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(An artist imaginative depiction of the trial of Dr. Jose Rizal)
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Rizal, who was imprisoned first in Montjuich Castle, Barcelona, Spain and later in Fort Santiago in Manila, was implicated in the revolution which was launched in August 1896 by the Katipunan led by Andres Bonifacio, whose aim was to liberate the country from Spanish colonization.
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At the time of his arrest, Rizal was supposed to leave for Cuba after he was allowed by Spanish Governor-General Ramon Blanco, who was sympathetic to him, to serve as a military surgeon in Cuba, where there was also a revolution against Spain.
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Before he left from his exile in Dapitan for Manila and then for Spain, Rizal had issued a manifesto disavowing the revolution and declaring that the education of Filipinos and their achievement of a national identity were prerequisites to freedom.
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December 6, 1896: the trial of Dr. Jose Rizal by a Spanish military court for sedition, rebellion and conspiracy, began