Rizal's Siblings WT Description

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Saturnina Mercado Rizal Hidalgo was born in 1818

and was the eldest sister of Jose Rizal. She had five
children together with husband Manuel T. Hidalgo and
died the same year as her mother in 1913.

General Paciano Mercado Rizal aka "Lolo Ciano" was the


only brother of Jose Rizal. He was born in 1851 and
studied in Binan later attending school at the Colegio de
San Jose in Manila. After the execution of his brother, he
joined in the Philippine Revolution where he rose up to the
ranks of a General. He later married Severina Decena of
Los Banos and had two children of which one died at an
early age. Paciano passed away in 1930.

Narcisa Rizal Lopez was born in 1852 and was the one who
found the unmarked grave of her brother, Jose in the
abandoned Old Paco Cemetery. Narcisa married Antonio
Lopez who was a teacher and musician from Morong,
Rizal. She died in 1938.

Olympia Rizal Ubaldo was born in 1855. She married


Silvestre Ubaldo and together they had three children. She
died in 1887 when she was only 32 years old.
Lucia Rizal Herbosa was born in 1857. She married
Mariano Herbosa and had 5 children together. In 1889
Mariano died due to an epidemic but was denied a
Christian burial. This was due to the fact that he was the
brother in law of Jose Rizal. This showed the beginning of
the persecution of the Rizal family by Spanish friars. Lucia
died in 1919.

Maria Cruz Rizal was born in 1855. She married Daniel


Faustino Cruz of Binan, Laguna and together they had 5
children. Mauricio Cruz, one of Maria's children became a
student of Jose Rizal in Dapitan and was known to be one
of his uncle's favorites. Maria was a known recipient of
many od Jose's letters during his lifetime. Maria died in
1945.

Concepcion Rizal was born in 1862. Concepcion did not


live very long as she died at the age of 3 in 1865.

Josefa Rizal was born in 1865. She was unmarried lived


together with sister Trinidad until death. Josefa was said to
have suffered from epilepsy. She died in 1945.
Trinidad Rizal was born in 1868. She remained unmarried
and lived together with her sister Josefa. Trinidad was the
one who recieved an alcohol lamp from brother Jose, in
which he secretly hid the "Last Farewell" better known as
"Mi Ultimos Adios," a poem Rizal wrote on the eve of his
death in 1896. Trinidad died in 1951, outliving all her
siblings.

Soledad Rizal Quintero was born in 1870 making


her the youngest of the Rizal siblings. She married
Pantaleon Quintero and together they had 5 children.
Soledad died in 1929.

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