She was the eldest of the rizal's siblings.!
TEODORA ALONSO
(1827-1911)
Outstanding Filipina Mother
An outstanding Filipina mother, Doña Teodora was born in Meisik, Manila on November 9, 1827, to a distinguished and wealthy family.
She was the 2nd child of benigna and alberto alonso.
Her father, Lorenzo Alberto Alonso, a surveyor, was once a capitan municipal of Biñan, Laguna, a representative to the Spanish Cortes and a Knight of the Order of Isabela the Catholic. Her mother, Brigida de Quintos, was described as being unusually well educated.
Doña Teodora was the second and the youngest daughter of the couple’s five children. Her youngest brother Jose, himself a Knight of the Order of Isabela the Catholic and also the Order of Carlos III, was described as the wealthiest in Biñan during his time.
The Alonso family later adopted the surname Realonda in accordance with a decree issued by Governor Claveria in 1849.
Like her gifted mother, Doña Teodora was well educated and highly cultured. She graduated from the Colegio de Santa Rosa