Jose Rizal
1861 – 1896 Filipino Writer, national hero
Filipino reformer and Mason executed under Spanish rule.
- Religion
- Catholic, later critical of the Church
- Affiliations
- Documented Freemason, initiated in Spain.
Rizal was initiated into Freemasonry in Madrid in 1884 and later joined Filipino lodges tied to the reform movement. The craft connected the expatriate reformers who pushed for change in the Spanish colony. His membership is documented in masonic records.
In the timeline
- 1890 Jose Rizal is raised a Master Mason in Lodge Solidaridad central figure