Rizal monument to be installed overlooking Niagara Falls

Consul General Angelica C. Escalona presents members of the Filipino community in Niagara Falls with a portrait of the Philippine national hero at the proposed site of the Jose Rizal monument. CONTRIBUTED

TORONTO – Attending the Niagara Fiesta Extravaganza and meeting the members the Filipino community in the city, Consul General Angelica C. Escalona also visited the City of Niagara Falls, NY on Aug. 6 to view the proposed site of a monument of Dr. Jose Rizal in a park overlooking Niagara Falls.

In his journey across North America, Rizal paused between two rocks on May 12, 1888 to view Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.

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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 1998 donated a historical marker stating “The national hero of the Philippines visited this magnificent falls.”

The Filipino community in Niagara Falls worked for many years to secure approval for the monument’s as a symbol of friendship between Canada and the Philippines and a recognition of the many contributions Filipinos made in their adopted country.