Rizal's Family Background Flashcards
Two rich and influential families of Rizal from Binan Laguna
Mercado Family (father side) and Alonso-Realonda family (mother side)
Where did Rizal’ family transfer to from Binan?
Calamba, Laguna
Rizal’s Paternal great-great grandfather, Chinese merchant who converted to Christianity and adapted the name Domingo
Domingo Lamco
Lamco’s Chinese name in Hookien
Lam Cua
Lamco’s Chinese name in Mandarin
Ke Yi Nan
Where is Lamco from?
Fukien City of Changchow, district of Jinjiang China
Where did Lamco reside?
Southern Fujian, Zhangzhou
Date and place of Lamco’s baptism
June 1697 in Manila
Lamco’s wife and Rizal’s paternal great-great grandmother
Ines de la Rosa
One of Domingo Lamco’s children; first to use Mercado as surname
Francisco Mercado I
Rizal’s father
Francisco Mercado II
Rizal and Josephine Bracken’s son; died in Dapitan
Francisco III
Surname meaning ‘market’; based on their occupation as traders
Mercado
Height and place of Jose Rizal square and monument in China
18.61 meters (based on birthyear 1861) and Jinjiang, China
Genealogy of Rizal’s mother side
Ursua, Ochoa, de Quintos
Wife of Francisco Mercado I
Bernarda Monicha: Chinese mestiza from Laguna
Why did Don Francisco Mercado I, Rizal’s father, move to Calamba?
He leased a land from the Dominicans to be able to cultivate sugar, a cash crop
What is the work of Rizal’s father?
Inquilino - “land tenant or manager”
Who is Rizal’s mother?
Dona Teodora Alonso
Where did Dona Teodora Alonso study?
Dominican College of Santa Rosa in Manila
Alonso family members are affluent, they are a family of?
Lawyers and politicians
Class of Rizal’s family
Clase media or middle class Filipinos
What is clase media?
Child or descendant as a result of intermarriage of Chinese and Filipino or Spanish and Filipino
Rizal’s ethnicity
Chinese-Filipino
Residence of the Mercado-Rizal family in Calamba, Laguna
Rizal Stone House, first stone house in Calamba
Location of Rizal’s stone house in the city and also a manifestation of their affluent life
Near the pueblo or town center or near the Church
Frames of the windows of Rizal’s house
Capiz shell frames
How many siblings did Rizal have?
10: 9 sisters and 1 brother
Who is Rizal’s only brother?
Paciano Rizal
Age gap between Paciano and Jose
10 years
Role of Paciano in Jose’s life
2nd father; promised and provided the things Rizal needed being able to sacrifice a lot so that his younger brother could have everything he needed
Pang ilan si Jose Rizal sa magkakapatid?
7th child
Sister of Rizal who died when he was 4 years old
Concepcion “Concha” Rizal
Who provided for Rizal in Europe?
Paciano
Rizal credits all his achievements to?
Paciano
Rizal’s hometown
Calamba, Laguna
He described his hometown as
His “cradle and joy”
Rizal’s birthdate
June 19, 1861
Important landmarks in Laguna
Laguna de Bay, Mt. Makiling, Rizal family home and the church beside it
When and where is Rizal’s baptism?
In the church of St. John the Baptist on June 22, 1861
Who baptized Rizal?
Rev. Fr. Rufino Collantes
Who was his godfather?
Rev. Fr. Pedro Casañas
