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Why Jose Rizal lastname rizal?

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rizal's name means "green field" there is a spanish law to change the last name of Filipino.. before the rizal's name was mercado but this is sound common name.. there is lot of peole in Philippines having mercado last name but not relatives of rizal family..

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Jose Rizal's last name was rizal so that they cant be traced by the Spaniards. Rizal surname is considered illustrado during the Spanish time and entails the benefits a Spaniard can get

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