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Rizal Chapter 22
Rizal Chapter 22
Misamis
Achievements of Rizal:
practiced medicine Captain Juan Sitges - succeeded Cap. Carnicero on May
Pursued scientific studies 4, 1893; ordered the arrest of Pablo Mercado &
continued his artistic and literary works instructed Anastacio Adriatico to investigate him
widened his knowledge in languages
established a school for boys Bibliotica Ncional in Madrid - where the transcripts of
promoted community development projects investigation of the friar’s spy were declassified and
invented a wooden machine for making bricks preserved
engaged in farming and commerce These available documents on the failed mission of
the friar’s spy have been quoted by 3 Rizalist
Steamer “Cebu” - brought Rizal to Dapitan biographers: Retana, Palma, & Jose Baron Fernandez
- carried a letter from Fr. Pablo Pastells (Superior of
Jesuit Society in PH) to Fr. Antonio Obach (Jesuit parish Manuel T. HIdalgo - Rizal’s brother-in-law: “Maneng”
priest of Dapitan)
*August 1893 - his mother and sister Maria arrived in
Fr. Pastells informed Fr. Obach that Rizal could live at Dapitan; he operated on his mother’s right eye
the parish convent on the ff. conditions:
1. That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning Don Ignacio Tumarong - rich Filipino ophthalmic
religion, and make statements that were clearly pro- patient of Rizal; paid 3,000
Spanish and against revolution Don Florencio Azacarraga - rich hacendero of Aklan;
2. That he perform the church rites and make a general patient of Rizal which paid him a cargo of sugar
confession of his past life
3. That he conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Perito Agrimensor (expert surveyor) - Rizal’s title which
Spanish subject and a man of religion he obtained in Ateneo
Inventions of Rizal:
“sulpukan” - wooden cigarette lighter
wooden machine for making bricks