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• What is the full name of Jose Rizal?


  JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO y ALONSO REALONDA
• What does the name "Rizal" mean?

  It means "green fields."
• What decree did Governor General Narciso Claveria issue on November 21, 1849?


  A decree sending long lists of Spanish and local surnames to the chiefs of provinces.
• What was the name of the list that contained Spanish and local surnames?

  Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos.
• Who are the ancestors of Jose Rizal?

  • Domingo Lam Co
  • Ines de la Rosa
  • Francisco Mercado
  • Cirila Bernacha
  • Juan Mercado
  • Cirila Alejandro
  • Francisco Mercado Rizal II
  • Teodora Alonso Realonda
  • Eugenio Ursua
  • Benigna
  • Manuel de Quintos
  • Regina Ursua
  • Lorenzo Alonso
  • Brigida de Quintos
• Who is Paciano Rizal?

  He is the only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child.
• What did Paciano Rizal study and what profession did he later pursue?

  He studied at San Jose College in Manila and became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
• Who did Paciano Rizal have children with?

  Severina Decena.
• Who are the children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda?

  1. Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo
  2. Narcisa Rizal
  3. Olimpia Rizal
  4. Lucia Rizal
  5. Maria Rizal
  6. Jose Protacio Rizal
  7. Concepcion Rizal
  8. Josefa Rizal
  9. Trinidad Rizal

  10. Soledad Rizal
• What is the nickname of Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo?


  Neneng.
• Who did Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo marry and what did she publish?

  She married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo and published Pascual H. Poblete's Tagalog translation of the Noli Me Tangere.
• What is the nickname of Narcisa Rizal?

  Doña Sisa.
• What notable ability did Narcisa Rizal have?

  She could recite from memory all the poems of Jose Rizal.
• What significant act did Narcisa Rizal perform related to Rizal's grave?

  She found the unmarked grave of Rizal in Paco Cemetery.
• What is the nickname of Olimpia Rizal?


  Ypia.
• Who did Olimpia Rizal marry and how many children did they have?

  She married Silvestre Ubaldo and they had 4 children.
• What was the cause of Olimpia Rizal's death?


  She died from childbirth at the age of 32.
• What is the nickname of Lucia Rizal?


  None provided.
• Who did Lucia Rizal marry and what happened to her husband?

  She married Matriano Herbosa who died in cholera.
• How many children did Lucia Rizal have?

  She had five children.
• What is the nickname of Maria Rizal?


  Biang.
• Who did Maria Rizal marry and what is notable about one of her children?

  She married Daniel Faustino Cruz and one of her children, Mauricio Cruz, became Rizal’s student in Dapitan.
• What is the significance of Concepcion Rizal's nickname?

  Her nickname is "Concha."
• How old was Concepcion Rizal when she died?

  She died at the age of three.
• What was the impact of Concepcion Rizal's death on Jose Rizal?

  Her death was one of Rizal’s first sorrows in life.
• What is the nickname of Josefa Rizal?

  Panggo.
• What was unique about Josefa Rizal's marital status?

  She was unmarried and lived together with her sister Trinidad until their death.
• What is the nickname of Trinidad Rizal?


  Trining.
• What was significant about Trinidad Rizal's relationship with Jose Rizal?

  She was the one who received the lamp from Jose, in which he secretly hid his last poem, “Mi Ultimo Adios.”
• What is the nickname of Soledad Rizal?

  Choleng.
• Who did Soledad Rizal marry and how many children did they have?

  She married Pantaleon Quintero and had five children.
• What are the birth and death years of Jose Rizal?

  • Born: 1861
  • Died: 1896
• What are the birth and death years of Paciano Rizal?

  • Born: 1851
  • Died: 1930
• What are the birth and death years of Saturnina Rizal-Hidalgo?

  • Born: 1850
  • Died: 1913
• What are the birth and death years of Narcisa Rizal?

  • Born: 1852
  • Died: 1939
• What are the birth and death years of Olimpia Rizal?


  • Born: 1855
  • Died: 1887
• What are the birth and death years of Lucia Rizal?

  • Born: 1857
  • Died: 1919
• What are the birth and death years of Maria Rizal?

  • Born: 1859
  • Died: 1945
• What are the birth and death years of Concepcion Rizal?

  • Born: 1862
  • Died: 1865
• What are the birth and death years of Josefa Rizal?

  • Born: 1865
  • Died: 1945