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José Rizal: Life and Execution Details

José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. He was a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated for political reforms under Spanish rule. As an ophthalmologist by profession, he was also a writer who authored the novels Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government at the age of 35 for the crime of rebellion, as the Philippine Revolution he inspired broke out. Though not actively involved in planning the revolution, he ultimately approved of its goals of Philippine independence. Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines.

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José Rizal: Life and Execution Details

José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. He was a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated for political reforms under Spanish rule. As an ophthalmologist by profession, he was also a writer who authored the novels Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government at the age of 35 for the crime of rebellion, as the Philippine Revolution he inspired broke out. Though not actively involved in planning the revolution, he ultimately approved of its goals of Philippine independence. Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines.

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José Rizal

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This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family
name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Realonda.

José Rizal

Born José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[1]

June 19, 1861[2]

Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the

Philippines[2]

Died December 30, 1896 (aged 35)[3]

Bagumbayan, Manila, Captaincy General of the

Philippines[3]

Cause of death Execution by firing squad


Monuments Luneta Park, Manila,

Calamba, Laguna,

Daet, Camarines Norte,

Carson, California

Other names Pepe, Jose (nicknames)[4][5]

Alma mater Ateneo Municipal de Manila (BA)

Universidad Central de Madrid (MD)

University of Santo Tomas

Organization La Solidaridad, La Liga Filipina

Spouse(s) Josephine Bracken (1896)[6]

Francisco Rizal Mercado (father)


Parents
Teodora Alonso Realonda (mother)

Relatives Saturnina Hidalgo (sister)

Paciano Rizal (brother)

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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda [7] (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse riˈsal];


June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the
tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is tagged as the national
hero (pambansang bayani) of the Filipino people.[8] An ophthalmologist by profession,
Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which
advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after
the Philippine Revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not
actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which
eventually led to Philippine independence.
He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been
recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee.
However, no law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially
proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero.[9] He was the author of the
novels Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo, and a number of poems and essays.[10][11]

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