Who was Jose Rizal?

Answer 1

The national hero of the Philippines.

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~fasawwu/resources/rizal/biography.htm

Answer 2

Jose Rizal (full name: José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is considered a 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.

Answer 3

Jose Rizal (full name: José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896 was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is considered a 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.

As a political figure, Rizal was the founder of La Liga Filipina, a civic organization that subsequently gave birth to the Katipunan[6] led by Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo. He was a proponent of institutional reforms by peaceful means rather than by violent revolution. The general consensus among Rizal scholars, however, attributed his martyred death as the catalyst that precipitated the Philippine Revolution.

Answer 4

JOSE RIZAL, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families. His father, Francisco Mercado Rizal, an industrious farmer whom Rizal called "a model of fathers," came from Biñan, Laguna; while his mother, Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, a highly cultured and accomplished woman whom Rizal called "loving and prudent mother," was born in Meisic, Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Answer 5

Dr. Jose P. Rizal is the national hero of the Filipinos ( people of the Philippines).
He died by being shot at Bagumbayan field, which is now called Luneta for writing books which attacked that Spaniards. He wrote Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo which are 2 of the famous books which Filipinos study and are included in the high school curriculum. There was no freedom of speech then but he used these books to vent out all he felt about these people in our native land.
He was born in Calamba , Laguna and studied in Binan Laguna during his elementary days. Later he went to Letran, Ateneo and University of Santo Tomas! These are famous schools before upto the present. He also studied abroad. He became a doctor of ophthalmology to treat his mother who was having eye problem.
His works are not only famous here in the Philippines but also all over the world. His staue is now in Luneta. His house in Calamba is one of the historic sites that we have. He has also a statue at the Seafood Supermart in National City in San Diego, California.

Answer 6

Jose Rizal is the National Hero for the Philippines for he has inspired many of our heroes thru his writing to fight for the independence of our country from the clutches of the Spaniards who has put our countrymen in despair.

He was a great communicator who has used his pen to arouse every Filipinos love for their country and has fired up the hearts of every Filipino to regain their lost national pride due to their subservience to the Spaniards and Filipinos whose love for power has engulfed their soul.

He did not only wrote the Noli Metangere and El Filibustirismo (which becomes the bible of our Katipuneros) the many wrongdoings done to our country and countrymen but also sacrificed his own self for the glory of the Philippines ., and brought fear to the hearts of many Spaniards for they know now ,Filipino will die for his country and countrymen. Through his writing many heroes have fought and died like Bonifacio , Mabini , Aquino and many others that follow . Until now the writings of Jose Rizal inspires generations of this country and other countries as well .

Answer 7

Have you been in Manila? There is a park near the US Embassy called Luneta Park. From the embassy, walk facing North along Roxas Blvd. At your right side, you can see Rizal's bronze monument overlooking the famous Manila Bay.

The flagpole beside him is the Kilometer Zero of the Philippines. Just like he is standing at the middle of the Philippine archipelago. He should be the greatest Filipino of all times.

Answer 8

Philippine's National Hero

Answer 9

The Philippines' National Hero...

...poetic titles were bestowed on him: "Pride of the Malay Race," "the First Filipino", "Greatest Man of the Brown Race," etc...

... such was recognized by Gandhi who regarded him as a forerunner in the cause of freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru, in his prison letters to his daughter Indira, acknowledged Rizal's significant contributions in the Asian freedom movement. These leaders regarded these contributions as keystones and acknowledged Rizal's role in the movement as foundation layer...

Answer 10

Jose Rizal. Abraham Lincoln. Mahatma Gandhi. Mandela.

Great people. One of a kind where they came from. Exemplar. Top hero.