Exile of Rizal (Signo and Antiqueno)

 Rizal brought under a maximum security to the Cebu headed by Captain Delgras on the
15th of July 1892 and sailed to Dapitan
 Rizal carried a letter from Father Pablo Pastells, Superior of
the Jesuit Society in the Philippine, to Father Antonio Obach, Jesuit parish priest of
Dapitan.
 Rizal lived in the house of the commandant, Captain Carnicero. Rizal wrote a poem on
August 26, 1892, on the occasion of the captain’sbirthday
 September 21, 18792- a mail boat name “Butuan” was approaching the town of Dapitan
carrying the Lottery Ticket no. 9736, jointly owned by Captain Carcinero, Dr. Jose Rizal,
and Francisco Equilior. They won the second prize of 20,000 pesos in the government-
owned Manila Lottery
 Imitacion de Cristo (Imitation of Christ)- a famous Catholic book by Father Thomas a
Kempis which Father Pastells gave to Rizal
 Rizal Challenges a Frenchman “Juan Lardet” to duel in fencing.
 Pablo Mercado- (Florencio Namanan) a spy who pretended to be a relative of Rizal, he
used the evidence of Rizal’s photo and a pair of buttons with the initals of P.M
 Captain Juan Sitges- replacement of Kapitan Carcinero on May 4, 1893
Rizal as a:
Physician- He practice medicine in Dapitan, he used and prescribe medical plants to his
patients. His mother and sister lived with him for one year and a half, he operated on his
mother’s right eye (August 1893).
Engineer- Constructing the town’s first water system. Draining the marshes in order to
get rid of malaria that infested Dapitan. Equip the town with its lighting system—this
lighting system consisted of coconut oil lamps placed in the dark streets of Dapitan. Mr.
H.F. Cameron an American engineer who praised Rizal’s engineering.
Educator- (July, 1896). Rizal taught his boys reading, writing, languages (Spanish and
English), geography, history, mathematics (arithmetic and geometry), industrial work,
nature study, morals and gymnastics. He trained them how to collect specimens of plants
and animals, to love work and to “behave like men”
 Hymn to Talisay (Himno A Talisay)- Rizal wrote this poem in honor of
Talisay for his pupils to sing
Scientist- built up a rich collection of concology which is consisted of 346 shells
representing 203 species.
Linguist- Rizal learned 3 languages while his in dapitan: Bisayan, Subanun and Malay
language. By that time, he knew 22 languages—Tagalog, Ilokano, Bisayan, Subanun,
Spanish, Latin, Greek, English, French, German, Arabic, Malay, Hebrew, Sanskrit,
Dutch, Catalan, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Swedish, and Russian
Artist- Rizal continued his artistic pursuits in Dapitan. Rizal made sketches of
persons and things that attracted him in Dapitan.

Farmer-, Rizal devoted much of his time to agriculture. Rizal introduced modern
methods of agriculture which he had observed in Europe and America. He encouraged the
Dapitan farmers to discard their primitive system of tillage and adopt the modern agricultural
methods

Businessman- Rizal engaged in business in partnership with Ramon Carreon, a Dapitan

merchant, he made profitable business ventures in fishing, copra, and hemp industries

 January 19, 1893-Rizal wrote a letter to Hidalgo expressing his plan to improve the
fishing industry of Dapitan. The most profitable business venture of Rizal in Dapitan was
in the hemp industry.
 May 14, 1893-Rizal formed a business partnership with Ramon Carreon in lime
manufacturing. January 1, 1895-Rizal organized the Cooperative Association of Dapitan
Farmers to break the Chinesemonopoly on business in Dapitan
 January 1, 1895-Rizal organized the Cooperative Association of Dapitan
Farmers to break the Chinese monopoly on business in Dapitan
Inventor- Rizal invented a Cigarette lighter “Sulpukan” and eventually sent to his friend
Bluementritt.
My Retreat (Mi Retiro)- Rizal wrote this beautiful poem about his serene life as an exile
in Dapitan and sent it to her mother on October 22, 1895,
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