This book is about José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda widely known as José Rizal (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896). He was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period 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 an anti-dd 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. |Revival: The Hero of the Filipinos (1924) The Story of Jose Rizal: Poet Patriot and Martyr | Asian Studies
