José Rizal Martyrdom - 100 years - San Francisco, CA
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This plaque to José Rizal is affixed to the outside wall of the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WMW3B0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2017
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The plaque reads:
"Dr José P. Rizal / Philippine national hero and martyr stayed at the Palace Hotel from May 4 to 6, 1888 in the course of his only visit to the United States. / Imbued with a superior intellect and an intense love for his country, Dr. Rizal sought to gain freedom for the Filipino people from centuries of Spanish domination through peaceful means. His writings, foremost of which were the novels, "Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo", dared to expose the cancer of colonial rule and agitated for reforms. For this he was arrested, tried and executed by a firing squad on December 30, 1896. With his martyrdom, the man of peace fanned the flames of the Revolution of 1896, the first successful uprising in Asia against a Western colonial power. / Installed on December 30, 1996 in commemoration of the first centennial of his martyrdom."
"José Rizal was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after an anti-dd revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to Philippine independence. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee." (
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