, ▁Philippines , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁to ▁Juan ▁And res ▁Ma . ▁de ▁Lar ran aga ▁( the ▁Military ▁Governor ▁of ▁Man ila ▁at ▁that ▁time ) ▁and ▁Isabel ▁Ram ire z ▁Pat ino . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁from ▁Spain , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁born ▁of ▁Spanish ▁descent ▁in ▁Lima , ▁Peru . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁ten ▁children . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Spanish ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁Filip ina ▁by ▁birth ▁and ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁She ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁San ▁Miguel ▁de ▁Arc angel ▁in ▁Mal ac an ang ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁after ▁her ▁birth . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁her ▁mother ▁returned ▁to ▁Spain ▁with ▁the ▁children . ▁Isabel ▁spent ▁her ▁child hood ▁and ▁early ▁ad oles c ence ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁in ▁Lima . ▁Her ▁mother ▁ens ured ▁that ▁Isabel ▁received ▁a ▁good ▁education , ▁learning ▁music , ▁painting , ▁and ▁languages ▁( F rench , ▁English , ▁and ▁Italian ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Isabel ▁accompanied ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁brother , ▁Francisco ▁Ad rian , ▁to ▁Lima , ▁Peru . ▁There , ▁the ▁eigh teen - year - old ▁Isabel ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁char ity ▁work . ▁She ▁visited ▁patients ▁in ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁c ate ch ist ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁young ▁people . ▁Seven ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁and ▁her