The seventh of eleven children born to a middle class family in the town of Calamba, Laguna, Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree sobresaliente. Rizal's 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Jose Rizal (full name: José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) (J– December 30, 1896) was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y RealondaĪ photo of José Rizal, National hero of the Philippines.īagumbayan (now Rizal Park), Manila, Philippines
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