Lovelife & Women of Rizal

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-Lived in Lipa, Batangas
-was born in 1863
-Rizal saw her during his visit in his maternal grandmother's place whereas.
-Rizal claimed that he blushes every time the woman sets eye on him.
-Rizal Made pencil sketchers for her.
-Rizal's age is 16 when he met her
-Their relationship was ended when she left before Rizal could declare his love.
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Unfortunately, Segunda was already engaged to be married
to her townmate, Manuel Luz, and although Rizal had gotten
hints of the lady's affection for him, he timidly decided to
back away and did not propose.
Years later Segunda returned to Lipa and wed her betrothed,
leaving a frustrated Rizal to the mercy of his nostalgic memories.

Rizal said while recording his first romance three years later,
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When Rizal was a sophomore at the University of Santo Tomas
and was boarding in the house of Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros
he met

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Leonor "Orang" Valenzuela,
his next-door neighbor and daughter of Capitan Juan and
Capitana Sanday Valenzuela.
She was a tall girl who carried herself with grace and elegance.

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Rizal was always welcome at the Valenzuela home.
He eventually courted Leonor by sending her love notes,
which he wrote in invisible ink made from a mixture of water and table salt.
He taught Leonor how to read his letters by heating
them over a lamp or a candle to allow the words to surface.
Unfortunately, as with his first love,
Jose failed to ask for the lady's hand in marriage.

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-was born in April, 11, 1867

-was the daughter of Antonio Rivera and Silvestra Bauzon.
-was the childhood sweetheart of Jose Rizal

-Leonor Rivera and Rizal first met in Manila when Rivera was only 13 years old.
-Their correspondence began when Rizal left a poem for Rivera saying farewell.
-Rivera was the “greatest influence” in preventing Rizal from falling in love with other
women while Rizal was traveling outside the Philippines.
-Rivera's romantic relationship with Rizal lasted for eight years.

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Leonor was "tender as a budding flower with kindly, wistful eyes."
She and Rizal eventually became engaged.
In her letters, she signed her name as "Taimis"
in order to hide their intimate relationship from the girl's parents.
In the autumn of 1890, however, Rizal received

a letter from Leonor telling him of her coming marriage
to a man whom her mother chose to be her mate –
an Englishman -- and begged for his forgiveness.
This broke Rizal's heart deeply.
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In 1882, when Rizal was a student at the
Universidad Central de Madrid, he frequented
the home of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey,
the former city mayor of Manila.
He lived with his son Rafael and his daughter Consuelo.

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Taken by Charm
Rizal, though he wasn't a handsome man,
possessed a great deal of charisma and was gifted
with many talents and a deeply noble character.
For this reason, it is of no surprise that Consuelo,
the prettier of Don Pablo's daughters,
was very taken with him.

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Being lonely and somewhat isolated in a foreign country,
Rizal found comfort in Consuelo's vivacious company.
He wrote her a poem entitled A La Senorita C.O. y P. (To Miss C.O.y P.), in which he
expressed his great admiration for the lady.

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A La Senorita C.O. y P. (To Miss C.O.y P.),
in which he expressed his great admiration for the lady.
Rizal's romance with Consuelo did not turn
into a serious affair;
he decided to take a step back for two reasons:

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first,
he was still engaged to Leonor Rivera at that time
and second,

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he was aware of his friend's (Eduardo de Lete)
affection for the girl and he did not want to ruin their friendship over her.

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When Rizal was in Tokyo a few days after he had moved
to the Azabu district in 1888, he spotted a pretty Japanese girl
walking past the legion gate.
He was captured by the lady's regal air and charisma
and endeavored to find ways to meet her.
That’s why they called it

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The girl's name was

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Also known as

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She lived with her parents and
often took afternoon walks by the legation.
Rizal waited by the gate one afternoon and introduced himself.

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Rizal and O-Sei-San, as he fondly called her, met almost daily.
They toured the beautiful city spots, enjoyed the scenery, and visited different
shrines.
Rizal was then a lonely young physician, disillusioned by his
frustrated romance with Leonor Rivera and burdened
by soured hopes for justice in his country.
O-Sei-San provided the beautiful escape that he deeply needed,

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Because of his deep affection for her,
Rizal was almost tempted to settle down in Japan.
Conveniently enough, he was also offered a good
position at the Spanish Legation during that time.
Rizal, however, had set his sights on other matters.
He decided to leave Japan and forget his romance,
which pained him gravely as attested by an entry in his diary.

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In May 1888 Rizal visited London for a short time,
boarding the house of the Beckett family:
Mr. & Mrs. Beckett, their two sons, and their four daughters.
The eldest daughter was named Gertrude.

