1. 1.  July • • 14, 1892 10:00 in the evening was Jose Rizal’s schedule to leave Fort Santiago.

1:00 in the morning Jose Rizal boarded the ferryboat “Cebu” bound to Dapitan.  The
captain of the ship gave him prime cabin marked as “jefes” which means commanding
officer.
2. 2. July • • 17, 1892 The ferry boat “Cebu” arrived in Dapitan. He met Ricardo Carnicero
who offered him to live either in his house or at Jesuit Mission house. Bust of Dr. Ricardo
Carnicero – Clay Made in Dapitan, By: Jose Rizal (1892 - 1893)
3. 3. Rizal carried a letter from the Superior of the Jesuit Society of the Philippines, Father
Pablo Pastells. The said letter is to be given to the Jesuit Parish Priest in Dpitan, Father
Antonio Obach. Father Pablo Pastells Father Antonio Obach
4. 4. In the letter, the superior said that Rizal could stay and live in the parish , BUT there are
conditions provided: 1. That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning religion, and make
statements that were clearly pro-Spanish and against revolution. 2. That he perform the
church rites and make a general confession of his past life. 3. That henceforth he conduct
himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish subject and a man of religion.
5. 5. Rizal did not agree with these conditions. Therefore, Rizal decided to stay at the place of
Captain Ricardo Carnicero. Captain Carnicero who is the warden that assigned to look after
Rizal became good friends.
6. 6.  Jose Rizal decided to stay to stay at the house of Ricardo Carnicero where he was told
to oversee his activities daily. He ordered his people to closely observe Rizal.  Rizal was
given freedom to go anywhere and even permitted to cultivate the land near the plaza.  At
least once a week, Rizal is reporting to the Captain.  the captain was delighted with Rizal’s
fine personality and quality as a person.  Rizal also admired the kind and generous Spanish
Captain.
7. 7.  July 25, 1892 • Rizal wrote to his mother in Hong Kong about his Exile in Dapitan. “In
these days of lack of communication, travel, and deportion, 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 in this politicomilitary district. I don’t miss anything except my family and freedom.”
8. 8.  August • 26,1892 Rizal composed a poem for his commandant’s birthday.  August
30,1892 • Ricardo Carnicero informed Governor General Eulogio Despujol that Jose Rizal
wanted reforms in the Philippines but does not want friars to be evicted.  September 21,
1892 • Capt. Carcinero submitted another report to Gov. General Despujol informing him
about reforms, these were freedom of religion and of the press.
9. 9.  September • • • • 21,1892 Rizal won in Manila Lottery. Informant of the said event used
the mail boat “Butuan” to reach Dapitan. Lottery Ticket number 9736 won second prize
amounting Twenty Thousand Pesos. The lottery Ticket which was not owned by Rizal
because it was jointly owned by him, Captain Carnicero and Franciso Equilor a resident of
Dipolog.
10. 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 thru 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. 11. January 1893, Jose Rizal Told Ricardo Carnicero to stay in his own house. Rizal’s house
was completed March where was able to cultivate lanzones, mango, macopa, langka, santol,
mangosteen and cocoa trees.
12. 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, the poulty house is big
enough to accommodate a few dozen chickens.
13. 13. Casa Cuadrada is a replica of the pupils’ classroom.
14. 14.  Rizal established in Dapitan a school. It began with 3 pupils who increased to 16 and
eventually 21.  He didn’t ask the students for payment but instead ask them to help in his
projects, farms and garden.  He taught themSpanish, English, Mathematics and how to
work.  His class started after lunch until 4:00 in the afternoon
15. 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. 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. 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 operated succesfully the eyes of his mother.  He
had many patients not only in Dapitan but from the neighboring towns as well.
18. 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. 19.  There was a time when a wealthy englishman went to his clinic and removed his
cataract where he was paid Php 500. The money he received was used to put up lamps in
their streets.  When his mother left with Trinidad, his two sisters Maria and Narcisa together
with his nephews arrived in Dapitan.  Unfortunately, his father could not travel to Dapitan
because of his detoriating condition.
20. 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 should like to see him; I hope we shall
see one another very soon. Kiss himthe hand for me.”
