The Beginning of

Exile in Dapitan
Ms. Beverly Kate Tomagan
The Beginning of Exile in
Dapitan
Fr. Pablo Pastells Fr. Antonio Obach
 Rizal could only live at the Parish Convent in the ff conditions:

• “That Rizal publically 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”. Father Pablo Pastells Father
Antonio Obach
Home of Commandant Don Ricardo Carcinero
Carcinero
Wins in Manila Lottery
Butuan
● mail boat which
brought the news
about Rizal’s
winning in the lottery
 Lottery Ticket No. 9736

P 20,000

P 2000 P 6,200 P 200

He gave to his He gave to his
father P 4000 friend in Basa,
HongKong
For his investment
Pestas “This was his first vice”
- Wenceslao E. Retana
Rizal-Pastellas Debate of Religion
 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

 The debate can be read in four (4) letters.

Rizal-Pastellas Debate of Religion

 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
Pastells gave Rizal a copy of
Imitacion deCristo by Fr.
Thomas a Kempis

Rizal gave Pastells a bust of St. Paul

which he had made Rizal continued to
hear mass and celebrate religious
events
Rizal Challenges a Frenchman in a Duel

Mr. Juan Lardet – a French businessman

whom Rizal had a conflict
Rizal and Father Sanchez
In his aspiration to reconcile Rizal with the
Church, Father Pastells sent to Dapitan:
 Father Obach, Cura of Dapitan
 Fr. Jose Vilaclara, Cura of Dipolog
 Fr. Francisco Paula de Sanchez, Rizal’s
favorite teacher at Ateneo de Manila
Estudios sobre la lengua tagala– manuscript
which Rizal gave to Sanchez on his birthday
(study of the tagalog language)
Thank
You!