National Museum of the Philippines

The National Museum of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas) is a national museum in the Philippines and serves as an educational, scientific and cultural institution in preserving the various permanent national collections featuring the ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological and visual artistry of the Philippines. 

Luneta Park

Rizal Park (Filipino: Liwasang Rizal), also known as Luneta National Park or simply Luneta, is a historical urban park in the Philippines. Located along Roxas Boulevard, Manila, adjacent to the old walled city of Intramuros.

Paco Cemetery

Paco Cemetery recreational garden and was once Manila’s municipal cemetery built by the Dominicans during the Spanish colonial period. It is located on General Luna St. and at the east end of Padre Faura Street in Paco, Manila, Philippines.

House of Higino Francisco

House of Higino Francisco is located at 525 Magdalena St. in Binondo (Magsangkay). The urn of Dr. Jose Rizal placed in Don Higino's house.

Cuartel de España

Cuartel España is a Spanish barracks (cuartel de España) in Manila circa. The trial took place at Cuartel de España, a military building, with a court composed of seven military officers headed by Lt. Col. Jose Togores Arjona.

Fort Santiago- Rizal Shrine

The Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago was built in honor and dedicated to the lifework of the Philippine’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Fort Santiago in Intramuros used to be a Spanish military fortress that imprisoned many Filipinos and Americans during the Spanish Colonial Period and World War II. The most famous prisoner was Rizal.

Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago Tagalog: Moog ng Santiago) is a citadel first built by Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi for the new established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is part of the structures of the walled city of Manila referred to as Intramuros ("within the walls").

Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas (UST)

The University of Santo Tomas was first called Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario and later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomás in memory of Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas. UST is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was originally conceived as a school to prepare young men for the priesthood. Located within Intramuros, the Walled City.

Ateneo Municipal De Manila

Ateneo Municipal de Manila previously called Escuela Pia or Charity School of Manila, founded in 1817. The government placed it in the supervision of Jesuits. The name of the school became Ateneo Municipal and then, Ateneo de Manila.

Overview: Important Places Dr. Jose Rizal Went

Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age. - Dr. Jose Rizal

Jose Rizal: Stories of Love

There were nine women that were recorded to have a relationship with Jose Rizal. Some historians say that there were more than nine women in Rizal's life. The following women are the most familiar to most people:

Segunda Katigbak: "The Puppy Love" Rizal's Age: 16 Where they met: Lipa, Batangas Description: "She was rather short, with eyes that were eloquent and ardent at times and languid at others, rosy-cheeked, with an enchanting and provocative smile that revealed very beautiful teeth, and the air of a sylph; her entire self diffused a mysterious charm." - Rizal Reason of Separation: Segunda was already engaged to be married to her townmate, Manuel Luz.

The Life of Jose Rizal

José Protasio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896)

JOSE RIZAL, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children. Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families.