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Rizal Monument in

Daet, Camarines Norte

Rizal Monument (Bantayog ni Rizal)

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Is located in Daet, Camarines Norte, was the first monument built to honor José Rizal, and is the oldest surviving such monument in the Philippines.

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Three Stars and a Sun Standing at about 20 feet, 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. (By Christa Dela Cruz) 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. (Wikipedia)

The monument was served as a memorial marker for Jose Rizal. After decades of years, in 1961 the National Historical Commission declared the monument as a historical landmark. Also, with the virtue of National Historical Institute (National Historical Commission of the Philippines, in present) it was declared as the national monument on 9th of July 2008.

The construction was started on December 30, 1898 , 2 years after Rizal was executed at Bagumbayan, Manila. 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.

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References and source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jos%C3%A9_Rizal_Monument_(Daet)