The Second Homecoming of Rizal

The Second Homecoming of Rizal
June 26, 1892

Jose Rizal arrived in the Philippines from Hong Kong, accompanied by his sister, Lucia.
The return of Jose Rizal to his homeland is due to the following reasons;
1.) To discuss his Borneo colonization plan to Governor-general Despujol.
2.) To establish the la liga Filipina organization.
What was the Borneo colonization plan?
Rizal wanted to migrate his family and other natives who was going to be evicted in Hacienda De Calamba due to the
Calamba land dispute.
June 29 1892,
Rizal visited Despujol to discuss his Borneo plan. Despujol did not favor to it due to his belief that Rizal’s plan was anti-
patriotic but told Rizal to return on Sunday.
July 03, 1892 (MORNING)
Rizal went back as scheduled. Despujol had stop the eviction of those natives who lived in Hacienda Calamba including
Rizal’s own family. Rizal thanked Despujol, and Rizal was to return for his last interview on Wednesday.
July 03, 1892 (EVENING)
Jose Rizal went to the patriots meeting in Tondo, Manila. He presented the constitution of La Liga Filipina and it was
successfully accepted by the patriots.
La Liga Filipina
- A secret organization founded by Dr. Jose Rizal on July 03, 1892
Aims:
1. To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous, and homogeneous body.
2. Mutual protection in every want and necessity.
3. Defense against all violence and injustice.
4. Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce.
5. Study and application of reforms.
Motto:
Unus Instar Omnium (One like All)
July 06, 1892
Rizal was confronted by Despujol regarding the anti-friar pamphlets found in their luggage.
July 07, 1892,
Rizal was arrested by Despujol’s order for the pamphlets found and for his newly founded organization “La liga Filipina”
because the Spaniards thought that the organization was dangerous.
July 15, 1892
Rizal was then exiled and departed to Dapitan, Mindanao.
Despite the banishment, Rizal lived a productive life in Dapitan. He was able to help a lot of people in the place and played
multiple roles that benefitted Dapitan and its people such as being an engineer, doctor, teacher, farmer, architect, artist, archaeologist,
entrepreneur, and a naturalist.’
Rizal as Farmer
- Cultivated a 34-hectre farm.
Rizal as a Teacher
- Built an all-boys school and dormitory for his students. He accepted students without payment.
Rizal as an Engineer and Architect
- Built a dam, waterworks in Talisay and put up street lightings in the town plaza of Dapitan.
Rizal as a Doctor
- Put up a clinic and gave poor people free check-ups and medicine. He also performed eye surgery.
Other facts about Rizal’s life in Dapitan;
Dona Teodora, his mother, and sister Maria, visited him on August 1893, where they stayed for a year and a half. While in
Dapitan, Teodara was once again treated by his son.
Met Josephine Bracken on February 1895 where she accompanied her blind father to Jose Rizal’s clinic seeking for an eye
surgery.
Josephine Bracken and Rizal fell in love on first sight and lived together as husband and wife.
Josephine Bracken, the Irish 18-year old who fell in love with Jose Rizal.
While Rizal continued living his life this way, on June 21, 1896, Dr. Pio Valenzuela arrived at Dapitan to visit Rizal. Dr. Pio
Valenzuela brought a blind patient with him for Rizal to treat but it was all just a guise.
Dr. Pio Valenzuela was actually the emissary sent by Bonifacio. He was to inform and sought Rizal’s opinion on Andres
Bonifacio’s armed revolution on the Spaniards with his organization; The Katipunan. And also discuss Rizal’s escape.
Jose Rizal opposed to both plans, as he thought it would be suicide and objected that the Katipunan should not sought a
rebellion that could end the native’s blood.
September 03 1896
Rizal left for Cuban to be a volunteered physician. He boarded the “Isla De Panay”.
September 30, 1896
Rizal was arrested and held in the ship as a suspect of being the mastermind behind the revolution against the Spaniards and
affiliated with the Katipunan.
When the ship arrived at Singapore’s port, Don Manuel Camus and Charles Burton Buckley attempted to use the writ of
Habeas Corpus, but it was turned down by Lionel Cox due to the lack of jurisdiction of the government of Singapore on Rizal’s arrest.
(Habeas Corpus – requires to bring the detainee to be brought before a court or judge to decide the legality of detention or
imprisonment.)
December 26, 1896
Jose Rizal was charged guilty for the crime of rebellion and for organizing secret associations. He was then sentenced to
death.
December 30, 1896 (7:00am)
In manila, Jose Rizal was executed by the firing squad of the Spaniards. His body was dumped by the Guardia Civil in an
open hole at Paco Cemetery.
Jose Rizal plaque in Paco Cemetery
BASIC FACTS
The DECOY, TRIALS, and GRUDGES
Three reasons for going back to the Philippines:
FIRST:
he wanted to talk to Governor General Despusol about his Borneo Colonization Project.
SECOND:
he would establish La Liga Filipina to unite the Filipino people in the truest sense of unity and solidarity against violence and
deprivation.
THIRD:
he would like to prove to Eduardo de Lete that the criticism published against him in La Solidaridad had no basis but only
pure speculation.
A Trudge Along The Flame Of Fire
“The battle is in the Philippines. From there, we will meet, we will help one another. Together, we will fight and sacrifice for
the sake of our homeland
- Rizal to his fellow Filipino patriots in Europe
“ I believe that La Solidaridad is no longer the instrument for struggle… the fight is no longer in madrid; it is in the Philippines.”
- Rizal’s letter to Blumentrit
Reasons why Rizal knew that his homecoming in the Philippines would mean danger to his life.
-He was forced to indict two letters. Entrusted to Dr. Lorenzo Cruz, the letters will be given to his parents, brothers,
sisters, friends, and most of all to his beloved native land if he were already dead.
In his letter to his family and friends, he divulged his belief to die for a noble deed.
For his letter to his fellow countrymen, he shared with them that he only followed the dictum of his conscience and that he
would rather choose to die for his loved ones and for his native soil.
