#RIZAL’S SECOND HOMECOMING#

PRELUDE TO THE DEPARTURE IN MANILA

- June 20, 1892- the first letter addressed to his parents and friends.
- the importance of the letter as well as the shortness of time made him decide not to
mail it. instead he gave the letter to Dr. LORENZO PEREYRA MARQUEZ, close and
sealed for safekeeping, and so with the second letter addressed to his countrymen.
- in his marvelous letter , Rizal has bequeathed to us an example in conduct,
upholding the principle that man should above all fulfill his duty, never to relinquish
his convictions, to the extent of giving up his life rather than renounce them.
- “man needs to be reminded from time to time through the examples of extra
ordinary men, so that this virtue of fidelity to duty and conviction may stay ever
vigorous through the ages.”
- In the case of Rizal he was overly confident that upon his death the persecution of
his family and friends would automatically cease. in truth, the moral and spiritual
suffering that his death was to inflict on them was greater than those they would
have felt had he lived on.
- the only explanation of Rizal’s letter is his ever ingenuous and trusting nature.

June 21, 1892- Rizal wrote Governor-General EULOGIO DESPUJOL

- the letter is very proper and respectful but interwoven among the phrases and
adorned with many compliments.
- after citing Despujol’s supposed justice, Rizal implies that because of him the
innocent are persecuted, for which reason he offers to answer for the charges.
- he points out the breach of propriety in not having answered his two letters.

# THE ARRIVAL IN MANILA#

June 26, 1892- Rizal arrived in Manila accompanied by his sister, LUCIA.
- he was awaited by a crowd watching or spying on him: the CARABINEERS, headed
by a COMMANDANT, a CAPTAIN and a LIEUTENANT of the GUARDIA CIVIL
VETERANA and a SERGEANT in civilian clothes.
- the disguised sergeant followed Rizal and his sister to find where they were going to
stay.
- Rizal and his sister, Lucia registered at the HOTEL DEL ORIENTE, the best and the
most modern hotel, at that time.
- in the afternoon of 4:00 Rizal proceeded to MALACANANG PALACE, residence of
Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
- Despujol annulled the deportation of Rizal’s father but not that of his brother-in-law,
ANTONIO LOPEZ
- Rizal visit various towns where some of his companions in Spain resided, among
them: PEDRO SERANO LAKTAW; TIMOTEO PAEZ; and the parents of VALENTIN
VENTURA, who had collaborated with him in financing El Filibusterismo.
- Rizal failed to notice that he was being followed by the police.

June 29, 1892- Rizal went to Malacanang Palace for his appointment with the
Governor-General.
- the interview lasted for two (2 hours)
- Rizal did not succeed in obtaining the freedom of his brother; he left with the
prospect of succeeding in the near future.
June 30, 1892- Gov.General Eulogio Despujol annulled the deportation of Rizal’s
brother.
July 3, 1892 – Rizal went personally to thank the Governor and to inform him that
his father and brothers were arriving by the first boat available.
- Rizal went to the house of DOROTEO ONGJUNCO where the organization LA LIGA
FILIPINA was founded.

July 5, 1892- all the houses Rizal had previously visited were searched by the police.
- suspicion arose from the fact that all the houses visited by him were inhabited by
Masons.
- the police found some denunciations against the friars, some Masonic signs and
some copies of the Noli and Fili.
- Rizal’s steps had been constantly tracked.
July 6, 1892- the most dramatic conference between Rizal and the Governor took
place. Despujol asked him again whether he still wished to return to Hong Kong and
again Rizal replied on the affirmative.
- Despujol inquired if Rizal had brought in his baggage some leaflets against the friars
which the latter emphatically denied it.
- Despujol showed him one of the leaflets which allegedly had been found inside
suitcases in his room at the HOTEL DE ORIENTE.
- Despujol asked Rizal to whom the pillows and mats belonged, and the latter
answered “To my sister…”
- Despujol concluded that Rizal was trying to throw the blame on his sister Lucia.
- Despujol then informed Rizal that he was under arrest as of that moment and that
his nephew and assistant, RAMON DESPUJOL, would escort him in the palace coast
to Fort Santiago. He had the means to discredit Rizal and to render him impotent for
it was thought that his further stay in Manila was indeed dangerous.
July 6-14, 1892- Rizal was in a state of incommunicado.
- during those nine (9) days there were three forces that exerted various pressures on
the Governor to influence the Governor’s decision on the fate of the prisoner.
- a group of resolute men secretly met in the house of DEODATO ARELLANO
- the group was composed of ARELLANO, ANDRES BONIFACIO, VALENTIN DIAZ,
TEODORO PLATA, JOSE DIZON and LADISLAO DIWA. It has been said that the
Katipunan was founded. Rizal did not have any participation in the Katipunan.

#RIZAL DEPORTED TO KATIPUNAN#

- Rizal was visited by the nephew of Despujol to inform him that at 10:00 that night he
was to leave for Dapitan
- Rizal prepared his baggage but when the men who were supposed to take him did
not come at the appointed time, he went to sleep , an indication that he was not
worried at all.
- At 12:15 they woke him up; the attendant took him up to the sea wall in the same
coach that had taken him to Fort Santiago.
- GENERAL AHUMADA, next in rank to Despujol showed up together with some other
persons. In the ferryboat were another assistant and two other individuals of the
G.C.V.
- Only Ahumada, the nephew of Despujol and FATHER PASTELLS, superior of the Jesuit
Mission in the Philippines knew the destination of the deportee. Rizal also knew it.
July 17, 1892- at seven in the morning, they arrive in Dapitan.