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Life, Works and Writings

of
RIZAL

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TABLE OF PRESENTATION
A. Dr. Jose Rizal
B. Family Background of Dr. Jose Rizal
C. Rizal’s Ancestry
D. Rizal Ancestors in the Father side (Don Francisco Mercado Rizal)
E. Jose Rizal Ancestor in the Mother Side (Doña Teodora Alonso
Realonda)
F. Jose Rizal early Demonstration of Inborn Talents

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Dr. Jose Rizal

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The Birth of National Hero

• Dr. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba Laguna.
• He was baptized in the catholic church in Calamba Laguna on June 22,
1861, by the parish priest Father Rufino Collantes.
• Rizal God Father – was father Pedro Casanas, a close friend of Rizal’s
Family.
• His name “Jose” was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the
Christian saint “San Jose” or Saint Joseph.
• The Baptismal Certificate was signed and witness by Leoncio Lopez.

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Governor- General of the Philippines

• Lieutenant- General Jose Lemery – He was the Governor- General of
the Philippines at the time Jose Rizal was born;
o He was also the former Senator of Spain (member of the upper chamber of
the Spanish Cortes).
o He governed the Philippines from February 2, 1861- July 7, 1862.
o One of the achievements of Governor General- were;
1. Fostering the cultivation of cotton in the provinces; and
2. Establishing the politico- military governments in the Visayas and in Mindanao.

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Family Background
of
Dr. Jose Rizal

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Jose Rizal Parents

• Jose Rizal was the 7th of the 11th children of Francisco Mercado Rizal and
Teodora Alonso Realonda.
• 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 and
Philosophy at the College of San Jose Manila.
o Jose Rizal father died in Manila on January 5, 1898 at the aged of 79.
• Doña Teodora (Teodora Alonso Realonda) (1827-1911)– She was the
mother of Rizal.
o She was born on November 9, 1827 and was educated at the College of Santa Rosa,
a well- known College for girls in the City.
o She knows Literature and speaks Spanish well and a Mathematician.
o She died on August 16, 1911, at the aged of 84.

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The Rizal Children

• God Blessed the marriage of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora
Alonso Realonda with Eleven (11) Children.
• Two (2) Boys.
• Nine (9) Girls.
❑ These Children were as follows:
1. Saturnina Rizal – (1850- 1913);
o Saturnina Rizal Hidalgo
o Oldest of the Rizal Children, nickname Neneng.
o She married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas.
2. Paciano Rizal – (1851- 1930);
o Older brother and confidant of Jose Rizal.

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o After Jose Rizal execution, Paciano joined the Philippine Revolution and became a combat
general, after the Revolution.
o Then afterward, Paciano retired to his farm in Los Baños Laguna, where Paciano lived as a
gentleman farmer.
o Paciano died on April 13, 1930 at the aged of 79.
o Paciano had two (2) children a boy and a girl, with his mistress (Severina Decena).

3. Narcisa Rizal – (1852- 1939)

o Narcisa Rizal Lopez
o Her nickname was Sisa and she married to Antonio Lopez (Nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez), a
school teacher of Morong.

5. Olimpia Rizal – (1855- 1887)

o Olimpia Rizal Ubaldo
o Her nickname was Ypia.
o she married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from Manila.

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5. Lucia Rizal– (1857- 1919)

o Lucia Rizal Herbisa
o She married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba, who was a Nephew of Father Casanas.
o Herbosa died of Cholera in 1889 and was denied Christian burial and because he was a
brother- in- law of Dr. Jose Rizal.

7. Maria Rizal – (1859- 1945)

o Maria Rizal Cruz
o Biang was her nickname.
o She married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan Laguna.

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7. Jose Rizal – (1861- 1896)

o The greatest Filipino Hero and peerless genius.
o His nickname was “Pepe”.
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-boy died a few hours after his birth.
o But still Rizal named him “Francisco” after his father’s name and buried him in Dapitan.

8. Conception Rizal (1862- 1865)

o Her nickname was Concha
o She died at the aged of 3.
o Her death was Jose Rizal first sorrow in life.

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9. Josefa Rizal (1865- 1945)

o Her nickname was Panggoy.
o She died at the aged of 80.

10. Trinidad Rizal (1868- 1951)

o Her nickname was Trining
o She died at the aged 83.

11. Soledad Rizal (1870-1929)

o Soledad Rizal Quintero
o The youngest.
o Her nickname was Choleng.
o She married to Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba.

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• Rizal always called all her sisters as “Doña or Señora” if married and
“Señorita” if Single or not yet married”.
o Example: Doña Ypia
o Señora Saturnina
• Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentritt, on June 23, 1888 while Rizal is in
London. Rizal said that “His Brother Paciano was the most Noble
Filipinos and though an “Indio”.
o Rizal describe “Indio” as more generous and nobleman.

