tagalog language and rizal Tagalog language and rizal  dr - tagalog language and rizal introduction jose protacio mercado rizal y alonzo realonda (june 19, 1861 , december 30, 1896), variously called the “pride of the malay race,” “the great malayan,” “the first filipino,” “the messiah of the revolution,” “the universal hero,” “the messiah of the redemption,” was an polyglot and is the national.