Jose Rizal came from a large mixed-race family in the Philippines during the late 19th century. His family, the Rizals, traced their ancestry back to Domingo Lam-co, a Chinese immigrant to the Philippines in the late 17th century, and had descendants with Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Malay, and Negrito heritage. Rizal was part of a 13-member family consisting of his parents Francisco Mercado II and Teodora Alonso Realonda, and nine sisters and one brother. He was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.

1. “The Hero” Jose Rizal

2. The Family Of Jose Rizal The Rizal's are considered one of the biggest families during their time. Domingo Lam-co, the family's paternal ascendant was a full-blooded Chinese who came to the Philippines from Amoy, China in the closing years of the 17th century and married a Chinese half-breed by the name of Ines de la Rosa.Researchers revealed that the Mercado-Rizal family had also traces of Japanese, Spanish, Malay and Even Negrito blood aside from Chinese.Jose Rizal came from a 13-member family consisting of his parents, Francisco Mercado II and Teodora Alonso Realonda, and nine sisters and one brother.

3. Jose Rizal Information His birthday is June 19,1861 His Place of birth is Calamba,Laguna,Philippines His father is Francisco Mercado His mother is Teodora Alonso