Jose Rizal is the Philippines’ National Hero. He was born on June 19, 1861, to Francisco Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos in Calamba, Laguna. He had nine sisters and one brother. His parents were leaseholders of a hacienda and an accompanying rice farm held by the Dominicans. Rizal was an … More Jose Rizal Executed on Dec. 30, 1896