José Rizal

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born

June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Philippines

died

December 30, 1896

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is considered the Philippines' national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal's 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution.

The seventh of eleven children born to a wealthy family in the town of Calamba, Laguna, Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts. He enrolled in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas and then traveled alone to Madrid, Spain, where he continued his studies at the Universidad...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 1,969 ratings · 155 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) by José Rizal, Harold Augenbraum (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,222 ratings — published 1887 — 81 editions	My rating:
	El Filibusterismo by José Rizal, Soledad Lacson-Locsin (Translator), Raul L. Locsin (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 707 ratings — published 1891 — 39 editions	My rating:
	Si Pagong at si Matsing (A Book in 2 Languages) by José Rizal, Virgilio S. Almario (Retold by), Hubert Fucio (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1978	My rating:
	The Indolence of the Filipino by José Rizal, Austin Craig (Editor), Charles E. Derbyshire (Translator) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Liham para sa Kababaihan ng Malolos 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	El Consejo de los Dioses by José Rizal, Jose Rizal y Alonso 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Young Rizal by José Rizal, Leon Ma. Guerrero (translator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1949	My rating:
	Paisaje de Filipinas 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	Estatuto de la liga filipina by José Rizal, Jose Rizal y Alonso 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Reminiscences and Travels of Jose Rizal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1961	My rating:

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“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.”
― José Rizal

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“Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... We must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it. And when the people reaches that height, God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, tyranny will crumble like a house of cards, and liberty will shine out like the first dawn.”
― José Rizal

tags: freedom , liberty

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“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.”
― José Rizal

tags: literature

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