Rizal 2nd Homecoming
Rizal 2nd Homecoming
Rizal 2nd Homecoming
Objectives:
The Dominicans were unjust against the Calamba folks. Rizal’s relatives namely Silvestre,
Paciano, Antonio, Silvestre, Teong and Dandoy were deported to different provinces. Even more,
his parents had been forcibly ejected from their home. Rizal was sad and depressed upon
knowing this sad plight of his family.
Misfortunes in Madrid
Rizal almost had a duel with Antonio Luna after the former’s unsavoury
remarks about Nellie. Antonio Luna apologized with what happened. Nelly
Boustead reciprocated the affection of Rizal resulting to his conflict with
Antonio Luna. The situation frustrated Antonio Luna that led to the
exasperated duel. Rizal planned to marry Nelly but Nelly’s desire to convert
Rizal into protestant made him rethink about the marriage.
While on vacation in Biarritz, Rizal completed the last chapter of his second
novel. On March 30, 1891, Rizal proceeded to Paris by train. Rizal also retired
from the “Propaganda Movement” and from “La Solidaridad” during this time.
Ghent
Rizal left Brussels and stayed in a cheap boarding house in Ghent because he needed to print
the novel at a cheaper price. Upon arrival, Rizal found out that F. Meyer-Van-Loo Press printing
shop could give him the lowest quotation price to print his book on installment basis. To produce
the necessary funds, he pawned all his jewelries and included the 200 pesos payment of Basa
from the purchase of the copies of “Sucesos de Morga”.
In going to Hongkong, he boarded the steamer Melbourne in Marseilles. The passengers were
mostly Europeans including two Spaniards. Rizal was the only Asian. There were 80 passengers
in the steamer. They were amazed to know that he could speak a lot of languages.
Hong Kong
Second Homecoming
Rizal and his sister Lucia arrived in Manila by noon of June 26, 1892. He gave two sealed
letters to Dr. Marques with the inscription “to be opened after my death”. Rizal and Lucia stayed
at Hotel de Oriente that faced the church of Binondo.
Rizal visited his friends on June 27. He also went to Malacañang palace for a series of
interviews with the governor-general. He denied the printed leaflets (Pobres Frailes) allegedly
found in the pillowcases of Lucia. However, despite his explanations that they were thoroughly
searched upon their arrival from Hongkong, he was still arrested and escorted to Fort Santiago.
Rizal was brought to Dapitan aboard the steamer Cebu where he was under the supervision
of commandant Captain Ricardo Carnicero. He stayed in Dapitan from July 15, 1892 to July 31,
1896, for about four years.
REFERENCES
Teodora Alonzo, ang mga dakilang ina ng ating bayani si Dr. Jose Rizal. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UCsH2SugVY
Zaide G. F. and Zaide S. M. (2007), Jose Rizal: life, works and writings of a genius, writer, scientist
and national hero, All nations publishing co., inc.p.1-426.