Dr. Jose P. Rizal - Vienna, Austria
N 48° 12.795 E 016° 22.468
33U E 602104 N 5340915
A historical marker about Jose P. Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, is located in Vienna, Austria.
Waymark Code: WMMEWF
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 09/10/2014
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The marker reads:
Dr. José P. Rizal
(1861 - 1896)
Dr. José P. Rizal, philippinischer Nationalheld,
wohnte vom 20. bis 24. Mai 1887 im Hotel Metropole,
das sich an dieser Stelle befand.
Ein 'österreichischer Lehrer, Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt,
unterstützte Rizals Aktion in Europa gegen die spanische
Kolonialherrschaft.'
[English Translation]
Dr. José P. Rizal
(1861 - 1896)
Dr. José P. Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, stayed at the Metropole Hotel on 20 to 24 May 1887 on this site. An 'Austrian schoolmaster, Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt supported Rizal's campaign in Europe against the Spanish colonial regime in the Philippines.'
The following information about Jose Rizal is from Wikipedia (
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"José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary. He is widely considered as one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He was the author of Noli Me Tángere, El Filibusterismo, and a number of poems and essays. He was executed on December 30, 1896 by a squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army."