Dr. José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, was shot by the
Spanish, and helped propel the revolt of Filipinos against Spain.
This, in turn, led to American involvement as a part of the Spanish
American War (and subsequently, the Philippine American War).

I am pleased to report that the important position paper of Dr. José
Rizal originally published in LA SOLIDARIDAD is now on the web. It
can now be found in the website, "Rizal's Life and Writings":

http://JoseRizal.info

The Original Spanish (NEW!), FILIPINAS DENTRO DE CIEN AÑOS, can be
found at this URL:

http://joserizal.info/Writings/Other/filipinas%20dentro%20de%20cien%
20anos.htm

An Enblish Translation by Charles Derbyshire, THE PHILIPPINES A
CENTURY HENCE, can be found at this URL:

http://joserizal.info/Writings/Other/centuryhence.htm