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January 04, 2021 AMONG all our heroes, Dr. Jose Rizal, whose martyrdom we commemorated five days ago, is without any doubt the most written about. But one can never get tired leafing through Rizaliana materials. There is always something new, something interesting to learn about him. Here are some interesting bits and pieces:
Rizal was cool-headed but there was a time when he almost fought a duel with two other famous kababayans Antonio Luna and Wenceslao Retana. Rizal and Luna almost dueled because of a girl Nelly Boustead, a beautiful mestiza of English and Spanish descent. Luna felt that he had the first claim on Nelly Boustead but Boustead appeared to be becoming infatuated with Rizal. In fact, Boustead later became one of the many girlfriends of Rizal.