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    José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath who called for peaceful reform of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. He was born in 1861 and studied medicine in Manila and Europe. While living abroad, he wrote novels describing the discrimination under Spanish colonialism. Returning to the Philippines in 1892, he founded a reform group but was exiled. In 1896, he was executed at age 35, becoming a martyr for Philippine independence which was achieved after World War II.

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    Joé Rizal iograph

    Poet, Journalist, Doctor (1861–1896)

    UPDATD: JUL 16, 2019 · ORIGINAL: APR 1, 2014

    NAM
    José Rizal called for peaceful reform of Spain's
    José Rizal colonial rule in the Philippines. After his 1896
    OCCUPATION execution, he became an icon for the nationalist
    Poet, Journalist, movement.
    Doctor
    IRTH DAT Synopsis
    June 19, 1861
    José Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, in Calamba, Philippines. While
    DATH DAT living in Europe, Rizal wrote about the discrimination that accompanied
    December 30, Spain's colonial rule of his country. He returned to the Philippines in
    1896 1892, but was exiled due to his desire for reform. Although he
    supported peaceful change, Rizal was convicted of sedition and
    DUCATION
    executed on December 30, 1896, at age 35.
    University of
    Madrid, Early Life
    University of
    Heidelberg, On June 19, 1861, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was
    University of born in Calamba in the Philippines' Laguna Province. A brilliant student
    Santo Tomas who became proficient in multiple languages, José Rizal studied
    medicine in Manila. In 1882, he traveled to Spain to complete his
    PLAC OF IRTH medical degree.
    Calamba, Laguna
    Province, Writing and Reform
    Philippines
    PLAC OF DATH
    Manila,
    Philippines
    AKA
    José Rizal While in Europe, José Rizal became part of the Propaganda Movement,
    José Rizal While in Europe, José Rizal became part of the Propaganda Movement,
    FULL NAM connecting with other Filipinos who wanted reform. He also wrote his
    José Protasio first novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not/The Social Cancer), a work
    Rizal Mercado y that detailed the dark aspects of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines,
    with particular focus on the role of Catholic friars. The book was banned
    Alonso Realonda
    in the Philippines, though copies were smuggled in. Because of this
    novel, Rizal's return to the Philippines in 1887 was cut short when he
    was targeted by police.

    Rizal returned to Europe and continued to write, releasing his follow-up novel, El Filibusterismo (The Reign
    of Greed) in 1891. He also published articles in La Solidaridad, a paper aligned with the Propaganda
    Movement. The reforms Rizal advocated for did not include independence—he called for equal treatment
    of Filipinos, limiting the power of Spanish friars and representation for the Philippines in the Spanish
    Cortes (Spain's parliament).

    Exile in the Philippines

    Rizal returned to the Philippines in 1892, feeling he needed to be in the country to effect change. Although
    the reform society he founded, the Liga Filipino (Philippine League), supported non-violent action, Rizal
    was still exiled to Dapitan, on the island of Mindanao. During the four years Rizal was in exile, he practiced
    medicine and took on students.

    Execution and Legacy

    In 1895, Rizal asked for permission to travel to Cuba as an army doctor. His request was approved, but in
    August 1896, Katipunan, a nationalist Filipino society founded by Andres Bonifacio, revolted. Though he
    had no ties to the group, and disapproved of its violent methods, Rizal was arrested shortly thereafter.

    After a show trial, Rizal was convicted of sedition and sentenced to death by firing squad. Rizal's public
    execution was carried out in Manila on December 30, 1896, when he was 35 years old. His execution
    created more opposition to Spanish rule.

    Spain's control of the Philippines ended in 1898, though the country did not gain lasting independence
    until after World War II. Rizal remains a nationalist icon in the Philippines for helping the country take its
    first steps toward independence.

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    Citation Information
    Article Title
    José Rizal Biography

    Author
    Biography.com Editors
    Weite Name
    The Biography.com website

    URL
    https://www.biography.com/political-figure/josé-rizal

    Acce Date
    August 21, 2019

    Puliher
    A&E Television Networks

    Lat Updated
    July 16, 2019

    Original Pulihed Date
    April 1, 2014

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