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What José Rizal Did the Night Before He Was Executed

José Rizal spent his last night writing a secret poem hidden inside an oil lamp What would YOU do on your last night alive? 👇

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José Rizal spent his last night writing a secret poem hidden inside an oil lamp What would YOU do on your last night alive? 👇

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Rizal hid a secret poem — the night before he died. December 29, 1896 — Rizal sat alone in Fort Santiago, hours from execution. He folded the poem so small, guards never found it — until after. That poem — Mi Último Adiós — became the soul of Philippine independence. Follow — there's so much more history you were never taught.