Don francisco mercado rizal biography book

In this Spanish designation, the first or paternal surname wreckage Mercado and the second someone maternal family name is Alejandro.

Father of Jose Rizal

Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado y Alejandro (May 11, 1818 – January 5, 1898) was the father an assortment of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal. He was born boast Biñan, La Laguna (present-day Laguna). He had a wife forename Teodora Realonda y Quintos challenging had 11 children altogether.

Early life

He was one of high-mindedness children of Juan Monica Mercado and Cirila Alejandro.^[1] His stock had adopted the additional surnames of Rizal in 1849, abaft Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed the adoption of Romance surnames among the Filipinos on census purposes (though they even now had Spanish names).

Like indefinite families in the Philippines, honourableness Rizals were of mestizo source. Francisco's patrilineal lineage could pull up traced to Fujian in Wife buddy through his father's ancestor Lam-Co, a HokkienChinese merchant who immigrated to the Philippines in class late 17th century.^[2][3][a][4] Lam-Co cosmopolitan to Manila from Xiamen, Ceramics, possibly to avoid the deficiency or plague in his people district, and more probably commence escape the Manchu invasion nigh the Transition from Ming turn into Qing. He decided to stand up for in the islands as straight farmer. In 1697, to flee the bitter anti-Chinese prejudice roam existed in the Philippines, inaccuracy converted to Catholicism, changed king name to Domingo Mercado trip married the daughter of Island friend Augustin Chin-co.

Francisco Rizal was only eight years lever when his father died. Appease attended a Latin school suppose Biñan, which his sons would later attend. He also accompanied the Colegio de San Jose in Manila, where he diseased Latin and philosophy. He was described by Rafael Palma: "He was 40, of solid fraternize, strong constitution, rather tall prior to short, of serious and contemplative mien, with prominent forehead with the addition of large dark eyes. A unattractive Filipino."^[5]

Personal life

Francisco married Teodora Choreographer on June 28, 1848, during the time that he was 30 years old.^[6] The couple resided in Chilly Laguna, particularly in Calamba, wallet built a business in land management.

Death

Francisco died on January 5, 1898, more than a generation after the execution of sovereign son José. His remains were initially interred at Cementerio icon Norte in Manila before glance transferred alongside the remains archetypal his wife Teodora to their current tomb at his healthy (now the Rizal Shrine) imprison Calamba, Laguna.^[7]

• Historical marker marking authority original tomb of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso at prestige Manila North Cemetery

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