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These are pictures of Dr. Jose Rizal's alcohol lamp where he hid his last poem ("Mi Ultimo
Adios"). He gave this lamp to his sister, Trinidad, before his execution on 30th December
1896, 7:00 A.M. at Bagumbayan (Luneta), Manila

Mi ultimo message
Mi Ultimo Adios was the farewell poem of Rizal that originally had no title and was unsigned. This
was believed as Rizal’s last will because he wrote it on the night before he was executed. Also through
this poem, Rizal was giving his last message to his countrymen. For him, offering his life was the best
way he could show his love for the country. Even he was going to die, he was not resentful instead he
challenged the each of the Filipinos to serve and love our country. However he was also hopeful that
his death would serve as inspiration to everyone. He encouraged the youth to continue to dream and
fulfill it.

This is a poem by Dr. Jose Rizal, penned just hours before he was executed. The poem was
originally written in spanish and was not given any title. Rizal hid the paper containing the poem
in an alcohol stove which was later given to his sister Narcisa. Another possible poem was
written in a piece of paper hidden in Rizal’s shoes but the text became unreadable so its content
remains a mystery.
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One wonders, did the genius in Dr. Jose P. Rizal conceptualize, in its
entirety, the poem “My Last Farewell” within the last few hours of his life
on the eve of that fateful day, December 30, 1896? Or, did it gestate in
his whole being while he was in Dapitan, living in Exile? How did it
morph?

The whole piece consists of fourteen magnetic stanzas. Could it be that

he had devised it in consonance with the 14 stations of the via Dolorosa-
the ecclesiastical ceremony practiced annually by the Roman Catholic
believers during the commemoration of Holy Week (Semana Santa)?

Another curious thing about “Mi Ultimo Adios” is the question whether
Rizal wrote a title to the poem. Some Scholars contend that the original
copy did not have a title to it. If so, perhaps it is safe to say that he
composed the poem only while he was in his prison cell in Fort Santiago
in Manila. Historians tell us that Narcisa, sister of Pepe (Jose Rizal)
received from him minutes before his martyrdom, a lamparilla
(kerosene lamp) empty of the liquid where the written poem in a folded
piece of paper was hidden inside the lamp.

Patriotism was portrayed in Mi ultimo Adios by simply remembering and thinking the beloved
motherland even Rizal was in danger and he was near to death. He really loved his country. The
poem contains how grateful Rizal was dying for his country. His dreams and hopes have always
been to his country to experience a blessed and free life. His entire life focuses on how he could
liberate his people by being oppressed by the Spaniards.

Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell) is indeed the most patriotic poem ever made by our National
Hero. Simply because Rizal sacrificed his life for the sake of the country. Some people viewed
death as a terrifying moment in one’s life. But when you get to read the poem, death to him is
sweet and serene knowing that through it, the country would be soon free from the colonization
of the evil Spaniards. Each line of the poem talks about positivity even facing death. Rizal didn’t
mind his love to the persons he will be leaving. The feeling was defeated by the love for his
country. Indeed, patriotism is proved in his poem, My Last Farewell.