DR. JOSE RIZAL MONUMENT IN MADRID SPAIN

The Rizal monument is at the junction of Avenida de las Islas Filipinas and C/ Santander where the Rizal monument stands. Built in 1996, it is a replica of the Rizal monument at the Luneta in Manila. The original monument was designed by a Swiss sculptor, Richard Kissling, and was one of the major winners in a contest during the American regime in the Philippines.
He possessed this great respect and adoration for his country. In his monument is mounted a marker or plaque, on which is etched the Mi Ultimo Adios, the last poem (written in Spanish) that the Filipino hero wrote before his execution. The poem clearly conveyed his professed unconditional love for his country.
Indeed, Filipinas are proud that Spain chooses to express its great respect and admiration for our own national hero with the erection of such a beautiful monument in the midst of the city.
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