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Rizal’s
Ancestry

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• Rizal was a product of the mixture of races.

• In Rizal’s veins flowed the blood of both East and West. These are the
following;
o Negrito
o Indonesian
o Malay
o Chinese
o Japanese
o Spanish

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Rizal Ancestors in the Father

side
(Don Francisco Mercado Rizal)

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• Domingo Lamco
o a Chinese immigrant from the Fukien City of Changchow, who arrived in
Manila about 1960.
o He was the Great- great grandfather of Jose Rizal on his father’s side.
o He became a Christian and married to a well- known Chinese Christian girl of
Manila named Ines de la Rosa.
o He used the surname Mercado in the year 1731.
o The Spanish term “Mercado” means “Market” in English.

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• Domingo Mercado and Ines de la Rosa had a son named, Francisco

Mercado.
• Francisco Mercado
o Who resided in Biñan.
o Married to a Chinese- Filipino Mestiza, Cirila Bernacha.
o He was elected as Gobernadorcillo (Municipal Mayor) of the town.
o One of their sons named Juan Mercado (was Jose Rizal’s Grandfather).

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• Juan Mercado
o Married Cirila Alejandra, a Chinese- Filipino mestiza.
o Like his father, he was elected Governadorcillo of Biñan.
o Capitan Juan and Capitana Cirila had thirteen children, the youngest was Francisco
Mercado who was the father of Dr. Jose Rizal.

• Francisco Mercado
o At the age of 8 his father died (Juan Mercado).
o He studied Latin and Philosophy in the College of San Jose in Manila.
o He meet and fall in love Alonso Realonda, a student in the College of Santa Rosa.
o Francisco Mercado and Alonso Realonda were married on June 28, 1848 and settled
down in Calamba.

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Jose Rizal Ancestor in the

Mother Side
(Doña Teodora Alonso
Realonda)

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• Doña Teodora’s family was the descendant of Lakan Dula, who is the
last native King of Tondo.
• Teodora Alonso Realonda
o Her Great-grandfather (Jose Rizal’s maternal great-great-grandfather) was
Eugenio Ursua (of Japanese Ancestry).
• Eugenio Ursua
o Married to a Filipina named Binigna (Surname Unknown).
o Their daughter, Regina.

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• Regina Ursua
o Married to Manuel de Quintos which is a Filipino- Chinese lawyer from
Pangasinan.
• Manuel de Quintos
o One of the daughter of Attorney de Quintos and Regina was “Brigida”.
• Brigida de Quintos
o Married to Lorenzo Alberto Alonso which is the prominent Spanish- Filipino
mestizo of Biñan.
o Their children were Narcisa, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel and Jose
o Teodora was (Dr. Jose Rizal mother).

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The
Surname
Rizal

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• 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 full-blooded
Chinese.
• Rizal’s family acquired a second surname “Rizal” which was given by a
Spanish Alcalde Mayor (Provincial Governor) of Laguna, who was a
family friend.
• The Mercados of Calamba chose the unlisted name Rizal, although
they continued to use the name Mercado. Their original application
was for the name Ricial (meaning “the green of young growth” or
“green fields”), which 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 pasture.
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Rizal House
• The house of the Rizal family was one of the distinguished stone
houses in Calamba during Spanish times.
• It was a two-storey building, rectangular in shape, built of adobe
stones and hard-woods, and roofed with red tiles.
• Behind the house were the poultry yard full of turkey’s and chickens
and a big garden of tropical fruit trees- like, atis, balimbing, chico,
macopa, papaya, santol, tampoy, etc.

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A Good and Middle- Class Family

• The Rizal family belonged to the “Principalia”, a town aristocracy in
Spanish Philippines. It was one of the distinguished families in
Calamba.
• They owned “carriage” which was a status symbol of the ilustrados in
Spanish Philippines and a private library (the largest library in
Calamba) which consists of more than 1,000 volumes.

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Home Life of Rizal’s Family

• The Rizal family had a simple, contented, and happy life.
• 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”.

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Jose Rizal
early
Demonstration of Inborn
Talents

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• 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 Kabata
or 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 mould in 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!”.

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• 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.

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• 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.

Thank You for Listening……..

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Sources
• Books
• Gregorio Zaide & Sonia Zaide (2011). Rizal Life, Works and Writings of
a Genius, Writer, Scientist and National Hero. 2nd Edition. All Nations
Publishing Co., Inc. Cubao Quezon City, Philippines.
• J.A Lopez & A.E Paras.,(2010). Rizal: Life Works and Writings of the
Greatest Malayan 3rd Edition. HisGoPhil Publishing House, Inc.

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