December 30 is the death day of Dr. Jose Rizal. He was guided to his cell in Fort Santiago where he spent his last 24 hours right after the conviction. At 6:00 AM of December 29, 1896, Captain Rafael Dominguez read Jose Rizal's death sentence and declared that he will be shot at 7:00 am of the next day in Bagumbayan
At 8:00 PM of the same day, Jose Rizal had his last supper and informed Captain Dominguez that he had forgiiven his enemies including the military judgs that condmned him to die. Rizal heard mass at 3:00 in the morning of December 30, 1896, had confeession before taking the hoy Communion. Rizal who was dressed in a black suit was a few meters behind his advance guards while moving to his slaughter place and was accompanid by Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade, two Jesuit priests am\nd more soldier behind him. Rizal was told told to sand on a grassy lawn between two lam posts in the Bagumbayan field, looking towards the Manila Bay. He requested the firing squad commander to shoot him facing the firing squad but was ordered to turn his back against the squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish army. Jose Rizal's death was carried out when the command "Fuego" was heard and Rizal made an effort to face the firing squad but his bullet riddled body turned to the right and his face dircted to the morning sun. Jose Rizal was secretly buried in Paco Cemetery in Manilal but no identification was placed in his grave.
At 8:00 PM of the same day, Jose Rizal had his last supper and informed Captain Dominguez that he had forgiiven his enemies including the military judgs that condmned him to die. Rizal heard mass at 3:00 in the morning of December 30, 1896, had confeession before taking the hoy Communion. Rizal who was dressed in a black suit was a few meters behind his advance guards while moving to his slaughter place and was accompanid by Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade, two Jesuit priests am\nd more soldier behind him. Rizal was told told to sand on a grassy lawn between two lam posts in the Bagumbayan field, looking towards the Manila Bay. He requested the firing squad commander to shoot him facing the firing squad but was ordered to turn his back against the squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish army. Jose Rizal's death was carried out when the command "Fuego" was heard and Rizal made an effort to face the firing squad but his bullet riddled body turned to the right and his face dircted to the morning sun. Jose Rizal was secretly buried in Paco Cemetery in Manilal but no identification was placed in his grave.
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