Cooper, lobbying for management of Philippine affairs, recited the poem before the United States Congress. Mariano Dacanay, who received a copy of the poem while a prisoner in Bilibid (jail), published it in the first issue of La Independencia on Septemwith the title 'Ultimo Adios'." Political impact Īfter it was annexed by the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War, the Philippines was perceived as a community of "barbarians" incapable of self-government. In 1897, Mariano Ponce in Hong Kong had the poem printed with the title "Mí último pensamiento". The Rizals reproduced copies of the poem and sent them to Rizal's friends in the country and abroad. On it was written an unsigned, untitled and undated poem of 14 five-line stanzas. At home, the Rizal ladies recovered a folded paper from the stove. The stove was given to Narcisa by the guard when the party was about to board their carriage in the courtyard. When they took their leave, Rizal told Trinidád in English that there was something in the small alcohol stove ( cocinilla), as opposed to saying coconut oil lamp ( lamparilla), which was intended provide cover for the transportation of the text. José Rizal was visited by his mother, Teodora Alonzo sisters Lucia, Josefa, Trinidád, Maria and Narcisa and two nephews. 29, 1896, a day before his execution, Dr. Also, the "coconut oil lamp" containing the poem was not delivered to the Rizal's family until after the execution as it was required to light the cell. Mariano Ponce, his friend and fellow reformist, titled it "Mi último pensamiento" ("My Last Thought") in the copies he distributed, but this did not catch on. ![]() ![]() Rizal did not ascribe a title to his poem. ![]() Another that he had written was found in his shoe, but because the text was illegible, its contents remain a mystery. The piece was one of the last notes he wrote before his death. José Rizal before his execution by firing squad on December 30, 1896. " Mi último adiós" (English: "My Last Farewell") is a poem written by Filipino propagandist and writer Dr. The autographed first stanza of "Mi último adiós"
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