JOSE RIZAL:

LIFE, WORKS, AND

WRITINGS

Chapter 1 :
Advent of A
National Hero

Ancestry of Jose Rizal

Paternal/Fathers Side

Ancestry of Jose Rizal

Maternal/Mothers Side

Francisco Mercado Rizal

He was Born in Bian, Laguna,
on May 11, 1818.
He studied Latin and Philosophy
at the College of San Jose in
Manila.
He died in Manila on January 5,
1898 at the age of 80.
1818 1898

Rizal affectionately called him a

model of fathers.

Teodora Alonso
Born in Manila on November 8,
1826.
She was educated at the College
of Santa Rosa.
Doa Teodora died in Manila on
August 16, 1911.

1826 1911

Married to Francisco Mercado on

June 28, 1848

Saturnina Rizal
Oldest of the Rizal children.
Nickname: Neneng
Married to Manuel T. Hidalgo of
Tanawan, Batangas.
They had 5 Children.
1850 1913

Paciano Rizal
The Only brother of Jose Rizal.
He was a 2nd Father to Him.
He joined the Philippine Revolution and
became a combat general after his younger
brothers execution.
After the Revolution, he retired to his farm
in Los Baos, where he lived as a farmer.

1851 1930

He died on April 13, 1930, an old bachelor

aged 79.
Had 2 children by his mistress (Severina
Decena).

Narcisa Rizal
Her Nickname was Sisa.
She married Antonio Lopez
(nephew of Father Leoncio
Lopez), a school teacher of
Morong.
They had 8 children.

1852 1939

She was perhaps the most

hospitable among the siblings.

Olimpia Rizal
Her nickname was Ypia.
She married Silvestre Ubaldo, a
telegraph operator from Manila.
She died of hemorrhage while
giving birth.

1855 1887

Lucia Rizal
She married Mariano Herbosa of
Calamba, who died of cholera in
1889.
His husband was denied for a
Christian burial because he was a
brother-in-law of Dr. Rizal.
They had 8 children.
1857 1919

Maria Rizal
Her nickname was Biang.
She married Daniel Faustino
Cruz of Bian, Laguna.
They had 5 children.

1859 1945

Jos Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

1861 - 1896

His nickname was Pepe.

He was born on the moonlit night of
June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna.
He was baptized in the Catholic church
of his town by the parish priest, Father
Rufino Collantes.
Known as the greatest Filipino hero
and peerless genius.
During his exile in Dapitan, he lived
with Josephine Bracken, Irish girl from
Hong Kong; he had a son by her, but
this baby boy died a few hours after
birth. Rizal named him Francisco ater
his father.

Dr. Jose Rizal was a:

Physician (Ophthalmic surgeon)

Poet
Dramatist
Essayist
Novelist
Historian
Architect
Painter
Sculptor
Educator
Linguist
Musician
Naturalist
Ethnologist
Surveyor
Engineer
Farmer businessman
Economist
Geographer
Cartographer
Bibliophile
Philologist
Grammarian
Folklorist
Philosopher
Translator
Inventor
Magician
Humorist
Satirist
Polemicist
Sportsman
Traveler
Prophet
Hero
Political Martyr

Rizal
Second surname of the Family.

It was given by a Spanish alcalde mayor

(provincial governor) of Laguna, who was
a family friend.
It means a field where wheat, cut while
still green, sprouts again.

Concepcion RIzal
1862 1865
Her nickname was Concha.
She died of sickness at the age of 3.
Her death was Rizals first sorrow in life.

Josefa Rizal
Her nickname was Panggoy.

She died as an old maid at the age

of 81

1865 1945

Trinidad Rizal
Her nickname was Trining.
She was the custodian of Rizals
last and greatest poem.
She died also as an old maid like
Josefa, in 1951, aged 83.
Trinidad and Josefa lived
together until their death.
1868 1951

Soledad Rizal
Youngest among the Rizal
children.
Her Nickname was Choleng.
She married Pantaleon Quintero
of Calamba.
She is a Teacher and arguably the
best educated among Rizals
sisters.
She married Pantaleon Quintero
of Calamba.
1870 1929