21. 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. 22. Rizal found Mindanao as a rich virgin field for collecting Specimens. Together with his
students they explored on jungles and coasts to seek for some specimens which will be sent
to Europe and in return the European Scientist will send them Scientific equipment.  During
his 4-year stay in Dapitan, he were able to built up a rich collection of oncology which
consists of 346 shells representing 203 species. 
23. 23. He was able to discover rare species named after him. These were the: 1. flying dragon
(DracoRizali) 2. Small beetle (Apogonia Rizali) 3. toad (Rachophorous Rizali)
24. 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 on his letter to Blumentritt.
1) July 7,1892 Rizal was summoned to Malacanang. Governor Despujol asked him if he still wanted to go
back to Hong Kong. Rizal was accused of having written anti friar article entitled Pobres Frailes (Poor
Friars). It was a satire against rich Dominicans who amassed fabulous wealth contrary to their ”vow of
poverty”. Rizal was immediately placed under arrest and escorted to Fort Santiago by Don Ramon
Despujol. The Governor then released a decree deporting Rizal. The reasons are: • Rizal had published
books and articles abroad which showed disloyalty to Spain and which were “frankly anti-Catholic” and
“imprudently anti-friar”. • A few hours after his arrival in Manila “there was found in one of the
packages..a bundle of handbills entitled ‘Pobres Frailes’ in which the patient and humble generosity of
Filipinos is satirized, and which accusation is published against the customs of the religious orders”. • His
novel El Filibusterismo was dedicated to the memory of the three traitors (Burgos, Gomez, and Zamora),
and on the title page he wrote that in the view of the vices and errors of the Spanish administration,
“the only salvation for the Philippines was separation from the mother country.” “The end which he
pursues in his efforts and writings is to tear from the loyal Filipino breasts the treasures of our Catholic
Faith.” 2) 03:27-11:21 July 14, 1892. Rizal was brought, under heavy guard, to the steamer Cebu. July 15,
1892. At 1:00 am, the steamer left Manila July17, 1892. At 7:00 pm, they reached Dapitan. Capitan
Delgas, the ship’s skipper handed Rizal to Captain Ricardo Carcinero, Politico-Military Governor of
Dapitan. Dala din ni Rizal ang sulat ni Padre Pablo Pastells, ang superior ng mga Heswita, para kay Padre
Antonio Obach, ang paring Heswita sa Dapitan. Ang sulat ay naglalaman ng mga kondisyon upang si Rizal
ay makatira sa kumbento. Ang mga kodisyong ito ay ang sumusunod: Una, hayag na tatalikdan at
pagsisisihan ni Rizal ang kanyang mga sinabi laban sa relihiyong Katolika, at maghahayag siya ng mga
pagpapatotoong iniibig niya ang Espanya at kinalulupitan niya ang mga kagagawang laban sa Espanya;
ikalawa, na bago siya tanggapín ay gagawa muna siya ng mga “santo ejercicio” at tsaka “confesión
general,” ng kanyang dinaanang buhay; at ikatlo, na sa haharaping panahon ay magpapakagaling ng asal,
na ano pa’t siya'y maging uliran ng iba sa pagka masintahin sa relihiyong Katolika at sa Espanya. Dahil
hindi siya pumayag sa mga nasabing kondisyon, pansamantala siya tumira sa kuwartel na
pinamumunuan ni Kapitan Carcinero na kanyang naging kaibigan. 3) 11:21-13;57 Rizal practiced
medicine in Dapitan. He had many patients but most of them were poor so that he even gave them free
medicine. To his friend in Hong Kong, Dr. Marquez, he wrote: "Here the people are so poor that I even
have to give medicine gratis." He had, however, some rich patients who paid him handsomely for his
surgical skill. Rizals fame as a physician particularly as an eye specialist pave way to patients from
different parts of the Philippines from Luzon, Bohol, Cebu, Panay, Negros, and Mindanao and even from
Hong Kong. Because of his ophthalmic skill he was paid P3000 by Don Ignacio Tuma- rongin for the
restoration of his sight, P500 from an Englishman and a cargo of sugar given as payment by a rich
hacendero in Aklan, Don Florencio Azacarraga who was cured of eye ailment. Rizal became interested in
local medicine and the use of medicinal plants. He studied their curative values for the poor patients
who could not afford to buy imported medicine, he prescribed the local medicinal plants. 4) 13:57-17:48
Father Pastells instructed two Jesuits in Mindanao - Father Obach, cura of Dapitan and Father Jose
Vilaclara, cura of Dipolog to try their best to bring back Rizal within the Catholic fold. As he informed the
Jesuit Provincial in Spain, thought to send Rizal’s former teacher Father Francisco Paula de Sanchez
whom Rizal gives high regards and to whom Rizal listens. He was the only Spanish priest to defend Rizal's
Noli Me Tangere in public. Upon his arrival, Fr. Sanchez lost no time in meeting his former favorite
student. Of all the Jesuits, he was the most beloved and esteemed by Rizal. They argued theologically in
a friendly manner but all the efforts of Sanchez were in vain. Despite his failures to persuade Rizal to
discard his unorthodox views on the Catholic religion, Fr. Sanchez enjoyed the latters company and he
even assisted Rizal in beautifying the town plaza. On his birthday, Rizal gave him a precious birthday gift
- a manuscript entitled Estudios sobre la lengua tagala (Studies on the Tagalog Language). Rizal and Fr.
Sanchez made a huge relief map of Mindanao out of earth, stones, and grass in front of the church. This
map still adorns the town plaza of Dapitan. Dagdag kaalaman: During his exile in dapitan, Rizal had a
long and scholarly debate by correspondence with Father Pastells on religion. It started when Father
Pastells sent a book by Sarda to Rizal, with an advice that the latter should desist from his foolishness in
trying to view religion from the prism of individual judgment and self-esteem. The debate may be read
in four letter written by Rizal as follows: September 1, 1892, November 11, 1892, January 9, 1893, and
April 4, 1893 5) 17:48-23:00 September 21, 1892 the mail boat Butuan was approaching the town of
Dapitan carrying a Lottery ticket No. 9736 jointly owned by Captain Carnicero, Dr. Rizal and Francisco
Equilior (Spanish resident of Dipolog, a neighboring town of Dapitan) won the second prize of P20,000 in
the government-owned Manila Lottery. Rizal's share of the winning lottery ticket was P6,200, He gave
P2,000 to his father and P200 to his friend Basa in Hong Kong and the rest he invested well by
purchasing agricultural lands along the coast of Talisay about one kilometer away from Dapitan. 6)
23:00- 29:35 Ang malaking panahon ni Rizal ay ginamit din niya sa pagtuturo ng mga kabataan sa
Dapitan. Tinuruan niya ang mga ito ng mga aralin sa wika, heograpiya, kasaysayan, matematika, gawaing
industriyal at iba pa. Naging estudyante niya rin si Jose "Josielito" D. Aseniero na kalaunan ay naging
gobernador ng Zamboanga del Norte Ang oras ay mula alas 2:00 hanggang alas 4:00 ng hapon. Ilan din
sa mga iniambag ni Rizal sa agham sa Dapitan ay ang mga sumusunod: (1) Pinasok ni Rizal ang mga
kagubatan at baybay dagat ng Dapitan para sa paghahanap ng mga specimen upang ipadala niya sa mga
museo ng Europa; (2) Nakapag-ipon siya ng 346 na uri ng mga kabibi at; (3) Natagpuan niya ang species
ng Draco rizali, Apogonia rizali at Rhacophorus rizali. 19 December 1893 sumulat siya kay Blumentritt at
ikinuwento ang kanyang buhay sa Dapitan 7) 29:35-38:47 In August 1893 his mother and sisters arrived
in Dapitan and lived with him for one year and a half. He operated on his mother's right eye. The
operation was successful but Dona Teodora ignored her son's instruc- tions by removing the bandages
from her eyes, t hereby causing the wound to be infected.Thus Rizal told Hidalgo his brother-in-law;
"Now I understand very well why a physician should not treat the members of his family. Fortunately,
the infection was arrested and Dona Teodora's sight was restored. 8) 38:47-50:00 February 1895
Josephine Bracken arranged a consultation for her father's double cataract. Later on, in the same
month, they sailed to Dapitan for a follow-up consultation, they were with a certain Manuela Orlac
(later known as a mistress of a Friar). Rizal fell in love with Bracken. Mr. Taufer vehemently opposed the
union, but finally listened to reason. Josephine accompanied her father to Manila on his way back home,
together with Rizal's sister, Narcisa, on March 14, 1895. 9)50;00-53:32 November 3, 1893. Rizal was
suddenly jolted by a strange incident involving a spy of the friars. The spy with the assumed name of
"Pablo Mercado" and posing as a relative, secretly visited Rizal at his house on that night. He introduced
himself as a friend and a relative, showing a photo of Rizal and a pair of buttons with the initials
"P.M."(Pablo Mercado) as evidence of his kinship with the Rizal family. In the course of their
conversation the strange visitor offered his services as a confidential courier of Rizal's letter and writings
for the patriots in Manila. Rizal, being a man of prudence and keen perception became suspicious. Irked
by the mpostor's lies, he wanted to throw him out of the house, but mindful of his duty as a host and
considering the late hour of the night and the heavy rainfall, he hospitably invited the unwanted visitor
to stay at his house for the night. And early the next day, he sent him a way. Later, he learned that the
rascal was still in Dapitan, telling people that he was a beloved relative of Dr. Rizal. Losing his cool, he