- Rizal went to Manila on June 21, 1892, together with Lucia.
In the Pier, Spanish soldiers with some of the officers of the civil guards came to inspect them.
He met the Governor in the Malacañang Palace to request for the postponement of the exile of his father, sisters, and his
brother –in-laqw Ubaldo. He was able to convince the Governor.
He was informed by the Governor that the inspectors find “Pobres Prailes” (Pitiful Friars), in his baggage. The friars learned
about, they blasted with so much anger.
- The Prize of Laong Laan’s Entrapment
According to Father Pablo Pastells’(Superior of the Jesuit Organization in the Philippines) –
Rizal couuld only reside in a missionary house providing that the following conditions were met:
1. if Rizal will retract from all his acusations against the CATHOLIC Church and if would declare pro-Spanisish and anti-
rebellion.
2. of Rizal would follow the ordinances of the Catholic Church and if he would confess for all the sins he committed
throughout his life.
3. if his attitude of a person who was submitting himself to the custody of the Catholic Church and to the jurisdiction of the
Spanish Government.
Rizal disagreed to the aforesaid conditions. As a result, Rizal was ordered to reside at Captain Carnicero’s house.
- They became close and Captain Carnicero admired Rizal for his good behavior and wonderful personality.
- They ate together in one table while they were having tete-a-tete. Carnicero had proven that Rizal was not really a bad
person or even a rebel.
-To Governor Despujol, Carnicero reported good things about his prisoner.
- Captain Carnicero gave Rizal a complete freedom. Rizal was free to go anywhere and he was only given once a week to
report.
-Rizal created a poem for Captain Carnicero. It was entitled “DON RICARDO CARCINERO” which he presented on
Carcinero’s birthday on August 26, 1892.
-May 4, 1893, Captain Carnicero left Dapitan and a very strict commandant in the person of Captain Juan Sitges replaced
him. After some days, he became close to Rizal and he regained Rizal’s freedom.
Rizal’s Life in Dapitan
He established his own house, surrounded with plants, and fruit bearing trees at the nearby seashore.
He also made a house for his young student boys.
Rizal devoted all his precious time in treating his patients, research-study, and in the development of his knowledge in art,
literature, education, language, and science.
He also dedicated his time to farming, business activities, civic projects, as well as exchanging letters with Blumentrit, Joest,
Rost, Meyer, knuttel, Kheil, and with other scientist in Europe.
Rizal as a Doctor in Dapitan
as a dodtor, Rizal did not choose a patient based on his social status.
He treated his patient no matter how poor he was. He did not ask payment from poor patients, amd instead he had given them
free nedicines.
His mother, Doña Teodora and his sister Maria arrived in Dapitan in August, 1893. He treated his mother for the third time.
Doña Teodora and mria reside with Rizal in Dapitan for one and a half year, because his mother’s eyes were infected.
Rizal as an Engineer
He was able to establish waterworks system in Dapitan, so that its residents could have clean water to drink.
Mr. H. F. Cameron, an American Engineer, praised Rizal for the wonderful invention.
Rizal’s Cicic Projects for Dapitan
he devoted his time for so many months treating the malaria epidemic that was spreading throughout the place.
Another project was the beautification of Dapitan.
Rizal made artistic innovation at the Dapitan Park to augment its beautiful surrounding.
Rizal use the five hundred pesos that he received from his Englishman patient, in putting up oil lamps at the dark streets of
Dapitan.
Rizal as a Teacher
he establish his own school. He only accepted boy students being chosen from well-known families.
He didn’t ask the students for payment but instead ask them to help in his projects, farm and garden.
He taught them Reading, Writing, Languages, (Spanish and English), etc.
Rizal’s contribution to Science, Language Study, Art Creation in Dapitan
Rizal sent different specimens of plants, creatures , insects, etc. in different museums in Europe. In return, the museums send
them science books, and medical instruments as a payment.
He mastered different languages, mastering 22 languages.
He donated several artifacts in Dapitan’s beautification.
Rizal as a Farmer, Businessman, Inventor.
In his sixteen hectares of land in Dapitan, he established his own house, hospital, and school. Planted cacao, coffee,
sugarcane, coconut and different fruit bearing trees.
He shared his capital in the selling of fish, copra and abaca.
He invented a cigarette box that he offered to Blumentritt.
He also invented a machine for the production of ladrilyo.
Causes of the Problem:
First, he published books and articles in other countries that criticized the Mother Spain
-He made criticism on Catholicism and the Spanish friars.
Second, some prohibited reading materials like the “Pobres Prailes” were fouind in his baggage
Third, he offered his novels “El Filibusterismo” to the three priest-martyrs named Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora.
Effects of the Problem: Rizal’s Exile in Dapitan
He was exiled to Dpitan because of the confiscated reading material.
La Liga Filipina’s purposes:
1. to establish unity with the town officials in the introduction of new reforms to the government;
2. to unite the Filipino people across the Archipelago through strong solidarity;
3. to help one another in time of exigencies;
4. to defend the Filipino people in any form of crime or injustice; and
5. to develop their living condition through farming, commerce, and industry.
CONCLUSION:
Rizal’s homecoming plays a significant role in the lives of the Filipinos. His writings serve as valuable weapon for us to gain
freedom. Jose Rizal, didn’t give up in fighting for our native land. Realizing the sacrifices that he had gone through, as a Filipino, we
must show our love and respect to our country. Rizal’s priciples was so tough that he fight for his right and he fight for the sake of the
Philippines, knowing that it would lead danger to his life.

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