Achievements of Jose Rizal

Answer 1

Rizal attended the Ateneo De Manila University, earning a Bachelors of Arts. He enrolled in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Thomas and then traveled alone to Madrid, Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid, earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. He attended the University of Paris and earned a second doctorate at the University of Heidelberg, Rizal was a polyglot conversant in at least ten languages. He was a prolific poet, essayist, diarist, correspondent, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. These are social commentaries on the Philippines that formed the nucleus of literature that inspired dissent among peaceful reformists and spurred the militancy of armed revolutionaries against the Spanish colonial authorities.

Answer 2

Jose Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath who played a key role in sparking the Filipino independence movement against Spanish colonial rule. He is regarded as a national hero in the Philippines for his writings, which inspired the revolution against Spanish authorities. Rizal's novel "Noli Me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo" are considered seminal works that exposed the injustices of Spanish colonial rule and helped shape Filipino national identity.