Chapter 1 #1

Maria

-Biang was her nickname-married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna

Trinidad

-Trining was her pet name -she died also an old maid in 1951 aged 83

Olimpia

-Ypia was her pet name -married Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from Manila5.

Don Francisco Mercado

-born in Biñan, Laguna on May 11, 1818-studied Latin and Philosophy at the College of San Jose in Manila -became a tenant-farmer of the Dominican -owned hacienda-a hardy and independent -minded man, who talked less and worked more, and was strong in body and valiant in spirit -died in Manila on January 5, 1898 at the age of 80 -Rizal affectionately called him "a model of fathers"

Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda

-born in Manila on November 8, 1826 -educated at the College of Santa Rosa, a well -known college for girls in the city -a remarkable woman, possessing refined culture, literary talent, business ability, and the fortitude of Spartan women -is a woman of more than ordinary culture: she knows literature and speaks Spanish (according to Rizal) -died in Manila on August 16, 1911 at the age of 85

Concepcion

-her pet name was Concha -died of sickness at the age of 3 -her death was Rizal's first sorrow in life9.

Narcisa

-her pet name was Sisa -married to Antonio Lopez (nephew of Father Leoncio Lopez), a school teacher of Morong

Lucia

-married to Mariano Herbosa of Calamba, who was a nephew of Father Casanas -Herbosa died of cholera in 1889 and was denied Christian burial because he was a brother-in-law of Dr. Rizal6.

Paciano

-older brother and confident of Jose Rizal -was a second father to Rizal -immortalized him in Rizal's first novel Noli Me Tangere as the wise Pilosopo Tasio -Rizal regarded him as the "most noble of Filipinos" -became a combat general in the Philippine Revolution -died on April 13, 1930, an old bachelor aged 79 -had two children by his mistress (Severina Decena) —a boy and a girl

Saturnina

-oldest of the Rizal children -nicknamed Neneng -married Manuel T. Hidalgo of Tanawan, Batangas

Jose Rizal

-the greatest Filipino hero and peerless genius -nickname was Pepe-lived with Josephine Bracken, Irish girl from Hong Kong -had a son but this baby -boy died a few hours after birth; Rizal named him "Francisco" after his father and buried himin Dapitan

DR. JOSE PROTACIO MERCADO RIZAL ALONZO YREALONDA

Full name of rizal

Father Pedro Casanas

Rizal's godfather, native of Calamba and close friend of the Rizal family

Father Rufino Collantes

a Batangueño, the parish priest who baptized Rizal

June 22, 1861

aged three days old, Rizal was baptized in the Catholic church

Josefa

her pet name was Panggoy -died an old maid at the age of 80

June 19, 1861

moonlit of Wednesday between eleven and midnight Jose Rizal was born in the lakeshore town of Calamba, Laguna

Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery

the governor general of the Philippines when Rizal was born

Soledad

youngest of the Rizal children -her pet name was Choleng -married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba