Jose Rizal, liberator of the Philippines

IN THE EARLY MORNING of Dec. 30, 1896, 35-year-old José Rizal, an indio with strong oriental features but the bearing of a Western intellectual, wearing a black suit and hat, stood erect and calm in an open field by Manila Bay. Ministering to him were two Jesuit priests. Wanting to be master of his...

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Veröffentlicht in:	America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) N.Y. : 1909), 1996-12, Vol.175 (18), p.18
1. Verfasser:	Bonoan, Raul J
Format:	Magazinearticle
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Christian Islamic relations Christianity Equal rights French literature Government resistance Government, Resistance to Jesuits Liberalism Muslims National liberation movements Novels Philippine history Philippines Philippines, History Political activists Politics Rizal, Jose (1861-1896) Rizal, José Spanish history Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) United States history
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Zusammenfassung:	IN THE EARLY MORNING of Dec. 30, 1896, 35-year-old José Rizal, an indio with strong oriental features but the bearing of a Western intellectual, wearing a black suit and hat, stood erect and calm in an open field by Manila Bay. Ministering to him were two Jesuit priests. Wanting to be master of his own execution, he refused to kneel and be blindfolded. He asked to face the firing squad but was forced by the officer in charge to turn his back.
ISSN:	0002-7049 1943-3697