Chapter 21 Second Homecoming and the Liga Filipina

1. .Chapt er21SecondHome mecomi mi ngAndTheLi gaFi l i pi na 2. Ar r i v al i nMani l awi t hSi s t e rAtn oonofJ une26,1892Ri z al andhi swi do we ds i s t erLu ci a(wi f e oft hel at eMar i anoHer bos a)ar r i v edi nMani l a.Amet i c ul uosdi ar i s t ,hedes c r i bedhi ss ec ond h ome c omi n ga sf ol l o ws :>“Ia r r i v e da tMa ni l ao n2 6J u ne( 1 89 2) ,Su nda y ,a t1 2: 0 0n oo n.Iwa s me tb yma ma nyc a r a bi n ee r sh ea de db yama j o r .Th er ewe r ei nad di t i o no nec ap t a i nan do ne s er g ea nto ft h eVe t e r a nCi v i l Gu ar d .Ic a medo me wnwi t hmy myl u gg ag ea ndt h eyi n sp ec t e dmeat t h ec u st o mh mh ou se .Fr o mt h er eIwe ntt oHo t el d eOr i e ntwh er eIo cc up i e dr o om No .22 ,f a c i n g t hec hur c hofBi nondo”

I nt heaf t er noon,at4: 00o ’ c l oc k,hewentt o Ma l a ca na nPa l a cet os ee kau di e nc ewi t ht h eSp an i s hgo v er n org en er a l ,Ge n.Eu l og i o De s puj o l ,Co nd ed eCa s pe .Hewa st ol dt oc omeb ac katt h atn i gh ta t7 : 0 0o ’ c l o c k.Pr o mp mp t l yat 7 : 0 0p . m.h er e t u r n eda ndwa sab l et oc o nf e rwi t hGe n.De sp uj o l ,wh oag r e edt op ar d onhi s f at herbutnott her es tofhi sf ami l yandt ol dhi mt or e t ur nonWednes da y( J une29) 3. 3.
At6: 00P . M.oft hef ol l owi ngda y( J une27) ,Ri z al bour dedat r ai ni nT ut ubanSt at i on andv i s i t e dhi sf r i e ndsi nMal ol o s( Bul a can ) ,SanFe r na nd o( Pampang a) ,T ar l ac( T ar l ac )and Ba co l o r( Pamp ang a) .Hewa swe l c omeda ndl a v i s h l yen t e r t a i ne da tt h eh ome so fh i sf r i e nd s . Thes ef r i endswer ego odpat r i o t s ,wh ower ehi ss up po r t er si nt her ef o r mc r us ad e,an dhet ook t heo pp or t uni t yt ogr ee tt hem per s onal l yanddi s c us s edt h epr o bl e msa ms ffe ct i ngt hei rpeopl e.
Ri z al r et ur nedbyt r ai nt oMani l aont henes tda y ,J une28,at5: 00o’ c l oc ki n t h ea f t e r n oo n.Wh et h erh ek n ewi to rn ot ,h es h ad owe db ygo v e r n me me nts p i e swh owa t c h ed c ar e f u l l yhi sev e r ymo mo v eme nt .Th eh ome sh eh adv i s i t e dwer er a i de db yt h eGu ar di aCi v i l whi c hs ei z eds omec opi esoft heNol i andEl Fi l i and“ s ub ver s i v e”pamphl et s . 4. 4.Ot herI nt er v i ewwi t hDes puj ol
Af t erRi z al ’ sv i s i tt ohi sf r i endsi nCent r al Luz on,he hasot heri nt er v i ewswi t hGo v .Des puj ol .Thes ei nt er v i ewswer ev i v i dl yr ec or dedi nhi sdi ar y ,as f ol l ows :
OnWednes da y( J une29)at7: 30,Is awHi sEx c el l enc y .Idi dnot s uc c eedt oha vet hepenal t yofe xi l el i f t ed,buthega vemehopewi t hr egar domysi s t er s .Asi t wast hef ea stofSt .Pe t era ndSt .Pa ul ou ri nt er v i e w en dedat9 : 1 5.Iwast oc omeag ai nt he f ol l owi ngda yat7: 30.