went to the comandancia and denounced the impostor to Captain Juan Sitges (who succeeded Captain
Carnacio on May 4, 1893 as commandant of Dapitan). Without much ado, Sitges ordered the arrest of
"Pablo Mercado" and instructed Anasticio Adriatico, to investigate him immediately. The truth came out
during this investigation and the real name of "Pablo Mercado" was Florencio Namanan. He was a native
of Cagayan de Misamis, single and about 30 years old. He was hired by the Recollect friars to a secret
mission in Dapitan to filch the letters and writings of Rizal which might incriminate him in the
revolutionary movement. Commandant Sitges quashed the investiga- tion and released the spy. He
promptly forwarded the transcripts of the investigation together with his official report to Governor
General Blanco who kept the documents highly confidential. Rizal requested for a copy of the
proceedings of the investigation but Sitges denied his request. As now declassified and preserved at the
Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid, these documents contain certain mysterious deletions. 10) 53:32- Rizal
applied for marriage but because of his writings and political stance, the local priest Father Obach,
would only agree to the ceremony if Rizal could get a permission from the Bishop of Cebu. Either the
Bishop did not write him back or Rizal was not able to mail the letter because of Mr. Taufer's sudden
departure. There was an explicit declaration that the Rizals were suspicious that she was a spy for the
friars and regarded her as “threat to Rizal’s security.” Remember that when Bracken and Taufer arrived
in Dapitan in 1895, they were with a certain Manuela Orlac. It was Orlac’s being a mistress of a friar
which caused some of Jose’s sisters to presume that Josephine had come as friars’ undercover. While
staying with Narcisa’s family in Binondo, Bracken would frequently leave the house and return after
some hours. To find out where she was going, the Rizal sisters asked someone to trail and keep an eye
on her. One afternoon, it was discovered that she had gone to the archbishop’s place. Josephine later
confessed that she had indeed gone to see the church official to beg for Rizal’s freedom. 11) 1:07:27-
1:14:38 Before the year ended in 1895, the two had quarrels, “one of which, according to a 1966 article
in the Free Press, was violent, leading to her miscarriage. The same article, written by L. Rebomantan,
suggests that Rizal’s days of consolation with Josephine were [soon] over and that his request for
assignment to Cuba was also prompted by his unhappiness with her.” The child named Francisco who
was born prematurely, died a few hours after birth. Rizal was said to have “made a pencil sketch of the
dead infant on the jacket of a medical book. Rizal the grieving father, buried his son near the gazebo of
his estate where he worked as a doctor Filipino historian Gregorio Zaide narrated that Rizal played a
prank on Josephine which frightened her so that she untimely gave birth to an eight-month baby. But
doubting the veracity of this tale, some intriguingly ask questions like: Was the miscarriage due to a fall
down from the stairs? Did Rizal push her during one of their quarrels? Or, did they quarrel intensely at
all? 12) 1:14:38-1:25:45 Pagsulat kay Blumentritt nooong 5 April 1896. On June 21, 1896. Dr. Pio
Valenzuela, Bonifacio’s emissary, visited Rizal in Dapitan and informed him of the plan of the Katipunan
to launch a revolution. Rizal objected to Bonifacio’s bold project stating that such would be a veritable
suicide. Rizal stressed that the Katipunan leaders should do everything possible to prevent premature
flow of native blood. Valenzuela, however, warned Rizal that the Revolution will inevitably break out if
the Katipunan would be discovered. Sensing that the revolutionary leaders were dead set on launching
their audacious project, Rizal instructed Valenzuela that it would be for the best interests of the
Katipunan to get first the support of the rich and influential people of Manila to strengthen their cause.
