1. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna to Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
2. Rizal came from a wealthy family that owned land, a library with over 1000 volumes, and a carriage. He had 10 siblings and was the seventh child.
3. Rizal's ancestry was diverse, with Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Filipino bloodlines. His mother's family was descended from Lakandula, the last king of Tondo.
1. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna to Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
2. Rizal came from a wealthy family that owned land, a library with over 1000 volumes, and a carriage. He had 10 siblings and was the seventh child.
3. Rizal's ancestry was diverse, with Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Filipino bloodlines. His mother's family was descended from Lakandula, the last king of Tondo.
1. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna to Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
2. Rizal came from a wealthy family that owned land, a library with over 1000 volumes, and a carriage. He had 10 siblings and was the seventh child.
3. Rizal's ancestry was diverse, with Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Filipino bloodlines. His mother's family was descended from Lakandula, the last king of Tondo.
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda - Known as Dr. Jose P. Rizal 2. He was born on June 19, 1861, on the night of a Wednesday at the town of Calamba, Laguna Baptized in the Catholic church of his town on June 22, 1861 by Fr. Rufino Collantes ; his godfather was Fr. Pedro Casanas. 3. RIZAL’S PARENTS -Francisco Mercado Rizal -Born on May 11, 1818 in Biñan, Laguna He studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila. He died in Manila on January 5, 1898, at the age of 80 4. RIZAL’S PARENTS -Teodora Alonso Realonda ` - Born on November 8, 1826 in Manila Educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a well-known college for girls in the city. Died in Manila on August 16, 1911 5. THE RIZAL CHILDREN 1. Saturina – oldest of the Rizal children, nicknamed Neneng 2. Paciano – older brother and confidant of Jose Rizal, he was immortalized by Jose Rizal in his first novel Noli Me Tangere as Pilosopo Tasio 3. Narcisa – her pet name was Sisa 4. Olimpia – Ypia was her pet name 5. Lucia – she married Mariano Herbosa, the nephew of Fr. Casanas; he was denied a Christian burial because he was the brother-in-law of Jose Rizal 6. Maria – her nickname was Biang 7. Jose – the greatest Filipino hero, his nickname was Pepe 8. Concepcion – her pet name was Concha, she died f sickness at 3; her death was Jose Rizal’s first sorrow 9. Josefa – her pet name was Panggoy, she died an old maid at the age of 80. 10. Trinidad – Trining was her pet name, also died an old maid at the age of 83 11. Soledad – youngest of the Rizal children, her pet name was Choleng 6. RIZAL’S ANCESTRY Domingo Laméo – a Chinese immigrant from the Fukien city of Changchow. He is Rizal’s great-great-grandfather. He arrived in Manila about 1690. He married a well-to-do Chinese Christian girl of Manila named Ines de la Rosa, then assumed Mercado as his surname in 1731. Francisco Mercado – son of Domingo and Ines, great-grandfather of Rizal. He married a Chinese-Filipino mestiza, Cirila Bernacha, and was elected governadorcillo of Biñan. 7. RIZAL’S ANCESTRY Juan Mercado – one of Francisco’s and Cirila’s sons, grandfather of Rizal.Married Cirila Alejandro, a Chinese-Filipino mestiza. Like his father, he was elected governadorcillo of Biñan. Francisco Mercado – Rizal’s father. The youngest of thirteen children of Juan and Cirila. At the age of eight he lost his father. He met and fell in love with Teodora Alonso Realonda in Manila while studying. They got married on June 28, 1848 8. RIZAL’S ANCESTRY Lakandula – the last native king of Tondo. He is a believed ancestor of DoñaTeodora’s family. 9. Eugenio Ursua – Rizal’s great-great-grandfather from his mother’s side.He was of Japanese ancestry. He married a Filipina named Benigna. Regina – the daughter of Eugenio and Benigna married Manuel de Quintos,a Filipino-Chinese lawyer from Pangasinan. One of their daughters married Lorenzo Alberto Alonso, a prominent Spanish-Filipino mestizo of Biñan; their children were: Narcisa, Teodora(Rizal’s mother), Gregorio, Manual and Jose. 10. THE SURNAME ―RIZAL‖Mercado – the real surname of the Rizal family which was adopted in 1731 by Domingo Laméo Rizal – the second surname which was given by a Spanish alcaldemayor of Laguna, who was a family friend. In Spanish it means, ―A field where wheat, cut while still green, sprouts again.‖ 11. THE RIZAL HOME The Rizal Residence was a two-storey building, rectangular inshape, built of adobe stone and hard-woods, and roofed with red tiles. 12. A GOOD AND MIDDLE - CLASS FAMILY The Rizal family belonged to the principalia, a town aristrocracy in SpanishPhilippines . They owned a carriage which was a status symbol of the illustrados(composed of native-born intellectuals and cut across ethnolinguistic and raciallines—Indios, Insulares, and mestizos, among others). They also owned a library, the largest in Calamba, consisting of more than 1000 volumes. 13. HOME LIFE OF THE RIZALS Rizal Children were taught and trained: To love God To behave well To be obedient To respect people, especially the old folks They believed in the maxim: “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”