11 January, 1897
TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
The “13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan”, among whom are officers of a Masonic Lodge, were executed on charges of treason and sedition.
The following were executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta) after a mock trial just days after Dr. Jose Rizal was executed:
- Jose Dizon
- Domingo Franco
- Numeriano Adriano
- Moises Salvador
- Faustino Villaruel
- Francisco Roxas
- Luis Villareal
- Geronimo Medina
- Antonio Salazar
- Ramon Padilla
- Braulio Rivera
- Eustacio Mañalac
- Benedicto Nijaga
(Ref: Philippine News Agency; Photo from http://www.executedtoday.com/2010/01/11/1897-the-thirteen-martyrs-of-bagumbayan/)
