The wisdom and sacrifices of Jose P.

Rizal for the

country earned him the title of the greatest Malayan
who ever lived. It was an honor he rightfully
deserves. Up to this day, no Asian has surpassed Rizal's
ingenuity and extreme intelligence Jose Rizal was a 9 generation patrilineal
descendant of a Chinese immigrant and business
tycoon Don Domingo Lamco (Chinese name: pinyin:
Ke Yinan) of Laguna was the the great-great
grandfather of Jose Rizal. Lamco is originally
from Amoy, China who came to the Philippines in
the mid-17th century. This is where he met his wife,
Inez de la Rosa daughter of Agustin Chinco an
immigrant trader from Chuanchow.
 The Hero's Father
Jose Rizal's Father, Don Francisco Mercado
Rizal (1818-1808) was born in Biñan, Laguna.
He studied Latin and Philosophy at the
College of San Jose in Manila. After their
parent's death, Francisco and two of his
sisters moved to Calamba. He became a
tenant farmer of the Dominican-owned
hacienda. He was hardworking, and
independent-minded who talked less but
worked more and valiant in spirit.
 The Hero's Mother
Doña Teodora Alonso Y Realonda
(1826-1911) was born in Meisik, Sta.
Cruz, Manila. She studied at Colegio
de Sta. Rosa in Manila. She was a
woman of refined culture and
character, with exemplary literary
talents, the fortitude of a Spartan
woman and with business ability, she
managed their store.
 The Hero's Mother
Doña Teodora Alonso Y Realonda
(1826-1911) was born in Meisik, Sta.
Cruz, Manila. She studied at Colegio
de Sta. Rosa in Manila. She was a
woman of refined culture and
character, with exemplary literary
talents, the fortitude of a Spartan
woman and with business ability, she
managed their store.
 Rizal Siblings
Saturnina (1850-1913) Concepcion
Paciano (1851-1930) (1862-1865)
Narcisa (1852-1939) Josefa (1865-1945)
Olimpia (1855-1887) Trinidad (1868-1951)
Lucia (1857-1919)
Jose Protacio Soledad (1870-1929)
Mercado Rizal Y
Realonda (1861-1896)
Saturnina (1850-1913)
The eldest child of the Rizal children. Her
nickname was "Neneng", she married to Manuel T.
Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas. Their children were
Alfredo, who maried Aurora Tiaoqui; Adela, who
married Jose Ver; Abelardo; and Amelia and
Augusto, who both died young. Hidalgo and Rizal
sent frequent correspondence while the latter was
in Europe. In 1909, Saturnina published Pascual
Poblete's Tagalog translation of the Noli Me
Tangere.
 Paciano (1851-1930)
He was the second child, closest, oldest brother of
Jose Rizal. He was Rizal's confidant, and he was the
one who convinced Rizal to study in Europe without
their parent's permission. He studied Latin under
maestro Justiniano Cruz before attending the
Colegio de San Jose in Manila. While in the city,
Paciano lived and worked with Fr. Jose A. Burgos,
who earned the anger of the Spanish friars by
campaigning for the secularization movement.
 Narcisa (1852-1939)
The third child and whose nickname is "Sisa" and was
married to Antonio Lopez (nephew of Father Leoncio
Lopez). She was a musician and an educator from
Pueblo de Morong (former name of Rizal Province),
Their children were Emilio, Angelica, who maried
Benito Abreu; Antonio, who maried Emiliana Rizal,
(the daugther of Paciano Rizal); Consuelo; Leoncio,
who married Natividad Arguelles; and Isabel,
Francisco, Arsenio, and Fidela, all of whom died
young. Narcisa could recite from memory almost all
poems of Jose Riza!.
 Olimpia (1855-1887)
The fourth child with a nickname “Ypia", who
was married to Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph
operator from Manila. Their children were
Aristeo, who married ; Cesario and another
boy, both of whom died young. She died while
giving birth in 1887.
 Lucia (1857-1919)
Who married Mariano Herbosa (nephew of Father
Casañas) of Calamba, Laguna. Their children were
Delfina, first wife of General Salvador Natividad and
who helped Marcela Agoncillo make the first
Philippine flag in hongkong; Concepcion; Patrocinio,
who married Jose Battalones; Teodisio, who married
Lucina Vitingco; Estanislao, and Paz, Victoria, and
Jose. Herbosa died of Cholera and was denied of
Christian burial being the brother-in-law of Jose
Rizal.
 Maria (1859-1945)
Her nickname was "Biang" and was married
to paniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan Laguna. The
couple was blessed with five children. Their
children were Encarnacion, who married
Rosendo Banaad; Mauricio, who married
Concepcion Arguelles; and Petrona, Paz, and
Prudencio, who all died young
 Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Y
Realonda (1861-1896)
His nickname was "Pepe”; the greatest Filipino hero, and
peerless genius. He became the National Hero of the
Philippines. He was a Filipino nationalist and polymath
during the tail end of the Spanish period of the
Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal
became a writer and a key member of the Filipino
Propaganda Movement which advocated political
reforms for the colony under Spain
Concepcion (1862-1865)
Her nickname was "Concha". She died
at the age of three. Her death was
Rizal's first sorrow in life.
 Josefa (1865-1945)
Her nickname was "Panggoy". She was
epileptic and died spinster at the age of
80. She became a member of the
Katipunan.
 Trinidad (1868-1951)
Her nickname was "Trining". She was the last
of the Rizal children to survive and died as
spinster too and died at the age of 83. She
also became a member of the Katipunan and
she was the caretaker of “Mi Ultimo Adios"
 Soledad (1870-1929)
The youngest whose nickname is "Choleng" married to
Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba and was blessed with
five children were Trinitario, who married. Maria San
Mateo; who married Bernabe Malvar (son of General
Miguel Malvar); Luisa, who married Jose Arguelles; and
Serafin and Felix, both of whom died young. She
became a teacher, is said to have been “the best
educated" among Rizal's sisters. Soledad passed away
in 1929, at age of 59.
 -The Hero's First
Sorrow
The Rizal children were bound together by
the ties of love and care. Jose loved most his
little sister Concha (Concepcion) who was
next to him. Unfortunately Concha died at
the age of three and for the first time he
shed tears for love grief, which is said to be
his first sorrow.