Our National Hero

Fast Facts:

DR.JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL (1861-1896)
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO

BIRTHDAY: June 19, 1861
BIRTHPLACE: Calamba, Laguna
Date Graduated: March 23, 1877
School: Ateneo De Manila
Course: Bachelor In Arts
Professor: Fr. Jose Bech
Favorite Novel: The count of Monte Carlo
Last Poem: "Mi Ultimo Adios" Last farewell dated: Dec. 29, 1896
Date Died: DECEMBER 30, 1896

NOVELS
Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
El Filibusterismo (Rebellion)

His house in Calamba is now a major tourist destination here in the Philippines.