Name: Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Age: 151
Birth Date : June 19, 186
Place of Birth : Calamba, Laguna
Schools enrolled in : Justiniano Aquino Cruz in Biñan, Laguna, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Ateneo Municipal de Manila , University of Santo Tomas, niversity of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.Universidad Central de Madrid , University of Paris, University of Heidelberg ,
Rizal Goes to Madrid:
In May of 1882, Jose Rizal got on a ship to Spain without informing his parents of his intentions. He enrolled at the Universidad Central de Madrid.In June of 1884, he received his medical degree at the age of 23; the following year, he also graduated from the Philosophy and Letters department. Inspired by his mother's advancing blindness, Rizal next went to the University of Paris and then the University of Heidelberg to complete further study in the field of ophthalmology. At Heidelberg, he studied under the famed professor Otto Becker. Rizal finished his second doctorate at Heidelberg in 1887.
Rizal's Life in Europe:
Jose Rizal lived in Europe for 10 years. During that time, he picked up a number of languages; in fact, he could converse in more than 10 different tongues. While in Europe, the young Filipino impressed everyone who met him with his charm, his intelligence, and his mastery of an incredible range of different fields of study. Rizal excelled at martial arts, fencing, sculpture, painting, teaching, anthropology, and journalism, among other things. During his European sojourn, he also began to write novels. Rizal finished his first book, Noli Me Tangere, while living in Wilhemsfeld with the Reverend Karl Ullmer.
Name of Father : Francisco Engracio Rizal Mercado
Occupation : Farmer
Name of Mother : Teodora Alonzo Realonda de Quintos
Occupation : Farmer
Number of Siblings : 10
Name of Siblings : Saturina (Neneng) (1850–1913), Paciano (1851–1930), Narcisa (Sisa) (1852–1939), Lucia (1857–1919), María (Biang)