Rizal Ancestry and Early Education

Domingo Mercado

* Originally Lam-co
* Baptized at San Gabriel Church in Binondo
* Married Ines dela Rosa
* Settled in Binan Laguna

Ines dela Rosa

Wife of Domingo Mercado

San Gabriel Church

where Domingo Mercado was baptized in 1697 at 35 yrs old

Francisco Mercado

* Son of Domingo and Ines
* Married Cirila Bernacha
* Lived in Hacienda of San Juan in Calamba but was forced to return to Binan due to Spanish Hostility
* Active in Politics became Gobernadorcillo

Juan Mercado

* Married Cirila Alejandro
* Capitan del pueblo in the town
* had 13 Children
* Elected the representative of Ph in the 1812 Constitution

Francisco Mercado

* Youngest son of Juan and Cirila
* His father died when he was 8 years old
* Took care of his mother and continued the family business
* Had to sacrifice his childhood

Gregorio Alonzo

Grandfather of Lorenzo Alonzo

Head of mestizos in Sta. Cruz

Cipriano Alonzo

Father of Lorenzo Alonzo

Municipal Captain of Binan

Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo

Father of Teodora Realonda

First married Paula Florentino in Vigan

Married Brigida Quintos

Manuel Quintos

Father of Brigida Quintos

Regina Ochoa

Mother of Brigida Quintos

From a rich clan in Cavite

Brigida Quintos

Daughter of Manuel and Regina

Mother of Teodora

Changed surname from Quintos to Realonda

Narcisa, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel, Jose Alberto

Children of Brigida and Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo

Don Francisco Alejandro Mercado

* Born in Binan Laguna
* Studied Latin and Philosophy in College of San Joe
* Tenant-farmer in Dominican-owned Hacienda in Calamba
* hires farmers to farm

Dona Teodora Morales Alonso Realonda

* Studied at College of Santa Rosa (All-girls school)

1\. Saturnina

* Neneng
* Married Manuel Hidalgo from Tanauan

2\.Paciano

* Only brother of Rizal
* Jose’s second father
* Favorite student of Burgos
* Joined the revolution after Jose’s Death
* Lived in Los Banos (UPLB was built on his land)
* Allegedly had 2 children with Severina Decena
* Studied at College of San Jose

3\.Narcisa

* Sisa
* Married Antonio Lopez nephew of Leoncio Lopez

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

* Rizal’s Friend
* Jose listens to his opinions on current events and his Philosophy in Life

4\.Olimpia

* Ypia
* Married Silvestre Ubaldo (telegraph operator from Manila)

5\.Lucia

Married Mariano Herbosa = nephew of Fr. Casanas (Jose’ Godfather in Baptism)

6\.Maria

* Biang
* Married Daniel Faustino Cruz

7\.Jose

* June 19,1861 - Dec 30, 1896
* Greatest Filipino and National Hero
* Believed to have married Josephine Bracken and had 2 children

8\.Concepcion

* Concha
* Died at 3
* Jose’s first sorrow in life

9\.Josefa

* Panggoy
* Epileptic
* Died as an Old maid

10\.Trinidad

* Trining
* Last to die

11\.Soledad

* Choleng
* Married Pantaleon Quintero from Calamba

Calamba

* Where Jose was born
* In an agricultural town in between Mt Makiling and Laguna de bay

Memories of a Student in Manila

* Autobiography of Rizal
* Written at 17 yrs old
* Used P.Jacinto as pseudonym

Rizal Family

* Principalia
* has caretakers (yaya)
* Tenants to a Dominican estate

Calamba Catholic Church

Where Rizal was baptized now known as St. John the Baptist Church

Fr. Rufino Collantes

Priest who baptized Rizal

Don Francisco

* Kikoy
* model of Father
* Inquillo = Leading tenant
* 2nd to build a stone house in Calamba

Dona Teodora

* Lolay
* Cultured woman of Manila
* Knows literature and speaks better Spanish than Jose
* mathematician and has read & owns a lot of books

Teodora Alonzo

* Rizal’s First Teacher
* Told him the story of the moth = Fave story
* Left a deep impression on Rizal

Rizal at 2yrs old

Familiar with alphabet

Rizal at 3 yrs old

Mastered the alphabet and can read books

Rizal at 4 yrs old

Can write in Tagalog and Spanish

Rizal at 5 yrs old

Reads the Spanish family Bible

Tio Gregorio

Taught Jose how to read

Tio Jose Alberto

Jose’s first teacher in arts. Taught him how to paint, sketch and sculpt

Tio Manuel

Taught Jose the importance of martial arts and exercise. Taught him swimming fencing anf wrestling

Usman

Rizal’s Dog

Alipato

Rizal’s pony

Sa aking mga kabata

* Jose’s first poem at 8 yrs old (not true)
* Herminigildo Cruz
* Jose was only familiar with the word kalayaan only at 25 yrs old

Tagalog Drama

* in Calamba
* Gobernadorcillo of Paete paid 2 pesos for the manuscript

Rizal as Magician

Did simple magic tricks and puppetry also magic latern exhibition

Formal schooling of Jose

in Binan

* 9 yrs old
* Went to Binan via carromate
* Paciano went with him
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Tomasa Mercado

Jose’ aunt where he stayed in Binan

Margarita and Gabriel

Arcadia and Florentina

Champorado

Jose’s fave breakfast

Leadro

Jose’s best friend in Binan who taught him the joys of childhood

Maestro Justiano Aquino Cruz

* Owner of school and teacher of Rizal
* Can be seen as a character in Noli
* Taught him Latin and Spanish
* Quick to reprimand his students

Pedro

* Son of Maestro Justiano
* Rizal’s first brawl (win)

Andres Salandanan

* Friend of Pedro
* Rizal’s opponent in arm wrestling (lost)

Juancho

Rizal’s painting teacher

Saturnina

wrote a letter to Rizal to go back home in 1870

Talim

what he rode to go back home from Binan

Maestro Justiano

Recommended Rizal for higher education in 1871

Injustices in Rizals Life

With Dona Teodora and Execution of Gomburza

Injustice of Dona Teodora

Accused by her brother of trying to poison the wife

Walked 50 km from Calamba to Sta. Cruz for 2 1/2 years

Dominicans sent the best lawyers but she already confessed

Execution of Gomburza

* 3 secular priests were implicated in the Cavity Mutinyof Jan 20 1872

Francisco Zaldua

* false witness to the three priests

Archbishop Meliton

* Sounded the tolling of the bells in the Manila Cathedral during the execution of Gomburza

Paciano

knows the truth about GomBurZA

escaped and quit college

El Fili

In memory of Gomburza