RIZAL COMPLETE NAME

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, widely known as José Rizal , was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

THE FAMILY OF RIZAL


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.

Dona Teodora Alonso was born on November 14, 1827 in Santa Cruz Manila. Her parents were Lorenzo Alonso, a municipal captain and Brijida de Quintos, an educated housewife and had four other siblings . It is said that her great grandfather, Eugenio Ursua was of Japanese ancestry making her of Japanese descent. When Teodora was 20 years old, she married Francisco Mercado, a native from Binan, Laguna. Together they prospered in Calamba after involving themselves in business and agriculture. She was known to be a hardworking, intelligent, business minded woman. She died in 1913 in Manila.

Saturnina Mercado Rizal Hidalgo was born in 1818 and was the eldest sister of Jose Rizal. She had five children together with husband Manuel T. Hidalgo and died the same year as her mother in 1913.

General Paciano Mercado Rizal aka "Lolo Ciano" was the only brother of Jose Rizal. He was born in 1851 and studied in Binan later attending school at the Colegio de San Jose in Manila. After the execution of his brother, he joined in the Philippine Revolution where he rose up to the ranks of a General. He later married Severina Decena of Los Banos and had two children of which one died at an early age. Paciano passed away in 1930.

Narcisa Rizal Lopez was born in 1852 and was the one who found the unmarked grave of her brother, Jose in the abandoned Old Paco Cemetery. Narcisa married Antonio Lopez who was a teacher and musician from Morong, Rizal. She died in 1938.

Olympia Rizal Ubaldo was born in 1855. She married Silvestre Ubaldo and together they had three children. She died in 1887 when she was only 32 years old. 

Lucia Rizal Herbosa was born in 1857. She married Mariano Herbosa and had 5 children together. In 1889 Mariano died due to an epidemic but was denied a Christian burial. This was due to the fact that he was the brother in law of Jose Rizal. This showed the beginning of the persecution of the Rizal family by Spanish friars. Lucia died in 1919.

Maria Cruz Rizal  was born in 1855. She married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Binan, Laguna and together they had 5 children. Mauricio Cruz, one of Maria's children became a student of Jose Rizal in Dapitan and was known to be one of his uncle's favorites. Maria was a known recipient of many od Jose's letters during his lifetime. Maria died in 1945.

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda,^[7] widely known as José Rizal (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse riˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896), 

Concepcion Rizal was born in 1862. Concepcion did not live very long as she died at the age of 3 in 1865.

Josefa Rizal was born in 1865. She was unmarried lived together with sister Trinidad until death. Josefa was said to have suffered from epilepsy. She died in 1945

Trinidad Rizal was born in 1868. She remained unmarried and lived together with her sister Josefa. Trinidad was the one who recieved an alcohol lamp from brother Jose, in which he secretly hid the "Last Farewell" better known as "Mi Ultimos Adios," a poem Rizal wrote on the eve of his death in 1896. Trinidad died in 1951, outliving all her siblings.

Soledad Rizal Quintero was born in 1870 making her the youngest of the Rizal siblings. She married Pantaleon Quintero and together they had 5 children. Soledad died in 1929.


RIZAL FAVORITE BOOKS


THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN 

WANDERING JEW HAS ARRIVED 

THE WOMEN OF RIZAL

Segunda Katigbak

In his earlier years, Rizal admired a girl from his hometown, namely Segunda. And though she was set to be married to someone else, Segunda made Rizal’s heart flutter like any first love would.

Leonor Valenzuela

Rizal then met Leonor, a tall, pretty girl from Pagsanjan, Laguna. He would send her letters written in invisible ink, decipherable only by the warmth of a lamp or candle. It is said that before he left for Spain, he visited Leonor to say goodbye.

Leonor Rivera

Leonor was Rizal’s sweetheart for 11 years, playing a very positive role on his life during his travels. And though he sent Leonor numerous letters, her mother hid them all, making her think that he had forgotten about her completely. She later married an Englishman.

Consuelo Ortiga

Though Rizal probably had feelings for Consuelo, he had backed out of the relationship before it became serious as he had wanted to remain loyal to Leonor

O-Sei San

During his short stay in Japan, Rizal had become acquainted to Seiko, the daughter of a samurai who had taught him to read and write in Nihongo, and taught him the Japanese style of painting. If Rizal was not on a patriotic mission and had decided to settle down with Seiko after falling in love with her, his life would have prospered in Japan.

 Gertrude Beckette

In his travel to London, he had lodged in the house of the Beckett family, where he met Gertrude, who instantly fell in love with him. But before their relationship became serious, he had left for Paris, leaving behind a carving of the Beckett sisters as a remembrance of their brief, albeit joyous, times together.

 Nelly Boustead

After 11 years of correspondence and courtship, Rizal lost Leonor, and had began entertaining the idea of courting other ladies. He had met Nellie when he visited their residence as a guest, having a shared interest in fencing. And though over time they had fallen in love with each other, Rizal refused to convert to Protestantism and Nellie’s mother did not want to have a son-in-law that did not have a paying clientele. They had parted as good friends before Rizal left France to move to Belgium.

 Suzanne Jacoby 

Rizal had lived in the boarding house of the Jacoby sisters in Brussels, Belgium. Though they had already fallen for each other, Rizal wanted to finish his patriotic mission and left for Madrid.

 Josephine Bracken

Perhaps the most famous and most controversial of Rizal’s lovers, he had met Josephine during his exile in Dapitan. In his final days, he had asked for her hand in marriage, and spent their days as man and wife before his execution in December 30, 1896

EDUCATIONAL TOUR IN

 CALAMBA LAGUNA 

One of the distinguished stone house in Calamba during spanish times. it was a two-storey building, rectangular in shape, build of adobe stones and hardwoods, and roofed with the red tiles.