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PATRIARCH OF A NATIONAL HERO
Today commemorates the 206th birth anniversary of Francisco Mercado, the husband of Teodora Alonso and father of Dr. Jose Rizal.
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Born on this day in 1818 in Biñan, Laguna, he
married Teodora Alonso of Manila on June 28, 1848. They established their home in Calamba, where Mercado worked as a tenant and farmer on a significant portion of the Dominican estate. His marriage to Alonso produced 11 children, including Jose and Paciano Rizal.Advertisements
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