During The Last 24 Hours Of Rizal
During the last 24 hours of Rizal’s life, he was meeting visitors in his cell in fort Santiago, Where he is secretly finishing his farewell poem. He is also destined to die for his beloved country which he called “Pearl of the Orient Seas” in his poem and “Pearl of the Orient” in an article “Unfortunate Philippines” in The Hongkong Telegraph on September 24, 1892.
The Spanish colonial government accused Rizal of two crimes: (a) the founding of La Liga Filipina, an "illegal organization" whose single aim was to "perpetrate the crime of rebellion;" (b) rebellion which he promoted through his previous activities.3 The prosecution drew information from the dossier on Rizal which detailed his "subversive activities" Rizal, in his defense, denied that he engaged in any political activity between July 6, 1892 after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, to June 1, 1896 when Dr. Pio Valenzuela visited him at Dapitan to inform him "that an uprising was being contemplat ed." He told the court that in fact he "advised against it" and he seemed "to have convinced Don Pio Valenzuela at the end of the interview, for later on, instead of taking part in the rebellion, he sought amnesty from the authorities." He claimed that his name was merely "exploited' since he was already "contented" and "resigned" in his place of exile "because of the opportunity it gave me to do some writing" and he even" sought to go to Cuba as a volunteer. 5
On the La Liga, he claimed that it "died stillborn" since he was exiled to Dapitan shortly after its founding. He denied that it was a subversive organization since some members "had to abandon it in order to organize the Katipunan. "He denied the ac cusations of those who have testified against him since the founders of La Liga were not the same founders of the Katipunan. In fact, the persons who visited him in Dapitan were "persons totally unknown" to him. 6
The Spanish martial court found him guilty of "the crimes of founding illegal associations
The Spanish colonial government accused Rizal of two crimes: (a) the founding of La Liga Filipina, an "illegal organization" whose single aim was to "perpetrate the crime of rebellion;" (b) rebellion which he promoted through his previous activities.3 The prosecution drew information from the dossier on Rizal which detailed his "subversive activities" Rizal, in his defense, denied that he engaged in any political activity between July 6, 1892 after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, to June 1, 1896 when Dr. Pio Valenzuela visited him at Dapitan to inform him "that an uprising was being contemplat ed." He told the court that in fact he "advised against it" and he seemed "to have convinced Don Pio Valenzuela at the end of the interview, for later on, instead of taking part in the rebellion, he sought amnesty from the authorities." He claimed that his name was merely "exploited' since he was already "contented" and "resigned" in his place of exile "because of the opportunity it gave me to do some writing" and he even" sought to go to Cuba as a volunteer. 5
On the La Liga, he claimed that it "died stillborn" since he was exiled to Dapitan shortly after its founding. He denied that it was a subversive organization since some members "had to abandon it in order to organize the Katipunan. "He denied the ac cusations of those who have testified against him since the founders of La Liga were not the same founders of the Katipunan. In fact, the persons who visited him in Dapitan were "persons totally unknown" to him. 6
The Spanish martial court found him guilty of "the crimes of founding illegal associations