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Fransisco Mercado (1818-1898)
Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of 13 offsprings of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biņan, Laguna on April 18, 1818; studied in San Jose College, Manila; and died in Manila.
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Teodora Alonzo (1827-1913)
Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida de Quintos. She studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa. She was a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-working and well-read. She was born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1827 and died in 1913 in Manila.
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Saturnina (1850-1913)
Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
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Paciano (1851-1930)
Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child. Studied at San Jose College in Manila; became a farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.
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Narcisa (1852-1939)
The third child. Married Antonio Lopez at Morong, Rizal; a teacher and musician.
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Olympia (1855-1887)
The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887 from childbirth.
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Lucia (1857-1919)
The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa.
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Maria (1959-1945)
The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biņan, Laguna.
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Concepcion (1862-1865)
The eight child. Died at the age of three.
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Josefa (1865-1945)
The ninth child. An epileptic; died as spinster.
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Trinidad (1868-1951)
The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to die.
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Soledad (1970-1929)
The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.
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