Rizal’s Life: Family

Reporters: James Edrian Rubio

&
Francis John Paul Sarayan
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The lineage of Rizal has been traced
to a mixture of East and West
countries.

The following are the outline of

his lineage:
Paternal Ancestors of
Rizal
 Domingo Lam-co
(1662 – c. 1732)
• A Chinese immigrant from
Amoy, China
• Used “Mercado” as his
surname in 1731.
• Was close friends with
Spanish friars Francisco
Marquez and Juan Caballero
• Married a half-Chinese lady,
Ines dela Rosa.
• Rizal’s great-great grand father
 Francisco Mercado
• Born in Biñan, Laguna in 1731
• Son of Domingo Lam-co and Ines dela Rosa
• Was named after mestizo friar known for his
botanical study.
• Married Bernarda Monicha of San Pedro, Laguna
• Had five children; namely, Clemente, Benito, Tomas,
Evarista and Juan Mercado.
• Was elected Gobernadorcillo (municipal mayor) of
Biñan in 1783.
 Juan Mercado
• Rizal’s grand father
• Married Cirila Alejandro, a Chinese mestiza
• Became the Mayor Alcalde of Biñan while his
wife, Cirila, the Municipal Mayor.
• Had 13 children (Petrona, Potenciana, Gabino,
Tomas, Gregorio, Cornelia, Gabriel, Fausta,
Leoncio, Casimiro, Julian, Basilisa and
Francisco Mercado Rizal).
• Died when his youngest son was only eight.
Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandro
(1818-1898)
• Born in Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818
• Studied Latin in Laguna and later on
study Latin and Philosophy in Colegio
de San Juan de Letran Manila.
• Married Teodora Alonzo Realonda on
June 28, 1848
• His username was changed to “Rizal”
• Died shortly after Rizal in the home of
his daughter, Narcisa Rizal in Binondo,
Manila on January 5, 1898.
Maternal Ancestors of Rizal
 Eugenio Ursua
• Japanese descent
• Rizal’s great-great grandfather
• He married Benigna
• Had 3 children (Benito,
Alejandro, and Regina).
 Regina Ursua
• Married Atty. Manuel de Quintos, a
Filipino-Chinese lawyer of Pangasinan
• Had 4 children (Maria Victoria, Juan
Soler, Joaquin, and Brigida de Quintos).
Brigida De Quintos
• Married Engr. Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
• Had 5 Children (Narcisa, Gregorio,
Jose, Manuel and Teodora Alonso
Realonda)
Teodora Morales Alonso Realonda y Quintos
(1827-1913)
• Born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November
14, 1827
• Descended from Lakandula, the last native
king of Tondo
• Second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brigida
de Quintos
• Studied at Colegio de Sta. Rosa
• a business-minded woman, courteous,
religious, hard-working and well-read
• At 20, she married Francisco Mercado, a
native from Binan, Laguna
• Rizal’s mother and first teacher
Gregorio de Quintos Alonzo
(1796 – 1856)
• Rizal’s uncle
• A book lover
• Intensified Rizal’s love in reading books.
Jose Alberto de Quintos Alonzo
(1796 – 1856)
• Rizal’s uncle
• Studied for 11 years in a British school in
Calcutta, India
• Inspired Rizal to develop his artistic abilities
 Manuel de Quintos Alonzo
1796 - 1856
• Rizal’s uncle
• A husky and athletic man
• Encouraged Rizal to develop his frail body by
means of physical exercises
 The
Alonzo Realonda -
Mercado Rizal
Family.
 Francisco Mercado Rizal Teodora Alonzo Realonda
(Father) (Mother)

Saturnina Paciano Narcisa Olympia Lucia Maria

Jose Concepcion Josefa Trinidad Soledad

 Saturnina “Neneng” Hidalgo
(1850-1913)
• Born on June 4, 1850 in
Calamba, Laguna
• Eldest child
• Married Manuel T. Hidalgo of
Tanauan, Batangas
• Had five children together
• Died on September 14, 1913
 Paciano “Ciano” Mercado
(1851-1930)
• Born on May 7, 1851 in Calamba, Laguna
• Only brother of Jose and the second child
• Studied at San Jose College in Manila
• Supported Jose financially
• Later married Severina Decena of Los Banos
and had two children of which one died at an
early age.
• Passed away on April 13, 1930.
 Narcisa “Sisa” Lopez
(1852-1939)

• Born on October 29, 1852 in

Calamba, Laguna
• The third child
• Married Antonio M. Lopez at
Morong, Rizal
• A teacher and musician
• Died on June 24, 1939
 Olympia Ubaldo
(1855-1887)

• The fourth child

• Married Silvestre Ubaldo, a
telegraph operator from
Manila
• Died in 1887 from childbirth
 Lucia Herbosa
(1857-1919)

• The fifth child

• Married to Mariano Herbosa
• Had 5 children together.
 Maria Cruz
(1859-1945)

• The sixth child

• Was a known recipient of
many of Jose's letters during
his lifetime.
• Married Daniel Faustino
Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
 Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
(1861-1896)
• Born in Calamba, Laguna on 19th
June, 1861
• The second son and seventh child
• Learned the alphabet at the age of
three; read and write at five
• The Greatest Man of the Brown Race
• Learned and fluent in 22 languages
• Married Josephine Bracken
• Was executed by the Spaniards on
30th December, 1896 at Bagumbayan
 Concepcion “Concha” Rizal
(1862-1865)

• The eight child

• Died at the age of three
 Josefa “Panggoy” Rizal
(1865-1945)

• The ninth child

• An epileptic
• Died a spinster
 Trinidad “Trining” Rizal
(1868-1951)

• The tenth child

• Custodian of Rizal’s letters
last and greatest poem
• Died a spinster
• Last among the family to die
 Soledad Quintero
(1870-1929)

• The youngest child

• Was educated as a teacher
• Married Pantaleon Quintero
• had 5 children
Consummatum Est!