On social media, Ambeth Ocampo has shared a photo of the fragments of Rizal’s brain. Rizal’s eldest sister Saturnina kept it safe in a small bottle.
Jose Rizal's brain?Rizal’s eldest sister Saturnina kept it safe in a small bottle.“Most of Rizal’s mortal remains are buried under the monument in Luneta. Except a bit of his backbone preserved in Fort Santiago. The chipped bone is believed to be the spot where the bullet hit him on December [30, 1896],” Ocampo said.
“I did not know till recently that Rizal’s eldest sister Saturnina kept fragments of the hero’s brain in a bottle. I presume the fragments were formerly preserved in alcohol that has since dried up," he added.In his caption, he also thanked Britz Hamoy for the lead, and Dr. Francis Navarro, Director of the Ateneo de Manila University Archives for showing the relic to him.
’s height is actually almost 5’3 instead of the long-believed 4’11. It was written in one of Rizal’s notebooks, and Ocampo found it while filing his scans of manuscripts.
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