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José Rizal

Born

in Calamba, Laguna, captaincy general of the Philippines, Spanish empire

June 19, 1861

Died

December 30, 1896

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Spanish exiled Philippine reformer and writer José Rizal from 1892 to 1896 for his political novels, later arrested him, and executed him for sedition; his death helped to fuel an insurrection against rule from 1896 to 1898.

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, a polymath nationalist, most prominently advocated during the colonial era. Poeple consider him the national hero and commemorate the anniversary of his death as a holiday, called Rizal day. His military trial made him a martyr of the revolution.

The seventh of eleven children to a wealthy family in the town, Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts. He enrolled in medicine and philosophy and letters at the University of Santo Tomas and then ...more

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	Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not). 4.22 avg rating — 8,189 ratings — published 1887 — 313 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Filibusterismo (Noli Me Tangere, #2) by José Rizal, Soledad Lacson-Locsin (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 6,247 ratings — published 1891 — 261 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Si Pagong at si Matsing by José Rizal, Virgilio S. Almario (Retold by), Hubert B. Fucio (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indolence of the Filipino by José Rizal, Austin Craig (Editor), Charles E. Derbyshire (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 1890 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noli Me Tangere Comics by José Rizal, Leo Miranda, D.G. Dumaraos 4.23 avg rating — 435 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mi Ultimo Adios 4.21 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liham para sa Kababaihan ng Malolos 4.22 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Filipinas dentro de cien años 4.12 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1889 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Filibusterismo Comics by José Rizal, Grace R. Miranda, Leonardo Giron (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 126 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Young Rizal by José Rizal, León María Guerrero (translator) 4.19 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1949	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Noli Me Tángere (2 books)
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José Rizal,

Soledad Lacson-Locsin (Translator)

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Quotes by José Rizal (?)

“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.”
― Jose Rizal

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“I have to believe much in God because I have lost my faith in man.”
― José Rizal, Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not).

tags: god, humanity

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“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.”
― Jose Rizal

tags: literature

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