Colonel Antonio Sanz with the help of Ildefonso Alegre of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and through the financial contributions of the locals of Camarines Norte.

[3] The construction of the memorial marker started on December 30, 1898, two years after the execution of José Rizal and in compliance with a decree of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo to observe the said date as a national holiday in the "Free Philippines.

Pinned on top is an eight-ray sun and on each of the three sides (middle) is a bas-relief of a golden star.

The famous "Three Stars and a Sun" was originally a symbol of the Katipuneros fighting for the independence of the country.

The podium was inscribed with the titles and publication year of Rizal's novels: "Noli Me Tangere" (1887), "El Filibusterismo" (1891), and "Morga" (1889).