Rizal’s Arrest, Exile, Imprisonment,

Trial, and Execution

Presented by: Group 3

GARCES | BARET | ITING | LIWANAG | MACUNO | SALENGA
 RIZAL’S RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES- 1892

• June 26 - Rizal’s arrival in Manila

• June 27 - he visited his friends
• June 28 – he returned to Manila from his friends’ provinces
• June 29- he went to Malacañang for an interview with Governor General
Despujol
• June 30- he went back to talk with Despujol regarding the question of Borneo
• July 3- Rizal thanked Despujol for lifting his sisters’ exile
• July 6- he was arrested and escorted to Fort Santiago by Ramon Despujol
• July 7- Governor General Despujol issued a decree deporting Rizal to Dapitan
 REASONS FOR RIZAL’S DEPORTATION AS MENTIONED IN THE DECREE
1. The books and articles to Spain are anti- Catholic and anti-friars
2. A bundle of handbills found in one of his packages after his arrival in Manila
which is entitled Pobres Frailes satirized the Filipinos and anti-religious order
3. El Filibusterismo was dedicated to the GomBurZa which the Spanish
authorities considered as traitors
4. Rizal was pursuing the salvation of the Filipinos through separation from
Mother country
• July 5 to July 15 –imprisonment of Rizal before his exile to Dapitan
• July 15- he was brought to steamer CEBU under heavy guard and the sail to
Dapitan started
• July 17- arrival to Dapitan
 BEGINNING OF EXILE IN DAPITAN

• Father Pablo Pastells- Jesuit Superior of the Jesuit Society of the Philippines
ho sent a letter to Father Antonio Obach
• Through this letter, Pastells informed Obach that Rizal could stay in the
Parish Convent with the following conditions:
-Rizal would publicly retract his errors concerning religion;
-Make his statement Pro-Spanish
-Perform church rites
-Make a general confession of his past life
-Conduct himself like a Spanish subject and a man of religion
• Rizal disagreed that’s why he was instead sen to the house of Captain
Carcinero
• They became good friends. In fact, Rizal made a poem for him on his birthday
• September 21, 1892- Rizal, Captain Carcinoro and Francisco won P20,000 in
lottery with the winning number combination of 9736
• From his prize amounting to P6,200, he sent P2,000 to his father, P200 to Basa
in Hongkong and the remaining was used to purchase agricultural lands in
Talisay
• Rizal and Father Pastell had a debate through exchangine letters about
Religion; Rizal explained why he seemed to be an Anti-Catholic but he was
refuted by Pastell
• Mr. Juan Larder- was challenged by Rizal to have a duel with him
• Father Francisco Paula Sanchez- persuaded Rizal to return to the Catholic
faith
• August 1893- Rizal’s mother and sister Maria arrived in Dapitan where they
stayed for 1 and a half year
• Rizal operated on his mother’s right eye which became infected but was
treated by Rizal immediately
• Pablo Mercado- a spy paid by the Recollect Friars to spy on Rizal’s activities
and to steal letters and writings from rizal to be used as evidences for his
revolutionary movement
• For 4 years and 13 days, Rizal was kept on Dapitan. He spent his time in
improving his skills and writing letters to his friend
 CAREERS AND ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE IN EXILE IN DAPITAN

• Rizal provided free medicine to his patients, most of them are poor.
• Don Ignacio Tumarong- gave Rizal P3000 for restoring his sight
• Don Francisco Azcarraga- paid him a cargo of sugar
• Rizal constructed the waterworks system in Dapitan
• He also established a school in Dapitan where 16 boys attended
• Ramon Carreon- business partner of Rizal in his fishing, hemp and copra
industries
• Sulpukan- a lighter invented by Rizal which was sent as a gift to Blumentritt
 ROMANTIC AFFAIR WITH JOSEPHINE BRACKEN

