“I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land.”

— José Rizal · Courage quote

I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. — José Rizal quote card
Writer and reformer · 1861 – 1896

Filipino nationalist whose novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo inspired the Philippine independence movement.

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