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and Execution
2. To his mother
3. To Dr. Blumentritt
4. To Paciano
6:30 in the morning of December 30: Rizal
was taken from his cell. He was elegantly
dressed in black and his arms were tied
from elbow to elbow. He had a small black
rosary under his right arm. He put on his
black chistera hat. He was pale from
fatigue and unshaven.
En el nombre del Rey, el que se levanter la
voz a favour del reo sera ejecutado -- In
the name of the King, anyone who raises
his voice in favour of the traitor will be
executed
Rizals requests
1. The firing squad will spare his head:
granted
2. That he be shot at his front: denied
Dr. Felipe Ruiz Castillo: he took Rizals pulse
rate and was surprised because it was
normal
Time of death: 7:03 AM of December 30,
1896
The Spanish spectators shouted Viva
Espanya!
The military band played Marcha de Cadiz