Travel blog Series 04| Let us back to our Past. The National Hero Tribute
This will be my fourth #Travelblog here in Steemit.
To start our journey on exploring one of the Most Popular Park here in the Philippines.
Introduction
An old photo of Philippines National Hero, Dr.Josè Rizal.
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One of most popular heroes in our country was this man. His real name was Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba Laguna.
He was a brilliant young student on his early childhood. He has a skills for having the ability to speak multiple language. He has a Degree in Medicine,sculpturist, artist, and writer.
The most famous novel that he wrote are Noli Me Tangere (Touch me not/The Social Cancer). On this novel his topic was focused on how the Spaniards and the Catholic church ruled in the Philippines however, it has been banned through out the country but there are some copies that has been smuggled.
The next one was entitled El Filibusterismo (The reign of Greed) the sequel book after Noli Me Tangere. Rizal wrote the El Filibusterismo in in Biarritz, France.
And he published some articles in La Solidaridad, (The Solidarity) was an organization created in Spain. Headed by José Rizal's cousin, Galicano Apacible, it also issued a newspaper of the same name which was published in Barcelona, Spain.wiki this is like a newspaper that topics for Propaganda Movement, about having an equal treatment for Filipinos and limit the Spaniards power.
After doing all this novel, it create a risk for his own life when he came back to the Philippines 1892, he was exiled to Dapitan, he practice medicine and teach some students for 4 years. A year after he asked for a permission to be an Army Doctor in Cuba, and it was granted but in 1896 of August he was arrested involving to the Katipunan (KKK) headed by Andres Bonifacio.
Trial has come and found him guilty of accusation from the Spanish government, as connected on his novels topics, Jose Rizal was sentenced to die on a Public Execution in Bagumbayan known today as the Luneta Park, December 30, 1896.
This photo below shows some re-enactment moments on his journey towards his last minute. This is located at Rizal Park.
You can freely visit this place where the Philippine government made this place with some scenarios on Jose Rizal's martyrdom.
The Trial from the Spaniards court
On this photo i think it was with her wife Josephine Bracken she is an Irish lady born in Hong Kong on October 3, 1876. Saying goodbye.
Her wife, Josephine Bracken
The death scene of his life; the firing squad
Fuego,means shoot/fire him, he died around 7:00 am
Some historians says that his last words are these lines,
He says, "It is finished"
Jose Rizal died at the age of 35. After his death, it gave a flame for so many Filipinos to fight for freedom and equality. As a matter of fact 2 years after his death the Philippines has finally meet it's freedom on 1898. Though it's freedom didn't last for long until after World War II.
As the memory of Jose Rizal was still alive and been an inspiration to love our country. The Luneta Park is now has a beautiful spot in my heart, as i walk again for some travel here in Manila, i can now remember and thank that there is a hero that dies here.
A quote from our National hero, Dr. Jose Rizal
"The youth is the hope of our future."
"He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish."
"He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination".
@rachelleignacio well done keep it up.
Thank you so much. Godbless😊
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