Dr. Jose Rizal’s Statue in Madrid, Spain
Three months had passed since my last visit in Madrid, Spain. After being informed by my landlady that Dr. Jose Rizal has a monument somewhere in Madrid, I decided to go here one day. Thanks to the travel guide I had with me during the time when I was in Madrid. I actually googled about the location of Dr. Jose Rizal’s monument and after some information online about it. I was able to find it the site where it is located. Thanks also to the subway map and the map of Madrid where I was always successful in finding a certain sight in Spain’s capital.
Dr. Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. I admire him so much because of his special ability, being a multilinguist, also known as polylinguist.
The monument erected to Dr. Jose Rizal in La Islas Filipinas in Madrid, Spain. I had the chance to be there last March 2012.
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896), was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by the National Heroes Committee.[5] His execution day in 1896, now known as Rizal Day, is a national holiday in the Philippines. more here.
He was a prolific poet, essayist, diarist, correspondent, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli me Tangere and El filibusterismo.
