Chapter 1 DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL AL ONZO Y REALONDA. MEANINGS OF NAME and was conferred the degree Central de Madrid fe of the Christian saint San ‘Doctor completed his mee couse in, Sain OF comin Mine by th Universe Jose = was chosen by hio masher who Wa eV owe (Seep) seescoion Gan? ithom omen, ys paternal Beene aroered ta 1731 by Domingo Lame (ihe pavcrad scat. preat-trandaher of Jose Rizal) whic the Spanish tem Mercado Scans are in Eglsh ie Rizal fon be mor “Ri in Spanish meas a fld where when cat wes pose soos salou “ol parame this ter Yeend syed. it was wed by Dota Tendora from the sumame of her oximathor bso hela by ht time sie 161 sont of edvesdy between eles and orn ineleshr tn of Cla, Lagu hme 22 Mattel te day a Rial was oped nthe Coie Circ seers Cie Banga, he ph priest who baptized Ria dae a tls pout, ve of Caanba ad cle fend ofthe jght Jose Rizal was Rizal fail oe sticwenser Gener Jose Lemery « the goveror general of the Philipines wiv Rizal ‘was bom. RIZAL'SPARENTS, Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898) ilosophy at tbe College of San “bom in Bifan, Laguna on May 11, 1818-studied Latin and Pt See Manla-became a tenané-armer of the Dominican-owned hacienda hardy and i Teminded man, who talked less and worked more, and was strong in body and valiant inspite in Mana on January 5, 1898 athe age of 80-Rizal affectionately called him “A mode of fathers”. ofa Teoiora Alonso Realonda (1826-1911) ane re Manila on November 8, 1826-ducated atthe College of Santa Rosa, a well-known Seite for gifs inthe cia remarkable woman, pssesing refined culture, literary talent, Fase ehaliy, and the foritude of Spartan woren-s a woman of more than ordinary culture: races literature and speaks Spanish (according to Rizal)died in Manila on August 16, 1911 atthe age of 85 THE RIZAI.CHILDREN Eleven chilen—two boys and nine girls 1. Satumina (1850-1913) = Oldest of the Rizal cildren-nicknamed Neneng-married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas i 2. cao (185-93) oer brother done of ose Rios a second fer Rial aoe san Rial or wel Nal Me Tenge te wine Ploy Tes Rial inc im th “mos ale of Piporicame 3 coma! gene ite Pilipine Revolutiondied on Apt 13,1930, an old Bachelor aged 79-had two ch (Severina Decena)—a boy and a girl hildren by his mistressaL. 3. Narcsa (1852-1939) ) « her pet name was Sis-m sw of Lea Lopes asc acres Sumo Ane Lope pew of Fae 4, Olimpia (1855-1887) from Meni SS-1887) - Ypia was her pet name-marred Silvestre Ubaldo,a telegraph operator 5S. Lucia (1857. Cosa (I8S7-1910) «mare to Maino Heros of Calanbe, who was 2 nephew of Father -Hebosa died of cholera in 189 and ian aril because be was @ Waeeeerrces 89 and was denied Chrisian bail bec 6. Maria (1859-1945) - Biang washer nickname-macried Daniel Festino Cruz of Bifan, Laguns 7. Jose (1861-1896 the greatest Fi ned _ Jose (186 atest Flipno hero and pees geiusickname was Pepe ‘with Josephine Bracken, trish gr from Hong eskaiee ‘ut this baby-boy died a few hours after birth; Rizal named him “Faneisoo” afer his far and ured him in Dpitan 8. Concepcion (1862-1865) ser sine vas Con i fea tt go he death as Ri’ it or in 9. Josefa (1865-1945) -her pet name was Panggoy died an od maid atthe age of $0 10.7 1 (1868-1951) ~ Tring washer pt name-she ied also an old maid in 1951 aged 83, 1, Soledad (1870-1929) - youngest of the Rizal chidre-her pet name was Choleng-maried Pantalcon Quintero of Calan ‘Rizal always called her ssters Dot or Sefora (i maried) and Sefrt (if sinle) ‘Franciseo Mereado and Teodora Alonso Reslonda marcied on June 28, 1848, after which they settled down in Calamba. ‘The ral simame of the Rizal family was Mercado, which was adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lameo (he paternal great-great grandfather of Jose Riza), who was al blooded Chinese) ‘Rizal's family acquired a second surname—Rizal—which was given by » Spanish alcalde mayor (provincial governor of Laguna, who was fay fiend RIZAL'S ANCESTRY + FATHER'S SIDE 2 Daigo Lameo (a Chinese immigrant fom the Fukien city rived in Manila about 1650) Ines dela Rosa (Well4-do Chinese Cristian i of Changehow) Francico Mercado ii Bermcha Jan Mead (Ris end) Cla Abeandro a thineen eilden the youngest Beng Francisco Mercado (Rizal's father)UALR ANCESTRY + FAMERS ome a rr [eoneiacomeat ‘Gia Goma = a sowie (Soren enone neneneraea] THERZAL HOME “vas on ofthe distinguished stone houses in Clamta during the Spanish tmes-it was a two Storey building, rectangular in shape, uit of adobe stones and hard-woods and oofed with ed Slescby day, homme with the noises of children at play andthe songs ofthe de ee fen; by nigh ivechoed with he dulcet notes offal payers the Rizal family belonged oth rial a ov aitocray in Spanish Philippines ‘The Rial family ad simple, contented and happy life