Background & Author

Did retract
Jose Rizal Retraction controversy
The document of the retraction of Jose Rizal, too, is being hotly debated as to its authenticity. It
was supposed to have been signed by Jose Rizal moments before his death. There were many
witnesses, most of them Jesuits. The document only surfaced for public viewing on May 13,
1935.
Source : The Rizal Retraction and other cases - National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (nhcp.gov.ph)

Did not retract

Dr. Jose Rizal did not retract as testified by his great grand nephew December 29, 2011 (Editor:
This is Part II of the lecture delivered at the Chicago’s Newberry Library on June 18, 2011. The
author is a great-grand nephew of the Philippine National Hero whose 150th birthday was
marked on June 19 of this year. Dr.

What was the effect of Rizal’s retraction or non retraction?

Answer: In 1935, a controversial retraction letter was discovered by a Catholic priest and was
supposedly written by Rizal just before his execution, stating that he retracted any of his writing
that contradicts the Catholic faith. This retraction has generally not affected Rizal’s public image
in the Philippines.

What is the reason why Rizal did not retract?

” I have documents stating that before he faced death, Rizal told his sister Narcisa to look inside his shoes
because he had left a letter. According to Fernandez, that letter could only be a denial of his retraction
because Rizal knew the friars were misleading the Filipinos and he wanted to set the record straight”.

Source: What is the reason why Rizal did not retract? – SidmartinBio

Who is the author of Rizals retraction?

According to a testimony by Father Vicente Balaguer, a Jesuit missionary who befriended the
hero during his exile in Dapitan, Rizal accepted a shorter retraction document prepared by the
superior of the Jesuit Society in the Philippines, Father Pio Pi.
Source: Rizal’s retraction: Truth vs Myth | The Varsitarian