PHYSICIAN

So poor – free medicine

Dona Teodora and maria his sister lived with rizal for a year and a half. He successfully
operated his mothers right eye. Wound infection after ignoring rizal’s instructions of not
removing bandages but treated immediately.
P3000 pesos. Don Ignacio tumarong – able to see again
Cargo of sugar – don florencio azcarraga rich haciendero in aklan
He studied the medicinal plants of the Philippines and their curative values.
To poor patients, who could not afford to buy imported medicine, he
prescribed the local medicinal plants.
Prescribed medicinal plants to poor patients
ENGINEER
Obtained expert surveyor from ateneo. Supplemented with engineering books.
Constructed by Rizal in 1895 with the help of his pupils, the water system provided adequate
year-round water supply for Rizal's farm and household needs and furnish clean water to the
townspeople. KNOWN AS TALISAY WATER SYSTEM
Mr. H.F. Cameron praised Rizal's engineering feat because inadequate tools meager materials
and finances were limited and without aid from the govt
Lighting system of coconut oil lamps from P500 paid by one of his patients. Electric lighting was
unknown to the Philippines by then.
Remodelled the town plaza and made a huge relief map of dapitan out of earth stones and grass
depict contours of landmarks and terrain, based on shape and height
TEACHER
In 1893 he established a school which existed until the end of his exile in July 1896
It began with three pupils and in the course of time the enrolment increased to 16 and later to
21. Instead of charging tuition fees, he made them work in his garden, fields, and construction
projects in the community
Emperor system like ateneo. Roman empire & Carthaginian empire
During recess pupils built fire to drive away insects pruned trees and manured the soil.
Outside class hours, students had gymnastics bocing wrestling stone-throwing
swimming arnis and boating
FARMER
70 hectares where 6000 hemp plants 1000 coconut trees and numerous fruit tress
sugarcane corn coffee and cacao were planted
On his lands rizal introduced modern methods of agriculture he had observed during his
travels in europe and America. He encouraged the dapitan farmers to replace their
primitive system of cultivation with these modern methods. These modern methods
consisted of the use of fertilizers, rotation of crops and the use of farm machines he
imported from the US
Dreamed of establishing agricultural colony because it was ideal for raising cacao coffee
coconuts and cattle however did not materialize due to lack of support from the govt
BUSINESSMAN
Hemp – variety of the cannabis plant. Tumutubo sya ng P3 per picul.
Lime manufacturing – lime burner had a monthly capacity of more than 400 bags of lime
Organized the cooperative association of dapitan farmers to break the Chinese
monopoly 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.”

INVENTOR
Made of wood – sulpukan
6000 bricks daily
CONTIRBUTIONS TO SCIENCE
In turn he received scientific books and surgical instruments
Apogonio rizali small beetle
Rhacophorus rizali rare frog
Draco rizali flying dragon
Collects shells 346 shells of 203 species
ARTISTIC WORK
Made sketches of persons and things that attracted him in dapitan
Mothers revenge – a crocodile ate the puppy of his dog
The dapitan girl – woodcarving of joesphine bracken
Bust of Fr. Guerico
LINGUISTIC STUDIES

MY RETREAT
Dona Teodora saw that rizal had been very busy and had neglected his muses so
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