The place where a hero died and a nation was born

Shaped like a small moon, thus Luneta.

The place started as a clearing south of the walls, where the Spanish Elite could have some social activities, and witness the bay's beautiful sunset. The park is also called Bagumbayan (New Town).

Like the small moon in the night, the place witnessed several moments in Philippine History.

The Death of a Hero

December 30, 1896. 7 o'clock in the morning. Jose Rizal was executed, after that he was hailed as the Philippines' National Hero.

The Birth of a Nation

Marker celebrating the first cabinet.

The Flagpole in front of Rizal Park, this is where the Inauguration of the third Philippine Republic Happened.

July 4, 1961

The flag of The United States was lowered and the flag of the Philippines was raised, with the full declaration of independence from US, the inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic with Manuel Roxas as the President.