"Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot" by Austin Craig José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. He is considered a national hero to this day. In this book, Austin Craig writes the biography of Dr. Jose Rizal. He traces Rizal's ancestry to his Chinese forbears and provides insight into the personalities that influenced him as he is growing up.