“Friar! What a strange name. I don't remember having created such a thing! (God speaking to the angel Gabriel)”

—  José Rizal

"The Lord Gazes at the Philippine Islands", an allegory. (date unknown)

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Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist 1861–1896

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