Rizal’s Romance
1.) Segunda Katigbak:
Where they met: Lipa, Batangas
Rizal’s puppy/first love
His first love was engaged, to be married to a town mate- Manuel Luz
2.) Leonor Valenzuela:
Where they met: House of Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros, as his
neighbor.
A tall girl from Pagsanjan
Rizal used an invisible ink in writing love notes sent to Leonor that could
only be deciphered over the warmth of the lamp or candle.
3.) Leonor Rivera:
Young lady from Camiling, and a cousin of Jose Rizal.
Leonor’s mother disapproved of her daughter’s relationship with Rizal,
who was then a known filibustero.
Rizal received a letter from Leonor telling him of her coming marriage to a
man whom her mother chose to be her mate.
4.) Consuelo Ortiga y Perez
Where they met: Rizal frequented to the home of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey,
the former city mayor of Manila.
He dedicated to her A la Senorita C.O. y R., which became one of his best
poems.
Rizal's romance with Consuelo did not turn into a serious affair
5.) O Sei-San
Where they met: Tokyo, Japan
Taught Rizal the Japanese art of painting known as su-mie and also helped
Rizal improve his knowledge of Japanese language
Rizal was offered a position at the Spanish Legation then he decided to
leave Japan and forget his romance which pained him gravely because he
truly loved O-Sei-San.
6.) Gertrude Beckett
Where they met: Boarding house of the Beckett Family in London
She fell in love with Rizal; Tottie helped him in his painting and sculpture.
Rizal suddenly left London for Paris to avoid Gertrude, who was seriously
in love with him
7.) Suzanne Jacoby
Where they met: Brussels, Belgium
They fell deeply in love with each other
Suzanne cried when Rizal left Brussels and wrote him when he was in
Madrid in July 1890
8.) Nellie Boustead
Where they met: Boustead family's winter residence, Villa Eliada (Biarritz,
France)
While a guest of the Boustead family at their residence in the resort city of
Biarritz, he had befriended the two pretty daughters of his host, Eduardo
Boustead.
Rizal's marriage proposal failed because Nellie demanded that Rizal give
up his Catholic faith and convert to Protestanism.\
9.) Josephine Bracken
Where they met: Dapitan
His loneliness and boredom must have taken the measure of him and what
could be a better diversion that to fall in love again
How it ended: Rizal regarded Josephine as her wife until his last breath.
ACTIVITY:
1. They met at House of Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros, as his neighbor. Leonor
Valenzuela
2. He dedicated to her A la Senorita C.O. y R., which became one of his best
poems. Consuelo Ortiga y Perez
3. Taught Rizal the Japanese art of painting known as su-mie. O Sei-San
4. Leonor’s mother disapproved of her daughter’s relationship with Rizal, who was
then a known _____. Filibustero
5. Rizal used a __________ in writing love notes sent to Leonor. Invisible ink
6. Rizal met Suzanne Jacoby at _____. Brussels, Belgium
7. Young lady from Camiling, and a cousin of Jose Rizal. Leonor Rivera
8. Rizal’s first love. Segunda Katigbak
9. Rizal suddenly left London for Paris to avoid ______. Gertrude Beckett
10. There were at least nine women linked with Rizal, who are they? (In order)
Segunda Katigbak, Leonor Valenzuela, Leonor Rivera, Consuelo Ortiga, O-
Sei San, Gertrude Beckette, Nelly Boustead, Suzanne Jacoby and Josephine
Bracken (kahit surname nalang ilagay sa choices sa kahoot)
