Chapter I

Rizal`s Family,
Childhood, And Early
Education
Rizal`s Birth
• Calamba , Laguna
June 19, 1861
June 22, 1861
Rev. Rufino Collantes
“Jose”
Father Pedro Casanas
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado
y Alonso Realonda
Rizal`s Ancestor
• Jose P. Rizal is a mixture of ancestry.
His Blood is a Mixture of East and West
Countries – Negrito, Indonesian, Malay,
Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.
 Rizal`s Paternal Ancestor
1. Domingo Lam-co – Rizal`s great-great grandfather, a Chinese
immigrant from Fukien city, Changelow, “China`s City of
Spring” He arrived in Manila in 1931.
2. Francisco Mercado- son of Domingo lam-co and Ines Dele
Rosa.
3. Juan Mercado – (Rizal`s Grand Father) is married to Cirila
Alejandro. A Chinese Filipino Mestiza. Like his father, Juan
Mercado was Elected Thrice as Gobernadorcillo of Binan.
4. Francisco Mercado- Rizal`s Father, the Youngest of the
thirteen children of Juan Mercado and Cirila Alejandro.
 Rizal`s Maternal Ancestor
1. Eugenio Ursua- of Japanese ancestry, was Rizal`s Maternal Great-
great grandfather , Rizal`s mother, Teodora descended from
lakan-dula, the last native King of Tondo. Eugnio Ursua married
Benigna.
2. Regina – the Daughter of Eugnio Ursua and Benigna. She married
Manuel Quintos, a Filipino Chinese Lawyer of Pangasinan but
became a prominent lawyer in Manila.
3. Brigida- one of the Daughter of Eugnio and Benigna, She married
Eng. Lorenzo Alberto Alonso, a prominent Spanish- Filipino
Mestizo of Binan. He was awarded by Spain the “ Knight of Grand
Order Of Isabela the Church”. They have five children namely ;
Narcisa, Teodora( mother of Rizal) , Gregorio, Manuel, and Jose.
Rizal`s Family Tree
and Ancestry
Rizal`s Family Tree
Governor Narciso Clavoria in 1894 Provided
the Spanish Surnames

Francisco Mercado ( Rizal`s Father)

- Choose his own surname to Rizal, Rizal in
English means GreenField.

Rizal was the only child who used Rizal as his

surname.

His Parents , Brothers, Sisters and Relatives

preferred to use the old surname “ Mercado”.
Rizal`s Family
• Belong to the principales, a town consisting in Spanish
Philippines.
• Because of frugality and Industry, the family was able to
build a large stone house and bought four more different
size.
• Horse-Drawn carriage
• Big Home Library consisting of more than 1,000 volumes
• General goods store in town
• Flour-mill and home- made ham press
• In a addition, to farming rise, corn, and
sugarcane.
• Raised pigs, chicken, turkeys in their
background.
• Iilustrados or affluence
• A Wholesome Family – the Rizal Family
Rizal`s Parents
Francisco Mercado,
the Father of Rizal
April 18,1818 in
Binan, Laguna
Teodora Alonso
Realonda,
the Mother of Jose Rizal
November 14, 1827
The Rizal Children
Saturnina(1850-1913)
Paciano(1851-1930)
Narcisa(1852-1939)
Olympia(1855-1887)
Lucia (1857-1919)
Maria (1859-1945)
Jose (1861-1896)
Concepcion (1862-1865)
Josefa (1865-1945)
Trinidad (1868-1951)
Soledad (1870-1929)
Rizal`s Early Childhood Years
• Jose was designed by nature to be an artist
• Jose also owned a pony to have long rides and took long
walk with his big black dog named “Usman” and playing
with doves.
• Rizal was also good in hand tricks, performed magic lantern
exhibitions.
• The little boy spent also much of his time in the church.
• Rizal already knew how to respect the rights of others.
• He learned almost without the use of the books, (a brilliant
Child)
• Three uncles who were brothers of his mother also had
much influence of Rizal.
 A. Happiest Days of Rizal in Calamba

• He loved to climb fruit trees in their backyard

• He loved to watch the flows, birds and the
plants in the garden
• From his Azotea, he watched the moon in the
sky after the nightly rosary
• Takes a walk during moonlight night in the
town by the river and accompanied by his aya
Ina Munda.
B. Sorrows and Tragedies of Rizal`s Life
Death of his younger sister Concepcion (concha)
at the age of three.
The malicious charge that caused a tremendous
impact in the life of Rizal.
The Cavite uprising in 1872
The harsh treatment Rizal`s townmates had to
endure at the hands of Spanish Guardia Civil
The rude treatment to children and women.
Rizal`s Early
Education in Calamba
•Alphabet and Prayers
•Maestro Celetino
•Maestro Lucas Padua
•Leon Monroy
•Father Leoncio Lopez
•Dona Teodora
•Rizal`s (3) Uncles
Rizal`s Life
and
Education
in Binan
• June 1869 Rizal left Calamba for Binan
• On the same night Rizal and his cousin Leandro
• The next morning (Monday) he was bought by
Paciano
• Rizal learned Spanish
• Rizal was involved in several fights
• Rizal also learned Drawings and Paintings
• In academic Studies
• December 17, 1870 Rizal left Binan for Calamba
Rizal at Ateneo and UST ( First year term
1872-1873)
• In 1872
• Don Francisco
• Father Margin Fernando
• Paciano
• Father Jose Burgos
• Manuel Xerex Burgos
• Caraballo Street
• Education at Ateneo
• First day in Ateneo on June 1872
• Father Jose Bech
• At first Rizal was an Externo, a Carthinginian
occupying the end line but after one month, he
became a Emperor, he was awarded that time
with Religious pictures as a prize.
• During his noon Recesses, he look private lessons
in Santa Isabel College
• Second rank
• Rizal returned to Calamba in March 1873 for
summer vacation
• Saturnina bring Jose in Tanauan
• 1873, returned to Manila to enroll second year
term
• He was boarded inside Intramuros at no.6 ,
Magallanes Street at the house owned by Dona
Pepang an old widow.
Rizal Second Year term (1873- 1874)
•Maestro Cruz
•Emperor
•Topography
•Agriculture
•March 1874
Summer Vacation
He went to Santa Cruz
His mother told his son of her
dream
Began to take interest in reaching
Romantic tales, love stories,
romantic novels, fiction, and non-
Fiction Stories.
 Third year term (1874- 1875)
• At the opening of the school year in June 1874,
her mother arrived and joyously told him that
she was released from prison and Rizal’s
prediction became true.
• Despite the family happiness, Rizal did not
make an excellent showing unlike in the
previous year. Though he was excellent to all
subjects, he won one medal in Latin. He did not
win the medal in Spanish. He was beaten by a
Spanish student who naturally speak Spanish
• By the end of march 1875, he returned to
Calamba for a summer vacation.
 Fourth year term (1876- 1876)
• He returned to Manila in June 1876 for his
fourth-year term
• He finished his last term in Bachelor of
Arts and obtained the highest grades
(excellent – 97% to 100%) in all subjects –
Philosophy, Biology, Chemistry, Languages,
Mineralogy, Zoology, Etc
• He graduated as a Valedictorian in a
commencement day held on March
23,1877. He was only nearly 16 years old.