Xiao Time: ANG PAGKAKATAPON NI DR. JOSE RIZAL SA DAPITAN || July 30, 2015

Rizal's Arrival and Initial Choices in Dapitan
📌 Dr. Jose Rizal arrived in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, by steamer on July 17, 1892, feeling melancholic upon arrival.
👤 He was greeted by Captain Don Ricardo Carnicero (Military Politico-Commander) and the parish priest, Padre Antonio Obach.
⛪ Rizal was given the choice to reside in the convent or the commander's house; choosing the latter required him to renounce his writings, confess, act religiously, and behave like a Spaniard.

Life and Prosperity in Dapitan
💰 Rizal, Carnicero, and another Spaniard won the lottery with the number 9736, sharing a second prize worth PHP 6,000.
🏡 He used his winnings to pay debts, buy seaside land in Dapitan to farm, and established a free school and clinic for the poor, giving the remainder to his family as he was exiled.
💧 He transformed the area by designing houses, attempting fishing, and building a dam to channel clean water from the mountains to his estate, which he named Talisay.

Contributions to Education and Science
🗺️ With his former Ateneo teacher, Padre Francisco de Paula Sanchez, they created a relief map of Mindanao in the town plaza to teach the locals, which later inspired the national relief map at Parque Rizal in Luneta.
🤝 Despite profiting from his crops, Rizal was generous, sharing resources and leaving behind machinery from abroad for local abaca traders to use.
🔬 He collected various species of animals and insects, sending them to Europe; some were new discoveries named after him, including *Draco rizali* (a lizard), *Rhacophorus rizali* (a frog), and *Apogonia rizali* (a beetle).
🎣 Rizal requested fishing nets for the Dapitan residents who didn't know how to fish, and when he realized he didn't know how either, he sent for someone to teach them.

Legacy in Dapitan
💔 When Rizal departed Dapitan in 1896 toward his execution, the people wept, leaving behind a town that was more colorful and prosperous.
🌟 The years in Dapitan are often overlooked but were perhaps his most productive and significant, as he demonstrated his capability to serve the nation and build the country through his actions there.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Rizal chose to live with Commander Carnicero, fostering a close friendship between them.
➡️ He actively worked on community improvement projects in Dapitan, showing his commitment to service even while exiled.
➡️ The exile period allowed Rizal to showcase his potential to transform a community through development, science, and education.

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