José Rizal
Novelist, Author
1861 – 1896
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Who was José Rizal?
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary. He is widely considered as one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He was the author of Noli Me Tángere, El Filibusterismo, and a number of poems and essays. He was executed on December 30, 1896 by a squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1861
Calamba, Laguna - Also known as
- Jose Rizal
- Dr. José Rizal
- José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
- Pepe
- Jose P. Rizal
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Josephine Bracken
(1896 - 1896/12/30)
- Josephine Bracken
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Tagalog people
- Chinese Filipino
- Filipino
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Ophthalmology - Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila University
- University of Paris
- Licentiate, Complutense University of Madrid
Medicine - Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
- University of Santo Tomas
Pre-law - Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- Lived in
- Manila
- Madrid
- Paris
- Died
- Dec 30, 1896
Rizal Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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