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Who was the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius mentioned in the text?
Who was the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius mentioned in the text?
What was the nickname of Jose Rizal?
What was the nickname of Jose Rizal?
Which Rizal child was referred to as 'The Hero's First Sorrow' in the text?
Which Rizal child was referred to as 'The Hero's First Sorrow' in the text?
Which Rizal child held the title of 'The Katipunera'?
Which Rizal child held the title of 'The Katipunera'?
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Who was known as 'The Custodian of the Hero’s Greatest Poem' among the Rizal siblings?
Who was known as 'The Custodian of the Hero’s Greatest Poem' among the Rizal siblings?
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Which Rizal sibling married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba?
Which Rizal sibling married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba?
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'Trining' was a pet name for which of the Rizal siblings?
'Trining' was a pet name for which of the Rizal siblings?
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Study Notes
The Mercado-Rizal Family
- Domingo Lam-Co, a full-blooded Chinese from Amoy, China, came to the Philippines and married Ines de la Rosa, a half-Chinese lady, in the late 16th century.
- He adopted the surname Mercado in the early 17th century.
- The Mercado-Rizal family had a mix of Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Malay, and Negrito blood.
Francisco Mercado Rizal (1818-1898)
- Born on April 18, 1818, in Biñan, Laguna.
- Father of Jose Rizal.
- Youngest of 13 offspring of Juan and Cirilia Mercado.
- Studied in San Jose College.
- Industrious farmer and a model of fathers according to Jose Rizal.
Teodora Alonso Realonda (1827-1913)
- Born on November 14, 1827, in Santa Cruz, Manila.
- Mother of Jose Rizal.
- Second child of Lorenzo Alfonso and Brijida de Quintos.
- Studied at Colegio de Santa Rosa.
- Business-minded, courteous, religious, hard-working, and well-read.
- First teacher of Jose Rizal.
- Married Francisco Mercado Rizal on June 28, 1848.
The Rizal Children
- Saturnina Rizal Mercado de Hidalgo (1850-1913): Eldest sister of Jose Rizal, known as "Neneng".
- Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (1851-1930): Second child, became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution, known as "Pinoy Hero's Big Brother".
- Narcisa Alonso Lopez (1852-1939): Third child, married Antonio Lopez, a school teacher, known as "The Hospitable Sister of the Hero".
- Olympia Mercado Realonda Ubaldo (1855-1887): Fourth child, married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator, known as "The Sister Whom the Hero Loves to Tease".
- Lucia Alonso Herbosa (1857-1919): Fifth child, married Mariano Herbosa of Calamba, Laguna, known as "Partaker of the Hero's Sufferings".
- Maria Rizal Cruz (1859-1945): Sixth child, married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna, known as "The Hero's Confidant".
- Jose Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (1861-1896): Second son and seventh child, executed by firing squad on December 30, 1896.
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Learn about Domingo Lam-Co, the paternal ascendant of the Rizal Family who was a Chinese immigrant to the Philippines in the 16th century. Discover the diverse ancestral roots of the Mercado-Rizal family, which includes Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Malay, and Negrito heritage.
