On This Day - June 28, 1848 - Rizal's parents Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso got married

 

 

On June 28, 1848, Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso, the parents of Dr. Jose Rizal, got married. Francisco was from Biñan, Laguna while Teodora was from Meisik, Tondo. They had 11 children, 2 boys and 9 girls.

(Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso)

1. Saturnina (1850-1913) was the eldest child. She married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
2. Paciano (1851-1930), the 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.
3. Narcisa (1852-1939), the third child, married to Antonio Lopez of Morong, Rizal. She was a teacher and musician.
4. Olympia (1855-1887), the fourth child married Silvestre Ubaldo. She died in 1887 from childbirth.
5. Lucia (1857-1919), the fifth child, she married Matriano Herbosa.
6. Maria (1859-1945), the sixth child, married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.
7. Jose (1861-1896), the second son and the seventh child. He was executed by the Spaniards on December 30, 1896.
8. Concepcion (1862-1865), the eight child. She died at the age of three.
9. Josefa (1865-1945), the ninth child. She was an epileptic, died a spinster.
10. Trinidad (1868-1951), the tenth child. She died a spinster and the last of the family to die.
11. Soledad (1870-1929), the youngest child, she was married to Pantaleon Quintero.

References

1. Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan
2. http://www.joserizal.ph