RIZAL’S LIFE

FAMILY, CHILDHOOD & EARLY EDUCATION

 FAMILY

 Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines, as the seventh child of eleven.
His family, the Mercado-Rizal’s, were relatively affluent, owning land and engaging in farming and
trade.
 His father, Francisco Mercado (Rizal), was a well-respected farmer and businessman. His mother,
Teodora Alonso, was known for her intelligence and strong character.
 Jose Rizal was a 9th generation patrilineal descendant of a Chinese immigrant and business
tycoon Don Dominggo Lamco (Chinese name: pinyin: Ke Yinan) of Laguna was the great – great
grandfather of Rizal.
 Rizal's family lineage was a blend of Chinese, Spanish, and indigenous Filipino ancestry, reflecting
the complex ethnic makeup of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era complex ethnic
makeup of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era.
SIBLINGS
1. SATURNINA ( 1850-1913 ) 11. SOLEDAD ( 1870-1929 )
2. PACIANO ( 1851-1930 )
3. NARCIA ( 1852-1939 )
4. OLIMPIA( 1855-1887 )
5. LUCIA( 1857-1919 )
6. MARIA( 1859-1945 )
7. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL Y REALONDO( 1861-1896 )
8. CONCEPCION( 1862-1865 )
9. JOSEFA( 1865-1945 )
10.TRINIDAD( 1868-1951 )
CHILDHOOD

 Daily praying of Angelus of 6:00 pm in their altar as all of them gathered for prayers.
 His mother, Teodora, was his first teacher, nurturing his love for reading and writing. She
also instilled in him a strong sense of faith and morality.
 His older brother, Paciano, served as a mentor and confidante, shaping Rizal's political
consciousness and exposing him to the injustices faced by Filipinos under Spanish rule.
 Rizal's artistic talents were evident from a young age, and he enjoyed drawing, sculpting,
and writing poetry.
 At age of three (3), he began to join religious processions, novena in the church
 at the age of five (5), he was able to read the Spanish bible with the help of his mother.
 Nearly 7 years old (June 6, 1868), his father took him for a pilgrimage to antipolo in order
to fulfill his mother’s vows which he had given birth to Trinidad.
EARLY EDUCATION

 1872-1877, studied high school at Ateneo municipal de Manila and graduated with honors.
 1878, took up Philosophy and Letters and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) while
studying surveying at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila
 1879, he enrolled in the college of Medicine at University of Santo Tomas.
 1884, Rizal started writing his first novel, Noli Me Tangere.
 June 21, 1884, he received the degree in Licentiate in Medicine from the Universidad
Central de Madrid.
 June 9, 1885, received the degree in Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters and completed
studies, Doctor of Medicine.
 1886, he studied Ophthalmology at the University of Leipzig (Germany)
EARLY EDUCATION

 February 21, 1887, he completed the novel Noli Me Tangere and March 1887 published
the Noli Me Tangere in Berlin, Germany with the financial support of Dr. Maximo Viola
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