MERCADO FAMILY

*Domingo Lam-co
- Paternal ascendant
- full blooded Chinese
- married to Ines de la Rosa
*Mercado family had traces of Japanese,
Spanish, Malay, and Negrito blood aside form
Chinese.

MERCADO FAMILY
*Parents - Francisco Mercado II
- Teodora Alonso Realonda
*They are 13 in the family
*9 girl siblings
*2 boy siblings including Jose

MERCADO FAMILY
Children
Saturnina
Paciano
Narcisa
Olympia
Lucia

Childhood in calamba
19 June 1861 Birth of Jose Mercado
22 June 1861 Baptism of Jose ercado
28 September 1862 - The parochial church
of Calamba and the canonical books,
including the book in which Rizals baptismal
records were entered, were burned.
1864 Jose learned the alphabet

Childhood in calamba
1865 Concepcion died
1865-1867 Taught him how to read and
write by Doa Theodora
6 June 1868 Pilgrimage to Antipolo and
visit to saturnine in Sta. Ana
1869 Jose @ 8 y/o Sa Aking Mga Kabata

Childhood in binan
1870 Paciano brought Rizal to Bian,
Laguna
17 December 1870 finished his studies in
Bian ; returning to Calamba.

back in calamba
1871 Doa Theodora was imprisoned in
Sta. Cruz , Laguna
1872 Words like filibustero, Cavite, and
Burgos was heard by Jose.

Education : calamba
His mother taught him to read and write
Dona Theodora was patient, conscientious,
and understanding
She discovered Joses talent for poetry
Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua,
Leon Monroy were his tutors in his early age.

Education : binan
School of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
Maestro cruz have been also able to teach
Paciano(Joses Brother)
Pedro, the bully
Jose learned to wrestling at his Tio Manuel
After the success over Pedro, Rizal became
popular

Education : binan
Had a arm wrestling match with Andres
Salandanan.
Nearly cracked his head on the sidewalk
Jose is not a quarrelsome but never ran
away from any fight.

Education : binan
Best student over the Bian boys

Education : ateneo
Instead of using Mercado Jose used Rizal as
his surname
His 1st professor was Fr. Jose Bech
Joses classmates were Peninsulares and
sons of Peninsulares
Francisco G. Oliva, Joaquin Garrido, Gonzalo
Marzano

Education : ateneo

Devoted himself in reading novels

4th year professor, Fr. Francisco Sanchez
Jose had a trouble with Fr. Leoncio Lopez
5th year professors, Fr Vilaclara and Mineves
Engaged in gymnastics and fencing

First trip on abroad

3 May 1882 departure for Spain ; boarded
at salvadora
4 May 1882 Had Seasick on board the boat
5 May 1882 Had conversations with the
passengers ; still seasick
6 May 1882 Saw mountains and Islands

First trip on abroad

9 May 1882 Singapore arrival
10 May 1882 went around at the
Singapore
11 May 1882 boarded boat Djemnah to
Spain
12 May 1882 converse with the
passengers
13 May 1882 seasick again

First trip on abroad

15 May 1882 Bad dream again, concerning
about him and his parents
17 May 1882 Arrival at Punta de Gales
18 May 1882 - At 7:30 a.m., he left Punta de
Gales for Colombo. In the afternoon, Rizal
arrived at Colombo and in the evening the
trip was resumed.

First trip on abroad

26 May 1882 Near African Coast

27 May 1882 Landed Aden
2 June 1882 Arrived at Suez Canal
3 June 1882 Quarantined at the Suez Canal
7 June 1882 Arrival at Port Said ; had a
letter to his parents that his en route to
Aden to Suez Canal

First trip on abroad

11
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14
15

June
June
June
June
June

1882
1882
1882
1882
1882

Went to City of Naples

Boat anchored at Marseilles
Landed Marseilles
Second day on Marseilles
Left Marseilles for Barcelona

First trip on abroad

11
12
13
14
15

June
June
June
June
June

1882
1882
1882
1882
1882

Went to City of Naples

Boat anchored at Marseilles
Landed Marseilles
Second day on Marseilles
Left Marseilles for Barcelona