In 1896, the Katipunan, a secret Filipino revolutionary society, tried to overthrow the Spanish government. In 1887, Rizal returned to the Philippines but quickly returned to Europe because he believed his prolonged presence would serve only to endanger his family and relatives. Both novels exposed the ills of the Spanish colonial government and Filipino society. Rizal's second book, El Filibusterismo (The Subversive), was published in Belgium in 1891. Noli Me Tangere (Latin for Touch Me Not) was published in Berlin in 1886. While living in Europe, Rizal gained worldwide attention with two novels. José Mercado y Alonso Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, in Calamba, the Philippines. This quote describes one of Jose Rizal’s books. God did not create man to be a slave nor did he endow him with intelligence to have him hoodwinked, or adorn him with reason to have him deceived by others.” -(Letter to the Young Women of Malolos). “All men are born equal, naked, without bonds. Jose Rizal the national hero of the Philippines.
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