The Romances in Rizal's Life

The Romances in Rizal's Life

Josephine Leopaldine Bracken

Jacinta Ibardo Laza

Julia Cleste Smith

Suzanne Jacoby

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Leonor "Luntian" Rivera

True Love in Exile

The Infamous, Mysterious "Miss L"

An Exploration of Beauty

A Love Unrequited

The First Engagement

First of Many

Rizal asked Josephine to marry him and she stayed with Rizal's family at Manila

- Upon rizal’s return to Dapitan, rizal tried to arrange father Antonio Obach for their marriage but was denied

- 1896 they were expecting a baby

- She arrived at the shores of Dapitan with her blind adoptive father, Mr George Taufer

- No ophthalmologist in H.K. could cure his fathers blindness, so they sought the services of the famous dr. jose rizal

- They had Love at First Sight

- January 28, 1890, Rizal left for Brussels, Belgium

- Niece of Rizal's Landlord

- Rizal could have flirted her but realized that he could not deceive her

- She wept when rizal left for Madrid in july 1890

- Rizal saw her by accident at the river Dampalit in Los Banos, 1877

- First woman to catch rizal's eyes

- Rizal was 15 yrs. old while Julia is 16

- Pakil, Laguna

- Rizal shortly met Jacinta after losing Segunda

- Miss L was "fair with attractive and seductive eyes"

- There were 2 reasons why the romance failed

- The memory of Segunda was still fresh

- The father of rizal objected because she was Rizal's professor

- Also known as Seiko Usui

- Japan, 1888

- Taught Rizal the art of painting "Su-Mie"

- Rizal saw in her the qualities of his ideal woman and she provided her an escape from his frustrated romance and soured hopes for his country

- His 45-day sojourn was one of the happiest interludes in his life and it pained him to leave.

- also known as "taimis"

- born April 11, 1867 in Camiling, Tarlac

- They met at Casa Tomasina

- Cousin of Rizal

- 13 yrs old when she met the 19 yr old Rizal

- Married to henry kipling, this broke Rizal's heart, as to why leonor asked for forgiveness

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1888

1890

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1877

1879

Nellie Boustead

Gertrude Beckett

Consuelo Ortiga Y Perez

Leonor "Orang" Valenzuela

Segunda Katigbak

A Chiseled Beauty

A Failed Proposal

"The Puppy Love"

Private Letters

A Sacrifice for Friendship

- Lipa, Batangas

- Engaged to Manuel Luz

- Paris, France

- A Filipina whose father is Eduardo Boustead, who owned a resort at Biarritz

- Rizal was on rebound because he heard Leonor rivera was getting married

- Rizal was not able to protest because of the ff:

o Rizal didn’t convert to protestant

o Rizal didn’t have enough paying clientele

- Also known as gettie

- London, Paris (May 1888)

- Rizal gave her a carving in memory of their short relationship

- She called Rizal ,Pettie, and Rizal called her Gettie

- Pagsanjan, Laguna

- Rizal had this romance on his sophomore year during his time at University of Santo Tomas.

- Exchanged letters using "invisible ink"

- Neighbor of rizal in intramuros

- Segunda was 14 yrs. old when she met rizal

- "She was rather short, with eyes that were eloquent and ardent at times and languid at others, rosy-cheeked, with an enchanting and provocative smile that revealed very beautiful teeth, and the air of a sylph; her entire self diffused a mysterious charm." - Rizal

- Daughter of Don Pablo Ortiga Y Rey

- Student at Universidad Central de Madrid 1882

- Rizal wrote her a poem entitled " A La Senorita C. O. y P. (To Miss C. O. y P.)"

- Rizal did not pursue her because of

- Rizal was still engaged to Rivera

- Rizal did not want to ruin his friendship with Eduardo Lete who liked Consuelo

1860