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Life and Work of Rizal

This document provides background information on Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. It details his date and place of birth, his full name and the meanings behind his names. It also describes Rizal's parents and their ancestry, as well as giving an overview of Rizal's 11 siblings. The document concludes by describing Rizal's family home and their status as a good middle-class family in late 19th century Philippines.

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Life and Work of Rizal

This document provides background information on Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. It details his date and place of birth, his full name and the meanings behind his names. It also describes Rizal's parents and their ancestry, as well as giving an overview of Rizal's 11 siblings. The document concludes by describing Rizal's family home and their status as a good middle-class family in late 19th century Philippines.

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Chapter 1: Advent of a National Hero The Birth of a Hero

 June 19, 1861 – birth date of Jose Rizal.

 Born in Calamba, Laguna Province.

 June 22, 1862 – he was baptized in the Catholic church of his town at the age of 3.

 Father Rufino Collantes – baptized Rizal.

 Father Pedro Casañas – Rizal’s godfather.

 Mariano Herbosa – nephew of Casañas who will marry Lucia (Rizal’s sister).

 Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda – full name of Jose Rizal.

 Lieutenant-General Jose Lemary – governor general of the Philippines when Rizal was
born.

Meanings of Rizal’s Names

 Jose – chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint San Jose (St.
Joseph).

 Protacio – from Gervacio P. which came from a Christian calendar.

 Mercado – adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great grandfather


of Jose Rizal). The Spanish term “Mercado” means “market” in English.

 Rizal – in Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while still green, sprouts again.

 Y – and  Alonzo – old surname of his mother.

 Realonda – used by Doña Teodora from the surname of her godmother. Rizal’s
Parents

 Francisco Mercado Rizal - Born on May 11, 1818. - Born in Biñan, Laguna. - Studied
Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila. - June 28, 1848 – he married
Teodora.

- The youngest of the 13 children of Cirila Alejandro and Juan Mercado.


 Teodora Alonzo Realonda - Born on November 09, 1827. - Educated at the College of
Santa Rosa, a well-known college for girls. - Died in Manila on August 16, 1911 at the
age of 85.

The Rizal Children

1. Saturnina (1850-1913) – oldest of the Rizal children; nicknamed Neneng.

2. Paciano (1851-1930) – older brother and confident of Jose Rizal; second father of
Rizal; Pilosopo Tasio in Noli Me Tangere.

3. Narcisa (1852-1939) – pet name: Sisa.

4. Olimpia (185501887) – pet name: Ypia.

5. Lucia (1857-1919) – married Mariano Herbosa, who died of cholera in 1889 and was
denied Christian burial because he was a brother-in-law of Dr. Rizal.

6. Maria (1859-1945) – nickname: Biang.

7. JOSE (1861-1896) – the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius; nickname: Pepe.

8. Concepcion (1862-1865) – pet name: Concha; she died of sickness at the age of 3;
her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life.

9. Josefa (1865-1945) – pet name: Panggoy; died an old maid at the age of 80.

10. Trinidad (1868-1951) – pet name: Trining; also died an old maid at the age of 83.

11. Soledad (1870-1929) – youngest of the Rizal children; pet name: Choleng.

Rizal’s Ancestry

 Paternal Side - Domingo Lamco – great-great grandfather of Rizal; a Chinese


immigrant from Changchow; he was married to a Chinese Christian girl of Manila named
Ines de la Rosa - 1731 – he adopt the name Mercado meaning Market - Francisco
Mercado – Domingo Lamco’s son; married Cirila Bernacha. - Juan Mercado – Francisco’s
son married to Cirila Alejandro. - Francisco Mercado – youngest son of Juan Mercado;
Rizal’s father.
 Maternal Side - Lakan Dula – descendant; last native king of Tondo. - Eugenio Ursua
– great-great grandfather of Rizal; Japanese married to a Filipina named Benigna. -
Regina – daughter of Eugenio, married Manuel de Quintos (Filipino-Chinese lawyer). -
Brigida – daughter of Regina who married Lorenzo Alberto Alonso (Spanish-Filipino
mestizo). The Rizal Home

 A 2-storey building, rectangular in shape, built of adobe stones and hardwoods, and
roofed with red tiles.

 Behind the house were poultry yard full of turkeys and chickens, and a big garden of
tropical fruit trees (atis, balimbing, chico, macopa, papaya, santol, tampoy, etc.). A
Good and Middle-Class Family

 Principalia – a town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines was one of the distinguished


families in Calamba.
 Carriage – a status symbol of the ilustrados in Spanish Philippines.

 Private Library – the largest in Calamba; consisted of more than 1,000 volumes.

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