Beginning of Exile in Dapitan.

Father Pablo Pastells – Superior of the Jesuit Society of the Philippines

Father Antonio Obach – Jesuit parish priest of Dapitan

*Father Superior Pastells informed Father Obach that Rizal could live at the parish
convent on the following conditions:
1. "That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning religion, and make
statements that were clearly pro-Spanish and against revolution.2
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
* Rizal (the prisoner) lived in the house of
Captain Carnicero (the warden) since he
did not agreed to the conditions.
*Their relations were warm and friendly.

A Don Ricardo Carnicero – a poem Rizal wrote

on the occasion of the Captain’s birthday,
August 26, 1892
 Wins in Manila Lottery

September 21, 1892

mail boat Butuan - approached the town, with colored
pennants flying in the sea breezes

Lottery Ticket No. 9736 (jointly owned by Captain

Carnicero, Dr. Rizal and Francisco Equilor) – won second
prize of P20, 000 in the government-owned Manila
Lottery

Rizal's share – PHP6, 200.00

*PHP2, 000.00 – given to his father
*PHP200.00 – given to his friend Basamin Hong Kong,
*the rest – investment

“This was his only vice” – Wenceslao Retana (Rizal’s first Spanish
biographer and former enemy)
 Rizal-Pastells Debate on Religion

This interesting religious debate may be read in four

letters written by Rizal, as flows:

1. September 1, 1892
2. November 11, 1892
3. January 9, 1893
4. April 4, 1893

and in Father Pastells' replies dated:

(1) October 12, 1892
(2) December 8, 1892
(3) February 2, 1893, and
(4) April (no exact date), 1893.
 According to Rizal…
Individual judgment – a gift from God and everybody should
use it like a lantern to show the way and that self-esteem, if
moderated by judgment, saves man from unworthy acts.

Pursuit of truth – may lie in different paths, and thus "religious

may vary, but they all lead to the light."

According to Father Pastells …

Divine faith – supersedes everything, including reason, self-
esteem, and individual judgment

Man’s intelligence – limited; hence one needs the guidance of

(He refuted Rizal's attacks on Catholic dogmas as
misconceptions of rationalism and naturalism, errors of
misguided souls)

INSPITE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS

DIFFERENCES, THE STILL BECAME
FRIENDS.
 RIZAL CHALLENGES A FRENCHMAN TO A DUEL

Mr. Juan Lardet

- whom Rizal had quarrel with

- purchased logs from the lands of Rizal, it so happened that some of the logs are
of poor quality.

Antonio Miranda

- Lardest sent a letter to him about this disgust with the business deal
- Miranda immediately forwarded the letter to Rizal
- He was the one whom Rizal challenged to duel with
 RIZAL & FATHER SANCHEZ
Father Pastells instructed the ff. Jesuits:

• Father Obach
• Father Jose Vilaclara
• Father Francisco de Paula Sanchez (assigned to Dapitan)

Father Sanchez

• Rizal’s favorite teacher in Ateneo

• Only spanish priest to defend Noli Me Tangere in public
• Gift was given to him by Rizal on his birthday (‘’Estudios sobre la langua tagala”)
 Rizal’s Encounter with the Friar’s Spy
Pablo Mercado

- ASSUMED NAME OF THE SPY

- POSED AS A RELATIVE
- HIS REAL NAME IS Florencio Namanan

Captain Juan Sitges

- SUCCEEDED CARCINERO AS COMMANDANT OF DAPITAN
- INSTRUCTED ANASTACIO ADRIATICO TO INVESTIGATE ON P.M. (PABLO MERCADO)
RIZAL’S CONTRIBUTION IN DAPITAN
THANK YOU!