RIZAL’S BIRTH,

SIBLINGS AND
ANCESTRY
BIRTH OF A HERO
• June 19, 1861 – Rizal was
born
• June 22, 1861 – Rizal was
baptized
• Father Rufino Collantes –
baptized Rizal
• Father Pedro Casanas –
Rizal’s godfather
RIZAL’S FAMILY
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
Teodora Alonso Realonda
• Rizal’s mother
• Born on November 8,
1826
• Studied at the College
of Santa Rosa
• Died on August 26,
1911 at the age of 85
 RIZAL’S SIBLINGS

Saturnina Paciano Narcisa

 RIZAL’S SIBLINGS

Olympia Lucia Maria

RIZAL’S SIBLINGS

Jose Concepcion Josefa

RIZAL’S SIBLINGS

Trinidad Soledad
 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
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.
The living room
The comida or the dining room
The main dining room
The cocina or kitchen
Jose Rizal's bedroom.
The family
well located
at the back
of 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
Dr. Jose P. Rizal
• Spoke over 20
languages
• Not only a hero and
political martyr
• Many-splendored genius
• A man with many talents
 Languages
spoken/studied by Rizal
• Spanish, French, Latin,
Greek, German, Portuguese,
Italian, English, Dutch,
Japanese, Arabic, Swedish,
Russian, Chinese, Greek,
Hebrew and Sanskrit;
 Languages
spoken/studied by Rizal
• Local languages:
• Malay, Chavacano,
Visayan, Ilocano and
Subanun
 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.
• POLYGLOT and LINGUIST
Rizal spoke more than 20 languages
 RIZAL: A MANY-
SPLENDORED GENIUS
• FARMER-BUSINESSMAN
He had a partner in Dapitan in the Abaca
business there (1892-1896).
• SCULPTOR
He produced more than 50 but only were
identified (e.g. 9-inch statuette of the
SACRED HEART
“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
• TRAVELER
He traveled around the world three times.
• HISTORIAN
His annotation of Antonio de Morga’s
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas entitled
him as one.
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.
Rizal fencing with Juan Luna