RIZAL FAMILY

HISTORY
 Don Francisco Mercado
• April 18, 1818- 1898
• Biñan, Laguna
• Youngest of the 13
offsprings of Juan and
Cirila Mercado
• Took Philosophy and
Latin(Classics) in San
Jose College, Manila
• Successful and
educated farmer
• Built a stone house
(Status symbol)
 Doña Teodora Alonso
• Nov. 14, 1827- 1913
• 2nd child of Lorenzo
Alonso and Brigida de
Quintos
• Studied at Colegio de
Sta. Rosa
• Good mathematician
and business manager
• Owned the largest
library in Sta. Cruz,
Laguna
• Rizal’s Parents. Jose Rizal was the seventh of
the eleven children of Francisco Mercado Rizal
and Teodora Alonso Realonda. God blessed
the marriage of the Rizal with eleven children
– two boys and nine girls.

• They are prosperous landowner, sugar and

rice planter, of Chinese-Filipino descent
Francisco Mercado y Chinco.
 JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y
ALONSO REALONDA
• JOSE - was chosen by his
mother who was a devotee
of the Christian saint San
Jose (St. Joseph).

• PROTACIO - taken from the

almanac in consideration of
the day of his birth. From
Gervacio P. (Saint Gervasius
and Saint PROTASIUS) of
Christian calendar.
• RIZAL – “Ricial” which
means “greenfield ready for
harvest.”
– Chosen from the Catalogo
Alfabetico de Apellidos under
Claveria Decree of 1849.

• MERCADO – Merchant/
Market.
– adopted in 1731 by Domingo
Lamco (the paternal great-
great grandfather of Jose
Rizal), who was a full-
blooded Chinese.
• Y – and

• ALONSO – Old surname

of Doña Teodora

• REALONDA - it was used

by Doña Teodora from
the surname of her
godmother based on
the culture by that time
PEPE - as a name for
boys is of Hebrew
origin, and the meaning
of the name Pepe
is "Jehovah
increases". Pepe is an
alternate spelling of
Jose (Spanish, Hebrew):
version of Joseph.
• The Birth of a Hero. Jose Rizal was born on
the moonlight night of Wednesday, June 19,
1861, in the lakeshore town of Calamba,
Laguna Province, Philippines. His mother
almost died during the delivery because of his
big head.

• He was baptized in the Catholic church of his

town on June 22, aged three days old, by the
parish priest Fr. Rufino Collantes, who was a
Batangueño.
 Rizal’s physical attributes
• Large, slanting eyes
• Full lips
• Prominent cheekbones
• Nose that slightly
widened downward
• Medium dark
complexion
• Stood 1m 61 cm
(5’3”)
• RIZAL SIBLINGS

S P N O L M J Co Jo Tri So
Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo (1850 – 1913)
• Neneng
• Oldest of the Rizal children
• Spouse: Manuel Hidalgo
from Tanawan Batangas
• Had five children
• Published Pascual H.
Poblete’s Tagalog
translation of the Noli Me
Tangere
Paciano Rizal (1851 – 1930)
• Oldest boy in the family
(lived to be 79 yrs. Old)
• Joined the revolutionary
army and rose to the rank of
Major General
• Had two children, a boy and
a girl, with Severina Decena
of Los Baños
• His daughter later married
her 1st cousin, Antonio Lopez
(a son of Narcisa Rizal)
Narcisa Rizal-Lopez (1852 – 1939)
• Spouse: Antonio Lopez (a
schoolmaster from
Morong)
• Also known as Doña Sisa
• Could recite from memory
all the poems of Jose Rizal
Olimpia Rizal-Ubaldo (1855 – 1887)
• Ypia
• Spouse: Silvestre Ubaldo
(telegraph operator from
Manila)
• Albay, Bulacan and Manila
• Jose’s first love, Segunda
Katigbak, was Olimpia’s
schoolmate at Colegio De
La Concordia.
Lucia Rizal-Herbosa (1857 – 1919)
• Spouse: Mariano Herbosa,
a farmer from Calamba
• Mariano died of cholera in
1889 and was denied a
Christian burial
• Children: Delfina, Jose,
Concepcion
Maria Rizal-Cruz (1859 – 1945)
• Biang
• Spouse: Daniel Faustino Cruz
of Biñan, Laguna.
• had 3 children: Maria
Antonia Mercado Rizal and 2
other siblings.
• Maria passed away in 1945
at the age of 86.
• Grandmother of Gemma
Cruz-Araneta (Miss
International)
Jose Rizal (1861 – 1896)
• Second son and the seventh
child
• An ophthalmologist by
profession, Rizal became a writer
and a key member of the
Filipino Propaganda Movement,
which advocated political
reforms for the colony
under Spain.
• First to use the surname “Rizal”
in their family
• Married to Josephine Bracken
and had a son.
Concepcion Rizal (1862– 1865)
• Was also known as Concha
• Died at the age of three
• Her death was Rizal’s first
sorrow in life
Josefa Rizal (1845 – 1865)
• Panggoy
• was the ninth child in the
family who was unmarried.
• After Jose’s death, the
epileptic Josefa joined the
Katipunan.
Trinidad Rizal (1851 – 1868)
• Trinidad Rizal, or ‘Trining’,
was the tenth child and the
custodian of Rizal’s last and
greatest poem, "Mi Ultimo
Adios.“
Soledad Rizal-Quintero (1829 – 1970)
• Choleng
• Youngest of Jose Rizal's
sisters, was educated as a
teacher. His letters scolded
her for marrying without the
blessing of their parents.
• Spouse: Pantaleon Quintero
of Calamba
• Studied at Colegio De La
Concordia.
• Classmate of Leonor Rivera
• As a typical Filipino,
Rizal was a product
of the mixture of
races. In his veins
flowed the blood of
both East and West –
Negrito, Indonesian,
Malay, Chinese,
Japanese and
Spanish.