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    The document provides details on Jose Rizal's full name and its meaning, as well as information about his parents and siblings. It notes that Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna in 1861 and was the seventh child in a family of 11 children. It describes Rizal's parents - his father Francisco Mercado, a farmer, and his mother Teodora Alonso Realonda, a woman of culture. It also lists and provides details on each of Rizal's siblings.

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    DR.

    JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL


    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     MEANINGS OF NAME
     Doctor- completed his medical course in Spain and was conferred the degree of
    Licentiate in Medicine by the Universidad Central de Madrid
     Jose- was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint San Jose (St.
    Joseph)
     Protacio- from Gervacio P. which come from a Christian calendar
     Mercado- adopted in 1731 by Domigo Lamco (the paternal great-great
    grandfather of Jose Rizal) which the Spanish term mercado means ‘market’ in English
     Rizal- from the word ‘Ricial’ in Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while still
    green, sprouts again
     Alonzo- old surname of his mother
     Y- and
     Realonda- it was used by Doña Teodora from the surname of her godmother based
    on the culture by that time
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     June 19, 1861- moonlit of Wednesday between eleven


    and midnight Jose Rizal was born in the lakeshore
    town of
     Calamba, Laguna
     June 22, 1861- aged three days old, Rizal was baptized
    in the Catholic church
     Father Rufino Collantes- a Batangueño, the parish
    priest who baptized Rizal
     Father Pedro Casanas- Rizal’s godfather, native of
    Calamba and close friend of the Rizal family
     Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery- the governor
    general of the Philippines when Rizal was born
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     RIZAL’S PARENTS
    Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898)
     -born in Biñan, Laguna on May 11, 1818
     -studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila
     -became a tenant-farmer of the Dominican-owned hacienda
     -a hardy and independent-minded man, who talked less and worked more, and was strong in
    body and valiant in spirit
     -died in Manila on January 5, 1898 at the age of 80
     -Rizal affectionately called him “a model of fathers”

    Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda (1826-1911)


     -born in Manila on November 8, 1826
     -educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a well-known college for girls in the city
     -a remarkable woman, possessing refined culture, literary talent, business ability, and the
    fortitude of Spartan women
     -is a woman of more than ordinary culture: she knows literature and speaks Spanish
    (according to Rizal)
     -died in Manila on August 16, 1911 at the age of 85
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     THE RIZAL CHILDREN


     -Eleven children—two boys and nine girls

    1. Saturnina (1850-1913)
     -oldest of the Rizal children
     -nicknamed Neneng
     -married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas

    2. Paciano (1851-1930)
     -older brother and confident of Jose Rizal
     -was a second father to Rizal
     -immortalized him in Rizal’s first novel Noli Me Tangere as the wise Pilosopo
    Tasio
     -Rizal regarded him as the “most noble of Filipinos”
     -became a combat general in the Philippine Revolution
     -died on April 13, 1930, an old bachelor aged 79
     -had two children by his mistress (Severina Decena)—a boy and a girl
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     Narcisa (1852-1939)
     -her pet name was Sisa
     -married to Antonio Lopez (nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez), a school
    teacher of Morong
     4. Olimpia (1855-1887)
     -Ypia was her pet name
     -married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from Manila
     5. Lucia (1857-1919)
     -married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba, who was a nephew of Father
    Casanas
     -Herbosa died of cholera in 1889 and was denied Christian burial because
    he was a brother-in-law of Dr. Rizal
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

    6. Maria (1859-1945)
     -Biang was her nickname
     -married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna

    7. Jose (1861-1896)
     -the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius
     -nickname was Pepe
     -lived with Josephine Bracken, Irish girl from Hong Kong
     -had a son but this baby-boy died a few hours after birth; Rizal named him
    “Francisco” after his father and buried him in Dapitan
    8. Concepcion (1862-1865)
     -her pet name was Concha
     -died of sickness at the age of 3
     -her death was Rizal’s first sorrow in life
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

    9. Josefa (1865-1945)
     -her pet name was Panggoy
     -died an old maid at the age of 80

    10. Trinidad (1868-1951)


     -Trining was her pet name
     -she died also an old maid in 1951 aged 83

    11. Soledad (1870-1929)


     -youngest of the Rizal children
     -her pet name was Choleng
     -married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

     Rizal always called her sisters Doña or Señora (if


    married) and Señorita (if single)
     Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda
    married on June 28, 1848, after which they settled
    down in Calamba
     The real surname of the Rizal family was Mercado,
    which was adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the
    paternal great-great grandfather of 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
    DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL
    ALONZO Y REALONDA

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