Rizals Ancestry Clan

What is your L1?

(First Language)
How about your L2?
(Second Language)
Still, some of us
acquire an L3.
(Third Language)
But can you imagine
anyone acquiring
an L20?
Dr. Jose P. Rizal
• Spoke over 20 languages
• Not only a hero and
political martyr
• Many-splendored genius
• A man with many talents
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• PHYSICIAN
He treated several patients afflicted not
only with eye diseases.
• OPHTHALMOLOGIST
He graduated in an ophthalmologic
college in Spain.
Rizal treating his mother’s eyes
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• POET
Rizal wrote over 35 poems including his
famous Ultimo Adios.
• HISTORIAN
His annotation of Antonio de Morga’s
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas entitled
him as one.
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• FARMER-BUSINESSMAN
He had a partner in Dapitan in the Abaca
business there (1892-1896).
• SCULPTOR
His works of his father and of Father
Guerrico, S. J. typified his sculptural
ability.
“The Triumph of Science Over Death,”
Rizal’s most well-known sculpture
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• CARTOGRAPHER
He drew maps of Dapitan, The Philippines
and other places he visited.
• BIBLIOPHILE
He had a big library and brought many
books abroad.
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• PHILOLOGIST
Rizal loved of learning and literature is
unequalled.
• PHILOSOPHER
Rizal not only loved wisdom but also
regulated his life and enjoyed calmness
of the life at all times.
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• HUMORIST
There are many humorous incidents in
the Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo.
• TRAVELER
He traveled around the world three times.
Rizal drinking with his friends
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• SPORTSMAN
He fenced with Europeans and Juan Luna
and other friends in Europe.
He played chess and bear several
Germans and European friends and
acquaintances.
He could shoot a target 20 meters away.
Rizal fencing with Juan Luna
 And the list
goes on and on…
 BIRTH OF A HERO
• He was born on June 19, 1861, between eleven and
twelve in the evening in Calamba, Laguna.
• Rizal was baptized by Fr. Rufino Collantes on June
22, 1861, while Fr. Pedro Casanas stood as Rizal’s
godfather.
• The delivery was exceedingly difficult and the mother
almost died. Her seemingly miraculous survival was
attributed to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.
 BIRTH OF A HERO
• He was named “Jose” by his pious
mother, in honor of St. Joseph.
• His full name is Jose Protacio Rizal
Mercado y Alonzo Realonda.
RIZAL’S BIG HEAD?

One of Rizal’s most Rizal as a young man

famous photos
The 11-year old Rizal
RIZAL’S GENEALOGY

Genealogy – study of ancestry and family histories.

