A Martyrs Last Homecoming Confiscation of Rizal's diary Unsuccessful Rescue in Singapore Arrival in Manila Preliminary Investigation Rizal Chooses His defender Reading of Information of charges to the accused " Accused of being the principal organizer and the living soul of the Filipino insurrection, the founder of societies ,periodicals, and book dedicated to fomenting and propagating the ideas of rebellion."

1. CHAPTER 24
LAST HOMECOMING
AND
TRIAL

2. A Martyrs Last Homecoming
 Since leaving Barcelona on Tuesday , October
6, 1896.Rizal recorded the events in his diary.
 Given a good cabin in the second class-
strictly guarded but courteously treated by the
officer.
 October 8 – a friendly officer told Rizal that the
Madrid newspapers were full of stories about
the bloody revolution in the Philippines and
were blaming him for it.

3. Confiscation of Rizal's diary
 Spanish known that Rizal was keeping track of
the daily events in his diary. They were curious
what were recorded in his
diary,suspicion,feared what may the diarist is
writing.
 October 11 before reaching the Port Said –
Rizal's diary was taken away from him.
Nothing dangerous was found in the contents
of the diary .
 November 2 – the dairy was returned to him.
Rizal was not able to record the events from
Monday ,October 12 to Sunday, November 1.

4. Unsuccessful Rescue in
Singapore
 News from Rizal's predicament reached his friends in Europe and
Singapore.
 Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor and Sixto Lopez dispatched frantic
telegrams to an English lawyer (Hugh Fort)
 When the Colon arrived in Singapore, Atty. Fort instituted
proceedings at the Singapore Court for the removal of Rizal from
The streamer.
 Chief Justice Loinel Cox denied the writ,
 Rizal was unaware of the attempt made by his friends to rescue him
in Singapore.

5. Arrival in Manila
 November 3- the Colon reached Manila.
 While the Spanish community was exulting with
joy ,Rizal was quietly transferred under heavy
guard from the ship to Fort Santiago.
 Many Filipino patriots were tortured ( Deodato
Arellano, Dr. Pio Valenzuela, Moises Salvador,
Jose Dizon, Domingo Franco, Temoteo Paez,
Pedro Serrano Laktaw) to implicate Rizal.
 Paciano was also tortured ,he never sign the
statement against Rizal. His left hand crushed by
screw.

6. Preliminary Investigation
 November 20 – Preliminary Investigation
 Appeared before Judge Advocate, Colonel
Francisco Olive.
 2 Kinds of Evidence
(documented and testimonial)
 Documentary evidence consisted of fifteen
exhibits
 Testimonial evidence consisted of the oral
testimonies

7. Rizal Chooses His defender
 December 8
 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
 A list of 100 first and second lieutenants in the
Spanish Army was presented to Rizal.
 Don Luis Taviel de Andrade ,1st Lt. of the
Artillery – chosen to be the defender of Rizal in
the court

8. Reading of Information of charges
to the accused
 December 11 the information of charges was
formally announced in Rizal's prison cell.
 Accused of being the principal organizer and
the living soul of the Filipino insurrection, the
founder of societies ,periodicals, and book
dedicated to fomenting and propagating the
ideas of rebellion.