BIOGRAPHY: National Hero of the Phil
poet,writer,novelist,doctor of medicine,philosopher
published two books of protest against Spanish rule-Noli Me Tangere & El Filibusterismo
founded La Liga Filipina and worked for peaceful reform
exiled for 4 yrs in Dapitan,Mindanao(1892-1896)
arrested & suspected of rebellion after the Cavite uprising of Aug 1896
arrested;went for trial of rebellion & sedition against Spanish authorities
executed by a firing squad in Bagumbayan(now the Rizal Memorial Park in Luneta);his family was able to smuggle out a poem he wrote while in prison,"Ultimo Adios"Last Farewell
his martyrdom fostered the cause of Phil nationalism
BIOGRAPHY: parentage-conflicting reports
dau.of Irish parents-James Brown and Elizabeth Macbride adopted by a Mr. Bracken.
or
dau. of an English soldier in the 28th Regiment of foot and a Chinese woman
left Manila for Hongkong in May 1897
other: Rizal means "given fields";name was adopted in 1849 by Francisco
BIOGRAPHY: family adopted the surname Realonda acc. to the 1849 decree of Gov Narciso Zaldua Claveria
graduated fr. Colegio de Santa Rosa in Manila
BIOGRAPHY: founded New Bern North carolina
BIOGRAPHY: unmarried
BURIAL: was refused a church burial by Spanish Officials in Calamba;accused of being a heretic;was buried in Lecheria,a hill near Calamba,Laguna
Ref.Rizal,An Encyclopedic Collection Vol ll by Vicente F. del Carmen
Ref. Jose Rizal-Life,Works and Writings by Gregorio F. Zaide page 119
BIOGRAPHY: widowed young but did not remarry.
Ref. for the Rizal family:
Filipinos in History Vol.1, National Hist. Institute
Rizal,an Encyclopedic collection Vol 11 by Vicente F. del Carmen
Zaide,Gregorio.Jose Rizal:Life,Works and Writings of a Genius,Writer,Scientist and National Hero.Manila:National Book store,1984
Lolo Jose(Grandfather Jose) by Asuncion Lopez Bantug-my source of the Rizal Family tree-Maria Elizabeth Embry of Antioch California
BIOGRAPHY: adopted surname Realonda in 1849
Municipal captain of Binan Laguna Philippines
a surveyor
a rep. to the Spanish Cortes;in 1812 a liberalSpanish Constitution granted representation to the Spanish Cortes/Congress to all Spanish territories
a Knight of the Order of Isabela the Catholic
Ref.Filipinos In History,Vol. 1 page 3 pub. by National Historical Institute