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1 Intro Rizal Family Background LWW Rizal 2021
1 Intro Rizal Family Background LWW Rizal 2021
TABLE OF PRESENTATION
A. Dr. Jose Rizal
B. Family Background of Dr. Jose Rizal
C. Rizal’s Ancestry
D. Rizal Ancestors in the Father side (Don Francisco Mercado Rizal)
E. Jose Rizal Ancestor in the Mother Side (Doña Teodora Alonso
Realonda)
F. Jose Rizal early Demonstration of Inborn Talents
Family Background
of
Dr. Jose Rizal
o After Jose Rizal execution, Paciano joined the Philippine Revolution and became a combat
general, after the Revolution.
o Then afterward, Paciano retired to his farm in Los Baños Laguna, where Paciano lived as a
gentleman farmer.
o Paciano died on April 13, 1930 at the aged of 79.
o Paciano had two (2) children a boy and a girl, with his mistress (Severina Decena).
• Rizal always called all her sisters as “Doña or Señora” if married and
“Señorita” if Single or not yet married”.
o Example: Doña Ypia
o Señora Saturnina
• Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentritt, on June 23, 1888 while Rizal is in
London. Rizal said that “His Brother Paciano was the most Noble
Filipino and though an “Indio”.
o Rizal describe “Indio” as more generous and nobleman.
Rizal’s
Ancestry
• Domingo Lamco
o a Chinese immigrant from the Fukien City of Changchow, who arrived in Manila about
the late 1600s.
o At the age of 35, Lam-co was baptized on Sunday (Domingo), June 9, 1697, in the
Parian Church of San Gabriel. In his baptismal records, his parents were simply listed
as Siong-co and Jun-nio. It is believed that his parents belonged to the upper bracket
socially as indicated by the particled -co and -nio at the end of their names. These
two particles correspond to the Spanish Don and Dona which is indicative of social
position.
o He was the Great- great grandfather of Jose Rizal on his father’s side.
o He became a Christian and married to a well- known Chinese Christian girl of Manila
named Ines de la Rosa. Domingo Lamco married Ines de la Rosa who was half his age.
o He used the surname Mercado in the year 1731.
o The Spanish term “Mercado” means “Market” in English.
• Domingo Lam-co settled in Binan, Laguna on the Dominican estate called San Isidro Labrador. He
became a leader among the Chinese community and was a frequent godfather in baptisms and
weddings. He helped in the founding of Tubigan Barrio, the richest part of the estate.
• Domingo married Inez de la Rosa, the daughter of his friend, and was much younger than he.
They married in the Parian Church where he was baptized. Their union was blessed with two
children Francisco and Josefa, who died five days after her birth. Francisco was only two when
he lost his sibling.
• Domingo Mercado and Ines de la Rosa had a son named, Francisco Mercado.
Sources:
• Cua Clan Genealogy. Siongque, Fookien, China.
• Panlasigui, Isidro. "Dr. Jose Rizal's Chinese Ancestry". Fookien Times Yearbook, September 1953.
• Francisco Mercado
o Who resided in Biñan.
o Married to a Chinese- Filipino Mestiza, Cirila Bernacha.
o He was elected as Gobernadorcillo (Municipal Mayor) of the town.
o One of their sons named Juan Mercado (was Jose Rizal’s Grandfather).
• Juan Mercado
o Married Cirila Alejandra, a Chinese- Filipino mestiza.
o Like his father, he was elected Governadorcillo of Biñan.
o Capitan Juan and Capitana Cirila had thirteen children, the youngest was Francisco
Mercado who was the father of Dr. Jose Rizal.
• Francisco Mercado
o At the age of 8 his father died (Juan Mercado).
o He studied Latin and Philosophy in the College of San Jose in Manila.
o He meet and fall in love Alonso Realonda, a student in the College of Santa Rosa.
o Francisco Mercado and Alonso Realonda were married on June 28, 1848 and settled
down in Calamba.
• Regina Ursua
o Married to Manuel de Quintos which is a Filipino- Chinese lawyer from
Pangasinan.
• Manuel de Quintos
o One of the daughter of Attorney de Quintos and Regina was “Brigida”.
• Brigida de Quintos
o Married to Lorenzo Alberto Alonso which is the prominent Spanish- Filipino
mestizo of Biñan.
o Their children were Narcisa, Teodora, Gregorio, Manuel and Jose
o Teodora was (Dr. Jose Rizal’s mother).
The
Surname
Rizal
• The real surname of the Rizal family was Mercado which was used in the
year 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great-grandfather of Dr.
Jose Rizal), who was a full-blooded Chinese.
• Rizal’s family acquired a second surname “Rizal” which was given by a
Spanish Alcalde Mayor (Provincial Governor) of Laguna, who was a family
friend.
• The Mercados of Calamba chose the unlisted name Rizal, although they
continued to use the name Mercado. Their original application was for the
name Ricial (meaning “the green of young growth” or “green fields”),
which was connected to their livelihood, but this was denied for no
apparent reason.
• Rizal means "Rizal is a Spanish-derived name for Ricial, meaning Rice
Field/Green Field or pasture.
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Rizal House
• The house of the Rizal family was one of the distinguished stone
houses in Calamba during Spanish times.
• It was a two-storey building, rectangular in shape, built of adobe
stones and hard-woods, and roofed with red tiles.
• Behind the house were the poultry yard full of turkey’s and chickens
and a big garden of tropical fruit trees- like, atis, balimbing, chico,
macopa, papaya, santol, tampoy, etc.
Jose Rizal
early
Demonstration of Inborn
Talents
Sources
• Books
• Gregorio Zaide & Sonia Zaide (2011). Rizal Life, Works and Writings of
a Genius, Writer, Scientist and National Hero. 2nd Edition. All Nations
Publishing Co., Inc. Cubao Quezon City, Philippines.
• J.A Lopez & A.E Paras.,(2010). Rizal: Life Works and Writings of the
Greatest Malayan 3rd Edition. HisGoPhil Publishing House, Inc.
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