He further suggested that Antonio Luna with his knowledge of military science and tactics, be made to
direct the military operations of the Revolution. 13) 1:25:45- July 30, 1896, Rizal received a letter from
the governor general sanctioning his petition to serve as volunteer physician in Cuba. Just before he left
for Cuba, Rizal burned down the gazebo. In the late afternoon of July 31, Rizal and Josephine got on the
‘España’ along with Narcisa, a niece, three nephews, and three of his students. Si Jose Rizal ay hindi na
nakarating sa Cuba, inaresto siya sa Espanya. Ibinalik sa Pilipinas at hinatulan ng kamatayan sa salang
rebelsyon. Binaril siya sa Bagumbayan noong desyembre 30, 1896. 14) Dagdag kaalaman Rizal
Challenges A Frenchman to a Duel. Rizal was involved in a quarrel with a French acquaintance in
Dapitan, Mr. Juan Lardet, a businessman. This man purchased many logs from the lands of Rizal and it so
happened that some of the logs were of poor quality. Lardet, in a letter written to Antonio Miranda, a
Dapitan merchant and friend of Rizal, expressed his disgust with the business deal and stated that "if he
(Rizal - Z.) were a truthful man, he would have told me that the lumber not included in the account were
bad. Miranda indiscreetly forwarded Lardet's letter to Rizal. When he read Lardet's letter, he flared up in
anger, regarding the Frenchman's unsavory comment as an affront to his integrity. Immediately, he
confronted Lardet and challenged him to a duel . When commandant Carcinero heard the incident, he
told the frenchman to apologize rather than accept the challenge, " My Friend, you have not a
Chinaman's chance in a fight with Rizal on a field of honor. Rizal is an expert in martial arts particularly in
fencing and pistol shooting. Heeding the commandant's advice, Lardet wrote to Rizal in French, dated
Dapitan, March 30,1893 apologizing for the insulting comment. Rizal, as a gentleman and a well-versed
in pun donor (Hispanic Chivalric Code) accepted the apology, and good relations between him and the
Frenchman were restored. October 22, 1895. Rizal wrote a poes as requested by her mother entitled Mi
Retiro. 15) Water System for Dapitan Rizal held the title of expert surveyor (perito agrimensor), which
he obtained from Ateneo. He supplemented his training as a surveyor by reading engineering books. In
Dapitan, he applied his knowledge in engineering by constructing a system of waterworks in order to
furnish clean water to the townspeople. Without any aid from the government, he succeeded in giving
good water system to Dapitan. An American engineer, Mr. H. F. Cameron, praised Rizal's engineering
feat in the following words: Another famous and well-known water supply is that of Dapitan, Mindanao,
designed and constructed by Dr. Rizal during his banishment in that municipality by the Spanish
authorities... this supply comes from a little mountain stream across the river from Dapitan and follows
the contour of the country for the whole distance. When one considers that Doctor Rizal had no
explosives with which to block the hard rocks and no resources save his own ingenuity, one cannot help
but honor a man, who against adverse conditions, had the courage and tenacity to construct the
aqueduct which had for its bottom the fluted tiles from the house roofs, and was covered with concrete
made from limed burned from the sea coral. The length of this aqueduct is several kilometers, and it
winds in and out among the rocks and is carried across gullies in bamboo pipes upheld by rocks or brick
piers to the distribution reservoir. 16) Community Projects for Dapitan When Rizal arrived in Dapitan, he
decided to improve it, to the best of his Godgiven talents, and to awaken the civic consciousness of its
people. He wrote to Fr. Pastells: " I want to do all I can do for this town." Aside from constructing the
towns first water system, he spent many months in draining the marshes in order to get rid of malaria
that infested Dapitan. The P500 which an English patient paid him was used by him to equip the town
with its lighting system which consist of coconut oil lamps placed in dark streets of Dapitan. Electric
lighting was unknown then in the Philippines not until 1894 when Manila saw the first electric lights. The
beautification and remodeling of the town plaza with the help of Father Sanchez enhances the beauty as
jokingly remarked that it could "rival the best in Europe".