There was a bookstore in the Spanish city of Sevilla that sold an anthology of poems considered the best in the Spanish language. Among the works contained in its pages was the poem of Jose Rizal ...

IN 1892, Jose Rizal began a new novel in Tagalog. ... exists for “Sa Aking Mga Kabata,” traditionally believed to be his first poem. Rizal had 35 years to publish or assert authorship.

Jose Rizal spent the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 1896 prepaing for his martyrdom. At around three o’clock in the morning, he heard mass and received Communion.

Jose Rizal: 12 facts you need ... It was the story and poetry of Rizal that "did something to the House (of US Congress) ... “My dreams, when life first opened to me, My dreams, ...

President Ramon Magsaysay issued Executive Order (EO) 52, series of 1954 on Aug. 10, 1954, creating the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission (JRNCC) to, among other duties and functions, "edit ...