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The Rizal Monument originally called the Motto Stella (Guiding star) is a memorial monument in Rizal Park in Manila Philippines built to commemorate the Filipino nationalist José Rizal. The mausoleum consists of a standing bronze sculpture of the martyr with an obelisk as his backdrop set on a pedestal upon which his remains are interred. A plaque on the pedestal front reads: To the memory of José Rizal patriot and martyr executed on Bagumbayan Field December Thirtieth 1896.
