Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa (28 September 1862 – 21 January 1924), also known as W. E. RetanaorWenceslao E. Retana, was a 19th-century Spanish polymath.
Wenceslao Retana
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Retana circa 1901
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| Born | Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa (1862-09-28)28 September 1862
Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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| Died | 21 January 1924(1924-01-21) (aged 61)
Madrid, Spain
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Polymath |
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A civil servant, colonial administrator, biographer, political commentator, publisher, bibliographer, and Filipinologist, 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 (The Life and Writings of Dr. José Rizal).[1][2] Rosa M. Vallejo described Retana as the "foremost" non-Filipino filipinologist.[3]
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