From Magallanes, Noli Me Tangere goes southward through El Filibusterismo and stops at the corner of Ermita district. This street received its name from the title of Rizal’s immortal novel.
Next, we were at the landing site. I had been to Dapitan many times and had visited the landing site in the past. I just can’t remember when was the last time I had been there. The first thing we did was to know the history of Rizal’s landing site.
Rizal Landing Site it is situated in Sta. Cruz beach. According to the person I had interviewed this is where Jose Rizal landed at 7:00 pm on July 17, 1892 to begin his expatriation life in Dapitan. Together with Captain Delgras and three artillery men, they walked through Sta. Cruz Street with a “farol de combate” or lantern going to the Casa Real. He was then brought to Don Ricardo Carnicero, a Spanish Military governor of Dapitan during that time.
After our lunch we went to Rizal Park where we saw the replica of his house, pupil’s dormitory, octagonal clinic, hospital houses and the museum where we saw some of Rizal’s artworks clothes and etc. At the park we took some pictures too.
All of these had its own story behind, and reasons why it was built. The Casa Residencia a rectangular house sheltered Rizal from March 1893 until July 31, 1896. The Casa Redonda serves as the clinic of Rizal and also a dormitory for some of his pupils. The Caritas de Salud one of the hospital houses of Rizal.