Rizal’s Life and
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THE LAST DAYS OF JOSÉ RIZAL: A Timeline of His Arrival, Last Arrest, Incarceration, Eec!tion D ATE
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On #is $ t# %a& of 'ein( #el% in #is ca'in at t#e )* Isla de %oc+e% at arcelona, S-ain on #is .a& to /!'a, Ri0al .as Panay %oc+e% a.a+ene% to 'e 'ro!(#t to )ont1!ic# 2rison in arcelona, S-ain3 2:00 PM " Intervie. .it# 4eneral E!lo(io Des-!1ol 8:00 PM " A'oar% t#e Colon, Ri0al left arcelona for )anila3 3:00 AM "
6 October, 1896
3 November, 1896
20 November, 1896
26 November, 1896
8 December, 1896
11 December, 1896
Ri0al .as 'ro!(#t to Fort Santia(o, .#ere ot#er -atriots, incl!%in( #is 'rot# 'rot#er er 2acia 2aciano, no, .ere .ere 'ein 'ein( ( tort tort!re !re% % to im-l im-lic icat ate e #im3 #im3 2aci 2acian ano o ref!se% to si(n an&t#in( %es-ite 'ein( #is 'o%& 'ro+en an% #is left #an% cr!s#e%3 2reliminar& investi(ation 'e(an .it# Ri0al a--earin( 'efore J!%(e A%vocate /olonel Francisco Olive3 T#e investi(ation laste% five %a&s3 T#e recor%s of t#e case .ere #an%e% over to 4overnor 4eneral Ramon lanco .#o t#en a--ointe% /a-tain Rafael Domin(!e0 as s-ecial J!%(e A%vocate3 From a list s!'mitte% to #im '& t#e a!t#orities, #e c#ose t#e 'rot#er of #is frien%, Lt3 L!is Taviel Taviel %e An%ra%e to 'ecome #is trial la.&er3 la.&er3 He .as onl& ma%e to c#oose amon( arm& officers an% not a civilian la.&er3 In #is -rison cell, Ri0al Ri0al .as rea% t#e c#ar(es a(ainst a(ainst #im: 5-rinci-al 5-rinci-al or(ani0er an% t#e livin( so!l of t#e Fili-ino ins!rrection, t#e fo!n%er of soci societ etie ies, s, -eri -erio% o%ic ical alss an% an% 'oo+ 'oo+ss %e%i %e%ica cate te% % to fome foment ntin in( ( an% an% -ro-a(atin( t#e i%eas of re'ellion36
13 December, 1896
15 December, 1896
25 December, 1896
26 December, 1896
Ramon lanco .as re-lace% '& /amilo %e 2olavie1a, a more r!t#less c#aracter, as 4overnor 4eneral of t#e 2#ili--ines3 Domin(!e0 s!'mitte% t#e -a-ers of t#e Ri0al case to )alaca7an 2alace3 Ri0al iss!e% #is manifesto to certain Fili-inos callin( to en% t#e 5a's!r%6 re'ellion an% to fi(#t for li'erties .it# e%!cation as a -rere8!isite3 T#e a!t#orities s!-resse% t#e manifesto3 Ri0al9s sa%%est /#ristmas, a.a& from famil& an% frien%s3 Trial of Ri0al 'e(an at t#e /!artel %e Es-a7a3 On t#e same %a&, t#e co!rt"martial secretl& an% !nanimo!sl& vote% for a (!ilt& ver%ict .it# t#e -enalt& of %eat# 'efore a firin( s8!a% 2olavie1a si(ns t#e %eat# ver%ict3 6:00 AM "
29 December, 1896
29 December, 1896
