Rizal Monument (Madrid)
[6] On November 18, 2010, Brother Jaazael Jakosalem, a visiting Augustinian Recollect priest and property administrator of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos in Bacolod, reported to Bacolod-based newspaper, 'The Visayan Daily Star', that the monument had been defaced with red anti-Mason graffiti, hinting at Rizal's former Masonic sympathies.[7] The Rizal Monument is located on a 70 m2 (750 sq ft) lot, donated by the Madrid city government,[8] at the corner of the Parque de Santander.[4] Although said by some to be an exact replica, most notably by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,[11] a few slight differences distinguish the Madrid monument from the original.[6] To the sides of the monument are smaller brass markers engraved with Rizal's final work, "Mi último adiós", with the Spanish original on the left and on the right, a Tagalog translation.At its inauguration in 1996, socialite Isabel Preysler was in attendance, and her arrival drew all the photographers sent to cover the event to her, leading an organizer to point out that the monument they were sent to take pictures of was actually opposite where she was standing.