The Women in Rizal’s life

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Segunda Katigbak
Segunda Katigbak was his puppy love. She was born to Don Norberto Kalaw
Katigbak, who was the Gobernadorcillo and Doña Justa Metra Solis. She was a
student at Colegio de la Concordia, where Rizal's sister studied. Unfortunately, his
first love was engaged to be married to a town mate, Manuel Luz.

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Leonor Valenzuela
Leonor “Orang” Valenzuela, Rizal’s second object of affection. She is the next door
neighbor of Rizal and daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sanday Valenzuela.
Rizal described her as a tall girl from Pagsanjan, who conveys beauty and class to a
woman.

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Leonor Rivera
Leonor was the daughter of Rizal’s landlord uncle of the Casa Tomasina in
Intramuros where he lived during his junior year at the University of Santo Tomas.
Leonor Rivera, Rizal’s sweetheart for 11 years played the greatest influence in
keeping him from falling in love with other women during his travel.

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Consuelo Ortiga Y Perez

Consuelo Ortiga Y Perez was the elder of the two daughters of Don Pablo Ortiga Y
Rey. Jose Rizal and Consuelo first met as the former joined Circulo Hispano-Filipino
in the spring of 1888. The summer of 1882, Rizal composed an enigmatic poem
entitled “A Señorita C.O.y P.” (To Miss C.O.y P), wherein “a second graveyard” was
mentioned.

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Gertrude Becket
Gertrude Becket was an English woman who became romantically involved with
Rizal when he was in England in 1889. She was the daughter of Rizal’s landlord in
London.
Nelly Bousted
Nelly Bousted (Nellie) was the eldest daughter of a very rich Englishman and a
Filipina mestiza and was the reason that Jose Rizal and Antonio Luna almost had a
duel.
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O-Sei-San (Seiko Uzui)

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Josephine Bracken