• Josephine Bracken
- an 18 y/o Irish girl
- “slender, a chestnut blonde, with blue eyes, dressed with elegant simplicity,
with an atmosphere of light” as described by Wenceslao Retana
- enlightened Rizal’s gloomy heart (he was feeling homesick and Leonor Rivera
died
• George Taufer- blind foster Father of Josephine; against the decision of Rizal
and Josephine to marry each other after their “love at first sight” moment
• Father Obach refused to let the two marry unless there is a permission from
the Bishop of Cebu
• Instead, Rizal and Josephine exchanged vows before God in their own way
• 1986- Josephine became pregnant but unfortunately their baby was a one-
month premature baby who died after only 3 hours
• Francisco- name given to their baby who was buried in Dapitan
 KATIPUNAN SEEKS RIZAL’S ADVICE

• Andres Bonifacio- sought Rizal’s advice

• May 02, 1896- a secret meeting was held in Bitukang Manok River in Pasig
• Dr. Pio Valenzuela- was sent to Dapitan to talk to Rizal with a blind companion
named Raymundo Mata
Rizal’s reasons for objecting Bonifacio’s “premature” idea of starting a Revolution
1. Filipinos were still unready for such bloody revolution
2. Katipunan lacked machinery– before plotting a revolution, there must be sufficient
arms and funds collected
• Rizal also declined the Katipunero’s plan of rescuing him in Dapitan because
he wanted to be true to his words to the Spanish Authority
 RIZAL’S DEPARTURE FROM DAPITAN (AS A PRISONER)- 1896
• Cuba- Rizal’s destination as a Military Doctor
• July 31- he sadly left Dapitan through the steamer ESPAÑA
• “Funeral March’ of Chopin- played by the town brass band as farewell to Riza
• August 6- they reached Manila but Rizal failed to catch the mail ship
ISLA DE LUZON
• Cruiser CASTILLA- where Rizal was then transferred as per Governor General
Blanco’s order
• Fray Mariano Gil- discovered the Katipunan’s plan of revolution against the
Spanish government
• Cry of Balintawak- was raised by Bonifacio on August 26, 1896
• Governor General Blanco declared a state of war in the first eight provinces
due to the attack made by Bonifacio and Luna in San Juan
Manila
Bulacan
Cavite
Batangas
Laguna First eight provinces
Pampanga
Nueva Ecija
Tarlac

• September 2, 1896- Rizal was transferred to steamer ISLA DE PANAY with Don
Pedro Roxas and his son Periquin; they were sailing to Barcelona, Spain
• September 7, 1896- Rizal arrived in Singapore where he did sightseeing as
well as shopping
• Captain Alimany- ship skipper who arrested Rizal
• September 30, 1896- the cruiser reached Malta but Rizal was confined in his
cabin that’s why he was not able to roam around the place
• October 3, 1896- after 30 days of sailing, they arrived in their destinatiom—
Barcelona, Spain
• General Eulogio Despujol- kept Rizal in his cabin for 3 days under heavy
guard; he was the same man who ordered the decree to deport Rizal in
Dapitan
• Montjuïc- the prison-fortress where Rizal was detained for a whole morning
before he was sent back to the Philippines through the ship COLON
• October 11, 1896- Rizal’s diary was taken awy from him and was critically
scrutinized by the Spanish authorities
• November 2, 1896- they gave back Rizal’s diary
• November 3, 1896- steamer COLON arrived in Manila
• Rizal was sent to Fort Santiago where other patriots where also imprisoned
• Paciano- brother of Rizal who was brutally beaten up in order to sign papers
but refused to do so
RIZAL’S EXECUTION AND DEATH
 FACTORS THAT LEAD TO RIZAL’S EXECUTION

• The Spanish Colonial Government accused Rizal for three (3) crimes:
1. Illegal Association- for founding La Liga Filipina
2. Rebellion- for publication of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
3. Sedition- because he criticized the Catholic Religion and for dedicationg one
of his works to the 3 traitors GomBurZa

