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Trial & Execution of Rizal Fact Sheet
Trial & Execution of Rizal Fact Sheet
which he denied ever written; (3) a as the man to free the Philippines
Masonic slogan of “Liberty, Equality, from Spanish oppression;
Fraternity;”(3) Katipunero speeches
(6) A Masonic document, dated
that had ended with the cry of Viva el
Manila, February 9, 1892, honoring
Doctor Rizal!; (4) the “Hymn to
Rizal for his patriotic services;
Talisay” he had written for his boys in
Dapitan; (4) and the statute of La Liga (7) A letter signed Dimasalang (Rizal’s
Filipina. pseudonym) to Tenluz (Juan Zulueta’s
pseudonym), dated Hong Kong, May
To be specific these are the following:
24, 1892, stating that he was
(1) A letter of Antonio Luna to preparing a safe refuge for Filipinos
Mariano Ponce, dated Madrid, who may be persecuted by the
October 16, 1888, showing Rizal’s Spanish authorities;
connection with the Filipino reform
(8) A letter of Dimasalang to an
campaign in Spain;
unidentified committee, dated Hong
(2) A letter of Rizal to his family, dated Kong, June 1, 1892, soliciting the aid of
Madrid, August 20, 1890, stating that the committee in the “patriotic work;”
the deportations are good for they will
(9) An anonymous and undated letter
encourage the people to hate tyranny;
to the Editor of the Hong Kong
(3) A letter from Marcelo H. del Pilar Telegraph, censuring the banishment
to Deodato Arellano, dated Madrid, of Rizal to Dapitan;
January 7, 1889, implicating Rizal in
(10) A letter of Idefonso Laurel to
the Propaganda campaign in Spain;
Rizal, dated Manila, September 3,
(4) A Kundiman entitled, “En el Bello 1892, saying that the Filipino people
Oriente,” allegedly written by Rizal in look up to him (Rizal) as their savior;
Manila on September 12, 1891.
(11) A letter of Idefonso Laurel to
According to Bantug, a family
Rizal, dated Manila, September 17,
historian in her book Lolo Jose. Dr.
1893, informing an unidentified
Rizal denied ever writing such
correspondent of the arrest and
kundiman;
banishment of Doroteo Cortes and
(5) A letter of Carlos Oliver to an Ambrosio Salvador;
unidentified person dated Barcelona,
(12) A letter of Marcelo H. del Pilar to
September 18, 1891, describing Rizal
Don Juan A. Tenluz (Juan Zulueta),
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