Jonas Ricial

Trivia

 * Jonas Prinsipe Ricial is alluded to José Protasio Mercado Rizal y Alonso Realonda or popularly known as José Rizal, one of the national heroes of the Philippines who was a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after an anti-colonial revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. (Wikipedia)
 * Jonas is a Spanish name meaning "dove"; Prinsipe is the Tagalog word for "prince"; Ricial means "green fields". During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, each province was given a list from which each family could choose a new surname. The Mercados of Calamba chose the unlisted name Rizal, although they continued to use the name Mercado. Their original application was for the name Ricial (meaning “the green of young growth” or “green fields”), which was connected to their livelihood, but this was denied for no apparent reason. (filipinaslibrary.org.ph)