José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse riˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is tagged as the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Filipino people. 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.
Born
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[1]
June 19, 1861[2]
Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedDecember 30, 1896 (aged 35)
Bagumbayan, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Cause of deathExecution by firing squadMonumentsLuneta Park, Manila,
Calamba, Laguna,
Daet, Camarines Norte,
Carson, CaliforniaOther namesPepe, Jose (nicknames)Alma materAteneo Municipal de Manila (BA)
Universidad Central de Madrid (MD)
University of Santo TomasOrganizationLa Solidaridad, La Liga FilipinaSpouse(s)Josephine Bracken (1896)[6]Parents
Francisco Rizal Mercado (father)Teodora Alonso Realonda (mother)
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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse riˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is tagged as the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Filipino people. 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.
Born
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[1]
June 19, 1861[2]
Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedDecember 30, 1896 (aged 35)
Bagumbayan, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Cause of deathExecution by firing squadMonumentsLuneta Park, Manila,
Calamba, Laguna,
Daet, Camarines Norte,
Carson, CaliforniaOther namesPepe, Jose (nicknames)Alma materAteneo Municipal de Manila (BA)
Universidad Central de Madrid (MD)
University of Santo TomasOrganizationLa Solidaridad, La Liga FilipinaSpouse(s)Josephine Bracken (1896)[6]Parents
Francisco Rizal Mercado (father)Teodora Alonso Realonda (mother)
RelativesSaturnina Hidalgo (sister)
Paciano Rizal (brother)