CHAPTER 23:

LAST TRIP ABROAD (1896)

Rizal’s four-year exile in
Dapitan came to an end.
July 31, 1896 - he left for
Dapitan on board the
‘’Espana’’ for Manila with
delightful stopovers in
Dumaguete, Cebu, Ilo-ilo,
Capiz and Romblon.
“I have been in that
district four years,
thirteen days and a few
hours,’’ he wrote in his diary.
August 26, 1896 - Rizal arrived in
Manila on. From the steamer that
ferried him Dapitan, he was
transferred to the Spanish cruiser
“Castilla’’, where he stayed for
almost a month, pending availability
of a vessel bound for Spain
August 26, 1896 – Bonifacio
and the Katipunan raised the
cry of revolution (Sigaw
saPugadlawin) in the hills of
Balintawak, a few miles North
of Manila.
Rizal, worried about the
raging hostilities, left for
Spain on the steamer “Isla de
Panay’’ on September 3,
1896. It was his last trip
abroad.
FROM DAPITAN TO
MANILA
 DUMAGUETE
Rizal visited a friend and former classmate,
Herrero Regidor, who the judge of the
province.

He also visited other friends, the Periquet

and Rufina families.
 CEBU
The España 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.
 CEBU
In the morning of Monday,
August 3, Rizal left Cebu
going to Iloilo. He saw
Mactan, “an island famous
for what happened to
Magellan.’’
 ILOILO
Arrived at Iloilo he went shopping in
the city, and visited 'Molo'. Of the
church, he commented: ’’ The church
pretty outside and the interior is not
bad, considering that it had been
painted by a lad. The Paintings are
mostly copies of biblical scenes by
Gustave Dore.’’
ILOILO → CAPIZ → ROMBLON → MANILA
From Iloilo, the ship sailed to
Capiz. After a brief stopover, it
proceeded towards Manila via
Romblon.
RIZAL MISSES SHIP
GOING TO SPAIN
 August 6, 1896 - The España
arrived at the Manila bay early
morning. Unfortunately Rizal was
not able to catch the mail ship
Isla de Luzon because it had
departed departed the previous
day at 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 troubles I made known to the
Governor General, while remaining
on board the ship (España) of my
wish to be isolated from everybody,
except my family.“
 He was transferred to a spanish
cruiser “Castilla’’ by order of
Governor General Ramon Blanco.
The gallant captain, Enrique Santalo,
told him that he was not a prisoner,
but a guest detained on board “ in
order to avoid difficulties from
friends and enemies’’.
 He stayed on the cruiser
for about a month, from
August 6 to September 2,
1896, pending the
availability of Spain-bound
steamer.
OUTBREAK OF THE
PHILIPPINE
REVOLUTION
 August 19, 1896, the Katipunan plot
to overthrow the Spanish rule by
means of revolution was discovered
by Fray Mariano Gil, Augustinian cura
of Tondo after Teodoro Patino’
disclosure of organization’s secrets.
 August 26, 1896, Bonifacio
and the Katipunan raised the
cry of revolution (Sigaw sa
Pugadlawin) in the hills of
Balintawak, a few miles North
of Manila.
 CRY OF
BALINTAWAK
(PUGADLAWIN)

Beginning of the Revolution-tearing of community

tax certificates to mark their separation from
Spain.
 In the afternoon, Gov. Gen. Blanco
proclaimed a state of war in the first
eight provinces for rising in arms against
Spain- Manila, Bulacan, Cavite,
Batangas, Laguna, Pampanga, Nueva
Ecija and Tarlac.

[Ma, Bu, Ca, Ba, La, Pa, Nu, Ta]

DEPARTURE
FOR
SPAIN
The same day when the state of war
was proclaimed in the eight
provinces, Rizal received from Gov.
Gen. Blanco two letters of
introduction for the Minister of War
and Minister of Colonies, with a
covering letter which absolved him
from all blame for the raging
revolution. The two letters of
introduction were identical.
Sep. 2, 1896, the day before his
departure for Spain, He , on
board the Castilla, wrote to his
mother.
 "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.
…
Do not worry about anything; we are all in the
hands of Divine Providence. Not all those who go
to Cuba die, and in the end one has to die; at
least die doing something good."
 He transferred to Isla de Panay which
was sailing for Barcelona, Spain. The
next morning, this steamer left Manila
Bay.
At last, his last trip to Spain began. Don
Pedro Roxas, rich Manila creole
industrialist and friend, and his son,
Periquin were among his fellow
passengers.
 RIZAL IN
SINGAPORE
 RIZAL IN SINGAPORE
Don Pedro/ Don Manuel
Camus advised Rizal to
stay and take advantage
of the protection of the
British Law

• Rizal had given his word

of honor to Governor
General Blanco.
VICTIM OF
SPANISH
DUPLICITY
Blanco and the Ministers of War and
the Colonies were exchanging coded
telegrams (secret conspiracy) and
confidential messages for his arrest
upon reaching Barcelona
 RIZAL ARRESTED
BEFORE REACHING
BARCELONA
September 8 Rizal on board the Isla de
Panay left Singapore at 1:00 p.m..
Not knowing the Spanish duplicity, he
happily continued the voyage towards
Barcelona.
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
Sept. 28, a passenger told Rizal the bad
news that he would be arrested by order
Gov. Gen. Blanco and would be sent to
prison in Ceuta (Spanish Morocco),
Gibraltar.
Shocked by the news, he realized that
he was fooled by the Spanish officials.
That made him to write a letter to his
best friend.
"A passenger on board just told me 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
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 until further orders
from Manila.
ARRIVAL IN BARCELONA AS PRISONER (8
DAYS)
Rizal was escorted to
the grim and infamous
prison-fortress named
Monjuich
Jose’s interview with
Despujol
he would be shipped
back to Manila
After the interview, Rizal was taken
aboard the colon which was "full of
soldiers“. At 8:00 p.m., the ship left
Barcelona with Rizal on board.
IAN D. GARACHICO/group
IMPLICATION
‘’Cry of Balintawak’’
Eight Provinces
 Mactan
an island famous for what happened to
Magellan
Mistaken Trust
CONCLUSION
 Jose Rizal is a very intelligent person.
He
always thinks in a positive way. 1896 was
the year that he went back to Manila
and
considered his last trip abroad.
 Concluding on his messages to his
family and his best friend regarding his
presumed death, he knew that it was
his last trip and that he accepted the
possibility to perish anytime during the
trip. He was so brave not just
physically but emotionally as well that
he thoroughly decided every step to
take.
However, Rizal is also just a man who
commits blunders. During this last
trip, he did one of his greatest
mistakes in his life. That mistake was
to trust a friend who was secretly
conspiring against him.
His last trip abroad was the saddest part. He
knew his death was near, yet he still went
home.
Therefore, with the love of his country and
his countrymen he chose to die, than to be
safe abroad while his country suffers cruelty
of other country. Nevertheless, he released
the Philippines from captivity and freed us
through his peaceful and heroic way of
revolution.