Answer to Question #275441 in History for Jay

Question

What are the ideas you get from balaguer and cuerpo de vagilancia testimony?

Answer 1

As I read Fr. Vicente Balaguer's and Cuerpo de Vigilancia's testimonies, I noticed many differences. Some of the things Balaguer mentioned in his testimony aren't on Vigilancia. Furthermore, despite the fact that Balaguer repeatedly mentioned his presence on the day of Rizal's retraction, he does not appear on Vigilancia's testimony. Despite the fact that both of them testified that Rizal did retract, the time when Rizal signed the retraction paper differed. The authenticity of Father Balaguer's testimony can be called into question due to differences discovered between the text of the 1935.