First José Rizal Monument (Daet)

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First José Rizal Monument
Unang Bantayog ni José Rizal
Daet, Camarines Norte
DesignerLt. Colonel Antonio Sanz and Ildefonso Alegre
TypeMonument
Completion dateDecember 30, 1898
Dedicated toJosé Rizal
National Historical Landmarks
Official nameFirst Rizal Monument
TypeMonument, structure
DesignatedJuly 9, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-09)[1]
Legal basisResolution No. 12, s. 2008
RegionBicol
Marker date1961; 64 years ago (1961)

The Rizal Monument in

Daet, Camarines Norte was the first monument built to honor José Rizal, and is the oldest surviving such monument in the Philippines. It was designed by Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz with the help of Ildefonso Alegre of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and through the financial contributions of the locals of Camarines Norte.[2] The three-tiered stone pylon with its square base supporting a triangle in two stages was the first monument and memorial marker in memory of the Philippines' National Hero.[3]

History

Historical marker installed in 1961 at the base of the monument

The construction of the memorial marker started on December 30, 1898, two years after the execution of José Rizal and in compliance with a decree of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo to observe the said date as a national holiday in the "Free Philippines."[4]

It was declared as a historical landmark in 1961 by the

National Historical Commission and was declared a national monument on July 9, 2008, by virtue of Resolution No. 12 by the National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines).[4][1]

Parts of the memorial

Standing at about 20 feet (6.1 m), the three-tiered stone pylon has a cube for a base, a three-sided pyramid in the middle, and a triangular pyramid which tapers off to a point at the top. Pinned on top is an eight-ray sun and on each of the three sides (middle) is a bas-relief of a golden star. The famous "Three Stars and a Sun" was originally a symbol of the Katipuneros fighting for the independence of the country.

The phrase "A Jose Rizal" (To Jose Rizal) can be found on two of the sides of the middle tier (no inscription at the back).

The podium was inscribed with the titles and publication year of Rizal's novels: "Noli Me Tangere" (1887), "El Filibusterismo" (1891), and "Morga" (1889). The last is not really an original but an annotation of Antonio de Morga's "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas" (1609), which he copied verbatim from the British Museum.

References

  1. ^ a b Resolution No. 12 (2008), Declaring the Jose Rizal Monument in the Municipality of Daet, Camarines Norte a National Monument, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, retrieved December 27, 2017
  2. Inquirer.net
    , Philippines, April 2, 2012. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "The First Ever Rizal Monument"
  4. ^
    Philippine Star
    , Philippines, December 29, 2008. Retrieved on December 29, 2008.
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