In 1892 Jose Rizal founded Liga Filipina ... Once initiated, Aguinaldo became known as Magdalo, named after Mary Magdalene. In 1896 the armed struggle began in Manila and quickly spread throughout ...

Rizal Park (formerly Bagumbayan), the site of Rizal's execution in 1896. Born June 19, 1861, Jose "Pepe" Rizal would grow to become a well-educated and well-traveled man. Originally, he studied ...

One of the items to be auctioned is Rizal's 1896 sculpture of Josephine Bracken, "Josephine Sleeping," which is priced at P7 million. "This is perhaps the most romantic, the most important ...

"Since his ultimate sacrifice in 1896, Dr. Jose Rizal's vision of a just and forward-thinking society is no less alive today than it was more than a century ago," Marcos said on Rizal Day as he ...

Dr. Jose Rizal was exiled in Dapitan from 1892-1896. These were his last four years. Dapitan served as his prison cell. He always compared it to “a beautiful cage” where he is imprisoned.