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CHAPTER 5: Rizal and his Childhood Years at Calamba Garcia C.C., De Viana, A.V., & Cruz, C.B. Calamba at the Time of Rizals Birth Calamba is situated between Laguna de Bay and Mt. Makiling. o It was an agricultural town o Owned by DOMINICAN friars o Prosperous due to its specialization in the production of sugar o The picturesque beauty of the town provided the young Rizal the inspiration and springboard to hone his poetic and artistic sensibilities Birth of the Young Jose Born on June 19, 1861 Baptized by Fr. Rufino Collantes at Calamba Catholic Church His godfather was Fr. Pedro Casaas Seventh child in the family of eleven (11) children of Don Francisco and Dona Teodora Siblings: o Saturnina (1850) o Rizal (1861) o Paciano (1851) o Concepcion (1862) o Narcisa (1852) o Josefa (1865) o Olimpia (1855) o Trinidad (1868) o Lucia (1857) o Soledad (1870) o Maria (1859) Rizals Ancestry Father side: o Domingo Lamco (Chinese merchant) great grandfather o Ines dela Rosa (Chinese mestiza) great grandmother o Due to the gubernatorial decree of Narcisa Claveria on the use of Spanish surnames, their family assumed the surname Mercado o Juan Mercado grandfather; once became a gobernadorcillo of Bian; had 14 children, including Don Francisco o Cirila Alejandrino (Chinese-Filipino mestiza) Mother side: o Manuel de Quintos (Chinese mestizo) great grandfather; from Lingayen Pangasinan o Regina Ursua (Japanese) great grandmother o Brigida de Quintos grandmother o Lorenzo Alberto Alfonso grandfather; had five children including Dona Teodora