PACO cemetery was built by the
Dominican priests in 1820. It was where Jose Rizal was buried by the
Spaniards after his execution on the Luneta (Rizal
Park).
The original grave was at the back of the Park. A plaque marks the place,
and it reads: “JOSE RIZAL – Executed 30 December, 1896, interred secretly in
this spot by the authorities on the same day. Remains exhumed 17 August
1912, laid beneath the monument at the Luneta.”
