Advent of A National Hero

Chapter 1
 The Birth of a Hero
 Jose P. Rizal
 Jose Protacio Rizal
Mercado y Alonzo
Realonda
 June 19, 1861
 Calamba, Laguna
 His mother almost died
during the delivery because
of his unusual head size.
 Baptized in the Catholic church
 On June 22, at 3 days old
 Fr. Rufino Collantes – “Parish Priest” a Batangueño
 Fr. Pedro Casanas – Joses’ “Godfather” a family friend

 “Jose” his name was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of San
Jose / St. Joseph
 Father Collantes noticing Joses’ unusual head size prophesized :
 “Take good care of this child, for someday he will become a great man.”
Age 11 Age 16
 Rizal at 18 years old while a
Rizal in Madrid at the age of 25
student of medicine at the U.S.T
The Rizal’s Family
The Parents of
Dr. Jose P. Rizal
 Francisco Mercado Rizal
 Francisco, the father, was a
serious looking man of sturdy
build. He was born in Biñan,
Laguna on May 11, 1818.

 He studied Latin and Philosophy

at the College of San Jose in
Manila.

 A tenant-farmer of the
Dominican-owned hacienda.

 Died in Manila on Jan. 5, 1898 at

the age of 80.
 DoñaTeodora
 A vigorious and persevering
woman with a benevolent heart
and a likable personality.

 Born in Manila on Nov. 8, 1826.

 Educated at College of Santa

Rosa, well known college for
girls.

 Died in Manila on Aug. 16, 1911

at the age of 85.
The Rizal Children
 1. Saturnina (1850-1913)

 Eldest of the Rizal children.

 Became the wife of Manuel T.

Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas.

 Neneng
 2. Paciano (1851-1930)

 The second child in the family and

Rizal's only brother.

 Died an old bachelor aged 79.

 He had two children (a boy and a

girl) by his mistress (Severina
Decena).
 3. Narcisa (1852-1939)

 Her pet name was Sisa

 Was married to Antonio Lopez of

Morong, Rizal.
 4. Olimpia (1855-1887)

 Ypia was her pet name.

 Married to Silvestre Ubaldo.

 She died of childbirth in 1887.

 5. Lucia (1857-1919)

 Was the wife of Mariano Herbosa,

who was a nephew of Fr. Casanas.

 Herbosa died of cholera and was

denied Christian burial because he
was a brother-in-law of Dr. Rizal.
 6. Maria (1859-1945)

 Biang was her nickname

 Became the wife of Daniel

Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
 7. Jose (1861-1896)
 The national hero of the
Philippines.

 His nickname was Pepe

 In Dapitan, he lived with

Josephine Bracken , Irish girl
from Hong Kong.

 Had a son with her but died few

hours after birth.

 Named his son as Francisco.

 8. Concepcion (1862-1865)

 Her pet name was Concha.

 She died of sickness at the age of

3.

 Her death was Rizal’s first sorrow

in life.
 9. Josefa (1865-1945)

 Her pet name was Panggoy

 She died an old maid at the age of

80.
 10. Trinidad (1868-1951)

 Trining was her pet name.

 She died also as an old maid in

1951 aged 83.
 11. Soledad (1870-1929)

 The youngest Rizal child

 Pet name Choleng

 Became the wife of Pantaleon

Quintero.
 Sibling relationship among the Rizal children was affectionately
cordial.
 As a little boy, Rizal played games with his sisters.
 When he grew to manhood, he called them Doña or Señora (if married)
and Señorita (if single).
 Paciano was a second father to him (10 years senior)
 He immortalized him in his first novel as the wise Pilosopo Tasio
 Rizal’s Ancestry
 Rizal was a product of mixture of races both east and west.
 Negrito, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish

 His great-great grandfather (father side) was a Chinese Immigrant

named Domingo Lamco
 He was from Fukien city who arrived in Manila about 1690

 DoñaTeodora’s family descended from LakanDula (King of Tondo)

 His great-great maternal grandfather was of Japanese ancestry
 DOMINGO LAMCO+ INES DELA ROSA= FRANCISCO
MERCADO
 FRANCISCO MERCADO+ CIRILA BERNACHA=JUAN
MERCADO
 JUAN MERCADO + CIRILA ALEJANDRO=FRANCISCO
MERCADO (13)
 EUGENIO URSUA+ BENIGNA= REGINA
 REGINA+MANUEL DE QUINTOS= BRIGIDA
 BRIGIDA+ LORENZO ALBERTO=TEODORA (5)
 The Surname Rizal
 The real surname of Rizal family was Mercado which was adopted in
1731 by Domingo Lamco (paternal great-great grandfather of Jose
Rizal) who was a full blooded Chinese.

 The second surname – RIZAL – was given by a Spanish Alcalde Mayor

of Laguna, who was a family friend.
The Rizal Home
 Two storey building, rectangular
in shape
 Built with adobe stones and hard
wood and roofed with red tiles
 Describe by Rafael Palma
(biographer)
 Behind the house was a poultry
yard full of turkeys and chickens
and a big garden of tropical fruits
 It was a happy home.
 A Good Middle-Class Family
 The Rizal family belonged to the Principalia
 town aristocrats in Hispanic Philippines
 One of the distinguished families in Calamba
 From the Dominican owned farms that they rent, they harvest rice, corn
and sugarcane.
 The owned a carriage, which was a status symbol of the “Illustrados” in
Hispanic Philippines .
 A private library - the largest in Calamba which consisted of more than
1,000 books.
 Home Life of Rizals
 The Rizal family had a very simple yet contented and happy life.
 Both parents never spoil their children.
 They were strict parents and they trained their children to love God,
behave well, to be obedient, and to respect people especially old folks.
 The believed in the maxim: “Spare the rod and spoil the child”.
 They heard Mass in the town church particularly Sundays.
 They prayed together daily at home then after the prayer all the children
kiss the hands of their parents.