This document discusses the controversy surrounding Jose Rizal's alleged retraction and his execution. It notes that Rizal was alleged to have retracted his writings and submitted to the Catholic Church the day before his execution. However, there is inconsistency as he also married Josephine Bracken that same morning and gave gifts to his family. The retraction manuscript was also missing for over a decade. Rizal was executed by firing squad at Bagumbayan on December 30, 1896, walking there from Fort Santiago, with only one rifle in the firing squad containing a live bullet.