THE BIRTH OF A NATIONAL HERO o She died on August 16, 1911, at the aged
• Dr. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, in of 84.
Calamba Laguna. The Rizal Children
• He was baptized in the catholic church in o God Blessed the marriage of Francisco
Calamba Laguna on June 22, 1861, by the parish Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda
priest Father Rufino with Eleven (11) Children.
Collantes. o Two (2) Boys.
• Rizal God Father was Father Pedro Casanas, a o Nine (9) Girls
close friend of Rizal’s Family
• His name “Jose” was chosen by his mother who
1. Saturnina Rizal – (1850-1913)
was a devotee of the Christian saint “San Jose”
or Saint Joseph o Saturnina Rizal Hidalgo
• The Baptismal Certificate was signed and o Oldest of the Rizal Children,
witness by Leoncio Lopez. nickname Neneng.
o She married to Manuel T. Hidalgo
of Tanawan, Batangas.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES
Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery – He was the
Governor- General of the Philippines at the time 2. Paciano Rizal – (1851-1930)
Joze Rizal was born; o Older brother and confidant of
He was also the former Senator of Spain Jose Rizal
(member of the upper chamber of the Spanish o After Jose Rizal execution, Paciano
Cortes) joined the Philippine Revolution and
He governed the Philippines from February 2, became a combat general, after the
1861-July 7, 1862. Revolution. o Then afterward, Paciano
One of the achievements of Governor retired to his farm in Los Baños Laguna,
Generalwere; where Paciano lived as a gentleman
1. Fostering the cultivation of cotton in the farmer.
provinces; and o Paciano died on April 13, 1930, at the
2. Establishing the politico military aged of 79. o Paciano had two (2)
governments in the Visayas and in children a boy and a girl, with his
Mindanao mistress (Severina Decena).
FAMILY BACKGROUND OF DR. JOSE RIZAL 3. Narcisa Rizal – (1852-1939)
Jose Rizal’s Parents o Narcisa Rizal Lopez
o Jose Rizal was the 7th of the 11thchildren of o Her nickname was Sisa and she married
Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso to Antonio Lopez (Nephew of Father
Realonda. Leoncio Lopez), a school teacher of
Morong
o Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818-1898) – He was
the father of Rizal o He was born on May 11,
1818 in Biñan, Laguna. His Father studied Latin 4. Olimpia Rizal – (1855-1887)
and Philosophy at the College of San Jose o Olimpia Rizal Ubaldo o Her nickname
Manila. was Ypia.
o Jose Rizal father died in Manila on January 5, o She married Silvestre Ubaldo, a
1898 at the aged of 79. telegraph operator from Manila
o Doña Teodora (Teodora Alonso Realonda)
(1827-1911) –She was the mother of Rizal. o She 5. Lucia Rizal – (1857-1919)
was born on November 9, 1827 and was o Lucia Rizal Herbosa
educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a o She married to Mariano Herbosa of
wellknown College for girls in the City. Calamba, who was a nephew of Father
o She knows Literature and speaks Spanish Casanas.
well and a Mathematician.
o Herbosa died of Cholera in 1889 and was
denied Christian burial and because he was
a brotherin-law of [Link] Rizal
6. Maria Rizal – (1859-1945) RIZAL’S ANCESTRY
o Maria Rizal Cruz • Rizal was a product of the mixture of races.
o Biang was her nickname. • In Rizal’s veins flowed the blood of both East
o She married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of and West. These are the following:
Biñan, Laguna. o Negrito
o Indonesian
o Malay
7. Jose Rizal – (1861-1896) o Chinese
o The greatest Filipino Hero and peerless o Japanese
genius. His nickname was “Pepe”. o Spanish
o During his exile in Dapitan he lived with
Josephine Bracken, an Irish girl from Hong
Kong. Rizal had a son by her, but his baby- RIZAL’S ANCESTORS IN THE FATHER SIDE (DON
boy died a few hours after his birth. FRANCISCO MERCADO RIZAL)
o But still Rizal named him “Francisco” after • Domingo Lamco
his father’s name and buried him in o a Chinese immigrant from the Fukien
Dapitan City of Changchow, who arrived in
Manila about 1960.
o He was the Great-great
8. Conception Rizal – (1862-1865)
grandfather of Jose Rizal on his father’s
o Her nickname was Concha side.
o She died at the aged of 3. o He became a Christian and
o Her death was Jose Rizal first sorrow in life married to a wellknown Chinese
Christian girl of Manila named Ines de la
Rosa.
9. Josefa Rizal – (1865-1945) o He used the surname Mercado
o Her nickname was Panggoy. in the year 1731. o The Spanish term
o She died at the aged of 80. “Mercado” means “Market” in English
o Domingo Mercado and Ines de la Rosa
had a son named, Francisco Mercado.
10. Trinidad Rizal – (1868-1951)
o Her nickname was Trining
o She died at the aged 83 • Francisco Mercado
o Who resided in Biñan.
o Married to a Chinese-Filipino Mestiza,
11. Soledad Rizal – (1870-1929) Cirila Bernacha. o He was
o Soledad Rizal Quintero elected as Gobernadorcillo (Municipal
o The youngest. Mayor) of the town.
o Her nickname was Choleng. o One of their sons named Juan Mercado
o She married to Pantaleon Quintero of (was Jose Rizal’s Grandfather).
