Rizal's multifaceted life in Dapitan

(Rizal's Life in Dapitan)

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1. In 1892 Jose Rizal boarded the ferryboat "Cebu" bound for Dapitan. The captain of the ship
gave him a prime cabin marked as "jefes" which means commanding officer.

2.Jose Rizal arrived in Dapitan on July 17, 1892. He met Ricardo Carnicero who offered him to
live either in his house or at Jesuit Mission house. The ferry boat "Cebu" arrived in the town a
few days later.

3. Rizal carried a letter from the Superior of the Jesuit Society of the Philippines, Father Pablo
Pastells. The letter is to be given to the Parish Priest in Dapitan, Father Antonio Obach.

4. In the letter, the superior said that Rizal could stay and live in the parish , BUT there are
conditions provided:

1. Rizal publicly retracted his errors concerning religion, and made statements that were
clearly pro-Spanish and against revolution.
2. That he performs the church rites and makes a general confession of his past life.
3. That henceforth he conducted himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish subject and a
man of religion.

5. Rizal decided to stay at the place of Captain Ricardo Carnicero, who is the warden assigned to
look after Rizal, because he did not want to share his room with other inmates.

6. Jose Rizal decided to stay at the house of Ricardo Carnicero where he was told to oversee his
activities daily. He was given freedom to go anywhere and even permitted to cultivate the land
near the plaza. The captain was delighted with Riz al's fine personality and quality as a person.
7. Rizal wrote to his mother in Hong Kong about his Exile in Dapitan. "I'm greatly worried
thinking of you, and for this reason I hasten to write to you to tell you that I am well here as if I
were on a vacation," he wrote.

8. In August 1892 Captain Ricardo Carnicero informed Governor General Eulogio Despujol that
Jose Rizal wanted reforms in the Philippines but did not want friars to be evicted. Captain.
Carcinero submitted another report to Gov. General Desbujol informing him about reforms, these
were freedom of religion and of the press.

9. In 1892 Rizal won in the Manila Lottery amounting Twenty Thousand Pesos. Informants of
the said event used the mail boat "Butuan" to reach Dapitan. Lottery Ticket number 9736 was not
owned by him because it was jointly owned by three people.

10. Php 20,000 was divided to the 3 of them, so Php 6,200 was the amount given to each of them
in which Rizal used to:

1. Gave the amount of Php 2,000 to his father who was still in Hong Kong.
2. Gave the amount of Php 200 to his friend Basa, who was based in Hong Kong.
3. The rest he invested through purchasing a piece of land in Talisay to build his tree
houses, one square type made of bamboo, another hexagonal type made of wood and the
last was octagonal shape made of nipa.

11. Rizal's house was completed in March where he was able to cultivate lanzones, mango,
macopa, langka, santol, mangosteen and cocoa trees. In January 1893, Jose Rizal Told Ricardo
Carnicero to stay in his own house.

12. Casa Redonda Piqueña is a replica of the hexagonal poultry of Rizal. Restored to its original
hexagonal form with similar materials as the other huts. It is big enough to accommodate a few
dozen chickens and costs too much.

13. Casa Cuadrada is a replica of the pupils’ classroom.

14. It began with 3 pupils who increased to 16 and eventually 21. He didn't ask the students for
payment but instead asked them to help in his projects, farms and garden.

15. In his letter to Blumentritt, he once said: “One can judge their enthusiasm for study when,
even though they have to work for me; they worked in order to study.”

16. Casa Redonda is a replica of the octagonal clinic of Rizal. Reconstructed with similar
materials as the main house, it now stands as a reminder of the numerous medications performed
by Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. It was also here where he removed his mother’s cataracts.

17. He practiced medicine in Dapitan and gave the people free medicines. August 1893 - her
mother, her sister Trinidad and his nephew Angelica arrived in Dapitan. They Lived with him for
almost one and a half year. He successfully operated on the eyes of his mother. He had many
patients not only in Dapitan but from the neighboring towns as well.

18. Casitas de Salud are replicas of the hospital houses of Rizal and composed of two little huts
with a floor area of 70 square feet. Each hut, one for male and the other for female, could
accommodate two patients.

19. When his mother left with Trinidad, his two sisters Maria and Narcisa together with his
nephews arrived in Dapitan. There was a time when a wealthy Englishman went to his clinic and
removed his cataract. The money he received was used to put up lamps in their streets.

20. Rizal told Blumentritt in a letter that his father “was growing weaker and weaker by the day”
To his sister Josefa he said: “Tell our father that I would like to see him; I hope we shall see one
another very soon. Kiss him for me.”

21. Casitas de Salud are replicas of the hospital houses of Rizal and composed of two little huts
with a floor area of 70 square feet. Each hut, one for male and the other for female, could
accommodate two patients.
22. A Professor of Oncology has built up a huge collection of oncology which consists of 346
shells representing 203 species. Rizal found Mindanao as a rich virgin field for collecting
Specimens. During his 4-year stay in Dapitan, he was able to build up a rich collection of
oncology specimen.

23. He was able to discover rare species named after him. These were: 1. flying dragon
(DracoRizali) 2. Small beetle (Apogonia Rizali) 3. toad (Rachophorous Rizali)

24. Rizal engaged in the business industry in partnership with Ramon Carreon. The two made
profitable business in fishing, copra, and hemp industries. Hemp Industry was Rizal’s most
profitable business, he mentioned it in his letter to Blumentritt.