Thef ol l o wi ngda y ,Thur s da y( J une30) ,wet al k edabout t h eq ue s t i o no fBo r ne o.Th eg en er a lwa sop po se dt oi t ,v e r ymu mu chopp os ed .Het o l dme met o c omeba c kSu nd ay . OnSu nd ay( J ul y3)Ir e t u r n ed ,Wet a l k e dab ou ts un dr y t hi ngsandIt hank edhi mf orha vi ngl i f t edt heex i l eofmysi s t er s .It ol dt hatmyf at herand br o t h erwoul dar r i v eont h efi r s tboat .Hea sk edmei fIwoul dl i k et ogoabr oadt oHongKong.I t ol dh i my es .Het ol dme met or e t ur nonWe Wedn es da y 5. 5.Foundi ngoft heLi gaFi l i pi na
Ont hee veni ngofSunda yJ ul y3,1892,f ol l o wi nghi s mor ni ngi nt er v i ewwi t hGo Go v .Des puj ol ,Ri z al at t endedameet i ngoft hepat r i o t satt hehomeof t heCh i ne seFi l i pi nomes t i z o,Do r o t eoOn gj un co,onYl a y aSt r ee t ,T ondo,Mani l a.
Ri z al e x pl ai nedt heobj ec t i v esoft heLi gaFi l i pi na,ac i v i cl eagueofFi l i pi nos , whi c hhedes i r edt oes t abl i s handi t sr ol ei nt hes oc i oec onomi cl i f eoft hepeopl e.He pr e sen t edt heCons t i t ut i ono ft heL i g awhi c hheh adwr i t t eni nHo ngKonganddi s c us s edi t s pr o vi s i on.Thepat r i ot swer ef a vor abl yi mpr es sedandgl adl yappr ov edt hees t abl i s hmentoft he Li ga. 6. 6.Cons t i t ut i onoft heLi gaFi l i pi na
Theai msoft heLi gaFi l i pi na,asembodi edi ni t s Cons t i t ut i on,wer et hef ol l owi ng:
T ouni t et hewhol ear c hi pel agoi nt oone c ompa c ta ndho mo mo ge no usMu t u al p r o t e ct i oni ne v er ywa nta ndn ec es s i t y


Def ens eagai ns tal l v i ol enc eandi nj us t i c e
Enc our agement ofeduc at i on,agr i c ul t ur e,andc ommer c e
St udyandappl i c at i onofr ef or ms Themo t t ooft heLi g aFi l i p i n awa s :UNUSI NST AROMNI UM (On eL i k eAl l ) 7. 7.Th eg ov e r n me ntbo dyoft hel e ag uewa st h eSu pr emeCo un c i l wh i c hh adj u r i s di c t i o n o vert hewhol ec ount r y .I twascompos edofapr es i dent ,as ec r e t ar y , at r eas ur er ,andafi s cal . Ther ewa saPr o vi nc i al Coun ci l i ne v er ypr o vi n ceandaPopu l arCounc i l i nev er yt o wn .
Al l Fi l i pi noswhohav eathear tt hewel f ar eoft hei rf at her l andar equal i fi edf or me mb er s h i p .Ev e r yme mb erp a y sa ne nt r a n c ef e eo ft wop es o sa ndamo nt h l yd u eo f1 0 c ent a vos .
Thedut i esoft heLi gamember sar easf ol l ows :
Obe yt heor der soft heSupr emeCounc i l ;
T ohel pi n r ec r ui t i ngne w member s
T ok eepi ns t r i c t es ts ec r ec yt hedec i s i onsoft heLi ga aut hor i t i es
T oha v eas y mbol i cna mewhi c hh ec anno tc hang eunt i l he bec omespr es i dentofhi scounc i l
T or epor tt ot hefi s cal an yt hi ngt hathema y hearwhi c haffec t st heLi ga 8. 8.
T obeha vewel l asbefi t sagoodFi l i pi no
T ohel pf el l owmember si n a l l wa y sOnWe dn es da y ,J ul y6,Ri z al we ntt oMa l a ca na nPa l a cet or e s ume hi ss er i esofi nt er v i e wswi t ht hego ver norgener al .Dur i ngt hei nt er v i ewDes puj ol s uddenl y s ho we dhi ms omepr i nt edl eafl et swhi c hh eal l egedl yf oundi nL uc i a ’ spi l l o wc as es .Thi s i nc r i mi nat or yl eafl et swer eent i t l edPobr esFr ai l es(PoorFr ai r s)u ndert heaut hor s hi pofFr . J ac i nt oa ndpr i nt edb yt heI mpr ent adel osAmi g osdel Pai s ,Mani l a.The ywer es at i r ea gai ns t t heDo mi ni c anf r i ar swh oama ss edf abul ousr i c hesc ont r ar yt ot he i rmon as t i cv owo fpo v er t y 9. 9.
