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José Rizal

José Rizal

Filipino writer and polymath
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero of the Philippines. Wikipedia
Born: June 19, 1861, Calamba, Philippines
Died: December 30, 1896 (age 35 years), Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines
Full name: José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Spouse: Josephine Bracken (m. 1896–1896)