Life at Dapitan

• Rizal made his exile in Dapitan from 1892 to 1896.
• Some Legal Grounds for Rizal’s exile at Dapitan 1. Disloyalty to Spain and anti-Catholic due to published books & articles 2. Leaflets found in his baggage entitled Pobres frailes 3. Publication of El Filibusterismo
• Rizal boarded steamer Cebu bound for Dapitan to commence his sentence of deportation decreed by Governor General Despujol on July 15, 1892.
• He was received by Captain Ricardo Canicero, the politico-military commander of the town, as a prisoner
• in the span of two months was able to build his own house. He also built additional four houses for his pupils and patients.
• With his prize from the Manila Lottery and his earnings as a farmer and a merchant, he bought a piece of land near the shore of Talisay near Dapitan.
• On the land of talisay, he built three houses- all made of bamboo, wood, and nipa.
• The first house which was square in shape was his home. The second house was the living quarters of his pupils. And the third house was the barn where he kept his chickens.
• In a letter to his friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, on December 19, 1893, Rizal described his peaceful life in Dapitan
• "After breakfast, I treat the poor patients who come to my house. Then I dress and go to Dapitan in my baroto. I am busy the whole morning, attending to my patients in town.
• "At noon, I return home to Talisay for lunch. Then, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., I am busy as a teacher. I teach the young boys.
• "I spend the rest of the afternoon in farming. My pupils help me in watering the plants, pruning the fruits, and planting many kinds of trees. We stop at 6:00 p.m. for the Angelus
• "I spend the night reading and writing.“