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His Family
The Mercado - Rizal Family
The Rizals
is considered one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lam-co, the
family’s paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the Philippines
from Amoy, China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a Chinese
half-breed by the name of Ines de la Rosa. Researchers
revealed that the Mercado-Rizal family had also traces of Japanese, Spanish, Malay
and Even Negrito blood aside from Chinese. Jose
Rizal came from a 13-member family consisting of his parents, Francisco Mercado
II and Teodora Alonso Realonda, and nine sisters and one brother. FRANCISCO
MERCADO (1818-1898)
Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of 13 offsprings
of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818; studied
in San Jose College, Manila; and died in Manila. TEODORA
ALONSO (1827-1913)
Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo
Alonso and Brijida de Quintos. She studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa. She was
a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-working and well-read. She
was born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1827 and died in 1913 in Manila. SATURNINA
RIZAL (1850-1913)
Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married Manuel
Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas. PACIANO
RIZAL (1851-1930)
Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child. Studied
at San Jose College in Manila; became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine
Revolution. NARCISA
RIZAL (1852-1939)
The third child. married Antonio Lopez at Morong, Rizal;
a teacher and musician. OLYMPIA
RIZAL (1855-1887)
The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887
from childbirth. LUCIA
RIZAL (1857-1919)
The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa. MARIA
RIZAL (1859-1945)
The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan,
Laguna. JOSE
RIZAL (1861-1896)
The second son and the seventh child. He was executed by
the Spaniards on December 30,1896. CONCEPCION
RIZAL (1862-1865)
The eight child. Died at the age of three. JOSEFA
RIZAL (1865-1945)
The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster. TRINIDAD
RIZAL (1868-1951)
The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family
to die. SOLEDAD
RIZAL (1870-1929)
The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.
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