The choice of Rizal as a national hero was a master stroke by the Americans.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Selecting Rizal as a national hero was strategically advantageous for American colonial interests.
- In plain terms
- Americans picked Rizal as hero because it helped them.
- What can you take from it?
- Hero selection can be politically motivated.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who benefits from choosing a national hero?
- How does politics shape history?
Another view
Rizal may have been chosen simply because he was the most suitable candidate.
More from Jose Rizal
Under what clime or what skies, has tyranny claimed a nobler victim?
Permalink to quote #50 The first Filipino.
Permalink to quote #52 And now gentlemen, you must have a national hero!
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