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Many thanks to
for her suggestion to include Blumentritt in the story.José Protasio Mercado Rizal y Alonso Realonda or popularly known as José Rizal (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after an anti-colonial revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to Philippine independence. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines, and is implied by Philippine law to be one of the national heroes.[6] He was the author of the novels Noli Me Tángere,[7] and El Filibusterismo,[8] and a number of poems and essays.[9][10]
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Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853, Prague – September 20, 1913, Litoměřice), was a teacher, secondary school principal in Litoměřice, lecturer, and author of articles and books in the Philippines and its ethnography. He is well known in the Philippines for his close friendship with the writer and Propagandist, José Rizal, and the numerous correspondence between the two provide a vital reference for Rizal historians and scholars,[1] including his last letter from prison[2] before the execution.
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Ferdinand Blumentritt full letter (www.univie.ac.at/ksa/apsis/auf…)
Leitmeritz, Austria
16 July 1892 Doctor José Rizal
Dapitan
Dearest Rizal:
My entire household is full of gloom. Yesterday we received the news of your banishment or deportation to the south of the Archipelago. This news has shocked us very much; my wife, Loleng, Fritz and Conradito turn pale because they imagine that the bailiffs maltreat you. I hope that the barbarities with which Barrantes and other gentlemen, who often render lipservice to national nobility, stained the pages of the history of the Philippines, would not be repeated. Under the administration of Despujol, acts of barbarism are not committed; and so I ask you to live in the conviction that informed justice will give you the freedom which mistaken autocracy has robbed you. And do not forget that it you have bitter enemies, you also have devoted friends who will do everything that law and honor to restore to your freedom.
We pray the Most Blessed Virgin to give you her protection. I send you the affectionate regards of my family and receive, with loving and fraternal greetings, a close embrace of your faithful friend,
Ferdinand Blumentritt
