[RPH] Rizal Retraction Must Know Facts

Rafael Palma

A politician, lawyer, biographer and an educator Released a book about Dr. Jose Rizal (Biografia de Rizal, 1938) which awarded in a literary contest

Federico Moreno

Chief inspector of Cuerpo de Vigilancia

Cuerpo de Vigilancia

Group of security corps of Manila which acted as a secret service or intelligence sector of the colonial government during that time Collects information regarding the activities of the suspected members and supporters of the Katipunan

145,000 dollars

amount of money the cuerpo de vigilancia sold the cuerpo collection to the government

Fr. Pio Pi

Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippines during 1896 His shorter document of retraction was accepted and used

Retraction

A declaration stating that something you said or wrote is not factual or correct.

Austin Coates

An assistant colonial secretary Wrote and published the first biography written by a European. "Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr"

Ildefonso Runes

Author of "The Forgery of the Rizal retraction" "Josephine's Autobiography" Attended Antonio Abad's birthday celebration (1962) where he shared conversation with Roman Roque (Pointed as the one who forged Emilio Aguinaldo's "Urbano Lacuna" and could also be Dr. Jose Rizal's retraction letter

Dr Ricardo Pascual

One of the invited by Archbishop O'Doherty to examine the document of retraction. believed that the retraction was forged

PRO-RETRACTION

Those who believed Dr. Jose Rizal's Retraction letter Dr. Jose Rizal died as a member of the Catholic church and denounce Masonry

ANTI-RETRACTION

Those who do not believe Dr. Jose Rizal's Retraction letter Even with the possibility of marrying his beloved Josephine and convert as a Catholic, Dr. Jose Rizal refused to make a retraction letter and strongly fought for his views against the Catholic church and Spanish government.

Fr. Manuel Garcia

Works as an archivist in Manila Said to seen the original copy of the retraction letter when he was sorting the folders in the cabinets

Surveillance Report

Written by Federico Moreno Written right after Dr. Jose Rizal's death

Fr. Vicente Balaguer

a Jesuit priest who claimed to have visited Dr. Jose Rizal during the last hours before his execution and managed to persuade him to denounce Masonry and return to the Catholic fold and save his soul

Señor Juan del Fresno and Señor Eloy Maure

both officials of the Fort Santiago, signed and become a witness

La Voz Espanola and Diaro de Manila

first version of retraction

El Imparcial

fourth version of retraction

30 accounts

number of accounts do the cuerpo de vigilancia has created about Dr. Jose Rizal

3000

number of documents the cuerpo de vigilancia sold to the government

Barcelona, Spain

second version of retraction

Archdiocesan archives

third version of retraction