Jose Rizal is one of our national Hero. He was known for his meekness and coolness, but he never fought on a war. Most of the world Heroes was elevated as such because of their war exploits. Rizal never did it. He was using his pen for criticism about the handling of the spanish government in the Philippines. He fought to have the Philippines a permanent representation in the spanish cortes. That's why when the US accepted the Philippines as a vassal country, Gen. Taft who was the Governor general here, appointed Jose Rizal as the National Hero for the Philippines, to douse the fighting fervor of the Filipinos who are fighting for freedom at that time. Many scholar is still on the belief that the true National Hero was Andres Bonifacio, who fought against Spain in the field, like Simon Bolivar of the latin american countries. I think, they are correct.
daday
No single person or groups of persons were responsible for making the greatest Malayan the Number One Hero of his people. Rizal himself, his own people, and foreigners all together contributed to make him the greatest hero and martyr of his people. No amount of adulation canonization by both Filipinos and foreigners could convert Rizal into a great hero if he did not possess in himself.this answer is wrong William Taft and other Americans made Dr. Jose Rizal our National hero.
Rizal became our national hero because of his written that affects the lives of the Spaniards. And made the Filipinos people to awaken from the doings of the Spaniards.
it's because the Americans want it. they proclaimed Rizal as the national hero so people in Philippines would see him as a model.They would follow him;people would just study and develop their talents and skills and they would never be aggressive or be against to the Americans who are invading the Philippines that time. They prefered Rizal to be the national hero who is silent rather that Aguinaldo who is Aggressive and may be against the Americans.Is it not only the Americans that made Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) as a Philippine National hero but the Filipinos itself, for they seen his patriot works and his very most prominent advocacies for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era, most specially his bloodless fight for the freedom of his mother land.
He fought Spaniards by writing about their dirty secrets that made the Filipinos stand up. He also inspired Andres Bonifacio (another hero), and built a group called La Liga Filipina to help Filipinos.
Jose Rizal is the doremost heroe are gonna question that? ofcourse not hes the hero! hello!?
no, he is not an American-made hero,,it is only the American who suggest that the Philippines should have a national hero and it was Rizal.
No single person or groups of persons were responsible for making the greatest Malayan the Number One Hero of his people. Rizal himself, his own people, and foreigners all together contributed to make him the greatest hero and martyr of his people. No amount of adulation canonization by both Filipinos and foreigners could convert Rizal into a great hero if he did not possess in himself. this answer is wrong William Taft and other Americans made Dr. Jose Rizal our National hero.
No single person or groups of persons were responsible for making the greatest Malayan the Number One Hero of his people. Rizal himself, his own people, and foreigners all together contributed to make him the greatest hero and martyr of his people. No amount of adulation canonization by both Filipinos and foreigners could convert Rizal into a great hero if he did not possess in himself.this answer is wrong William Taft and other Americans made Dr. Jose Rizal our National hero.
daday
He is an American Sponsored Hero
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Rizal became our national hero because of his written that affects the lives of the Spaniards. And made the Filipinos people to awaken from the doings of the Spaniards.
National Heroes Committee
it was he, because he sacrifice his self to our country to be saved from the Spaniards. and use a pen only he did not use any kind of weapon to fight so he die with honor and dignity
why was rizal made a hero
It was the Filipino people themselves who hailed Jose Rizal as their national hero. As proofs, kindly click the following links: http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/the-rizal-cult-on-how-filipinos-created-their-national-hero/ http://www.filipinowriter.com/kultong-rizalismo-sanaysay-ni-jon-e-royeca