Note 12 — Chapter XV · THE KATIPUNAN
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The captain of the Castilla was one of many Spaniards that counterpoised the grim tale of his usual treatment under their flag. Governor-General Ramón Blanco, still remembered in the islands for his kindly, gentle ways, was another. He furnished Rizal with letters of recommendation to high Spanish officers in Spain and in Cuba. One of these to General Azcárraga, Spanish minister of war, was as follows:12