Executed on December 30, 1896 at the age of 35, Jose Rizal has many surnames due to a quite complicated Filipino methodology.
Jose Rizal's full name is Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda. He had many surnames due to the naming conventions in the Philippines during his time, where individuals often used their family names and those of their ancestors to honor their heritage and lineage.
Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.
Below are the siblings of Jose Rizal in order of birth: Saturnina Rizal Paciano Rizal Narcisa Rizal Olimpia Rizal Lucia Rizal Maria Rizal Jose Rizal Concepcion Rizal Josefa Rizal Trinidad Rizal Soledad Rizal
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
The national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, is often referred to as "Pepe."
Jose Rizal's full name is Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda. He had many surnames due to the naming conventions in the Philippines during his time, where individuals often used their family names and those of their ancestors to honor their heritage and lineage.
Jose Mercado, the father of Jose Rizal, chose to use "Rizal" as a surname for their family in 1850 in compliance with the decree issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria, which required Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames for census purposes. Rizal's full name is José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda.
Jose Rizal was born Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. When he enrolled at Ateneo Municipal de Manila, he was advised by his brother to just use the first three of his complete name so he only used Jose Protasio Rizal.
"Mercado" in Jose Rizal's name "Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda" is a reference to his mother's maiden surname. It was common in the Philippines during Rizal's time to use both the father's and mother's surnames in official records.
Jose Rizal decided to drop his other surnames like Realonda and Mercado because he wanted to honor his family's ancestral roots in Calamba. He chose the name Rizal, in reference to the independence and freedom of thought embodied by the national hero José Rizal of the Philippines.
Dr. Jose Rizal did not have a favorite nephew. He had several nephews and nieces whom he cared for deeply, but did not show favoritism towards any of them.
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Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.
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Below are the siblings of Jose Rizal in order of birth: Saturnina Rizal Paciano Rizal Narcisa Rizal Olimpia Rizal Lucia Rizal Maria Rizal Jose Rizal Concepcion Rizal Josefa Rizal Trinidad Rizal Soledad Rizal
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda