John Free C. Vallinas, BSA-1 Nov. 9, 2021 READINGS IN PHIL. HISTORY CONTENT AND CONTEXT ANALYSIS UNIT 2 WEEK 1 Rizal, Fort Santiago, Manila, 29 December 1896 FULL TEXT OF PRIMARY ACCOUNT Rizal, Fort Santiago, Manila, 29 December 1896 Farewell of the Martyr to his favorite friend Prof. Fernando Blumentritt My dear Brother, When you receive this letter, I shall be dead by then. Tomorrow at seven, I shall be shot; but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going to die with a tranquil conscience. Adieu, my best, my dearest friend, and never think ill of me! Fort Santiago, 29 December 1896 José Rizal Regards to the whole family, to Sra. Rosa, Lolena, Conradito, and Federico. I leave a book for you as my remembrance. CONTEXT ANALYSIS The main characters of this account are Dr. Jose Rizal and Prof. Fernando Blumentritt. This is all about the farewell letter of Dr. Jose Rizal to his favorite friend Prof. Fernando Blumentritt. This letter of Jose Rizal to Blumentritt dates on December 29, 1896. This last letter of Jose Rizal was wrote at the Fort Santiago, Manila. José Rizal was born in 1861 to Francisco Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos in the town of Calamba in Laguna province. He had nine sisters and one brother. His parents were leaseholders of a hacienda and an accompanying rice farm by the Dominicans. Both their families had adopted the additional surnames of Rizal and Realonda in 1849, after Governor General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed the adoption of Spanish surnames among the Filipinos for census purposes. He died on December 30. 1896 at the age of 35. This primary account is still relevant today since it has a certain value that relates to Dr. Jose Rizal and his perspective. It serves as a pillar that gives readers a realization about his life and contributes to what really happens before and after this he was executed. It gives further understanding to what the goal of Jose Rizal and his thoughts is. CONTENT ANALYSIS December 29, 1896, at Rizal, Fort Santiago, Manila Dr. Jose Rizal wrote a farewell letter to his favorite friend Prof. Fernando Blumentritt stating that he will be dead by the time he received the letter. He will leave a book for him as his remembrance. The historical facts stated in the accounts are “When you receive this letter, I shall be dead by then.” “Tomorrow at seven, I shall be shot; but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion.” And “Fort Santiago, 29 December 1896”. In the story it does not only states valuable information, but it tells us about the point of view of Dr. Jose Rizal that corelates with the historical event in the past. It has a major part on understanding the history of him. The author of this account was straightforward and in the same way objective. The account was stated in an uncomplicated way, it states direct to the point and easy to understand. It also represents facts that clearly and the author of this account was not influenced by personal feelings nor op9inion when writing this letter.
