Which individual ordered the deportation of Rizal?

Which individual ordered the deportation of Rizal?

• A. Gov. Gen. Blanco
• B. Gov. Gen. Despujol
• C. Gov. Gen. Figueroa
• D. Gov. Gen. Weyler

Answer: (B)

The situation shows how colonial authority used exile to quiet dissent. When Rizal helped organize La Liga Filipina and voiced nationalist ideas, the Spanish administration viewed him as a threat. The Governor-General at that time, Eulogio Despujol, had the power to remove such opponents from the center of activity. He ordered Rizal’s deportation to Dapitan in Mindanao in 1892, taking him away from Manila to reduce his influence and curb his reformist activities. Rizal spent several years in exile in Dapitan, continuing his work there but outside the main political arena. This is why the deportation was carried out by Despujol.

The situation shows how colonial authority used exile to quiet dissent. When Rizal helped organize La Liga Filipina and voiced nationalist ideas, the Spanish administration viewed him as a threat. The Governor-General at that time, Eulogio Despujol, had the power to remove such opponents from the center of activity. He ordered Rizal’s deportation to Dapitan in Mindanao in 1892, taking him away from Manila to reduce his influence and curb his reformist activities. Rizal spent several years in exile in Dapitan, continuing his work there but outside the main political arena. This is why the deportation was carried out by Despujol.