LAST TRIP ABROAD

(1986)

Navidad, Thea Rosario C.

PI 100
From Dapitan to Manila

* July 31, 1986

- Rizal and Party left Dapitan going
northward on board Espana

*August 1
- at early dawn, they anchored at
Dumaguete
-at around 1pm, they left
Dumaguete heading to Cebu
*August 2
- arrived in Cebu
- was fascinated by the
entrance of Cebu which
he considered as “beautiful”
- left Cebu in the morning
of August 3…
*August 4
- landed at Iloilo
-went shopping in the
city and visited the Moro
Rizal Misses Ship Going to Spain

*August 6
- Espana arrived in Manila Bay
- unfortunately, Rizal was not
able to catch the mail ship Isla de
Luzon for Spain because it had
departed the previous day at
5pm
- near midnight that that day, he
was transferred to the Spanish
cruiser Castilla
Outbreak of the Revolution

*August 19
-the Katipunan plot to overthrow
the Spanish rule by means of
revolution was discovered by Fr. Gil
-struck terror to the Spanish
officials producing hysteria of
vindictive retaliation
Outbreak of the Revolution

*August 26
- cry of Balintawak was raised by
Bonifacio and his valiant Katipuneros

*August 30
- revolutionists led by Bonifacio and
Jacinto attacked San Juan
- After the battle in San Juan, General
Blanco proclaimed a state of war in
the first eight provinces for rising an
arms against them

- Rizal learned about the eruption of the

revolution and was worried for two
reasons:
*the violent revolution which he sincerely
believed to be premature and would only
cause much suffering
*it would arouse Spanish vengeance
against all Filipino patriots
Departure for Spain
*August 30
-Rizal received from Gov. Gen.
Blanco two letters of introduction
for the ministers of War and
Colonies, with cover letter which
absolved him from all blame for
the raging revolution
• September 2
-the day before his departure, he wrote
to his mother
-at 6pm, he was transferred to the
steamer Isla de Panay which was
sailing for Barcelona, Spain

• September 3
– The steamer left Manila bay
– Rizal’s last to Spain began
Rizal in Singapore
- arrived in the evening of September
- the next day, he and other passengers
went a shore for sightseeing and
shopping of souvenirs
- Rizal was urged to stay in Singapore and
not continue his travel to save his life but
he refused to because he had given his
word of honor to Blanco and didn’t like to
break it.