JOSE RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL WAS NAMED JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO y ALONSO REALONDA ON JUNE 19,1861 IN CALAMBA,LAGUNA.HE WAS 7TH CHILD IN THE FAMILY OF     11 CHILDREN.THE NAMES OF HIS PARENTS ARE FRANCISCO RIZAL MERCADO (FATHER) AND TEODORA ALONSO REALONDA y QUINTOS.AT THE AGE OF THREE,HE LEARNED ALREADY THE ALPHABET.AT THE AGE OF FIVE,HE LEARNED HOW TO READ AND WRITE.AT THAT AGE,HE ALSO SHOWED HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT.

 

Having traveled throughout Europe, America and Asia, he spoke 22 languages. These include:

·         ARABIC

·         CATALAN

·         CHINESE

·         ENGLISH

·         FRENCH

·         GERMAN

·         GREEK

·         HEBREW

·         ITALIAN

·         JAPANESE

·         LATIN

·         MALAYAN

·          PORTUGUESE

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