Happy 159th Birthday, Dr Jose Rizal!

Today, June 19, 2020, is the 159th Birthday of Dr Jose Rizal, the National Hero of my country, Philippines. He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna in 1861 and he died of execution by firing squad by the Spanish Forces on December 30, 1896. He was convicted of rebellion, sedition and conspiracy and was sentenced to death.

He is considered as the Philippines National Hero and declared as such during the US/American Occupation in the country in the early 1900s. His death sparked the Filipinos to revolt against the rule of the Spanish in the country until the US Forces invaded the Philippines during the Battle of Manila Bay on August 13, 1898.

                                         Picture of Dr Jose Rizal (Photo Taken From Google)

Dr Jose Rizal was famous with his writings during his travel and stay in Europe and in the US and other parts of the world. He authored two famous novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which described the lives of the Filipino people during those times when Spain ruled the Philippines. They are novels that resulted the ire of the Spanish Government and the Religious Sector who ruled the country.

Dr Rizal Rizal was a prolific writer, a traveler, a sportsman, a lover of women, philanthropist, and an innovator.