Ri z al v i gor ous l ydeni edha vi ngt hos el eafl et si nei t herhi sorLuc i a ’ sbaggagewhi c h h adb eent h or ou gh l ys ea r c he du po nt h ei ra r r i v a lf r om Ho ngKo ngb yt h ec us t o msau t h or i t i e s whof oundno t hi ng.Des pi t ehi sdeni al andi ns i s t entdemandf ori nv es t i gat i oni nac cor danc e wi t ht heduepr o ces sofl a w,hewa sp l ac edunderar r es tandes c or t edt oFor tSant i agoby Ramo nDe sp uj ol ,ne ph ewa ndai d eo ft h eg ov e r n org ene r al .I nFo r t Sa nt i ag o,h ewa sk ep t i nc ommuni c ado,asher el at edi nhi sdi ar y :
The yas si gnedmeaf ai r l y f u r n i s he dr o om wi t hab ed ,ad oz enc h ai r s ,o net a bl e ,awa shb as i n ,a ndami r r o r .Th er oo m hadt hr eewi ndo ws ;onewi t houtgr i l l whi c hopensonapat i o,anot herwi t hgr i l l swhi c hl ook sout o nt h ec i t ywa l l san dt h eb ea cha ndan ot h erwh i c hwa st h ed oo rc l o s edwi t hap adl o c k.T wo ar t i l l er ymena ss ent i nel sgua r dedi t .The yhador d er st ofi r eonan y onewhomi ghts i gnal f r o m t hebeac h.Ic oul dno twr i t enors peakwi t han yonee x ceptt heoffic erondut y. 10.10.Ar bi t r a r yDe por t a t i ont oDapi t an
Thes amei s s ueoft heGac et a(J ul y7,1892) c on t ai nedGo v .Ge n.Des puj ol de cr eedepo r t i ngRi z al t o“ o neo ft hei s l a ndsi nt heSout h” .The guber nat or i al dec r eegi v et her eas onsf orRi z al ’ sdepor t at i on,asf ol l ows :
Ri z al hadpubl i s hedbook sandar t i c l esabr oadwhi c hs ho weddi s l oy al t yt o Spai nandwhi c hwer e“ f r ank l yant i Cat hol i c ”and“ i mpr udent l yant i f r i ar ” .
A f e w hour saf t e rh i sar r i v al i nMan i l a“ t he r ewa sf oun di no neoft hepa ck ages …abundl eo f handbi l l sent i t l edPobr esFr ai l esi nwhi c hpat i entandhumbl egener os i t yofFi l i pi nosi s s at i r i z ed,andwhi c hac cus at i oni spubl i s hedagai ns tt hec us t omsoft her el i gi ousor der s ” .

11.11.
Hi sno vel El Fi l i wasdedi c at edt ot hememor yoft hr ee“ t r ai t or s ” , andont het i t l e pagehewr o t et hati nv i e w oft hev i c esander r or soft heSpani s hadmi ni s t r at i on,“ t heonl y s al v at i onf ort hePhi l i ppi neswassepar at i onf r om t hemot herc ount r y ” .
“The endwhi c hhepur s uesi nhi seffor t sandwr i t i ngsi st ot earf r om t hel oy al Fi l i pi nobr eas t st he t r eas ur esofourhol yCat hol i cf ai t h” .
Shor t l yaf t ert hemi dni ghtofJ ul y4,1892 ( 1 2: 3 0a . m. )Ri z al wa sb r o ug htu nd erh ea v ygu ar dt ot h es t e ame rCEBUwh i c hwa ssa i l i n gf o r Da pi t an .Thi ss t eameru nderCap t a i nDel gr asde par t eda t1 : 00a. m.o fJ ul y15 ,s ai l i ngs out h, p as s i ngMi nd or oa ndPa na y ,a ndr e ac hi n gDa pi t ano nSu nda y ,t he1 7t ho fJ ul y , a t7 : 0 0i nt he e v eni ng.
Cap t a i nDel gr a swen tas hor eandhandedRi z al o v ert oCap t ai n Ri c a r doCa r n i c er o ,Sp an i s hc omma nd an to fDa pi t an .Th ats ameni g ht ,J ul y17 ,Ri z al b eg anh i s e xi l ei nl onel yDapi t anwhi c hwoul dl as tunt i l J ul y31,1896,aper i odoff oury ear s .