Jose is my Hero

Jose Rizal is recognized as a national hero within Filipino culture.
Born in 1861 he was educated in Europe and Japan – he wrote two books Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo; and is widely seen as a figure head for his political actions within the Philippines, during the Spanish occupation of the Islands. Rizal developed renown for being widely travelled, well educated and also for his intellectual pursuits within: the sciences, arts, literature and languages …