Noli Me Tangere es el texto mas celebre de Jose Rizal. Rizal escribio su novela sobre la sociedad de Filipinas en el siglo XIX en medio de su actividad politica, y pretendio denunciar los desmanes del gobierno espanol y sus instituciones religiosas a traves de un relato en el que comparecen las clases sociales imperantes, el amor y la reflexion historica. Noli Me Tangere is the most celebrated work of Jose Rizal. The novel presents Philippine society in the 19th century, and was written while Rizal was engaged in his political activities, working to free the Pacific island nation from the Spanish empire. The book was written to denounce the abuses of the Spanish colonial government and its religious institutions. The story portrays the ruling social classes, through love affairs and reflections on historical realities."