Calamba
• Rizal always called all her sisters as “Doña or
Señora” if married and “Señorita” if Single or not • Juan Mercado
yet married”. o Married Cirila Alejandra, a Chinese-
• Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentritt, on June 23, Filipino mestiza.
1888 while Rizal is in London. Rizal said that “His o Like his father, he was elected
Brother Paciano was the most Noble Filipinos Governadorcillo of Biñan.
and though an “Indio” o Capitan Juan and Capitana Cirila had
• Rizal describe “Indio” as more generous and thirteen children, the youngest was
nobleman
Francisco Mercado who was the father of
Dr. Jose Rizal.
THE SURNAME RIZAL
• The real surname of the Rizal family was
Mercado which was used in the year 1731 by
Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great-
grandfather of Dr. Jose Rizal), who was a
fullblooded Chinese.
• Francisco Mercado • Rizal’s family acquired a second surname
o At the age of 8 his father died (Juan “Rizal” which was given by a Spanish Alcalde
Mercado). Mayor (Provincial Governor) of Laguna, who
o He studied Latin and Philosophy in the was a family friend.
College of San Jose in Manila. • The Mercados of Calamba chose the unlisted
o He meet and fall in love Alonso Realonda, a name Rizal, although they continued to use
student in the College of Santa Rosa. the name Mercado. Their original application
o Francisco Mercado and Alonso was for the name Ricial (meaning “the green
Realonda were married on June 28, 1848 of young growth” or “green fields”), which
and settled down in Calamba was connected to their livelihood, but this
was denied for no apparent reason.
• Rizal means "Rizal is a Spanish-derived name
for Ricial, meaning Rice Field/Green Field or
RIZAL’S ANCESTORS IN THE MOTHER SIDE (DOÑA pasture.
TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA)
• Doña Teodora’s family was the descendant of
Lakan Dula, who is the last native King of Tondo.
THE RIZAL HOUSE
• Teodora Alonso Realonda • The house of the Rizal family was one of the
- Her Great-grandfather (Jose Rizal’s maternal distinguished stone houses in Calamba
great-great-grandfather) was Eugenio Ursua during Spanish times.
(of Japanese Ancestry) • It was a two-storey building, rectangular in
shape, built of adobe stones and hard-
woods, and roofed with red tiles
• Eugenio Ursua • Behind the house were the poultry yard full
- Married to a Filipina named Binigna of turkey’s and chickens and a big garden of
(Surname Unknown). tropical fruit trees-like, atis, balimbing, chico,
- Their daughter, Regina. macopa, papaya, santol, tampoy, etc.
• Regina Ursua
- Married to Manuel de Quintos which is a A GOOD AND MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY
FilipinoChinese lawyer from Pangasinan • The Rizal family belonged to the
“Principalia”, a town aristocracy in Spanish
Philippines. It was one of the distinguished
• Manuel de Quintos families in Calamba.
- One of the daughter of Attorney de Quintos • They owned “carriage” which was a status
and Regina was “Brigida” symbol of the ilustrados in Spanish
Philippines and a private library (the largest
library in Calamba) which consists of more
• Brigida de Quintos than 1,000 volumes
- Married to Lorenzo Alberto Alonso which is
the prominent Spanish-Filipino mestizo of
Biñan. HOME LIFE OF RIZAL’S FAMILY
- Their children were Narcisa, Teodora,
• The Rizal family had a simple, contented,
Gregorio, Manuel and Joseo Teodora was
and happy life.
(Dr. Jose Rizal mother)
• Don Francisco and Doña Teodora loved their
children very much, but they never spoiled
them.
• They were strict parents, and they trained their
children to love God, to behave well, to be
obedient, and to respect people, especially the
old folks.
• Whenever their children, including Jose Rizal,
got mischief, they were given a sound spanking.
• The family believed in the maxim that “ Spare
the rod and spoil the Child”
JOSE RIZAL EARLY DEMONSTRATION OF INBORN
TALENTS
• Jose Rizal at the age of 3 he was able to master
the alphabet.
• At the age of 8 he was able to write a poem
entitled “Sa aking Kabataor To My Fellow
Children”
• His second Poem was written at the age of 9. It
is entitled “My first Inspiration” (Mi Primera
Inspiracion). This poem was dedicated to his
mother.
• At the age of 5, Rizal revealed his God given
talent for art. He made sketches with his pencil
and to molding clay and wax objects. His sisters
laughed at him in spending too much time in
making images. He told them: “All right laugh at
me now: Someday when I die, people will make
monuments and images of me!”
• At the age of 3, he began to take part in the
family prayers. His mother, taught him Catholic
prayers. He was 5 when was able to read the
Bible. He took active part in the church, tools
part in novenas and religious processions. He
was fondly called “Manong Jose”.
• Drama Writer-at the age of 8 he wrote his first
dramatic work which was a Tagalog Comedy.
The Gobernadorcillo from Paete, Laguna saw the
play and was delighted so he bought it for 2
pesos to be stayed in their town fiesta.
• Boy Magician-with his hands he showed
different tricks such as making a coin appear or
disappear in his fingers and making a
handkerchief vanish in the air.