Jose Rizal
Filipino novelist, poet, and nationalist hero executed by the Spanish colonial authorities. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are foundational texts of Philippine national identity and landmarks of Southeast Asian colonial fiction.
Works
- Noli Me TangereNovel exposing Spanish colonial corruption and clerical abuse
- El FilibusterismoRevolutionary novel against Spanish colonialism in Philippines
- Mi Ultimo AdiosPoem written before execution, expressing nationalist sentiments
- Annotations to MorgaHistorical annotations challenging colonial Spanish colonial narrative
- My Last FarewellPatriotic poem written before nationalist hero's execution