The Village in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jose Protacio Rizal

(1861–1896)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 28, 2026

1. Jose Protacio Rizal Marker

Inscription. The national hero of the Philippines and the pride of the Malay race. He was a physician, poet, linguist and polyglot, sculptor and political essayist. Author of the two famous novels, Noli Me Tangere (The Social Cancer), 1887, and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), 1891, which dramatized the colonial oppression of the Filipinos during the Spanish regime. Arrested on July 6, 1892 for organizing La Liga Filipina, an association seeking to defend Filipino rights. Deported on July 15, 1892 to Dapitan, Zamboanga in Mindanao. Volunteered as a military doctor for the Spanish forces fighting in Cuba. Enroute to Spain, Rizal was again arrested and brought back to Manila where he was charged with inspiring the Philippine Revolution. Executed by musketry and died as a martyr on December 30, 1896 in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park), Manila.

This historical marker is installed by the Filipino community in New Jersey in honor of Dr. Jose Rizal. Unveiled by His Excellency, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, President of the Republic of the Philippines on 24 October 2000.

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is December 30, 1896.

Location. 40° 43.327′ N, 74° 3.06′ W. Marker is in Jersey

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City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is in The Village. It is at the intersection of Christopher Columbus Drive and Brunswick Street, on the right when traveling west on Christopher Columbus Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 272 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City NJ 07302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Knights of Rizal (here, next to this marker); William Mercado (approx. ¼ mile away); Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Holy Rosary Church Bronze Bells (approx. ¼ mile away); Van Vorst Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Van Vorst Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. half a mile away); Tribute to the Soldiers of New Jersey (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jersey City.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . José Rizal (Wikipedia).

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a national hero of the Philippines, although no official proclamation formally declares him as such. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 28, 2026

2. Dr. Rizal Park
and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement in the 1880s, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.

(Submitted on June 14, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Jose Protacio Rizal Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 28, 2026

3. Jose Protacio Rizal Monument

The marker is located at the base of the monument in Plaza Rizal.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.