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Stalking Rizal in Madrid
AUTHOR
Bernice Roldan
Benice Roldan has won a Philippine Graphic Nick Joaquin Award for her fiction. She is now working for a child-focused development organization in Timor-Leste. This essay first appeared as a travelogue in June 2009 issue o Balikbayan Magazine
INTRODUCTION
Bernice wasn't really a fan of Jose Rizalo when she went to spain in April, but because of her Pinoy classmates they've decided to revisit Rizal in Madrid. She had lonely Planet Reccomendations on her list to find Rizal in madrid, and these are: The Prado and Reina Sofia Museums, Parque del Buen Retiro, Palacio Real and the Egyptian Templo de Debod
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RISING ACTION
Obviously they couldn't find Rizal there. Thy brought their laptops, they Googled a bit and came across Ambeth Ocampo's column in the Philippine Daiy Inquirer.
The University of Madrid was where Rizal studied Medicine and Liberal arts, but they couldn't find which building he's located. The Anthropology museum had a ground floor exhibit dedicated to the Philippines. it has watercolors by 19th century Filipino painters like Felix Hidalgo, as well as Filipiniana weapons and textiles
CLIMAX
Finally, they found Rizal's Monument, it is a smalller Replica of the one in Luneta Park here in our country. it it located on the Avenida de Filipinas in Madrid. the pupose of his monument is to observe his Death centenary in 1996.
FALLING ACTION
Bernice enden up getting seperated from most of her friends on their way to the Metro. As they approached Sol station near the hostel, she suddenly realized the she'd left her metro ticket behind since they share the ticket for two.
Her friends ended up getting off another station and were already walking to the monument, just her and charlie got off at Islas de Filipinas. they ask for directions but their typical instruction werem't much that help.
ELEMENTS OF THE STORY
CHARACTERS
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- Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo
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SETTINGS
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- The Egyptian Tempo de Debod
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- Islas De Filipinas Station
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CONFLICT
They were trying to find Rizal in Madrid because they want to see his monument a smaller replica of the one in Luneta Park. However, the writer ended up getting seperated from kost of her friends on their way to the metro, she also realized that she'd left her ticket behind since they shared the tickets for two.
MORAL OF THE STORY
Even though they aren't really a fan of Rizal, they still Respect him and visit him as our National hero. i also realize that, even though you lost in a particular situation you'll still find your way to your destination, that's what life is.
DENOMA
As soon as they found it, standing in solitude outside a park. Pinoy friends nowhere in sight. Thy took a photo with the national hero and examine the large brass plaques planking his monument. It says a one bearing reproduction of "MI Ultimo Adios" in Rizal's own script, the other text showing " Huling Paalam in tagalog.