Ri0al .as rea% #is ver%ict '& /a-tain Rafael Domin(!e0: To 'e s#ot t#e net %a& at :;; A) at t#e L!neta %e a(!m'a&an *ilaclara an% *icente ala(!er visiste% Ri0al, follo.e% '& a S-anis# 1o!rnalist, Santia(o )atai of El Heraldo de Madrid , for an intervie. 12:00-3:30 PM " Ri0al9s time alone in #is cell3 He #a% l!nc#, .rote letters an% -ro'a'l& .rote #is last -oem of ?$ stan0as .#ic# #e .rote in #is flo.in( #an%.ritin( in a ver& small -iece of -a-er3 He #i% it insi%e #is alco#ol stove3 T#e !ntitle% -oem .as later +no.n as Mi Ultimo Adios <)& Last Fare.ell=3 In its secon% stan0a, #e alrea%& -raise% t#e revol!tionaries in t#e 'attlefiel% for (ivin( t#eir lives 5.it#o!t %o!'t, .it#o!t (loom36 3:30 PM " Fr3 ala(!er visits a(ain an%, accor%in( to #im, tal+s to
30 December
Ri0al a'o!t retractin( #is anti"/at#olic .ritin(s an% #is 'ein( a mason3 6:00 PM " Ri0al .as visite% '& t#e Dean of t#e )anila /at#e%ral, Don Silvino Lo-e0 T!7on3 Fat#ers ala(!er an% )arc# left Fat#er *ilaclara to 'e .it# t#e t.o3 8:00 PM " Ri0al9s last s!--er .#ere #e informe% /a-tain Domin(!e0 t#at #e alrea%& for(ave t#ose .#o con%emne% #im3 9:30 PM " Ri0al .as visite% '& t#e fiscal of t#e Ro&al A!%iencia of )anila, Don 4as-ar /esta7o .it# .#om Ri0al offere% t#e 'est c#air of t#e cell3 Accor%in( to acco!nts, t#e fiscal left .it# 5a (oo% im-ression of Ri0al9s intelli(ence an% no'le c#aracter36 3:00 AM " Accor%in( to Fat#er ala(!er9s acco!nt, Ri0al as+e% to #ave confession, #ear mass an% 'e (iven Hol& /omm!nion3 Alle(e%l& #e also si(ne% t#e %oc!ment retractin( #is anti"/at#olic .ritin(s an% #is mem'ers#i- in masonr&3 " Ri0al too+ #is last meal3 Accor%in( to stories tol% to @arcisa '& Lt3 L!is Taviel %e An%ra%e, Ri0al t#re. some e((s in t#e corner of a cell for t#e 5-oor rats,6 5Let t#em #ave t#eir fiesta too36 Ri0al also .rote to #is famil& an% to #is 'rot#er3 5:30 AM
6:00 AM "
Ri0al .rote #is fat#er, Francisco )erca%o 5)& 'elove% Fat#er, 2ar%on me for t#e -ain .it# .#ic# I re-a& &o! for sorro.s an% sacrifices for m& e%!cation3 I %i% not .ant nor %i% I -refer it3 4oo%'&e, Fat#er, (oo%'&e Jose Ri0al36 To #is mot#er, #e #a% onl& t#ese .or%s, 5To m& ver& %ear )ot#er, Sra3 D7a Teo%ora Alonso B o9cloc+ in t#e mornin(, Decem'er C;, ?B3 Jose Ri0al36 6:30 AM " Deat#
marc# from Fort Santia(o to a(!m'a&an 'e(ins3 $ sol%iers .it# 'a&onete% rifles lea% t#e -rocession follo.e% '& Ri0al, Taviel %e An%ra%e, Fat#ers *ilaclara an% )arc# an% ot#er sol%iers3 T#e& -asse% '& t#e Intram!ros -la0a, t#en t!rne% ri(#t to t#e 2osti(o (ate t#en left at )alecon, t#e 'a&si%e roa% no. +no.n as onifacio Drive3 7:00 AM "
Ri0al, after arrivin( on t#e eec!tion site at t#e L!neta %e a(!m'a&an, .as c#ec+e% .it# #is -!lse '& Dr3 Feli-e R!i0 /astillo3 It .as -erfectl& normal3 Ri0al once .rote, 5I .is# to s#o. t#ose .#o %en& !s -atriotism t#at .e +no. #o. to %ie for o!r %!t& an% o!r convictions36 7:03 AM "
it# t#e ca-tain s#o!tin( 5F!e(oG6 S#o!ts ran( o!t from t#e (!ns of ei(#t in%io sol%iers3 Ri0al, 'ein( a convicte% criminal .as
not facin( t#e firin( s8!a%3 As #e .as #it, #e resists an% t!rns #imself to face #is eec!tors3 He falls %o.n, an% %ies facin( t#e s+&3
