The day in 1896 that he was executed is now a national holiday. Jose Rizal was a nationalist and polymath and a national hero of which country?
National hero of the Philippines the 1993 Technical Committee, the National Hero shall be: Three more criteria were added in 1995: Already admired in his lifetime for his nationalistic writings and activities, Jose Rizal was executed for treason on December 30, 1896 by the Spanish colonial government. His writings had helped inspire the Philippine Revolution against colonial rule. On December 20, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the Philippine government, decreed December 30 of every year a day of national mourning in honor of Rizal and other victims of the revolution. Henceforth, December 30 has been celebrated as "Rizal Day". By the start of the 19th
National hero of the Philippines power from Bonifacio and ordered the "execution" of the former, Agoncillo opined that Bonifacio should not replace Rizal as the national hero but be honored alongside him. Historian Renato Constantino, building upon sentiments noted by Agoncillo, wrote in his 1970 essay "Veneration Without Understanding" that Rizal was unworthy of his high status since he was a "United States-sponsored hero". In 1990, historian Ambeth Ocampo stated that Rizal was a "conscious hero" stating that he is projected himself as a national figure prior to his execution and that he was deemed as the national hero by Bonifacio, noting naming Rizal as