Lesson 7.3: Rizal's Death - Midterms Flashcards
When did Rizal’s last 25 hours start?
6AM of December 29, 1896
Who read Rizal’s death sentence to him?
Judge Advocate Dominguez
Which Jesuit priests visited Rizal’s cell at 7AM of December 29, 1896?
Miguel Saderra Mata & Luis Viza
What did Mata and Viza bring with them?
- Medal of the Ateneo’s Marian
Congregation - The wooden statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Rizal carved himself
What did Rizal say in response to the wooden statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
“I’m a little of a Marian, Father.”
Which priest did Rizal share a breakfast with?
Fr. Antonio Rosell
Who interviewed Rizal in his prison cell?
Santiago Mataix of the Spanish newspaper El Heraldo de Madrid
Who advised Rizal to forget about his resentment and marry Josephine instead?
Fr. Federico Faura
Who tried to convince Rizal to write a retraction?
Fr. Jose Vilaclara and Fr. Vicente Balaguer
What did Rizal say in response to the priests who were making him write a retraction?
“Look, Fathers, if I should assent to all you say and sign all you want me to, just to please you, neither believing nor feeling, I would be a hypocrite and would then be offending God.”
What did Balaguer report to the Archbishop about Rizal?
That there was little hope of Rizal writing a retraction
What did Rizal address Blumentritt as?
My best, my dearest friend haha gay shit
After writing a letter to Blumentritt, which priests came to visit Rizal?
Fr. Estanislao March, Fr. Vilaclara, and Fr. Balaguer (who tried to ask Rizal to write the retraction again)
T or F: Dona Teodora was allowed to give Rizal a last embrace.
False, Rizal was only allowed to kiss her hand.
T or F: Dominguez was moved by the sight of Rizal kneeling and asking his mother for forgiveness.
True haha soft-hearted bitch
What did Rizal give Trinidad as she was leaving his cell?
A gift from Pardo de Taveras (which contained his elegy now known as Mi Ultimo Adios)
Who came to exchange views with Rizal at 5:30PM?
Don SIlvino Lopez Tunon, the Dean of the Manila Cathedral
Who arrived at 6PM to visit Rizal?
Josephine Bracken
What did Faura say to Rizal as he returned at 7PM?
To trust him and his professors. Rizal also allegedly confessed his sins to Faura.
What did Rizal tell Dominguez as he was walking outside his cell?
That he had forgiven his enemies and the military judges who sentenced him to death
At 9PM, who arrived in Rizal’s cell to have an amiable talk with him?
Manila’s Royal Audiencia Fiscal, Don Gaspar Cestano
Whose retraction draft did Rizal not like? Why?
He did not like Bernardino Nozaleda’s draft because it was too long.
Which retraction draft did Rizal like?
The shorter retraction by Jesuit Pio Pi
What did Rizal write in his retraction?
Renouncing freemasonry and his anti-Catholic ideas
By what time was Rizal alleged to have already heard mass, confess his sins, and take communion?
3AM
What book did RIzal read at 4AM on the day of his execution?
Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis
What did Rizal allegedly have for breakfast? (According to Asuncion Lopez-Rizal Bantug)
Three soft-boiled eggs, but only ate two
According to Ambeth R. Ocampo, what did Rizal have for breakfast?
He did not have any breakfast
What did Rizal place in the corner of his cell for the rats?
Boiled eggs
What was in the letter Rizal wrote to his family?
“I ask you for forgiveness for the pain I cause you… I die resigned, hoping that with my death you will
be left in peace…”
What was in the letter Rizal wrote to his sisters?
“I enjoin you to forgive one another… Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later. Love them very much in my memory.”
What was in the letter Rizal wrote to Paciano?
“I am thinking now how hard you have worked to give me a career… I know that you have suffered much on my account, and I am sorry”
What did Rizal give to Josephine as a final gift?
The book
Imitation of Christ on with the dedication: “To my dear and unhappy wife, Josephine/December 30th, 1896/Jose Rizal”
What did Rizal write for his father?
“Pardon me for the pain which I repay you… Goodbye, Father, goodbye…”
What did Rizal write for his mother?
To my very dear Mother,
Sra. Dña Teodora Alonso
6 o’clock in the morning, December 30, 1896
Jose Rizal
What was Rizal wearing during his walk to Bagumbayan?
Black suit and bowler hat
What time did Rizal’s walk to Bagumbayan start?
6:30AM
Who did Rizal walk alongside with during his walk to Bagumbayan?
Frs. March and Vilaclara, and Lt. Andrade
What were the rumors as to why Rizal was keenly looking around during his walk?
It was believed that his family or the
Katipuneros would make a last-minute effort to spring him from the trap.
What did Rizal reminisce about as they passed Intramuros?
His happy years at Areneyow
T or F: Rizal refused to kneel and declined the traditional blindfold.
True
What was the condition Rizal imposed so that he would turn his back from the firing squad?
He should be shot on the small of the back instead.
Why were there Spanish counterparts to the Filipino execution squad?
They were going to shoot the Filipino soldiers if they refused to do their job.
Why was the military physician who checked Rizal’s pulse surprised?
Because Rizal’s pulse was normal
What did Rizal do when he was offered a crucifix to kiss before his execution?
He turned his head away and silently prepared for his death
What was Rizal’s finals words before he was shot?
Consummatum est! (It is finished!)
What was the date and time of Rizal’s official death?
7:03 AM of December 30, 1896
