This powerpoint presentation contains the brief background of each and every woman that the Filipino National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal dated or had a relationship with.

1. JOSE RIZAL:
THE LOVE OF
HIS LIFE
Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Rizal

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Julia Celeste Smith (1877)
Julia Celeste Smith a 16-
year- old lady. She is the First
Girlfriend of Dr. Jose Rizal. Rizal
was only 15 when he first saw
Julia by accident in a river named
Dampalit in Los Baños a few days
after Easter in 1877.

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Segunda Katigbak (1877)
Who she is: Segunda was the sister of Mariano
Katigbak, Rizal's friend and classmate. She studied
in La Concordia College, where Rizal's sister
Olympia also studied.
How they met: Some say the two met in Trozo,
Manila, while others say it was in Lipa, Batangas.
Given that Segunda studied in the same school as
Rizal's sister, he did the most logical thing: visit La
Concordia College more frequently.

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Segunda Katigbak (1877)
How it ended: Their relationship
did not last because Segunda was
already engaged to her town
mate, Manuel Luz.

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Jacinta Ibardo Laza (1877)
Who she is: She was a teacher from Pakil,
Laguna. Rizal gave Jacinta his full love and
attention for the reason to forget all the
heartaches that Segunda brought him.
How they met: He met another girl whom
he called as Miss L. Jose Rizal described her
as “fair with seductive and attractive eyes.”

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Jacinta Ibardo Laza (1877)
How it ended: Natural death of
his feelings because he was still in
love with Segunda Katigbak and
his father objected his romance
with Ms. L. because she was a
professor.

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Leonor Valenzuela (1878)
Who she is: Leonor or "Orang" was his neighbor
when he stayed in Intramuros while studying at the
University of Sto. Tomas.
How they met: Being neighbors gave Rizal plenty of
opportunities to find some reason to hang out with
Orang whether or not there was an occasion for
them to meet up. He wrote love letters to her in
invisible ink, and it's been speculated that he did so
to cover up his indiscretion, as he was also pursuing
his next love, Leonor Rivera, at the time. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

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Leonor Valenzuela (1878)
How it ended: Without tears, Rizal
may have been besotted with Orang
but it's likely that Orang didn't feel
the same way about him. She went
on with her life, entertaining other
suitors, and not even shedding a tear
when Rizal left the country.
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peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

9. Leonor Rivera (1878- 1890)
Who she is: Leonor was the daughter of a
cousin of Rizal's father, making her Rizal's
cousin and his childhood sweetheart.
How they met: They met in Manila when
Leonor was 13 years old, and even as Rizal
left for Europe two years later, the two kept
up their correspondence, which supposedly
kept Rizal inspired during his studies. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
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10. Leonor Rivera (1878)
How it ended: Rizal’s letters to Leonor went
unacknowledged for a whole year, as Leonor
married Henry Charles Kipping, an English
railway engineer-but not because she
wanted to. Her mother preferred Kipping
over Rizal, and to convince Leonor to marry
Kipping, she said Rizal was engaged to
Ferdinand Blumentritt's daughter.
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11. Consuelo Ortiga Y Perez (1884)
Who she is: The most that can be dug up about
Consuelo is that she was the daughter of Don Pablo
Ortiga, a former mayor of Manila.
How they met: Consuelo wrote in her diary that she
first met Rizal in Madrid on September 16, 1882, and
apparently they talked the whole night (always a
promising start to any relationship). Sources say she
had a penchant for asking Rizal to write her poems and
verses, and he would happily comply. The most well-
known of these is entitled A La Señorita C.O. y R. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
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12. Consuelo Ortiga Y Perez (1884)
How it ended: Circumstances happened. One
of Rizal's compatriots, Eduardo de Lete,
apparently had his eye on Consuelo, which
forced Rizal to back out of whatever budding
relationship he had with her. Also, he was
still engaged to Leonor Rivera, which he
probably should have thought of before even
considering starting something with another
woman. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

