LIFE AND WORKS

OF JOSE RIZAL
 LESSON OBJECTIVES

• Recognize the birth of our national hero, Jose Rizal

and his family structure
• Understand the family background of Dr. Rizal
• Analyze the influence of Rizal’s family on his
ideals
PART 1

BIRTH AND FAMILY LIFE OF DR. JOSE RIZAL

Jose Rizal Family

Jose Rizal’s thirteen-member-family

consisted of his father Francisco Mercado II,
his mother Teodora Alonso Realonda,
himself, nine sisters and one brother.
Rizal’s Lineage
The Rizal paternal ascendant was
Domingo Lam-co, a full-blooded
Chinese who lived in Amoy, China
and arrived in the Philippines in the
closing years of the 17th century.
Domingo Lam-co was married to a
Chinese half-breed named Ines de la
Rosa. The Mercado-Rizal family had
also Japanese, Spanish, Malay and
Negrito blood aside from their
Chinese blood.
Rizal’s Parents
Youngest of
• Second child of Brijida de Quintos and Lorenzo Alonso
The Meaning of Rizal’s Full Name
RIZAL’S BIRTH

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y

Alonso Realonda
FAMILY TREE OF RIZAL
 RIZAL SIBLINGS

1. SATURNINA
2. PACIANO
3. NARCISA
4. OLYMPIA
5. LUCIA
6. MARIA
7. JOSE
8. CONCEPCION
9. JOSEFA
10. TRINIDAD
11. SOLEDAD
• Elder and only brother of Pepe.
• Known as “Ciano”
• Studied at Colegio de San Jose
• Married to Severina Decena and had
2 children
• Became a revolutionary general and
retired to farming after the conflict
• Died at the age of 79 because of
tuberculosis
• 2nd daughter and 3rd child
• Known as “Sisa”
• Believed to be the only
sibling that could
memorize almost all of
the poems of Pepe
• Married to a teacher and
musician named Antonio
Lopez
• Known as “Ypia”
• Married to Silvestro
Ubaldo
• Schoolmate of Rizal’s
first love, Segunda
Katigbak at La
Concordia College
Mariano
Other Family Members
influences on Dr. Jose Rizal

1. Uncle Gregorio- taught him the value

of hard-work, to think for himself, and
to observe his surroundings keenly.
2. Uncle Jose- encouraged him to sketch,
paint, and make sculptures
3. Uncle Manuel- encouraged him to
pursue his physical development. He
taught the young boy swimming,
fencing, wrestling and other sports.
4. His yaya (nanny)-told him stories of
dwarves, ghosts and evil spirits that
awakened the imagination and
creativity of Rizal
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