Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
DECEMBER 6, 1896
Dr. Jose Rizal was tried by a Spanish military court. The crimes the Spanish colonial government accused him were as follows: 1) Founding the La Liga Filipina which was an illegal organization that aims to perpetrate rebellion, 2) Rebellion, which he promoted through his activities, and 3) Illegal association. The penalty for these crimes is life imprisonment to death, and correctional imprisonment and the sum of 325 to 3,250 Pesetas.
The prosecution gathered as many information about Rizal and his so called subversive activities which included the writing and the publication of “Noli Me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo” which was dedicated to the three Filipino priests executed in 1872 as traitors, annotations to Morga’s History of the Philippines, writing of various articles against the friars, and establishment of Masonic lodges which were the propaganda and fund raising center for subversive activities.
The charges against him were endorsed to Judge Advocate Colonel Francisco Olive who endorsed them to Governor Ramon Blanco.
The charges were read to him in the presence of his Spanish lawyer Lt. Luis Traviel de Andrade.
The military court unanimously voted for death sentence despite all the pleadings.
Dr. Jose Rizal was found guilty of all charges and ordered to be shot at 7:00 in the morning of December 30, 1896 at Bagumbayan Field.
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