Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
October 3, 1896
Dr. Jose P. Rizal arrived in Barcelona, Spain on board the steamer Isla de Panay on October 3, 1896. But he was not allowed to leave and was kept under heavy guard inside his cabin for three days under orders of Spanish Governor-General Ramon Blanco.
Earlier, on September 28, 1896, a day after the ship left Singapore for Spain, a passenger warned him that he will be arrested and be imprisoned in Cueta. The news shocked Rizal.
On September 30, the ship captain informed him that he was advised to stay in his cabin. Rizal noticed on October 4 the city of Barcelona celebrating the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
Two days later, he was brought to a prison-fortress called Montjuich. After a brief stay, he was transferred to the ship named Colon which was full of Spanish officers and troops. Colon left Barcelona for Manila on October 6, 1896.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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