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    José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. As an ophthalmologist, writer, and key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, he advocated for political reforms in the Philippines colony. He was executed for rebellion by the Spanish government after an anti-colonial revolution inspired partly by his writings broke out, even though he did not directly participate in planning or conducting the revolution. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines for his contributions to the independence movement.

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    José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. As an ophthalmologist, writer, and key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, he advocated for political reforms in the Philippines colony. He was executed for rebellion by the Spanish government after an anti-colonial revolution inspired partly by his writings broke out, even though he did not directly participate in planning or conducting the revolution. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines for his contributions to the independence movement.

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    José Protasio Rizal Mercado

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    José Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. As an ophthalmologist, writer, and key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, he advocated for political reforms in the Philippines colony. He was executed for rebellion by the Spanish government after an anti-colonial revolution inspired partly by his writings broke out, even though he did not directly participate in planning or conducting the revolution. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines for his contributions to the independence movement.

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    Jos Protasio Rizal Mercado[7] y Alonso Realonda, popularly known asJos Rizal (Spanish

    pronunciation: [xose risal]; June 19, 1861 December 30, 1896), was a Filipino

    nationalist and polymath during the tail end of theSpanish colonial period of the Philippines.
    An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the
    Filipino Propaganda Movementwhich advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
    He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellionafter an anti-colonial
    revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its
    planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to Philippine
    independence.
    He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines, and is implied by Philippine
    law to be one of the national heroes.[8] He was the author of the novels Noli Me Tngere[9] and El
    filibusterismo,[10] and a number of poems and essays.[11][12]

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