This document provides biographical details about Jose Rizal's childhood and family. It describes Rizal as having a happy childhood in Calamba where he was doted on by his parents. He displayed artistic talent at a young age. Rizal came from a large family with 10 siblings. His mother was his first teacher who instilled in him religious values and taught him to read the bible. Rizal was not physically strong as a child but had a strong desire to learn, guided by his mother and three uncles.

1. Francisco Mercado Teodora Alonso
Father Mother
Rizal’s Parents
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2. • SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913)
Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married Manuel
Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
• PACIANO RIZAL (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.
• NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939)
The third child. married Antonio Lopez at Morong, Rizal; a
teacher and musician.
• OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887)
The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887
from childbirth.
• LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919)
The fifth child. Married MatrianoHerbosa.
Siblings of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso
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3. • MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945)
The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan,
Laguna.
• JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)
The second son and the seventh child. He was executed by the
Spaniards on December 30,1896.
• CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865)
The eight child. Died at the age of three.
• JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945)
The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.
• TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951)
The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to
die.
• SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929)
The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.

4. CHILDHOOD DAYS IN CALAMBA
• The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his
happy days in the family garden when he was 3
years old. He was given the tenderness care by his
parents.
• The nocturnal walk in the town, especially when there
was a moon, is another memory of his infancy.
• Another childhood memory was The daily angelus
prayer. his mother gathered all the children to pray
the angelus.
• His father built a little cottage for him to play in the
daytime.
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5. DEVOTED SON OF CHURCH
• Young Rizal is a religious boy.
At the age of 3, he began to take part in the family
prayer.
His mother taught him the catholic prayer.
• When he was 5 years old, he was able to read
haltingly the Spanish family bible.
• He started his life as a student of ateneo in June
1872 with a prayer.
One of the men he esteemed and respected in
calamba during his boyhood was father Leoncio
Lopez, the town priest
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6. JoseRizal at
11 years old 18 yearsold

7. • José was designed by nature to be an artist.
This he revealed before he was five years of
age, for without any assistance from others he
began to draw with his pencil and to mould in
wax or clay any object he saw about him.
Fortunately, his mother, father, and uncles
recognized this unusual talent and gave him
every encouragement.
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8. A Group of Sketches by Rizal.
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9. There was a also a time when Rizal was able to draw a
bird flying nearby without lifting the pencil he was
using from the paper till the picture he drew was
finished. He can also draw a running horse and a
chasing dog.
Jose Rizal also owned a pony and used it to have long
rides into the surrounding country which was rich in
scenery. He also took long walks together with his big
black dog named Usman. He also loved to play with the
doves in his neighborhood. He learned about the myths
and legends in Laguna after sleeping through the nut in
a little straw hut used by Laguna farmers during the
harvest season. Rizal was also good in hand tricks which
he perfected to amaze the simple folk and performed
magic lantern exhibitions.
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10. The little boy spent also much of his time in the
church, which was conveniently near, but when the
mother suggested that this might be an indication of
religious inclination, his prompt response was that
he liked to watch the people.
Even in his childhood, Rizal already knew how
to respect the rights of others and requested his elders to
reason with him rather than get mad at him for small
offenses. He became a welcome companion for adults
even at his young age since he respected their moods and
was never a hindrance to their activities.
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11. Three uncles who were brothers of his mother
also had much influence on the early childhood
of Jose Rizal. The youngest uncle named Jose,
took care of teaching regular lessons to Rizal.
His huge uncle Manuel developed his physique
until he had a body of silk and steel and no
longer a skinny and sickly boy. The last uncle,
Gregorio instilled in the mind of Rizal that it
was not easy to obtain something until you put
effort into it.
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12. The childhood of Jose Rizal can be characterized by
his desire to learn, even frequenting the church
nearby his home to watch and observe people but
not to be religiously inclined. Jose Rizal was not a
physically blessed or strong child however, he had a
strong will guided and taught by his mother, his
first teacher. He learned almost without the use of
books. His mother was the one who laid the
foundation of his great knowledge achieved in such
a short time. His brilliance was also the character
of the young Jose Rizal
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