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Gertrude was a buxom young lady with blue eyes and brown hair.
She fell in love with Rizal and gave him all of her
attention during the family picnics and gatherings.
When Rizal stayed indoors during rainy days
painting and sculpting, she helped him mix his
colors and prepare his clay.
Rizal enjoyed her company. Eventually their flirtatious friendship drifted towards a
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Rizal withdrew before his relationship with Gettie
could become more serious, realizing that he had
a greater mission to fulfill and that in order to
accomplish it he could not yield to the option of marrying her.
He suppressed the yearnings of his heart and decided
to leave so that the lady may forget him. Before he did,
however, he finished a number of sculptural works, one of which was a carving of

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On January 28, 1890, Rizal left for Brussels, Belgium.
He stayed for a considerable time, paying for room and board.
His landladies had a pretty niece named Petite Suzanne Jacoby.
She was taken by Rizal's charm and gallantry, and provided him good company.
Rizal could have flirted with the lady, considering that his beloved Leonor was far
away and he was a lonely man in a strange and foreign land, but he realized he could
not deceive her.
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Suzanne fell in love with Rizal,
and wept when he left for Madrid in July 1890.
She wrote to him in French:

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In 1891, Rizal took a vacation in Biarritz in order
to find reprieve from his troubles in Madrid.
He was a guest of the Boustead family in their
winter residence, Villa Eliada.
Mr. and Mrs. Boustead had two beautiful daughters,
Adelina and

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After having lamented his frustrated romance
with Leonor Rivera on account of the
lady's engagement to another man,
Rizal came to develop considerable affection for Nellie,
the prettier and younger daughter of Mr. Eduardo Boustead.
He found her to be intelligent, morally upright, and full of life.
Rizal wrote to his closest friends about his intention to marry her.
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Rizal's friends were delighted to hear that
he had found a suitable girl whom he at last
wished to settle down with.
Even Antonio Luna, who had previously loved Nellie,
encouraged Rizal to court her and ask for her hand in marriage.

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Rizal's marriage proposal failed for two reasons:
first, Nellie demanded that he give up his Catholic faith
and convert to Protestantism, which was her religion.
Rizal did not like this idea.
Second, Nelly's mother did not approve of Rizal,
as she had no desire to entrust her daughter to a man
who was wanting in wealth and persecuted in his own country.

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Rizal's exile in Dapitan was one of the most lonesome
and sorrowful periods of his life.
He missed the company of his friends and family,
and the death of Leonor Rivera on August 28, 1893
left a gaping void in his heart.

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Josephine Bracken arrived at the shores of Dapitan
accompanying her blind adoptive father, Mr. George Taufer.
No ophthalmologist in Hong Kong, their home country,
could cure the man's blindness and so they sought
the services of the famous Dr. Jose Rizal.

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Rizal and Josephine fell in love at first sight.
Their romantic interlude went on for about
a month, after which they decided to marry.
The priest of Dapitan, however, refused to
conduct the ceremony without consent from the Bishop of Cebu.

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Mr. Taufer went back to Hong Kong alone,
and Josephine stayed in Manila with Rizal's family.
At length, she returned to Dapitan. Since no priest
would marry them, Rizal and Josephine held hands,
exchanged vows, and married themselves before God.

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Rizal and Josephine lived together in Dapitan as
husband and wife, and in early 1896 they were expecting a baby.
Unfortunately, Josephine had to go into premature labor
after Rizal played a prank and frightened her.
A little boy of eight months was born, who lived for only three hours.
Rizal named him Francisco in honor of his father,
and buried the child in Dapitan.

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09/11/21

-Lived in Lipa, Batangas

-was born in 1863

-Rizal Made pencil sketchers for her.

-Rizal's age is 16 when he met her

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Unfortunately, Segunda was already engaged to be married

to her townmate, Manuel Luz, and although Rizal had gotten

hints of the lady's affection for him, he timidly decided to

back away and did not propose.

Years later Segunda returned to Lipa and wed her betrothed,

leaving a frustrated Rizal to the mercy of his nostalgic memories.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

When Rizal was a sophomore at the University of Santo Tomas

and was boarding in the house of Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

Leonor "Orang" Valenzuela,

his next-door neighbor and daughter of Capitan Juan and

Capitana Sanday Valenzuela.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

Rizal was always welcome at the Valenzuela home.

He eventually courted Leonor by sending her love notes,

He taught Leonor how to read his letters by heating

them over a lamp or a candle to allow the words to surface.

Unfortunately, as with his first love,

Jose failed to ask for the lady's hand in marriage.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

-was born in April, 11, 1867

-was the childhood sweetheart of Jose Rizal

-Rivera's romantic relationship with Rizal lasted for eight years.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

Leonor was "tender as a budding flower with kindly, wistful eyes."

She and Rizal eventually became engaged.

In her letters, she signed her name as "Taimis"

in order to hide their intimate relationship from the girl's parents.

In the autumn of 1890, however, Rizal received

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

In 1882, when Rizal was a student at the

Universidad Central de Madrid, he frequented

the home of Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey,

the former city mayor of Manila.

He lived with his son Rafael and his daughter Consuelo.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

Rizal, though he wasn't a handsome man,

possessed a great deal of charisma and was gifted

with many talents and a deeply noble character.

For this reason, it is of no surprise that Consuelo,

the prettier of Don Pablo's daughters,

was very taken with him.

Being lonely and somewhat isolated in a foreign country,

Rizal found comfort in Consuelo's vivacious company.

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)

A La Senorita C.O. y P. (To Miss C.O.y P.),

in which he expressed his great admiration for the lady.

Rizal's romance with Consuelo did not turn

into a serious affair;

he decided to take a step back for two reasons:

(CLICK NEXT TO CONTINUE)