To pass a quiz on Rizal's place in the order of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso's eleven children, just think 7-11. There w...

To pass a quiz on Rizal's place in the order of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso's eleven children, just think 7-11. There were two boys and nine girls, the eldest in the family was Saturnina or Neneng, youngest was Soledad or Choleng.
Neneng inherited their mother's business sense based on advertisements she placed in "Filipinas" a prewar women's magazine. She sold jewelry and native weaves in her store on Sta Cruz. See details in the ad. She commissioned Pascual H. Poblete to translate...