Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1861-1896), Filipino nationalist, polymath, and prodigy (writer, novelist, poet, artist, polyglot), became an ardent advocate for reforms in the Spanish colonial government through his association with the Propaganda Movement, and his personal experiences of colonial oppression. Apart from numerous essays and poems, he wrote two novels, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which partly inspired Andres Bonifacio to form the revolutionary movement, Katipunan, and eventually spark the Philippine Revolution. Rizal was accused of rebellion and executed by musketry on 30 December 1896 at Bagumbayan Field (Luneta and now Rizal Park). He is considered the Filipino national hero, side by side with revolutionary leader, Bonifacio. My translations from the Spanish are of his selected poetry.