Santa Cruz Beach | Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte

Jose Rizal arrived at Santa Cruz Beach in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte at around 7:00 PM on July 17, 1892. He was exiled in this part of the Philippines by virtue of a decree issued by Governal General Eulogio Despujol due to various controversial books and proclamations he has authored.

Rizal’s party that night included Captain Delgras and 3 artillery men. He wrote in his diary that the beach at Dapitan was gloomy and dark. This was then his first evening of his 4-year exile in Dapitan.

The Punto del Disembarko de Rizal en Dapitan site is located at Sunset Boulevard in Dapitan City. With the exception of the Rizal Shrine at Talisay, you could get all the other Lakbay Jose Rizal @ 150 stamps (including for this site) at the Dapitan City Tourism Office.