Dapitan served as his prison cell. He always compared it to “a beautiful cage” where he is imprisoned. This was the longest imprisonment Rizal ever had. He became so lost by those times ...

Jose Rizal is exiled to Dapitan by Spanish authorities. While he attempts to adapt to his surroundings, he helps a few local residents and provides free education to the children.

Made during his exile in Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, Josephine Sleeping, dubbed Rizal’s Mona Lisa, is believed to be a memento intended to be kept close to its creator. It was presumably ...