Wenceslao "Wenchesco" Emilio Retana y Gamboa (September 28, 1862 – January 21, 1924), also known as W.E. Retana or Wenceslao E. Retana, was a 19th-century Spanish civil servant, colonial administrator, writer, biographer, political commentator, publisher, bibliophile, bibliographer, Filipiniana collector, Spanish filipinologist, and Philippine scholar. Retana was a "onetime adversary" of Philippine national hero José Rizal who later became an "admirer" who wrote the first biographical account of the life of Rizal entitled Vida y Escritos del Dr. José Rizal or "Life and Writings of Dr. José Rizal".[1][2] Rosa M. Vallejo described Retana as the "foremost" non-Filipino filipinologist.[3]

Wenceslao Retana
Retana circa 1901
Born	Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa (1862-09-28)September 28, 1862 Boadilla del Monte, Spain
Died	January 21, 1924(1924-01-21) (aged 61) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Academic background
Alma mater	Academy of Military Engineering of Guadalajara Real Academia de la Historia

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External links

• Photograph of Wenceslao "Wenchesco" E. Retana at joserizal.info

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