José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal], Tagalog: [hoˈse riˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines. 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 broke out; it was inspired by his writings. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually resulted in Philippine independence. Rizal 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. He wrote the novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891), which together are taken as a national epic, in addition to numerous poems and essays.
José Rizal
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Rizal, José Prostasio Rizal y Mercado Alonso, خۆزێ ڕیزاڵ, and 41 others
Rizal y Alonso, Hose Risāru, José Protasio Rizal y Alonso, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, חוזה ריזאל, Хосе Рисаль, José P. Rizal, Хосе Різал, José Rizal y Alonso, Jose Rizal, ഹോസെ റിസാൽ, Chose Risalʹ, J. Rizal, Khose Risalʹ, ရီဇား၊ ဟိုဇေး မာကားဒိုး, Рисаль Меркадо и Алонсо Реалонда, José Rizal Alonso, Alonso Realonda, خوسيه ريزال, Khose Risal', โฮเซ รีซัล, 黎剎, Khose Risal, José P. Rizal y Mercado Alonso, होसे रिसाल, José Protasio Rizal Alonzo Realonda, José Protasio Rizal y Mercado Alonso, ஒசே ரிசால், خوزه ریزال, Iosephus Rizal, 호세 리살, Jose Rizal y Alonso, Ռիսալ, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso, ホセ リサール, José Rizal Y Alonso, Li-sa, José Rizal, ホセ・リサール, Hose Risaru - Born:
- Jan. 27, 1861
- Died:
- Jan. 27, 1896
