A. Personal Information
Name: Jos Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Address: Calamba, Laguna
Birthdate: June 19, 1861
Birthplace: Calamba, laguna
Age: 155 years old
Height: 54
Gender: Male
Profession: Physician (Ophthalmic surgeon)
Special Skills/Talents: Poet, dramatist, essayist, novelist, historian, architect, painter,
sculptor, educator, linguist, musician, naturalist, ethnologist, surveyor, engineer, farmer
businessman, economist, geographer, cartographer, bibliophile, philologist, grammarian,
folklorist, philosopher, translator, inventor, magician, humorist, satirist, polemicist,
sportsman, traveler, and prophet.
Fathers Name: Francisco Mercado Rizal
Birthdate: May 11, 1818
Birthplace: Bian City, CALABARZON, Philippines
Death: Died on January 5, 1898 (Manila, NCR, Philippines)
Occupation: Tenant Farmer
Mothers name: Teodora Morales Alonzo Realonda y Quintos
Birthdate: November 8, 1826
Birthplace: Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Death: Died on August 16, 1911 (Binondo, Manila, Philippines)
Occupation: Farmer
Brother and Sisters:
1. Saturnina Rizal (1850-1913)
2. Paciano Rizal (1851-1930)
3. Narcisa Rizal (1852-1939)
4. Olimpia Rizal (1855-1887)
5. Lucia Rizal (1857-1919)
6. Maria Rizal (1859-1945)
7. Concepcion Rizal (1862-1865)
8. Josefa Rizal (1865-1945)
9. Trinidad Rizal (1868-1951)
10. Soledad Rizal (1870-1929)
B. Educational Background
Early Education
Years attended: 1864 1869
School Address: Calamba
Teachers:
1. Teodora Alonso Mercado
2. Maestro Celestino
3. Maestro Lucas Padua
4. Leon Monroy
Schooling at Bian
Years attended: 1869 - 1870
Name of School: (A private school in Bian)
School Address: Bian
Teacher: Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
Scholastic Triumphs at Ateneo de Manila
Years attended: 1872 1877
Name of School: Escuela Pia (Charity School) / Ateneo de Manila
School Address: Intramuros, Manila
Teachers:
Fr. Jose Bech
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
Awards Received: A Religious Picture
Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors
One of the nine sobresalientes
Private Lessons
Years Attended: 1872 1873 (During recess time at Ateneo Municipal)
Name of School: Santa Isabel College
Medical Studies at University of Santo Tomas
Years attended: 1877 1882
Name of School: University of Santo Tomas
Courses Taken:
Philosophy and Letters
Medical Course
Vocational Course Taken at Ateneo de Manila
Years attended: 1877 1878
Name of School: Ateneo de Manila
Courses Taken: Surveying
Awards received:
Perito agrimensor (Expert surveyor)
Gold medals in agriculture and topography