CHAPTER 24

LAST HOMECOMING
AND
TRIAL
 A Martyrs Last Homecoming
 Since leaving Barcelona on Tuesday , October
6, 1896.Rizal recorded the events in his diary.

 Given a good cabin in the second class-

strictly guarded but courteously treated by the
officer.

 October 8 – a friendly officer told Rizal that the

Madrid newspapers were full of stories about
the bloody revolution in the Philippines and
were blaming him for it.
 Confiscation of Rizal's diary
 Spanish known that Rizal was keeping track of
the daily events in his diary. They were curious
what were recorded in his
diary,suspicion,feared what may the diarist is
writing.
 October 11 before reaching the Port Said –
Rizal's diary was taken away from him.
Nothing dangerous was found in the contents
of the diary .
 November 2 – the dairy was returned to him.
Rizal was not able to record the events from
Monday ,October 12 to Sunday, November 1.
 Unsuccessful Rescue in
Singapore
 News from Rizal's predicament reached his friends in Europe and
Singapore.

 Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor and Sixto Lopez dispatched frantic

telegrams to an English lawyer (Hugh Fort)

 When the Colon arrived in Singapore, Atty. Fort instituted

proceedings at the Singapore Court for the removal of Rizal from
The streamer.

 Chief Justice Loinel Cox denied the writ,

 Rizal was unaware of the attempt made by his friends to rescue him
in Singapore.
 Arrival in Manila
 November 3- the Colon reached Manila.
 While the Spanish community was exulting with
joy ,Rizal was quietly transferred under heavy
guard from the ship to Fort Santiago.
 Many Filipino patriots were tortured ( Deodato
Arellano, Dr. Pio Valenzuela, Moises Salvador,
Jose Dizon, Domingo Franco, Temoteo Paez,
Pedro Serrano Laktaw) to implicate Rizal.
 Paciano was also tortured ,he never sign the
statement against Rizal. His left hand crushed by
screw.
 Preliminary Investigation
 November 20 – Preliminary Investigation
 Appeared before Judge Advocate, Colonel

Francisco Olive.
 2 Kinds of Evidence

(documented and testimonial)

 Documentary evidence consisted of fifteen

exhibits
 Testimonial evidence consisted of the oral

testimonies
 Rizal Chooses His defender
 December 8
 Feast of the Immaculate Conception

 A list of 100 first and second lieutenants in the

Spanish Army was presented to Rizal.

 Don Luis Taviel de Andrade ,1st Lt. of the

Artillery – chosen to be the defender of Rizal in

the court
Reading of Information of charges
to the accused
 December 11 the information of charges was
formally announced in Rizal's prison cell.
 Accused of being the principal organizer and

the living soul of the Filipino insurrection, the

founder of societies ,periodicals, and book
dedicated to fomenting and propagating the
ideas of rebellion.