Rizal's Exile in Dapitan
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- Father Pablo Pastells and Rizal engaged in a scholastic discussion on religion. This violent debate exposed Rizal's anti-Christian views and his resentment of the friars' injustices committed in the guise of the sacred religion.
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- How on earth can you continue to practice this religion that these invaders brought to us?
- The only positive thing they left for us was the religion they brought with them! Jose, kindly return to your faith!
- Rizal made the most of his time in Dapitan by spending a lot of it on developing his literary and creative abilities, working on civic and agricultural projects, conducting commerce, and writing letters to his friends in Europe.
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- On his 16 hectares of land, Rizal spent time planting significant crops and fruit-bearing plants (later, reaching as large as 70 hectares). Among many other things, he cultivated chocolate, coffee, sugarcane, and coconuts.
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- Rizal provided free medicine to his patients, the majority of whom were impoverished. He did, however, have wealthy patients who compensated him well for his excellent surgical skills.
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- Come on in! Let me check your eyesight so I can prescribe you some medication!
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- Rizal also spent time improving his literary skills and writing letters to his European friends, particularly Ferdinand Blumentritt and Reinhold Rost.
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- As a scientist, Rizal introduced his students to his fascination with nature. In pursuit of specimens to send to European museums, particularly the Dressed Museum, he traversed the forests with his boys.
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- The three species that Rizal discovered represent his greatest contribution to science:Draco rizali – flying dragonApogonia rizali – small beetleRhacophorus rizali – rare frog
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