• Penalties: Life Imprisonment to death and correctional imprisonment with a

charge of 325-3250 Pesetas
 RIZAL’S LETTERS

• Rizal gave letters to the following:

o His brother Paciano (page 133 in our textbook)
o His family for his Burial Wish (page 134 in our textbook)
o Blumentritt (page 134-135 in our textbook)
 OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS

• Rizal’s mother, Teodora Alonso, pleaded to the Governor. No one listened to

her. At the end, she just sought to have the permission to take care of her
son’s corpse after the execution.
• Shortly after the execution, Rizal’s family discovered that his body was taken
away from Luneta. There was no one who was willing to tell the family where
the corpse was taken. They searched for it in various graveyards only to be
found by his sister Narcisa in Paco cemetery. For about two years the grave
remained in relative anonymity.
• When the grave was dug, Narcisa discovered that Rizal was buried uncoffined
and his letters were missing.
 LA LIGA FILIPINA

• A progressive organization created by Jose Rizal in the Philippines in the

house of Doroteo Ongjuanco
• This organization was derived from the movements La Solaridad and
Propaganda
• Its purpose is to build a new group sought to involve the people directly in the
reform movement
QUIZ
 1. What is the exact date of Rizal's death?

A. August 30, 1896

B. December 25, 1896
C. December 30, 1896
D. February 14, 1896
 2. How long did Rizal stayed in Dapitan?

A. 4 Years and 13 Days

B. 5 Years and 19 Days
C. 7 Years and 22 Days
D. 9 Years and 24 Days
3. What did Bonifacio and his valiant Katipuneros
raised?

A. The Cry of Baliwag

B. The Cry of Balintawok
C. The Cry of Balintawag
D. The Cry of Balintawak
 4. Who is Rizal’s business partner?

A. Don Francisco Azcarraga

B. Don Ignacio Tumarong
C. Hen. Antonio Luna
D. Ramon Carreon
5. Rizal invented the special type of lighter that
was sent to Blumentritt as a gift, what was it
called?

A. Salpakan
B. Salpukan
C. Sulpukan
D. Sundutan
6. Where was Rizal’s corpse found by his sister
Narcisa?

A. Paco Cemetery
B. Pako Cemetery
C. Dako Cemetery
D. Lako Cemetery
 7. Where did the secret society of Rizal, La
Liga Filipina, formed?

A. House of Doroteo Ongjunco

B. House of Andres Bonifacio
B. In the secret garden of Rizal
C. In Rizal's office
8. Who is the wife of Rizal whom he exchanged
vows with but was not of ficially married to?

A. Gertrude Beckette
B. Josephine Bracken
C. Leonor Rivera
D. Seguna Katigbak
 9. One of the reasons why Rizal objected
Bonifacio's “premature” idea was…

A. Rizal has another idea

B. The Katipunan needs more encouragement
C. Rizal doesn't want them to fight
D. The Katipunan were still unready for such
bloody revolution
10. The Spanish Colonial Government accused Rizal
of three crimes. Which is not part of the
accusations?

A. Illegal Association
B. Playboy
C. Rebellion
D. Sedition
 11. Who is the Captain that gave Rizal a good
accommodation while he was in cruiser Castilla?

A. Captain Alcazar
B. Captain Banuelo
C. Captain Enrique
D. Captain Tsurizo
 12. The saddest and last Christmas of Rizal?

A. December 25, 1896

B. December 25, 1897
C. December 25. 1898
D. December 25, 1899
 13. Rizal’s favorite teacher in Ateneo who tried to
convince him to return to the Catholic faith was…

A. Father Antonio Bue

B. Father Buan Calbazar
C. Father Gazpi Altamirano
D. Father Francisco Paula Sanchez
14. What was the name given to Rizal’s son who
died and was buried in Dapitan?

A. Antonio
B. Francisco
C. Jose
D. Timothy
 15. Who discovered Rizal's body?

A. Blumentritt
B. Lucia
C. Narcisa
D. Saturnina