❖ BORN IN CALAMBA LAGUNA

❖ JUNE 19,1861- BIRTH

❖ JUNE 22, 1861-BAPTIZED
❖JOSE – NAMED AFTER CHRISTIAN SAINT
Names Source
Jose Chosen by his mother who was a
devotee of the Christian saint (St.
Joseph)
Protacio From Gervacio P. which comes
from a Christian calendar
Rizal From the word “Ricial” in
Spanish which means green/rice
fields
 Names Source
Mercado Adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco
(paternal great-great grandfather of
Jose) which means the Spanish term
for “market”
Alonso Old Surname of his mother
Realonda Used by his mother from the
surname of her godmother based on
the culture that time