Life and Works of Rizal The Mercado - Rizal Family

The Rizals is considered one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lam-co, the family's paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the hilippines from !moy, China in the closing years of the "#th century and married a Chinese half-breed by the name of $nes de la Rosa. Researchers re%ealed that the &ercado-Rizal family had also traces of 'apanese, (panish, &alay and )%en *egrito blood aside from Chinese. 'ose Rizal came from a "+-member family consisting of his parents, ,rancisco &ercado $$ and Teodora !lonso Realonda, and nine sisters and one brother. FRANCISCO MERCADO -".".-"./.0 ,ather of 'ose Rizal who was the youngest of "+ offsprings of 'uan and Cirila &ercado. 1orn in 1i2an, Laguna on !pril "., ".".3 studied in (an 'ose College, &anila3 and died in &anila. TEODORA ALONSO -".4#-"/"+0 &other of 'ose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo !lonso and 1ri5ida de 6uintos. (he studied at the Colegio de (anta Rosa. (he was a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-wor7ing and well-read. (he was born in (anta Cruz, &anila on *o%ember "8, ".4# and died in "/"+ in &anila. SATURNINA RIZAL -".9:-"/"+0 )ldest child of the Rizal-!lonzo marriage. &arried &anuel Timoteo ;idalgo of Tanauan, 1atangas. PACIANO RIZAL -".9"-"/+:0 <nly brother of 'ose Rizal and the second child. (tudied at (an 'ose College in &anila3 became a farmer and later a general of the hilippine Re%olution. NARCISA RIZAL -".94-"/+/0 The third child. married !ntonio Lopez at &orong, Rizal3 a teacher and musician. OLYMPIA RIZAL -".99-"..#0 The fourth child. &arried (il%estre =baldo3 died in "..# from childbirth. LUCIA RIZAL -".9#-"/"/0 The fifth child. &arried &atriano ;erbosa. MARIA RIZAL -".9/-"/890 The si>th child. &arried Daniel ,austino Cruz of 1i2an, Laguna. OSE RIZAL -".?"-"./?0 The second son and the se%enth child. ;e was e>ecuted by the (paniards on December +:,"./?. CONCEPCION RIZAL -".?4-".?90 The eight child. Died at the age of three. OSEFA RIZAL -".?9-"/890 The ninth child. !n epileptic, died a spinster. TRINIDAD RIZAL -".?.-"/9"0 The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to die. SOLEDAD RIZAL -".#:-"/4/0 The youngest child married antaleon 6uintero.

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