Chapter 22:

Exile in
Dapitan,
1892-1896
 Exile in Dapitan, under the
missionary jurisdiction, for 4
years

o Practiced medicine
o Pursued scientific studies
o Continued his artistic and
literary works
o Widened his knowledge of
language
o Established a school for
boys
o Promoted community
development projects
o Invented a wooden
machine for making bricks
o Engaged in farming and
commerce
 Rizal could only live at the
Parish Convent in the ff
conditions:
• “That Rizal publically retract his errors
Father Pablo Pastells 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
Father Antonio Obach and a man of religion”.
 Captain Carnicero
Lottery Ticket
Jose Rizal
No. 9763
Francisco Equilor

Php 200 – his friend Php 20,000

in Basa, Hongkong
Php 2,000 – to his Php 6,200
father
Php 4,000 – for his
investment
 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
Father Pablo Pastells Jose Rizal individual judgement
and self-esteem
 Father Pablo Pastells Jose Rizal

• 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
Behind the debate, Pastells and Rizal
were friends as evidently pictured
when:

1. Pastells gave Rizal a copy

of Imitacion de Cristo by Fr. Thomas
a Kempis

2. Rizal gave Pastells a bust

of St. Paul which he had
made Rizal continued to hear
mass and celebrate religious
events
 - purchased many logs (some of the logs
were of poor quality)

- Rizal Flared up in anger and confronted

Lardet and challenged him for a duel

" My Friend, you have not a Chinaman's

chance in a fight with Rizal
on a field of honor. Rizal is an expert in
martial arts particularly in fencing and pistol
Mr. Juan Lardet shooting.” – Capt. Carnicero

- Lardet then apologized

Father Antonio Obach
Father Jose Vilaclara
Father Francisco
De Paula Sanchez
 - Rizal's favorite teacher at the
Ateneo de Manila
- He was the only Spanish priest to
defend Rizal's Noli Me Tangere in
public.
- They argued
theologically in a friendly manner
but all the efforts of Sanchez were in
vain.
- Fr. Sanchez enjoyed the latters
company and he even assisted Rizal
Father Francisco in beautifying the town plaza
De Paula Sanchez - Manuscript entitled “Estudios Sobre
La Lengua Tagala” (Studies on the
Tagalog Language)
- The spy with the assumed name of "Pablo Mercado" and
posing as a relative
- confidential courier of Rizal's letter and writings for the patriots
in Manila
- invited the unwanted visitor to stay at his house
- Sitges ordered the arrest of "Pablo Mercado“
- real name of "Pablo Mercado" was Florencio Namanan
- forwarded the transcripts of the investigation
to Governor General Blanco
- Rizal's letter to his brother-in-law, Manuel T. Hidalgo written in
Dapitan, December 20, 1893
- He gave free
medicine
- Rich patients who
paid him for his
surgical skill.
- He operated his
mother’s eye.
- “Now
I understand very
well why a
physician
should not treat t
he members of his
family”
- Luzon, Bohol, Cebu, Panay,
Negros, and Mindanao
and even from Hong Kong
- Don Ignacio Tumarong paid
him Php3,000.
- An Englishman paid him
Php500.
- Don Florencio Azacarraga
paid him a cargo of sugar
- Became interested in the
local medicine
- Mr. H.F Cameron praised
Rizal’s engineering feat
- Malaria is spread by
the mosquitoes
which thrive in
swampy places
- Php500 was used for
lighting system
- Beautification of
Dapitan
- “Rival the best in
Europe”
- Made a huge relief
map of Mindanao
• He had 21 students
• Rizal taught his boys
reading, writing,
languages (Spanish and
English), geography,
history, mathematics
(arithmetic and
geometry), industrial
work, nature study,
morals and gymnastics.
• Rizal conducted
his school in a
Talisay.
• He wrote,
“Himno a
Talisay”
• In partnership with Ramon
Carreon, a Dapitan Merchant
• “Cooperative Association of
Dapitan Farmers” - to
improve the farm products,
obtain better outlets for them,
collect funds for their
purchases, and help the
producers and workers by
establishing a store wherein
they can buy prime
commodities at moderate
prices
- During his exile
in Dapitan, he
invited a
machine for
making bricks
Doña Teodora
 George Taufer
- Rizal and Josephine fell in love
with each other.
- Tr. Obach refused
- George committed suicide
Josephine Bracken - married themselves before the
eyes of God
• At one time, Rizal wrote a
poem for Josephine, which
runs as follows:
Josephine Josephine
Who to these shores have
come?
Looking for a nest, a home,
To Japan, China or Shanghai,
Don’t forget on these shores
A heart for you beats high
- Rizal was extremely happy
because Josephine was
expecting a baby.
- This lost son of Rizal was
named “Francisco” honor of
Don Francisco (he hero’s
father) and was buried in
Dapitan.
 • (1) the people are not
ready for revolution

• (2) arms and funds must

first be collected before
raising the cry of
revolution.
Dr. Pio Valenzuela
 “and there the Minister
of War will assign you
to the Army of
Operations in Cuba,
detailed to the Medical
Crops”
Gen. Ramon Blanco
 It was with this joyous thought of
resuming his travels that he wrote his
heart-warming poem. “El Canto del
Viajero” (The Song of the Traveler).
“I have been in that district for four years,
thirteen days, and dew hours.”