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.
Francisco Mercado (1818-1898)Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of 13 offsprings of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biñan, Laguna on April 18, 1818; studied in San Jose College, Manila; and died in Manila.
Teodora Alonso (1827-1913)Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida de Quintos. She studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa. She was a business-minded woman, courteous, religious, hard-working and well-read. She was born in Santa Cruz, Manila on November 14, 1827 and died in 1913 in Manila.
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 Matriano Herbosa.
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.
Conception Rizal (1862-1865)
The eight child. Died at the age of three.
Josefa Rizal (1865-1945)The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.
Soledad Rizal (1870-1929)The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.
