Dr.

Jose Rizal was arrested,

tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”.
Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested,
tried, and sentenced to death by
a Spanish court martial after
being implicated as a leader of
the Philippine Revolution. On
December 30, 1896, accounts
exist
that Rizal allegedly retracted his
masonic ideals and his writings
reconverted to Catholicism
following several hours of
persuasion by the Jesuit priests.
A few hours before he was shot,
Rizal
signed a document stating that
he was a Catholic and retracted
all his writings against the
church
and the document were as “The
Retraction”
1. RIZAL RETRACTION

After being implicated as a leader of the Philippine Revolution, Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested, tried,
and sentenced to death by a Spanish court martial. There are claims that Rizal renounced his principles
and reconverted to Catholicism on December 30, 1896, after several hours of persuasion by Jesuit
priests. Rizal signed a letter saying that he was a Catholic and withdrew all of his writings against the
church a few hours before he was shot, and the document was known as "The Retraction." Whether or
not Jose Rizal retracted, we believe that the retraction document was more of a moral heroism move on
Rizal's part to own his mistakes. Perhaps he withdrew and returned to his faith, but this does not reduce
Rizal's standing as a great hero of such magnitude.

2. RIZAL’S MONUMENTS OUTSIDE PH

Rizal Monument in Madrid, Spain

Jose Rizal Square in Jinjiang, China
Rizal Statue in Wilhelmsfeld, Germany
Jose Rizal bust in Prague, Czech Republic
Dr. Jose Rizal Monument in Chicago, USA
Jose Rizal Monument in Rome, Italy
Rizal Bust at Hibiya Park, Tokyo
Dr. Jose Rizal’s Bust in Montreal, Canada
Jose Rizal Park and Bridge in Seattle, USA
Dr. Jose Rizal Plaque in London
Rizal Monument in Carson, California
Jose P. Rizal Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii
Rizal Marker in Hong Kong
Place Jose Rizal in Paris, France
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal’s bust in Sydney, Australia
Rizal Monument in Singapore

16 Jose Rizal Monuments that You will Find Outside the Philippines - Out of Town Blog

3. Jose Rizal’s Family

Francisco Rizal, Jose Rizal's father, was the youngest of 13 children born to Juan and Cirila Mercado.
He was born in Binan, Laguna, attended San Jose College in Manila, and died there. Teodora Rizal,
Jose Rizal's mother, was a business-minded, religious, and hardworking woman born on November
14, 1827, in Santa Cruz, Manila. Brijida de Quintos and Lorenzo Alonso had her as their second child.
Teodora had Spanish and Japanese lineage, and her father was a half-Spanish engineer named
Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo. She attended Colegio de Santa Rosa. Teodora passed away in Manila in
1913. The parents of Jose Rizal were both farmers who were granted by the Dominicans with the
lease of a hacienda together with a rice farm.

Saturnina Rizal was the eldest of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda's children. She
married Manuel Hidalgo, a Tanauan, Batangas native.
Paciano Rizal, Jose Rizal's only brother, was the second child. Paciano attended San Jose College in
Manila and worked as a farmer before becoming a commander in the Philippine Revolution.
Jose Rizal's other sisters were Narcisa, Olympia, Lucia, Maria, Concepcion, Josefa, Trinidad, and
Soledad. Soledad was the youngest of the children and eventually married Pantaleon Quintero.