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Site where Rizal Landed historical marker

Site where Rizal Landed historical marker


On this beach of Sta. Cruz, Jose Rizal landed at 7:00 o’clock PM on July 17, 1892 to begin the life an exile in Dapitan. With Captain Delgras and three artillery men, they walked through Sta. Cruz street with a “Farol de Combate” to the Casa Real where he was presented to Don Ricardo Carnicero, Spanish military governor of the district.

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