalang Tagalog
sa sandaigdigan. Ibubuhos namin
ang dugo't babaha Matubos nga
lamang ang sa amang lupa
Habang di ninilang panahong
tadhana, Sinta'y tatahimik, iidlip
ang nasa.

7. Documentary Evidences 5. A
letter of Carlos Oliver to an
unidentified person, Sept. 18,
1891. 6. A Masonic document
dated Feb. 9, 1892. 7. A letter
signed Dimasalang to Ten Luz
(Juan Zulueta) dated May 24,
1892, H.K. 8. A letter signed
Dimasalang to unidentified
committee dated June 1, 1892,
Hong Kong.
8. Documentary Evidence 9. An
anonymous and undated letter to
the Editor of the Hong Kong
Telegraph. 10. A letter of
Ildefonso Laurel to Rizal, dated
Sept. 3, 1892. 11. A letter of Rizal
Segundo, dated Sept. 17, 1893.
12. A letter to M.H. Del Pilar to
Juan A. Tenluz
9. Documentary Evidence 13. A
transcript of the speech of
Pinkian (Emilio Jacinto) in a
meeting of the Katipunan on July
23, 1893. 14. Transcript of a
speech Tik-Tol (Jose Turiano
Santiago) during the same
Katipunan meeting. 15. A poem
by Laon Laan (Rizal) entitled A
Talisay.
10. Testimonial Evidences 1.
Martin Constantino 2. Aguedo del
Rosario 3. Jose Reyes 4. Moises
Salvador 5. Jose Dizon 6. Pio
Valenzuela 7. Ambrosio Savador
8. Francisco Quison 9. Timoteo
Paez 10. Deodato Arellano 11.
Pedro Serrano Laktaw 12. Antonio
Salazar 13. Domingo Franco
11. Peas Recommendations:
Rizal must be immediately sent
to trial He must be held in
prison under necessary security
His properties must be issued
with order of attachment, and as
indemnity, Rizal had to pay one
million pesos Instead of a
civilian lawyer, only an army
officer is allowed to defend Rizal.
12. Rizals Defender Lt. Luis
Taviel de Andrade 1st
Lieutenant of the Artillery,
brother of Jose Taviel de Andrade,
the bodyguard of Rizal.

13. Rizals Arraignment

December 11, 1896 Charged
with the crime of rebellion, and
the formation of illegal
associations. Rizal replied that:
He does not question the
jurisdiction of the court He has
nothing to amend except that
during his exile in Dapitan in
1892, he had not dealt in political
matters; He has nothing to
admit on the charges against him
He had nothing to admit on the
declarations of the witnesses, he
had not met nor knew, against
him.
14. On December 13, 1896
15. While in Detention Rizal
released a manifesto that he
denounces the revolution and
condemned Katipunan for using
his name without his permission.
16. Actual Trial December 26,
1896 @Hall of Banners of the
Cuartel de Espaa He was
accused of 3 crimes: rebellion,
sedition, illegal associations.
Penalty: Life imprisonment-death
for rebellion and sedition,
correctional imprisonment and a
fine of 325 to 3250 pesetas for
illegal association.
17. Defense of Rizal As
testified by Pio Valenzuela, Rizal
was against rebellion He had
not written a letter addressed to
the Katipunan comprising
revolutionary elements
Without his knowledge, his name
was used by the Katipunan; if he
really was guilty, he could have
escaped while he was in
Singapore If he was guilty, he
should have left the country while
in exile; he shouldn't have built a
home, bought a parcel of land or
established a hospital in Dapitan.
If he was really the leader of

the revolution, the revolutionists

should have consulted him. He
did not deny that he wrote the
by-laws of the La Liga Filipina, but
to make things clear, the
organization was a civic
association, not a revolutionary
society.
18. Defense of Rizal After the
first meeting of La Liga, the
association banished because of
his exile in Dapitan, thus, did not
last long. If the La Liga was
reorganized nine months later, he
had no idea about it If the La
Liga had a revolutionary purpose,
then Katipunan should not have
been organized. If the Spanish
authorities found his letters
having bitter atmosphere, it was
because in 1890 his family was
being persecuted resulting to
their dispossession of properties
and deportation of all his
brothers- in-law. He lived an
exemplary life in Dapitan the
politico-military commanders and
missionary priests in the province
could attest to that. If
according to witnesses the
speech he delivered at Doroteo
Ongjunco's house had inspired
the revolution, then he want to
confront these persons. If he
really was for the revolution, then
why did the Katipunan sent an
unfamiliar emissary to him in
Dapitan? It is so because all his
friends were aware that he never
advocated violence.
19. December 28, 1896
Polavieja approved the decision
of the court-martial and ordered
Rizal to be shot at 7:00 oclock in
the morning of December 30 at
Bagumbayan Field