Commemorative Plate of NHI on Rizal's first monument in the Philippines

This is the commemorative marker of the Philippine Historical Institute in 1961 recognizing the first monument of Jose Rizal in the Philippines which is located at the heart of Daet, Camarines Norte.

Please take note that Lt. Col. Ildefonso Alegre and Lt. Col. Ildefonso Sanz of the Revolutionary Army led the construction of this monument which was unvailed on December 30, 1898.

It's a co-incidence that my father's birth was on December 30.

Dominador Arevalo-Alegre

Hi All!

I am Noel Cornel Alegre from Daet, Camarines Norte. I'm the 3rd son of the the six siblings of Dominador Arevalo Alegre. My mother is Elena Madi Cornel.

Just as you are looking for the lost Alegre kins, I am also interested to know the rest of the Alegre families in the Philippines. Here in Camarines Norte, the Alegre are known through Lt. Col. Ildefonso Alegre of the revolutionary army who, together with Lt. Col. Ildefonso Sanz, constructed the first monument of Jose Rizal in the country. This monument was constructed two years after the death of our national hero (see picture).