Jose Rizal
June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896
Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. Through his pen, he revealed the injustices being done to the Filipinos by the Spaniards with his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. He is also a doctor, teacher, and journalist, among many other careers.

For a full biography of him, you can go to this link.

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ARTIST'S NOTES:
I came up with this drawing all of a sudden after seeing my classmate draw while listening to some punk music. I decided to make it a bit cartoonish and anime-like since I wanted to make those kinds of drawings with famous Filipino heroes for some time already and also because I'm not very talented in realistic and still-life sketches.

The picture that I used as my basis for this drawing was taken from this link at the website of the National Historical Institute of the Philippines.

The digital copy of the drawing was captured using a Canon PowerShot A560.