Soledad Rizal (1870-1929)

The youngest child, Soledad was married to Pantaleon Quintero. She was
a teacher and was considered as the best educated among the sisters of
Rizal. Her nickname was Choleng.

Concepcion Rizal (1862-1865)

Concepcion didn’t live long to see Rizal’s martyrdom. She died early at
the age of three. People called her Concha.

Josefa Rizal (1865-1945) and Trinidad Rizal (1868-1951)

Josefa (Nickname: Pangoy) and Trinidad were together living and both
died as spinsters. Josefa was medically ill of epilepsy but the two became
members of the Katipunan. Rizal’s elegy, “Mi Ultimo Adios” was in the
safekeeping of Trinidad.

Maria Rizal (1859-1945)

Maria was the sixth child and married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan,
Laguna.Her nickname was Biang.

Narcisa Rizal (1852-1939)

Narcisa is the third child and was married to Antonio Lopez, a teacher
and musician from Morong, Rizal. Like a doting sister, Narcisa was very
close to Rizal and could recite all of Rizal’s poem from memory. She
married Antonio Lopez who was a school teacher in Morong, Rizal. They
had nine children—Emilio, Angélica, Isabel, Consuelo, Leoncio, Francisco,
Arsenio, Antonio and Fidela. Her nickname was Sisa.
Paciano Rizal (1851 – 1930)

Paciano Rizal was a brigadier general of the revolutionary forces, and

Secretary of Finance in the Departmental Government of Central Luzon.
He commanded the Filipino forces in Laguna during the Filipino-
American war. He died in April 13, 1930 at the age of 79 of tuberculosis.

Lucia Rizal (1857-1919)

Lucia was the fifth child and was married to Matriano Herbosa. One
important fact to know is that Lucia’s daughter Delfina, was the first wife
of Gen. Salvador Natividad and Delfina helped Marcela Agoncillo to make
the first Filipino flag in Hong Kong.

Olympia Rizal (1855-1887)

Olympia was married to Silvestre Ubaldo who was a telegraph operator

from Manila. Olympia unfortunately died from childbirth in 1887. Jose
loved to tease her, sometimes good-humoredly describing her as his
stout sister. Her nickname was Ypia.

Saturnina Rizal (1850-1913)

Saturnina is the eldest child of Francisco Mercado II and Teodora Alonso

Realonda. She was married to Married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of
Tanauan, Batangas. It was Doña Saturnina who published Pascual
Poblete’s translation in Tagalog language of the Noli Me Tangere in 1909.
She was married to Manuel T. Hidalgo, a native and one of the richest
persons in Tanauan, Batangas. She was known as Neneng. Her nickname
was Neneng.