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Rizal Research2
Rizal Research2
Subject/Course: Rizal 1
Introduction:
On June 19, 1861, Jos Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born
in Calamba in the Philippines' Laguna Province. A brilliant student who became
proficient in multiple languages, Jos Rizal studied medicine in Manila. In 1882,
he traveled to Spain to complete his medical degree.
Jose Rizal was quite the ladies man ever since he was about fifteen. What
else can you expect from a man who grew up with around nine sisters? Aside from
that, how can a woman ever resist such a refined, cultured and educated man? It is
obvious that Teodora Alonso taught Jose a thing or two about how to treat the
female species. It is easy to get kilig or giddy about the romantic ways that Jose
used to woo his women.
The Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal was at least linked to nine women
but according to one of my sources, there are twelve women
before
Josephine
Bracken and that makes it to thirteen women. The nine women were namely
Segunda Katigbak, Leonor Valenzuela, Leonor Rivera, Consuelo Ortiga, O-Sei
San, Gertrude Beckette, Nelly Boustead, Suzanne Jacoby and Josephine Bracken.
The additional four women are Julia, Miss L, Adelina Boustead and Pastora
Necesario Carreon.
Discussion
with
other
women
during
his
travel.
Leonor
Valenzuela
tall
girl
from
Boustead. This prompted Rizal to challenge Luna into a duel. Fortunately, Luna
apologized to Rizal, thus averting tragedy for the compatriots. Rizal describe her
as a mestiza daughter of a Filipina and a wealthy French-English merchant whose
house was frequented by Filipinos in France. In the year of 1891, Rizal was around
29 30 years old when they met. Their love affair unfortunately did not end in
marriage because Nellie demanded that Rizal give up his Catholic faith and
convert to Protestanism, where rizal refused it. The lovers, however, parted as good
friends when Rizal left Europe.
in
Madrid. Rizal was 29 years old when they met on January 28, 1890 at
Brussels, Belgium. They separated because Rizal realized that he could not deceive
her. Suzanne fell in love with Rizal and wept when he left for Madrid in July 1890.
Josephine Bracken was the adopted daughter of George Taufer from Hong
Kong, who came to Dapitan to seek Rizal for
eye treatment. Rizal was physically attracted
to her. His loneliness and boredom must have
taken the measure of him and what could be a
better diversion that to fall in love again. But
the Rizal sisters suspected Josephine as an
agent of the friars and they considered her as a threat to Rizals security. She
was an 18-year-old petite Irish girl, with bold blue eyes, brown hair and a happy
disposition. Rizal was 33 year old when they met on February 1895 at Dapitan.
How it ended: Rizal regarded Josephine as her wife until his last breath.
Julia Celeste Smith was a sixteen year old lady and she
was the first girlfriend of Rizal. They met at a river in
Dampalit, Los Baos, Laguna when Rizal was checking their
tree yards of atis, balimbing, macopa and santol, she was the
first woman to catch Rizal's eyes. Not many people know
what exactly Julia looked like or what her last name even was but it was recorded
by Joses older sister Triliana that she had a simple kind of beauty with an innocent
charm. Julia seems to be such a mysterious girl but the spontaneous way that Jose
used to get to know her showed just what a sweet guy he was even at such a young
age.
marrying them. Rizal upon the advice of his family and friends and with
Josephines consent took her as his wife even without the Church blessings.
Josephine later gave birth prematurely to a stillborn baby, a result of some
incidence, which might have shocked or frightened her.
Reflection
The delightful account in the life of Rizal was his story and inspiration
including his first romance. This made the young adolescents inspired about his
romance at the age of sixteen. There were love letters of Rizal that related about
how be expressed his loving thoughts as a teenager that time. A good example is
the iconic infatuation of Rizal to Miss K and love notes for Miss L.
This article teaches the young teenager about the sharing of loving thoughts
on their early years of experience about love. They must know how to handle
infatuation including frustrations in love just like the love story of Rizal. What are
the we can give to the teenagers in commiting to love with somebody else. The
ethical and moral values in caring someone you love. The way the love adores by
inspiration and respect as the golden rule of compassion in heart. The good way to
experience love inspires by pursuing our dreams to be properly educated and find a
better future for our family.
Rizals first love was Senorita Segunda Katigbak. That December she
married Don Manuel Luz, and became the mother of Arsenio Luz, who at the
writing of this book, occupies a prominent place in Philippine business and social
circles. Their love story will never be forgotten by Filipinos. In fact Josephine
Bracken be the one the most famous girlfriends of Rizal overall.
Reference
http://myrizal150.com/2013/04/jose-rizals-loves-an-analyzed-revised-view/
https://joserizalfans.wordpress.com/category/rizals-love-life/
http://joseprizallovestory.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Top_10_Lovers_of_Jose_Rizal
http://www.joserizal.ph/lv01.html
http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/2013/6/rizals-great-loves