 PHYSICIAN

He treated several patients afflicted not only

with eye diseases.
 OPHTHALMOLOGIST
He graduated in an ophthalmologic college in
Spain.
Rizal treating his mother’s eyes
 FARMER-BUSINESSMAN
He had a partner in Dapitan in the Abaca
business there (1892-1896).
 SCULPTOR
His works of his father and of Father Guerrico,
S. J. typified his sculptural ability.
“The Triumph of Science Over Death,”
Rizal’s most well-known sculpture
 CARTOGRAPHER
He drew maps of Dapitan, The Philippines and
other places he visited.
 BIBLIOPHILE

He had a big library and brought many books

abroad.
 PHILOLOGIST
Rizal loved of learning and literature is
unequalled.
 PHILOSOPHER

Rizal not only loved wisdom but also regulated

his life and enjoyed calmness of the life at all
times.
 HUMORIST
There are many humorous incidents in the Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
 TRAVELER

He traveled around the world three times.

Rizal drinking with his friends
 SPORTSMAN
He fenced with Europeans and Juan Luna and
other friends in Europe.
He played chess and bear several Germans and
European friends and acquaintances.
He could shoot a target 20 meters away.
Rizal fencing with Juan Luna
 June 19, 1861 – Rizal was
born
 June 22, 1861 – Rizal was
baptized
 Father Rufino Collantes –
baptized Rizal
 Father Pedro Casanas –
Rizal’s godfather
One of Rizal’s most Rizal as a young man
famous photos
 Rizal’s father
 Born on May 11, 1818
 Studied Latin and
Philosophy at the
College of San Jose
 Became a tenant in
Calamba
 Died on January 5, 1898
at the age of 80
 Rizal’s mother
 Born on November 8,
1826
 Studied at the College of
Santa Rosa
 Died on August 26, 1911
at the age of 85
Saturnina
(1850-1913)─ oldest of the rizal
children, nicknamed Neneng; she
married Manuel T. Hidalgo of
Tanawan, Batangas.
 Paciano
1851-1930)─older brother and
confident of Jose Rizal; after his
brother’s execution, he joined the
Philippine Revolution and became
combat general; after the revolution,
he retired to his farm in Los Boños,
where he lived as a gentlemen farmer
and died on april 13, 1930, an old
bachelor aged 79. He had two children
by his mistress (Severina Decena)─ a
boy and a girl.
 Narcisa
(1852-1939)─ her pet name
was Sisa and she married
Antonio Loipez (nephew of
Father Leoncio Lopez), a
school teacher of Morong

Olimpia
(1855-1887)─ Ypia was her pet
name: she married Silvesre
Ubando, a telegraph operator from
manila.
Lucia
1857-1919)─ she married Mariano
Herbosa of Calamba, who was a
nephew of Father Casanas. Herbosa
died of cholera in 1889.

Maria
(1859-1945)─Biang was her
nickname she married Daniel
Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna
Jose
(1861-1896)─the greatest Filipino hero
and peerless genius; his nickname was
Pepe; 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 few hours after
his birth; Rizal named Him Francisco”
after his father and buried him in
Dapitan.
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.

Josefa
(1865-1945)─her pet name was
Panggoy; she died an old maid at the
age of 80.
Trinidad
(1868-1951)─Trining was her pet
name; she died also an old maid in
1951 aged 83.

Soledad
(1870-1929)─youngest of the Rizal
children; het pet was Choleng; she
married Pantaleon Quintero of
Calamba.
 Rizal was called “The Great Malayan”
 actually had Negrito, Malay, Chinese, Japanese
and Spanish blood
 Predominantly, he was a Malayan
 Domingo Lamco
 Rizal’s great-great-grandfather
 A Chinese immigrant from Chiangchow
 Arrived in Manila in about 1690
 Was baptized, married Ines dela Rosa
 Took the surname “Mercado” in 1731
 Francisco Mercado
 Son of Domingo and Ines
 Rizal’s great-grandfather
 Married Cirila Bernacha
 Resided in Biñan, Laguna
 Was elected gobernadorcillo of Biñan
 Juan Mercado
 Son of Francisco and Cirila
 Rizal’s grandfather
 Married Cirila Alejandro
 Was also elected gobernadorcillo of Biñan
 Had thirteen children
 Francisco Mercado
 Youngest son of Juan and Cirila
 Rizal’s father
 Lost his father at the age of 8
 Married Teodora
 Settled in Calamba, Laguna
 Engaged in farming and business
 Lakandula
 last king of Tondo
 Eugenio Ursua
 Teodora’s great-grandfather
 Was of Japanese ancestry
 Married to Benigna (a Filipina)
 Regina
 Daughter of Eugenio and Benigna
 Married Atty. Manuel de Quintos
 Brigida
 Daughter of Regina and Atty. Quintos
 Married Alberto Alonso
 Had five children
 In 1731, Domingo Lamco adopted the surname
“Mercado” (market)
 In 1849, Gov. Gen. Claveria ordered all
Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames
 Francisco adopted the surname “Rizal”
 Was suggested by the provincial governor,
who was a family friend
 Originally “Ricial”
 In Spanish, it means “green fields”
 Prophetic according to Leon Ma. Guerrero: “a
field where wheat, cut while still in green,
sprouts again.”
 Only Jose used the surname Rizal until 1891
 The Rizal family belonged to the principalia
 Had a large stone house
 Owned a carjuahe (carriage)
 Had a private library with more than 1,000
books
 Sent their children to colleges in Manila
 A two-storey
building
 Built of adobe
stones and hard
woods
 Roofed with red
tiles
The rebuilt Rizal house
The famous landmark of Calamba, the gigantic jar which has
all the Calamba towns written on its surface.
The back of the Rizal house, then and now.
The grand staircase
that leads to the
main hall of the
house
The original karwahe
(carriage) of the
Rizal family, still
intact after all these
years.
Unfortunately, the
horse died many
many years ago.
The living room
The comida or the dining room
The main dining room
The platera
The cocina or kitchen
Jose Rizal's bedroom.
The family well located
at the back of the
house
A most important seat in the house
A replica of Pepe’s little nipa playhouse
 The Rizal family had a simple, contented and
happy life
 Believed in the maxim “Spare the rod and spoil
the child”
 Everyday, the family heard Mass
 Prayed together the Rosary and Angelus daily