read the letters by heating them over a lamp or a candle.

Nationality: Filipino Reason of Separation: Rizal remain loyal to his love, Relationship Status: Crazy Loenor Rivera. love Rizals Age: Probably in his pre-teens How they met: Julia was Nationality: Filipino taking a bath with Rizals Relationship Status: grandmother in Los Baos Broken Engagement How she looked: Rizal saw Rizal's Age: 17 Julia wrapped in her red Blood Relation: Second tapis, with her long hair flowing down her shoulders. cousin Gift to Julia: 2 butterflies and some wild flowers. Third Party: Leonor Reason of Separation: Rizal went back to Calamba Valenzuela yearning for her. The two never met again. Greatest Obstacle: Leonor's parents, Antonio and Silvestra Rivera, destroyed all of Rizal's letter. Description: "Tender as a budding flower with kindly, Nationality: Filipino wistful eyes." - Rizal Relationship Status: Reason of Separation: In the autumn of 1890, Rizal Puppy love received a letter from Leonor telling him of her coming Rizal's Age: 16 marriage to a man whom her mother chose to be her Where they met: Lipa, mate. Batangas Description: "She was rather short, with eyes that were eloquent and ardent at times and Nationality: Spanish languid at others, rosyRelationship Status: cheeked, with an enchanting and provocative smile Rebound girl that revealed very beautiful teeth, and the air of a Rizal's Age: 21 - 22 sylph; her entire self diffused a mysterious charm." Where they met: Rizal Rizal frequented to the home of Gift to Rizal: Her photograph and a white paper Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey, roseshe clipped on his hand band. the former city mayor of Gift to Segunda: Her skecthed potrait Manila. Reason of Separation: Segunda was already engaged Gift to C.O.y.P: Native cloths, Paris music sheets, the to be married to her townmate, Manuel Luz first flower from a houseplant Rizal's dedication: A La Senorita C.O.y.P Rival: Eduardo de Lete Nationality: Filipino Reason of Separation: Rizal's romance with Consuelo Relationship Status: Just did not turn into a serious affair; he decided to take a Friends step back for two reasons; First, he was still engaged to Rizal's Age: 17 Leonor Rivera; Second, he was aware of his friend's Where they met: House of affection to Consuelo. Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros, as his neighbor. Expression of Love: Wrote letters using invisible ink. He then taught her how to

Julia

Leonor Rivera

Segunda Katigbak

Consuelo Ortiga y Perez

Leonor Valenzuela

O-Sei-San

Nationality: Japanese Relationship Status: OneTwo month love affair Nationality: French Rizal's Age: 27 Relationship Status: Failed Where they met: Tokyo, Proposal Japan Year they met: 1891 Description: "You have Where they met: Boustead the color of Camelia, its family's winter residence, freshness, its elegance" Villa Eliada (Biarritz, - Rizal France) Reason of Separation: Rival: Antonio Luna Rizal was almost tempted to settle down in Japan with Description: Mestiza O-Sei-San. But he had set his sights on other matters. daughter of a Filipina and a He then decided to leave Japan and forget his romance wealthy French-English merchant whose house was which pained him gravely because he truly loved O-Sei- frequented by Filipinos in France. San. Reason of Separation: Rizal's marriage proposal failed because Nellie demanded that Rizal give up his Catholic faith and convert to Protestanism.

Reason of Separation: Rizal left Brussels for Madrid in July 1890.

Nellie Boustead

Gertrude Beckett

Nationality: British Rizal's Age: 27 Relationship Status: Blossoming romance Date They Met: May 1888 Where they met: Boarding house of the Beckett Family in London. How she looked: A buxom young lady with blue eyes, brown hair and a rosy cheeks. Last Gift: A pair or brooches. Reason of Separation: Rizal withdrew his feelings before having a relationship with Gertrude, realizing that he had a greater mission to fulfill.

Josephine Bracken
Nationality: Irish Relationship Status: Married Rizal's Age: 33 How they met: Rizal was giving George Tauffer, Josephine's adoptive father, treatment for his blindness. Rough Patch: Josephine left for Maniala in March 1895 as George Tauffer threatened suicide. However, she was back in Rizal's arms by April, leaving her adoptive father alone in Hong Kong. Miscarriage: Josephine would habe concieved Rizal's heir. However toward the end of 1885, she had miscarriage. Contoversy 1: Josephine was either a spy of the friars. Contoversy 2: Rizal signed a retraction to marry her. Role in Rizal's literature: Rizal amiga and alegria in Ultimo Adios Child: Franciso Rizal, little boy of eight months was born, who lived for only three hours. Reason of Separation: Rizal regarded Josephine as his wife until his last breath. Two years after Rizal was executed, Bracken married Vicente Abad. Rizal on Josephine: "Goodbye, sweet foreigner, my friend, my joy."

Suzanne Jacoby
Nationality: Luxembourgerish Relationship Status: Flirtatious friendship/ Unrequited love Rizal's Age: 29 Date they met: January 28, 1890 Place they met: Brussels, Belgium How they met: Rizal boarded in Suzzanes aunt during his stay in Brussels.