Answer to Question #250400 in History for Princess

Question

What are the doubts about the authenticity of Rizal's retraction?

Answer 1

Rizal Retraction controversy

The document of the retraction of Jose Rizal is being hotly debated as to its authenticity. It was supposed to have been signed by Jose Rizal moments before his death. There were many witnesses, most of them Jesuits. ... But the original document was never shown to the public, only reproductions of it

This raises a lot of questions about its originality