Jose Rizal

• His parents were Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonzo Realonda
• Jose Protacio Mercado y Alonso Realonda Rizal is his full name
• Rizal was born on June 19, 1861.
• Rizal's father died when he was only two years old.
• The family moved to Manila where his mother remarried Oseo Mercado.
• He had two siblings named Saturnina and Paciano.
• The family moved to Manila where they lived with the maternal grandparents.
• In 1872, the family moved back to Manila due to financial difficulties.
• Rizal had three siblings named Paciano, Saturnina, and Narcisa.
• The family moved to Calamba when he was four years old.
• Rizal attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila from 1872 to 1877.
• He had three siblings named Paciano, Saturnina, and Narcisa.
• He studied at Colegio de San Juan de Letran from 1877 to 1879.
• His grandfather Francisco Mercado was an engineer who built bridges and roads.
• In 1872, the Spanish government executed his uncle Marcos Alonso Realonda who was accused of being involved with the Cavite Mutiny.
• At age 5, Rizal started attending school at Ateneo Municipal de Manila (now known as Colegio San Juan de Letran).
• From 1873-1874, he attended Escuela Pia in Calamba.
• At the age of fourteen, Rizal enrolled in Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
• Jose enrolled at Ateneo Municipal de Manila (Ateneo) in 1872.
• At age 5, Rizal started attending school at Ateneo Municipal de Manila (now known as Colegio de San Juan de Letran).
• In 1872, Rizal entered Ateneo Municipal de Manila (Ateneo) at age eleven.
• Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, at Calamba, Laguna.
• His parents were Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
• His classmates included Marcelo H. del Pilar, Mariano Ponce, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Isabelo Artacho.
• At age 14, he finished high school as valedictorian.
• His father Francisco Mercado died on June 30, 1869.
• His father died on June 30, 1876, at the age of 49.
• He was baptized by Fr. Mariano Gomez on July 30, 1861.
• His father Francisco Mercado died on September 30, 1869.
• Jose Rizal's mother remarried Don Francisco Mercado y Lopez, who became his stepfather.
• Francisco Mercado also served as governor-general of the Philippines under Spanish rule.
• His father died on June 30, 1876, leaving his mother with six children to support.
• Jose Rizal's mother Teodora Alonso y Quintos married Francisco Xavier Mercado on January 4, 1856.
• Don Francisco Mercado y Lopez was an ilustrado (enlightened) and a member of the Masonic Order.
• Jose Rizal's mother Teodora Alonso Realonda married Francisco Mercado on December 4, 1856.
• Teodora Alonso y Quintos was born on December 20, 1832, in Binan, Laguna.
• Jose Rizal's father, Francisco Mercado Jr., was a wealthy landowner and businessman.
• Jose Rizal's parents were Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
• Teodora Alonso Realonda was born on January 1, 1831, in Binan, Laguna.
• Francisco married Teodora Alonzo Realonda on December 5, 1869, in Santa Cruz, Manila.