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At Singapore he was advised to land
and claim British protection, as did some of his fellow travelers,
but he refused to do so, saying that his conscience was clear.
As the name of Rizal had constantly recurred during the trials
of the Katipunan suspects, the military tribunal finally issued a
formal demand for him. The order of arrest was cabled to Port Said
and Rizal there placed in solitary confinement for the remainder
of the voyage. Arrived at Barcelona, he was confined in the grim
fortress of Montjuich, where; by a curious coincidence, the governor
was the same Despujols who had issued the decree of banishment in
1892. Shortly afterwards, he was placed on the transport Colon, which
was bound for the Philippines with troops, Blanco having at last been
stirred to action. Strenuous efforts were now made by Rizal's friends
in London to have him removed from the ship at Singapore, but the
British authorities declined to take any action, on the ground that
he was on a Spanish warship and therefore beyond the jurisdiction
of their courts.


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