Rizal's Retraction PDF

RIZAL'S RETRACTION  December 29-30, 1896 Before he was executed, he signed a retraction RIZAL'S letter. Signing this meant that he takes back his words, deeds, and beliefs as a Mason. RETRACTION Rizal's cell, Fort Santiago CONTEXT The Je...

RIZAL'S RETRACTION  December 29-30, 1896 Before he was executed, he signed a retraction RIZAL'S letter. Signing this meant that he takes back his words, deeds, and beliefs as a Mason. RETRACTION Rizal's cell, Fort Santiago CONTEXT The Jesuits were with him in his final hours. They convinced him to sign the retraction, which meant that he would die a Cathollic. SO, DID HE RETRACT? YES NO The Jesuits The Freemasons take note: it might be a Fr. Vicente Balaguer's forged document account  COMMON POINTS 01 02 03 04 Presence of Rizal was presented Presence of The document's the Jesuits with media out there 2 templates  1st attempt: 10 a.m. 01 Along with Fr. Vilaclara, they arrived at his cell and left at lunchime. 2nd attempt: 3 p.m. 02 They both returned and stayed until sunset. FR. BALAGUER'S 3rd attempt: 10 p.m. 03 They presented him two retraction ACCOUNT templates provided by Fr. Pio Pi. THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT Untraceable for years May 1935 It was nowhere to be found for Father Manuel Garcia found a long time. Some even though the original document it to be non-existent. Authenticity of Garcia's findings Every person that was asked about the legitimacy of the document confirmed that it was indeed written by Rizal. The Cuerpo de Vigilancia collection This is where Moreno's report can be found. This is used as a primary source of information for this case because of its authenticity and objectivity. Federico Moreno's report RIZAL & He was a witness to their wedding on the 30th of December, the same day Rizal was to be executed. BRACKEN'S Legal documents? MARRIAGE To this day, there is no written or tangible evidence of this wedding aside from this report. MAYBE HE DID NOT RETRACT 01 02 03 04 It was a forgery No true original Moreno's report Rizal's heart case document His report debunks the He's not the kind of Antonio Abad's Was Fr. Garcia's copy Jesuit's narrative person to be easily conversation with the really the original swayed to change his forger himself proves document? heart so  THE NO ORIGINAL DOCUMENT DOCUMENT WAS FORGED Thorough analysis of the four circulating copies of the retraction showed Roman Roque shared that he forged Rizal's inconsistencies in writing style, spelling, signature. and more. MORENO'S REPORT 01 02 "It seems this was the Fr. Balaguer's absence retraction" He may have witnessed a His report never mentions signing, but was it the the priest, meaning he wasn't retraction that Rizal signed? there in the first place  He's not that kind of person 01 “The Jesuits who had visited him knew how unlikely it was that Rizal AUSTIN would retract[...]" COATES For Rizal's own good "The first was undertaken for what the 02 Jesuits sincerely believed to be his ON RIZAL'S own good, and possibly their own as well." RETRACTION 03 The Jesuits' ulterior motives "If he could be made to admit his errors against religion and retract them, it would blunt the point of everything that he had written[...]" SO, DID HE RETRACT? SO, DID HE RETRACT? YES