My report would be all about THE MERCADO CLAN.

– Mercado; yun yung dapat apelyido ni rizal and

yung Rizal ay middle name nya. So bakit pa nya pinagpalit? It is because during the Spaniards time,
“MERCADO” was a hot name because of the history of his brother paciano which was wanted by the
colonial authorities for being an associate of the martyred priest like father burgos. So to be able to
travel freely, he dissociate himself from his brother paciano. Kaya ang nagging apelyido nya is RIZAL
- Also, speaking “CLAN” yung mga pamilya during those times (WHICH IS PANAHON NI RIZAL)
were big compared to families nowadays.
- To start, As many of us we all know, Jose Rizal’s earliest paternal ancestor was Domingo Lamco.
His parents were Siang-Co and Zun-Nio.
- Domingo Lamco later married a woman almost half of his age by the name of Inez de la Rosa. –
Jose Rizal’s great great great mother.
- Inez de la Rosa is a mestiza who was the daughter of a good friend of domingo; Agustin Chinco.
Agustin Chinco was married to another Chinese mestiza, named Jacinta Rafaela.
- Domingo Lamco and Inez De la Rosa had 2 children: Josefa didnio and Francisco Mercado – The
first Francisco in the Family.
- Francisco Mercado was a bachelor for most of his life and like his father, married quite late. He
only settled down on May 26 1771.
- His bride was Bernarda Monicha – who was a Chinese mestiza from the neighboring hacienda of
San Pedro Tunasan who had been orphaned early and from childhood had lived in binian laguna.
- They had 2 children named: Clemente Mercado and Juan Mercado.
- Francisco Mercado and her family was considered well-off at that time (MAYAMAN YAMAN
SILA) especially judging by the number of Carabaos that he registered which was among the
largest herds in the town at that time.
- Also, Francisco Mercado was elected in 1783 as the Gobernadorcillo of the town of binian and
he lived until 1801.
- His Son, Juan Mercado, married Cirila Alejandra from tubigan at the age of 22.
- Juan Mercado was elected 3 times as the alkalde or the Gobernadorcillo of binian in the year of
1808; 1813 and 1823.
- Now, based also on their family history, sinasabi na si JUAN MERCADO is the one who registered
his Family NOT AS MESTIZO – Which WAS THEIR CLASIFICATION but as INDIO – (it is the term
used by the 16th-19th century to refer to the poor people of our country.) – Sinasabi din na It is
perhaps from Juan Mercado where Jose Rizal got his deep love for Indio rather than Chinese
ancestry.
- Juan Mercado and Cirila had the following children: Gavino, Petrona, Potenciana, Leoncio,
Fausto, Barcelisa, Francisco, Gabriel, Julian, Gregorio, Tomasa, Casimiro, Cornelia.
- Going to the next Generation, FRANCISCO MERCADO Married Teodora Alonso. – They are the
parents of Jose Rizal. Teodora Alonso belonged to a family of professionals.
- Francisco and Teodora had 11 children these were:
- Saturnina Mercado – who was married to Manuel Hidalgo from Tanawan Batangas
- Paciano Mercado, who had 2 children with her live in partner Severina Decena
- Narcisa Mercado who married Antonio lopez from who was from morong rizal
- Olimpia Mercado who married sylvestre ubaldo from manila
- Lucia Mercado who married Mariano Erbosa from Calamba Laguna
- Maria Mercado who married Daniel Faustino Cruz from Binian Laguna
- And of course our National Hero Jose Protacio Rizal
- Concepcion Mercado who died early at the age of three
- Josefa Mercado who had epilepsy but lived until the age of 80
- Trinidad Mercado who never married but lived until 83 and finally the youngest:
- Soledad Mercado who lately married Pantaleon Quintero who was also from Calama Laguna