13. Gertrude “Gettie” Beckett (1886)
Who she is: Nicknamed "Gettie" by Rizal, Beckett was
the daughter of Charles Beckett, who was Rizal's
landlord when he stayed in London, England in May
1888.
How they met: After his stay in the US, Rizal headed to
London and stayed in the boarding house run by
Charles Beckett. Gettie was apparently keen on Rizal,
helping him with his artwork. Supposedly, her
assistance helped Rizal finish his works, namely,
'Prometheus Bound', 'The Triumph of Death over Life,'
and 'The Triumph of Science over Death.' Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
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14. Gertrude “Gettie” Beckett (1886)
How it ended: It's pretty safe to say that nothing
really happened between them in the first place,
save for the crush Gettie had on "Pettie" (this
was her nickname for Rizal). Some sources say
that it was only Gettie who wanted more out of
their friendship, while others say that Rizal got
cold feet, which made him decide to leave
London for Paris in March 1889, possibly in an
effort to let Gettie down easy. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

15. O- Sei- San/ Seiko Usui (1888)
Who she is: Seiko Usui, who Rizal called "O-Sei-San,"
worked at the Spanish Legation in Tokyo. She was 23
years old when she met the 27-year-old Rizal.
How they met: Rizal started working at the Spanish
Legation in February 1888. Given that Seiko spoke both
English and French, she and Rizal managed to strike up
a friendship and eventually a relationship, and she
taught him Japanese as well. Dates were spent
exploring parks, shrines, and museums such as the
Imperial Art Gallery. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

16. O- Sei- San/ Seiko Usui (1888)
How it ended: After a
month-long relationship,
Rizal had to leave for San
Francisco in April 1888.
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17. Suzanne Jacoby (1889)
Who she is: Suzanne was a Belgian woman who
was the niece of the landladies of the boarding
house where Rizal stayed in Brussels in February
1890.
How they met: Someone keep Rizal away from
boarding houses. His six-month stay in the city saw
him spending a lot of time with Suzanne, and they
attended the city's summertime festival together. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

18. Suzanne Jacoby (1889)
How it ended: She wrote him two months later,
telling him about the unopened box of
chocolates and urging him to hurry back. In
another letter she sent him, Suzanne wondered
if Rizal even thought about her, and resigned
herself to the fact that she might not see him
again. He ended up returning to Brussels in April
1891, but only so he could keep working on El
Filibusterismo. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

19. Nelly/ Nellie Bousted (1891)
Who she is: Nellie was the daughter of British
businessman Eduardo Boustead and was half-
Filipina. She was also the fiancée of Antonio Luna.
How they met: Rizal had been friends with her
family, and he used to fence with Nellie and her
sister Adelina at Juan Luna's studio. In February
1891, Rizal stayed at the Villa Eliada, the
Bousteads' winter residence in Biarritz on the
French Riviera. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

20. Nelly/ Nellie Bousted (1891)
How it ended: Nellie wanted Rizal to
convert to Protestantism, and her mother
didn't approve of a man who didn't have
the capacity to give her daughter a good
life. But it didn't end in tears, as the two
had a pretty amicable breakup and she
even wished him well in a letter as he was
about to leave Europe. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

21. Josephine Bracken (1895)
Who she is: Josephine Bracken was described as
“slender, a chestnut blonde, with blue eyes,
dressed with elegant simplicity, with an
atmosphere of light gaiety” came into his life when
he needed somebody to cheer him up in his lonely
exile in Dapitan. She was born in Hong Kong on
October 3, 1876, fifteen years after Jose Rizal was
born. Her parents were Irish; her father was a
corporal in a British garrison, and her mother
Elizabeth Jane MacBride died in childbirth. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
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22. Josephine Bracken (1895)
How they met: Josephine, together with her
adoptive father George Taufer, sailed to the
Philippines and then to Dapitan to see Rizal, as
Taufer's eyes required medical attention and Rizal
had already developed an impressive reputation as
an eye specialist. Josephine and Rizal eventually
fell in love, although Rizal's sisters thought she was
a spy for the Spanish, and they lived together in
Barangay Talisay in Dapitan. Their son Francisco
was stillborn. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

23. Josephine Bracken (1895)
How it ended: After Rizal's death, Josephine
returned to Hong Kong and lived with her
father. In 1900, she married Vicente Abad and
they had a daughter named Dolores.
Josephine died of tuberculosis at the age of
25. Others say she actually returned to the
Philippines and lived in Cebu with her
husband and taught English at various
institutions. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
peopleparties/58058/the-women-of-jose-rizal

24. Josephine Bracken (1895)
Josephine, Josephine
Who to these shores have come
Looking for a nest, a home,
Like a wandering swallow;
If you fate is taking you
To Japan, China, or Shanghai.
Don’t forget on these shores
A heart for you beats high. Source: https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/newsfeatures-
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25. THANK
YOU Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Rizal