ACPin Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) [pid][/pid] 241A Mi Ultimo Adios (Spanish, 'My Last Farewell') is a poem written by Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal on the eve of his execution on 30 December 1896. Jose Rizal's advocacy of liberty through peaceful means rather than by violent revolution makes him Asia's first modern non-violent proponent of freedom. Forerunner of Gandhi and contemporary of Tagore and Sun Yat Sen, all four created a new climate of thought throughout Asia, leading to the attrition of colonialism. Jose Rizal was tried before a court-martial for rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy, was convicted on all three charges, and sentenced to death. Before his execution on December 30, 1896 by a squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army, a backup force of regular Spanish Army troops stood ready to shoot the executioners should they fail to obey orders. Edited December 29, 2013 by Capt. Stabbin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinoyMeister Posted July 17, 2013 Cool MOC dude! Are you from the Philippines? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimmbeard Posted July 17, 2013 Cool vignette. Those tusken raider torsos work well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACPin Posted July 17, 2013 Cool MOC dude! Are you from the Philippines? Yes, I am and a member of PhLUG on FB. Cool vignette. Those tusken raider torsos work well. Thanks for the blog and those torsos were just right for the Filipino soldiers based from some photos I found about the execution. AC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Carson Haupt- Posted July 17, 2013 At first I thought this was a farewell Moc! Glad that's not the case. Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsyKater Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks for this lesson of history! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esurient Posted July 19, 2013 Cool Spanish soldiers and very nice overall vignette! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites