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Importan Details From the Book

(Rizal's Ancestry)

product of mixture of races; BOTH BLOOD OF EAST AND WEST

Father Side:

His great great grandfather Domingo Lam co, a chinese imigrant from Fukien city of
Chang chow,

arrived in manila 1690

He became a Christian and married Ines de la rosa

1731 assumed the name mercado, a spanish word means "market" since He is a Merchant

they had a son named FRANCIS MERCADO

FRANCIS MERCADO

lived in Biñan laguna

Married a chinese-filipino mestiza


Cirila Bernacha

and was elected GOBERNADORCILLO of the town.

one of their son Juan Mercado

JUAN MERCADO

married Cirila Alejandro

also elected as GOBERNADORCILLO in Biñan

they have 13 children and Francisco Rizal's Father was the youngest

FRANCISCO MERCADO
Grow up ever since with his mom since his father died since his eight years old

He studied latin and Philosopy in the college of San Jose in Manila

while in college he met and fell in love with TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA who's
studyinh in the college of Santa Rosa

Married on June 28, 1848

they settled in calamba

engaged in farming, business, and reared a big family

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Teodora Alonso family descended from lakan-Dula, The last native king of Tondo

great great grandfather of rizal was Eugenio Ursua(of japanese ancestry) and his
wife a filipina named Benigna

Regina their daughter Married Manuel de Quintos a filipino chinese lawyer from
Pangasinan

One of their daighter is brigida

Brigida married Lorenzo Alberto Alonso a prominent Spanish-Filipino of Biñan

Ther children was Narcsa, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel and Jose

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