Rizal sa Dumaguete

Sir Penn Tulabing Larena AB,CPS,MPA

What was the reason why Rizal stop by

Dumaguete? What made Rizal dubbed Dumaguete as “

Land of Gentle People What was the first time experiences of Rizal? Who are the people met Rizal in Dumaguete?

Objective

First stop over July

16,1892

Burgos Street is said to be the street where

national hero Rizal walked from the pier to the Church & Bell tower while on his way to exile in Dapitan. July 16,1892 and reaching Dapitan on Sunday ,the 17th of July, at 7:00 in the morning

Four laterAug 1,1896

Adios Dapitan July

31,1896

Rizal travel to Dumaguete

It was said that on his way and coming back

from Dapitan from exiled, he set foot in the shores of Dumaguete for the first time and described Dumaguete as a town of gentle people. This is difficult to prove for now as there's not much time to dig the archives on that. But yes, I always hear from many Dumaguetenos that it was Rizal who coined the phrase.

Rizal sa Dumaguete

Casa Tribunal Dumaguete

The port of Dumaguete is an important transit

port between Cebu and Western Mindanao, dating back to the 1800s. Espana, one of the steamer boats that docked in the port, brought Rizal to the shores of Dumaguete in August 1896, his second time.

Dumaguete

Dumaguete Locsin

House

Dumaguete in

Sunrise

He met Mariano Pinili and

group of Masonic at his Farm house in Tacolobo , from whom I learned about many cases and things concerning provincial etiquette. It turned out that while I was going to visit my friend and former classmate Mr. Faustino Herrero Regidor, the provincial judge, the eye operation for a person was set for that afternoon.

Meeting of People

 Rizal, Dapitan, 14 March 1895 || To Mr. Mariano Pinili The machine will arrive from America within two months.

Dapitan, 14 March 1895Mr. Mariano PiniliMy dear Sir,I received your letter and I have the pleasure to inform you that I have already sent money to America about two months ago for the machine that you want.  As that country is far, I expect that the machine will be here within two months.Without anything more, command your attentive servant who kisses your hand.

José Rizal

Rizal letter to Don Mariano Pinili

Sr. Ignacio Gonzalez Spend breakfast with

Rizal

Meeting People

Meeting with the women in Dumaguete

Meeting People

Ramona Ramos

GonzalesWife of Don Lorenzo Bruno Gomez a sugar baron of Bais and Tanjay

Photo by : Martin Burgos & Baena La Familia

Meeting People

Don Clemente Diago y

Gil Eye Patient of Jose Rizal in Dumaguete

PHOTO Collection of Vicenting Diago Alcázar

Meeting People

Prequit & Ybanez the

two families that Rizal met after Lunch

Young Ladies Natalia Moras & Rufina Ybanez

Juan M.Valdivia-Milagros Saavedra Periquet

Photo by : Casa Larena Bais

Meeting People

It was the break of dawn

when I arrived from sea. From a comfortable distance, the waxing moon hanged low in the mountains.  These mountains called Cuernos de Negros stand in the backdrop of the town. The sea was as black as silk. The sight and sound and the familiar air that day of my arrival still lingered. Jose Rizal

First Time

The first time I set foot

in Dumaguete. I was immediately smitten by its small town charm. And so was Rizal. In his diary, he wrote about visits to the Governor Regal, The Provincial judge and one house where a beautiful piano music  was played. Rizal wrote:

First Time

The observant

Calamba Joe added: "...the people of Dumaguete are fond of decorating their houses with plants and flowers."

Still holds true today.  Everywhere in Dumaguete, there are always pockets of garden.

First Time

There are big houses,

some with galvanized iron roofing. The house of a lady, whose name ( Natalia Moras) I have forgotten, was outstanding. It is occupied by the government and another one, just begun with many ipil posts.

Rizal

First Time

Mexican Adobo

Manok with Bisol

First Time

Rizal BLVD. built 1916

Campanario de DumagueteDumaguete una ciudad con gente de encanto con un buen corazón

1. Rizal visited the Rufinas, Prequit and Pinili

Family 2. Rizal want to meet some

Mason ,Revolutionaries and Political Leader in Negros

3. Rizal to met his Business partner Mariano Pinili

4. Rizal to do an eye operation to Don Clemente Diago y Gil and Mariano Larena

5.Rizal hear about this beautiful coastal town.

Reasons why Rizal visited Dumaguete

Dumaguete a town with charm people with a

good heart & Soul

Rizal as a Student

150 Birthday

Rizal Marker

150 Birthday

150 Birthday in 2011

Jose Rizal Boulevard 100 years 1916-2016

Thank you Dumaguete a place of Endless Discovery