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    Rizal and The Chinese Connection

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    1) Jose Rizal had Chinese ancestry through his great-great-grandfather Lam Co who migrated to the Philippines and adopted the name Domingo. 2) Rizal's father Francisco Engracio Mercado and mother Teodora Alonso Realonda both had mixed Chinese and Japanese ancestry. 3) The Chinese presence in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times and Chinese influenced Filipino culture, cuisine, and became an important economic community during the colonial period.

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    1) Jose Rizal had Chinese ancestry through his great-great-grandfather Lam Co who migrated to the Philippines and adopted the name Domingo. 2) Rizal's father Francisco Engracio Mercado and mother Teodora Alonso Realonda both had mixed Chinese and Japanese ancestry. 3) The Chinese presence in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times and Chinese influenced Filipino culture, cuisine, and became an important economic community during the colonial period.

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    1) Jose Rizal had Chinese ancestry through his great-great-grandfather Lam Co who migrated to the Philippines and adopted the name Domingo. 2) Rizal's father Francisco Engracio Mercado and mother Teodora Alonso Realonda both had mixed Chinese and Japanese ancestry. 3) The Chinese presence in the Philippines dates back to pre-colonial times and Chinese influenced Filipino culture, cuisine, and became an important economic community during the colonial period.

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    CHAPTER 6

    RIZAL AND THE CHINESE


    CONNECTION
    THE ROLE OF THE CHINESE IN THE
    PHILIPPINES
    • Compared to Malays Chinese immigration has been going on
    since pre-colonial period
    • Chinese were late comers in terms of trade and migration to
    Philippines, evidence of this fact came from archaeological
    sources
    • Sea of Champa- Various ports facing the South China seas
    • Chinese trade conducted by chinese vessels begin much later
    around 900 AD
    EMPEROR YUNGLE (YUNGLO)

    • By the time of Ming Period, gates of China was opened to the


    world and Chinese ports of Amoy and Swatow (origins of
    boats trading in South East Asia)
    • Emperor Yungle wanted the world to recognize the superiority
    of China and demanded tributes
    • Yungle send some emissaries to Philippines to collect tributes
    • Puntao Kung, Ko Cha-lao whose tombs can be found in Jolo,
    Sulu
    EMPEROR YUNGLE (YUNGLO)

    • Chinese did not occupy any part of the islands but demanded
    tribute from local rulers
    • In 1417,the eastern King of Sulu (Paduka Batara) brought
    tribute (gifts) , Yungle reciprocated by granting him gifts
    worth several times
    • Paduka died during on his way back
    PRE COLONIAL PERIOD

    • During Ming period Chinese went to Philippines


    • Chinese left various influences such as use of yellow color to
    denote royalty, loose fitting pants, vests, manufacture of tools
    weapons
    • Chinese heavily influenced Filipino Cuisine
    COLONIAL PERIOD

    • Chinese were allowed to live within what is now Intramuros


    • Gave Spaniards access to skilled Chinese workers
    • Chinese tried to revolt but it failed and they was routed
    • Chinese were allowed back to Philippines due to lack of skill
    workers
    • Chinese were called sangleyes by the spaniards were among
    the lowest rung of colonial society
    COLONIAL PERIOD

    • Chinese had to be baptized to be accepted into the colonial


    society
    • Spanish officials and religious stood as godparents
    • Chinese either retained their father’s surname, romanized their
    father’s name, take their godfather’s surname, or adopting
    Spanish and Tagalog names
    • These allowed Chinese to conduct business with Spaniards
    • Chinese workers were highly paid for their skills
    COLONIAL PERIOD

    • Chinese were able to gain economic power, intermarried with


    local population, creating new social caste the mestizo sangley
    or the Chinese Mestizo
    • In 1741 Spaniards issued 6 pesos tax to Pure Chinese, 3 pesos
    to Chinese Mestizo
    • Spaniards Mestizo were exempted to the tax
    • Greatest religious congregation that was supported by the
    Spaniards was founded by Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo
    • Tomas Pinpin hailed as the Filipino printers
    CHINESE AS A COMMUNITY

    • Chinese looked after each other


    • Establishing Chinese General Hospital, Fire Brigades to
    protect the their fellow chinese
    • Chinese community became a major economic lifeblood in the
    Philippines
    • Most of the businesses were owned by chinese
    THE ANCESTRY OF RIZAL

    • Rizal’s great great grandfather named Lam Co a chinese who


    migrated to Philippines (1960)
    • Under the Dominican supervision, Lam Co adopted the name
    Domingo (founder of the order)
    • Domingo Lamco married Chinese Mestiza Ines de la Rosa
    • Francisco one of the children of Domingo and Ines married
    Bernarda Monica and one of their child (Juan Mercado)
    was Jose Rizal’s Grandfather
    • In 1783 Francisco Mercado was elected Gobernadorcillo or
    Municipal Mayor of Binan
    THE ANCESTRY OF RIZAL

    • His Son Juan Mercado was elected Capitan Del Pueblo in


    1808, re elected in 1813 and 1823
    • Juan Mercado was married to a Chinese Mestiza named
    Cirila Alejandro
    • They have 13 Children, one of those children was Rizal’s
    Father (Francisco Engracio Mercado)
    • In 1848, Governor General Narciso Claveria issued a decree
    ordering that all natives adapt new surnames so that they can
    be taxed properly
    THE ANCESTRY OF RIZAL

    • Rizal’s Father married Teodora Alonso Realonda, a native of


    manila
    • Her Lineage begins with Eugenio Ursua, a man of japanese
    ancestry
    • Eugenio Ursua was married to a native named Benigna, they
    had a daughter named Regina (Rizal’s Great Grandmother)
    • Regina was married to Manuel de Quintos, a mestizo from
    Binian, who had a daughter named Brigida Quintos who was
    Teordora’s Mother

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