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Jose Rizal's Family Ancestry Overview

The Rizal family was one of the largest families during their time in the Philippines. The paternal ascendant, Domingo Lamco, was a Chinese immigrant who married a Chinese half-breed woman in the late 17th century. Researchers found the Rizal-Mercado family had traces of Japanese, Spanish, Malay, Negrito, and Chinese blood. Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso were the parents of Jose Rizal. Mercado was the youngest of 13 siblings and studied in San Jose College. Alonso was the second child of her parents and studied in Colegio de Santa Rosa. They had 11 children together, with Jose Rizal being the seventh child and second son,

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Jose Rizal's Family Ancestry Overview

The Rizal family was one of the largest families during their time in the Philippines. The paternal ascendant, Domingo Lamco, was a Chinese immigrant who married a Chinese half-breed woman in the late 17th century. Researchers found the Rizal-Mercado family had traces of Japanese, Spanish, Malay, Negrito, and Chinese blood. Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso were the parents of Jose Rizal. Mercado was the youngest of 13 siblings and studied in San Jose College. Alonso was the second child of her parents and studied in Colegio de Santa Rosa. They had 11 children together, with Jose Rizal being the seventh child and second son,

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Jose Rizals Ancestry

The Rizals is considered one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lamco, the family's paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the
Philippines from Amoy, China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a
Chinese half-breed by the name of Ines de la Rosa.
Researchers revealed that the Mercado-Rizal family had also traces of Japanese,
Spanish, Malay and Even Negrito blood aside from Chinese.
FRANCISCO MERCADO (1818-1898) - Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of
13 offsprings of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Bian, Laguna on April 18, 1818;
studied in San Jose College, Manila; and died in Manila.
TEODORA ALONSO (1827-1913) - Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of
Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida de Quintos. She studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa.
She was a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-working and wellread. She was born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1827 and died in 1913 in
Manila.
SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913) - Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married
Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
PACIANO RIZAL (1851-1930) - Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child.
Studied at San Jose College in Manila; became a farmer and later a general of the
Philippine Revolution.
NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939) - The third child. married Antonio Lopez at Morong,
Rizal; a teacher and musician.
OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887) - The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in
1887 from childbirth.
LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919) - The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa.
MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945) - The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Bian,
Laguna.
JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896) - The second son and the seventh child. He was executed
by the Spaniards on December 30,1896.
CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865) - The eight child. Died at the age of three.
JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945) - The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.
TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951) - The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the
family to die.

SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929) - The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.

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