An expert in this field is called genealogist.
 CHINESE ANCESTRY
(Domingo Lam-Co)
• Rizal’s paternal ancestor, Lam-Co, was a native of
the Chinchew district in China.
• He was baptized in the Parian Church of San Gabriel
on a Sunday in June 1697.
• Siang-co and Zun-nio was the name of his parents.
• Lam Co took the name Domingo, the Spanish term
for Sunday.
• He was married to Inez dela Rosa, who was half of
his age.
 CHINESE ANCESTRY
(Inez dela Rosa)
• Her father was Agustin Chinco, also a Chinese
chinchew and married to Jacinta Rafaela, a Chinese
meztiso in Parian.
• They have six children named Magdalena Vergara,
Josepha, Cristoval de la Trinidad, Juan Batista,
Francisco Hong-Sun, Inez dela Rosa.
 MERCADO CLAN
• Domingo Lamco
– Rizal’s great-great-grandfather
– A Chinese immigrant from Chiangchow
– Arrived in Manila in about 1690
– Was baptized, married Ines dela Rosa
– Took the surname “Mercado” in 1731
 PATERNAL SIDE
• Francisco Mercado
– Son of Domingo and Ines
– Rizal’s great-grandfather
– Married Cirila Bernacha
– Resided in Biñan, Laguna
– Was elected gobernadorcillo of Biñan
 PATERNAL SIDE
• Juan Mercado
– Son of Francisco and Cirila
– Rizal’s grandfather
– Married Cirila Alejandro
– Was also elected gobernadorcillo of Biñan
– Had thirteen children
 PATERNAL SIDE
• Francisco Mercado
– Youngest son of Juan and Cirila
– Rizal’s father
– Lost his father at the age of 8
– Married Teodora
– Settled in Calamba, Laguna
– Engaged in farming and business
 ALONZO CLAN
• Lakandula
– last king of Tondo
• Eugenio Ursua
– Teodora’s great-grandfather
– Was of Japanese ancestry
– Married to Benigna (a Filipina)
 MATERNAL SIDE
• Regina Ursua
– Daughter of Eugenio and Benigna
– Married Atty. Manuel de Quintos
• Brigida de Quintos
– Daughter of Regina and Atty. Quintos
– Married Alberto Alonso
– Had five children
RIZAL’S FAMILY
Francisco Mercado Rizal
• Youngest son of Juan and
Cirila
• Rizal’s father
• Lost his father at the age of 8
• Married Teodora
• Settled in Calamba, Laguna
• Died on January 5, 1898 at the
age of 80
Francisco Mercado Rizal
• Rizal’s father
• Born on May 11, 1818
• Studied Latin and
Philosophy at the
College of San Jose
• Became a tenant in
Calamba
 PATERNAL SIDE
– The name Francisco was a name held in
high honor in Laguna for it had belonged to
a famous sea captain who had been given
the Encomienda of Bay for his services
and had won the regard of those who paid
tribute to him by his fairness and interests
in their welfare.
Austin Craig
Teodora Alonso Realonda
• Rizal’s mother
• Born on November 8,
1826
• Studied at the College
of Santa Rosa
• Died on August 16,
1911 at the age of 84
Teodora Alonso Realonda
• One of the most highly
educated women in the
Philippines.
• A gifted woman with insights
into literature, arts, music, and
other forms of Philippine
culture.
• A fine mathematician, gourmet
cook, interior decorator, and
collector of fine books.
The Siblings
Saturnina (1850 – 1913)
“Neneng”
• Eldest of the Rizal
children and married to
Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo
of Tanauan, Batangas.
• Have 5 children.
• She published Pascual
H. Poblete’s translation
of the Noli Me Tangere
Paciano (1851 – 1930)
• 79 years old and was the oldest
boy in the family.
• He joined the revolutionary army
and rose to the rank of Major
General.
• He learned English through self-
study and his favorite periodical
was Philippine free Press.
• He was with Severina Decena
Narcisa (1852 – 1939)
“Sisa”
• Married to Antonio
Lopez, a schoolmaster
from Morong.
• It is said that Sisa could
recite from memory all
the poems of Rizal.
• Her son Leoncio, a
physician and professor
at the College of
Medicine, UST.
Olympia (1855 – 1887)
“Ypia”
• Married to Silvestre
Ubaldo, a telegraph
operator in Manila.
• Died in 1887 from
childbirth
• Her son Aristeo, a retired
physician and professor
at the Philippine General
Hospital and the College
of Medicine, UP.
Lucia (1857 – 1919)
• Married to Mariano Herbosa of
Calamba, a farmer and nephew of
Fr. Pedro Casanas.
• Mariano died of cholera in 1889
and was denied a Christian burial,
because he was a brother-in-law of
Jose Rizal.
• One of the daughter Delfina who
helped Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo
make the first Filipino flag in
Hongkong.
Maria (1859 – 1945)
“Biang”
• Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of
Binan, Laguna.
• Mauricio was one of the children of
Maria and Faustino who killed by
the Japanese in 1945.
• Gemma Cruz, the first Filipina to
bring home an international beauty
title is a descendant family of Rizal.
Jose (1861 – 1896)
“Pepe”
• Second son and seventh
child.
• He became the national hero.
• He married to Josephine
Bracken, a pretty Irish from
Hongkong.
Concepcion (1862 – 1865)
“Concha”

• She died at the age of three.

Josefa (1865 – 1945)
“Panggoy”

• Epileptic
• Died a spinster
Trinidad (1868 – 1951)
“Trining”

• She did not marry.

• The last of the family died at
the age of 83.
Soledad (1870 – 1929)
“Choleng”
• She married to Pantaleon
Quintero of Calamba.
• She studied at La Concordia
College where she and
Leonor Rivera were
classmates.
• One of the five children of
Soledad and Pantaleon is
Amelia, married to Bernabe
Malvar, son of General
Miguel Malvar
 THE RIZAL SURNAME
• In 1731, Domingo Lamco adopted the
surname “Mercado” (market)
• In 1849, Gov. Gen. Claveria ordered all
Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames
• Francisco adopted the surname “Rizal”
• Was suggested by the provincial
governor, who was a family friend
 THE RIZAL SURNAME
• Originally “Ricial”
• In Spanish, it means “green fields”
• Prophetic according to Leon Ma.
Guerrero: “a field where wheat, cut
while still in green, sprouts again.”
• Only Jose used the surname Rizal until
1891
 THE RIZAL FAMILY:
A GOOD AND MIDDLE
CLASS FAMILY
 A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY
• The Rizal family belonged to the
principalia
• Had a large stone house
• Owned a carjuahe (carriage)
• Had a private library with more than
1,000 books
• Sent their children to colleges in Manila
 THE RIZAL HOUSE
• A two-storey
building
• Built of adobe
stones and hard
woods
• Roofed with red
The rebuilt Rizal house
tiles
Let’s have a field trip!
The famous landmark of Calamba, the gigantic jar which
has all the Calamba towns written on its surface.
The back of the Rizal house, then and now.
The grand staircase
that leads to the
main hall of the
house
The original karwahe
(carriage) of the
Rizal family, still
intact after all these
years.
Unfortunately, the
horse died many
many years ago.
The living room
The comida or the dining room
The main dining room
The platera
The cocina or kitchen
Jose Rizal's bedroom.
The family well located
at the back of the
house
A most important seat in the house
A replica of Pepe’s little nipa playhouse
HOME LIFE OF THE RIZALS
• The Rizal family had a simple,
contented and happy life
• Believed in the maxim “Spare the rod
and spoil the child”
• Everyday, the family heard Mass
• Prayed together the Rosary and
Angelus daily
Thank you for listening!