Location: 525 Magdalena, Binondo, Manila
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Building
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: June 19, 1963
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
RESIDENCE OF HIGINO FRANCISCO
IN THIS HOUSE THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF THE NOLI ME TANGERE WAS KEPT HIDDEN. THE REMAINS OF DR. RIZAL WERE ALSO KEPT HERE FOR A FEW DAYS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEIR EXHUMATION FROM THE PACO CEMETERY ON 17 AUGUST 1898. HIGINO FRANCISCO (B. JANUARY 11, 1847, D. DECEMBER 13, 1921) WAS A FRIEND AND ADMIRER OF RIZAL AND A FINANCIER OF FILIPINO PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES.
