LIFE 'N WORKS OF RIZAL
crop'; originated from the word Ricial w/c literally
JOSE RIZAL
A writer, linguist, doctor, propagandist, and the National Hero
selected by the Taft Commission in 1901.
His full name is Jose Protasio Rizal
Mercado y Alonso Realonda.
Birthdate: June 19, 1891
Death: Dec 30, 1896 at Bagumbayan Buriedat Paco
Cementery in Manila
FAMILY
 Father: Francisco Mercado, prosperous landowner,
sugar & rice planter, of Chinese-Filipino descent
(Domingo Lam-co, Rizal's paternal ancestor is a
native of Chinchew district in Chino]..
Born on May 11 1818 in Binan Laguna. Studied
Latin and Philosophy of College of San Jose in
Manila
Father: Capt Juan Mercado ( a Binan
gobyernadocillo 1808-1823).
Grandfather: Francisco Mercado (owned largest
herd of carabaos in all Binan)
Mother: Cirila Alejandra
 Mother: Teodora Alonzo, one of the most highly-
educated woman in the country during her time, an
llocano-Tagalog- Chinese-Spanish descent.
Born on November 8 1829 in Manila
She came from a long line of principalia (the ruling
and educated upper class in the towns during the
Spanish occupation), which explains why her family
is wealthy.
Received a fine education at the prestigious Colegio
de Santa Rosa, where she displayed a special
inclination in music and literature
Father: Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
Mother: Brigida de Quintos
[Eugenio Ursua, Rizol's maternal greatgreat
grandfather is of Japanese ancestry.
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 They had large 2 storey stone house
 They had a vast private library hone of 1,000 and
more books
 All of them were educated in Manila and still their
parents could afford to hire private tutor.
 Rizal is a shortened form of Spanish word second
means 'rice field'
HIS THREE UNCLES
•Uncle Jose
- he encourage young Jose Rizal to paint, sketch and
sculpture.
- The youngest uncle took care of teaching regular lessons to
Rizal.
•Uncle Manuel
- He encourage Rizal to learn swimming, fencing, wrestling
and other sports.
- He developed Rizal's physique until he had a body of silk
and steel and no longer a skinny and sickly boy.
•Uncle Gregorio
- a lover of books
- He instilled in the mind of Rizal that it was not easy to obtain
something until you put effort into it.
 Jose was the 7fh of 11 children, and younger of the
two boys
SIBLINGS
SATURTINA (1850- 1913)- Neneng. She's the oldest of Rizal
children. She married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan
Batangas and had five children.
PACIANO (1851-1930)- He was older and confidant of Jose
Rizal. After his brother execution, he joined Philippine
Revolutionand become the combat general. After the
Revolution, he retired to his farm in Los, Banos where he
lived a gentleman farmer and died an old bachelor aged 79.
He had two children by his mistress(Severina Decena).
NARCISA(1852-1939)- Sisa. She was the one who found the
unmarked grave of her brother in the abondoned Old Paco
Cemetery. SHe married to Antonio Lopez ( nephew of Father
Leoncio Lopez), a school teacher and mucisian from Morong.
OLIMPIA (1855-1887)- YPIA. She married Silvestre Ubaldo,
a telegraph operator from Manila, and together they had 3
children. She died in 1887 from childbirth when she was only
32 yrs old.
LUCIA (1857-1919)- She married Mariano Herbosa of
Calamba, who was a nephew of Father Casanas Together,
they had 5 children. In 1889, Mariano died due to an
epidemic but was denied a Christian burial. This was due to
the fact that he was the brother in law of Jose RIzal.
MARIA (1859-1945)- Biang.She married Daniel Faustino
Cruz of Binan, Laguna and together they had 5 children
become a student of Jose Rizal in Dapitan and was known to
be one of his uncle's favorites. Maria was known recipient of
many old Jose letter during his lifeline.
CONCEPTION( 1862- 1865)- Concha. She died of sickness RIZAL EDUCATION
at the very young age of 3. Her death was Rizals first sorrow
in life.  MAestro Celestino 1st Rizal tutor

JOSEFA (1865-1945)- Panggo. She was unmarried and lived  Maestro Lucas Padua- 2nd tutor
together with her younger sister Trinidad until death. Was
said she suffered in epilepsy.
 Leon Monroy a former classmate of Rizal father, he
lived at Rizal home abd instructed Jose in Spanish
TRINIDAD (1868-1951)- She also unmarried. She the one and Latin
who received an alcohol lamp from brother Jose, in which
secretly hid the "Last Farewell" better known as "Mi Ultimo
 Maestro Justiniano Cruz he had rewrd and
Adios" a poem Rizal wrote on the eve of his death in 1896.
punishment as his method of teaching; he used
corporal punishment to inculcate tohis student
SOLEDAD (1870-1929)- She married Pantaleon Quintero of
Calamba and together they had 5 children
 Pedro he challenged to fight Rizal

RIZAL'S CHILHDOOD
 -His parents employed an aya ( nurse maid) who
looked afterhi comfort. His aya told him of stories
about fairies,asuang, the nuno and the tikbalang.
 -By nightfall his mother gathered all the children at
their altar to pray the Angelus
 Rizal's infancy was the nocturnal walk
 At the age of5he begun to join religious processions,
novena in the church
 At the age of 5 he was able to read the Spanish
bible with the help of his mother.
 - His mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo Y Quintos
(1827-1911) was his first teacher.
 - He was frail, sickly and undersized child so he was
given the most tender care of his parents.
 Juancho- teacher in painting
 Rizal was o gifted student who excelled in various
subjects.
 He received his primary education in Binan, Laguna
under Justiniano Aquino Cruz, and continued his
studies at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, where
he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with highest
honors.
 Rizal pursued a degree in medicine at the University
of Santo Tomas.
 He transferred to the Universidod Central de
Madrid in Spain to complete his medical studies
due to discrimination against Filipino students at the
University of Santo Tomas.
 In Madrid, Rizal also studied philosophy and letters
at the Universidad Central de Madrid and attended
classes at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San
Fernando, where he honed his skills in painting and
sculpture.
 Rizal completed his degree in medicine at the
Universidad Central de Madrid in 1882, becoming
the first Filipino to earn a degree in medicine.

 - His Aya (nursemaid) who was hired by his parents

told him a lot of stories about fairies and some other
fabulous stories.

 - He drew sketches at the back of the book of his

sister for which he was scolded by his mother.

 - At the early age he began to carve animals and

persons out of wood

 - In his room, he also kept many statues made out

of clay and wax.

 - Young Rizal loves to take long walks in the

meadow and lakeside with his big black dog named
'Usman'

 - He spent much of his time in a church nearby his

house just watching or observing the people coming
in and out.
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