SUBJECT: Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal DEADLINE:

DATE: Third Week TEACHER: Rosemarie N. Gonzales

I. TOPIC
BACKGROUNDER OF RIZAL’S FAMILY/HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF RIZAL

II. OBJECTIVES
1. Learn and understand the historical background of Jose Rizal
2. Enumerate Jose Rizal’s ancestors, parentsand siblings and their background
3. Create and family tree continuum of Jose Rizal’s family.

III. MATERIALS NEEDED

Copy of Suplementary Learning Kit, notebook, ballpen, smartphone and internet connection and other references
related to the topic.

IV. GEAR UP YOUR MIND

To understand the life of Rizal and how our National Hero turned out to be. There is a need to take a
glimpse at the factors which influenced him - the interplay of heredity as well as environment factors.
Rizal came from a mixture of races. From his father-side, his great granddather was a Chinese merchant
from Amoy, China. In the closing years of the 17 th century, Domingo Lamco who assumed the family surename
“Mercado” in consonance with the decree of Narciso Claveria to free all Spanish subjects and their children from
prejudices associated with having Chinese surnames. Lamco married a wealthy Chinese meztiza, Ines dela Rosa
and from Manila, they moved to Biñan and became tenants in the Dominican hacienda. (During those times, most
of the estate or a large portion of the town were owned by the Dominican friars) Rizal’s grandfather was Juan
Mercado who married Cirila Alejandro, a Chinese-Filipina mestiza. Juan and Cirila had fourteen (14) children, one
of whom was Rizal’s father, Don Francisco.
Don Francisco, Rizal’s father, was an erudite man. He took courses in Latin and Philosophy at Colegio de
San Jose in Manila. For Rizal, his father was a model faher because of his honesty, and prudence. Rizal inherited
from his father self-respect, serenity and poise, seriousness and a deep sense of dignity.
On the other hand, from his mother side, Rizal’s great grandfather was Manuel de Quintos from Lingayen,
Pangasinan, who married a woman with Japanese ancestry, Regina Ursua. One of the daughter, Brigida, married
Lorenzo Alberto Alonso. Brigida and Lorenzo had five (5) siblings, one of whom was Teodora, Rizal’s mother.
Doña Teodoro like her husband, Rizal’s father was an
educated woman. She completed her education at Colegio
de Santa Rosa. According to Rizal, his mother was a woman
of culture and religion, an industrious housewife to the point
of being self-sacrificing. She was also a disciplinarian from
whom Rizal learned the values of warmth and virtue. It
was believed that Rizal inherited from his mother the
temperament of a dreamer and a fondness of poetry, not
to forget, being stern as well as asceticism and self-sacrifice

The family of Don Francisco and Doña Teodora is a typical middle class (Principalia) family in the 19 th
century. Somehow, a life of comfort and affluence since the family belonged to the principalia. Listing down the
various aspects which would show why Rizal’s family thriving business in rice and sugar. The ownership of a house

The house at Calamba in which Rizal was born

made of adobe and hardwood. Ownership of carriage and horses; numerous books in a house library; personal
servants to take care of their needs; private tutoring for their children; and the ability to send their children for
education in Manila. From all these, it can be gleaned that socio-economic status of Rizal’s family is way beyond
the average income level during during that time.
Jose Rizal came from a 13-member family consisting of his parents, Don Francisco Mercado and Doña
Teodora Alonso and nine (9) sisters and one (1) brother.

FRANCISCO MERCADO (KIKOY) is the Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of the 13
offspring of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818; studied in
Colegio de San Jose in Manila. He died in 1898

TEODORA ALONSO (LOLAY) is the mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of
Lorenzo Alonso and Brigida de Quintos. She studied at Colegio de Santa Rosa. She is
business-minded, courteous, religious, hard-working and well-read woman. She was born in
Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1826 and died on August 16, 1911.

SATURNINA HIDALGO Y MERCADO (NENENG) is the eldest child of the Mercados. She
was married to Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas (1850-1913).

PACIANO MERCADO Y ALONSO is the only brother of Jose Rizal in Manila. He was a farmer
and later became a general of the Philippine Revolution. He had a common-law wife named
Severina Decena and had a daughter named Emiliana Mercado Rizal (1851-1930).

NARCISA LOPEZ Y MERCADO (SISA) was a maestra and a lover of

music especially piano. She was married to Antonio Lopez, a teacher and
musician of Morong. (1852-1939).

OLYMPIA UBALDO Y MERCADO (YPIA) was married to Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operatorr
form Manila. (1855-1887)

LUCIA HERBOSA Y MERCADO (LUCING) was married to Marian Herbosa of Calamba

(1857-1919)
MARIA CRUZ Y MERCADO (BIANG) was married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan Laguna.
(1859-1945)

JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL Y ALONZO REALONDA (PEPE/MOY) is the 7th child of
Don Kikoy and Doña Lolay . He died because of his nationalist aspirations. (1861-1896)

CONCEPCION MERCADO Y ALONSO (CONCHA) was the playmate of Jose Rizal who died at the
age of 3. (1862-1865)

JOSEFA MERCADO Y ALONSO (PANGGOY) was an epileptic born in 1865 but of a strong
personality who died as a spinster at the age of 80. (1865-1945)

TRINIDAD MERCADO Y ALONSO (TRINNING), the tenth child. She was the longest living
family member. They gave her the pet name Trining. Like her sister Josefa, she never got
married and also died an old maid at the age of 83. (1868-1951)

SOLEDAD QUINTERO Y MERCADO (COLENG) was the youngest of the children of

Don Kikoy and Doña Lolay. Born in 1870, she was the reason why Doña Lolay was
freed from improsonment. She was married to Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba. (1870-
1929).

NAME: DEADLINE:
GRADE & SECTION: TEACHER: Rosemarie N. Gonzales
V. BOOST UP YOUR LEARNING

IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTION: Read the statement and write the correct answer in the space provided.
______________________ 1. Rizal’s great grandfather from his father’s side.

______________________ 2. Rizal’s great grandfather from his motther’s side.

______________________ 3. The religious order which practically owned the Calambas town during
Rizal’s time.

______________________ 4. Rizal’s great grandmother from his father’s side.

______________________ 5. Rizal’s great grandmother from his moa ther’s side.

______________________ 6. A term used during Rizal’s time to refer to a middle class intelellectual.

______________________ 7. The priveleged class in Calamba where Rizal’s family belonged.

______________________ 8. The main family busuness Rizal’s family.

______________________ 9. Rizal’s sister from whom he learned the value of sisterly love.

______________________ 10. The novel dedicated by Rizal to the memory of the martyred priests
Gomer, Bugos and Zamora.

NAME: DEADLINE:
GRADE AND SECTION: TEACHER: Rosemarie N. Gonzales
VI. LEVEL UP YOUR LEARNING

FAMILY TREE CONTINUUM

Direction: Construct Rizal’s family tree incorporating a timeline continuum starting from the ancertors of his parents.
Your output will be presented via video presetation and it will be submitted in our online platform (LMS).

RUBRICS:
Presented clearly 10
Clean and attractive 10
Labeled picutures of family members 15
Presentation: perfect pronounciation and grammar 15

REFERENCE De Jesus, Rios, Gabriel, Nayra, Garcia Eugenio, Leonardo Suyom, Pelipada, Cesar,
Sagadraca, Dizon. The Icon Revised Rizal (His Life, Works, Writings) and the
Other Heroes (The Freehand Modular Approach). Mandaluyong City. Books
Atbp. Publising Corp. 2017