Fort Santiago. Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine National Hero, spent his last days here before he was executed by the Spanish Government on December 30, 1896. The restored shrine inside Fort Santiago houses Rizaliana items in his memory. Among the objects exhibited are various books and manuscripts by and about the national hero; sketches, paintings, wood carvings and sculpture done by the hero. Fort Santiago was also used as a prison camp by the Japanese during World War II.