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Leonor Valenzuela Jose Rizal's Invisible Love Letters

Nicknamed 1.)
__________, Leonor Valenzuela was commonly described as a 2.)_____________who was Rizals .She
was the daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sanday Valenzuela, who were from 3.)
__________
Orang was Rizals neighbor when he boarded in the house of 4.) __________during
his
sophomore
year
at
the University of Santo Tomas as medicine student. To finally move on perhaps from his unsuccessful love story with
Segunda Katigbak, Rizal frequently visited Orangs house with or without social gatherings. The proofs that Rizal
indeed courted her were the love letters he sent her. His love notes were mysteriously written in 5.)______made of
common 6.)__________, which could be read by heating the note over a candle or lamp.
When Rizal left for Spain, he received a letter from his friend and confidant 7. )
ladies had an idea that their common denominator was not only their first name.

________ indicating that the two

Leonor RiveraJose Rizal's True Love


ON TOP OF BEING DUBBED as Jose Rizals 1.) ___ she was widely considered as the heros 2.)________Leonor
Rivera (April 11, 1867 August 28, 1893) from 3.)_________was the daughter of 4.)___________. Leonors fatherwho
was one of the few persons who conspired in Joses secret departure to Spainis a cousin of the heros father,
Francisco Mercado.
Subjectively considered as a pretty lady, Leonor is commonly described as 5.)_________ . She was said to be as she
skills which matched her fascinating singing voice.
Leonor was a tender as a budding flower colegiala at the 6.)_________ when she became romantically involved,
though secretly, with her distant relative Rizal. Though both Leonor Rivera and Segunda Katigbak (Rizals first love)
studied in the same school, they probably had not met and known each other (much less pulled each others hair) as
the Tarlaquea was 7.)_______ years younger than the Batanguea. Rizal was just a young high school student in
Ateneo when he was dating Segunda. When he boarded at his Uncle Antonios boarding house in Intramuros and
became the boyfriend of the landlords daughter, Rizal was already a 8.)____________ medical student then at the
UST.
Secret as the romance was to Leonors parents, she used pen names in her letters to Jose. She hid from the
signatures 9.) _____________. Records arent clear on what Jose used in return. (Some students jokingly guess that he

used pseudonyms like 10._______________ The funniest suggestion so far is.) Ang pamangkin ng iyong ama, a.k.a The
Calamba boy.) In one of Indios street brawls against young Spaniards in 11.) , ___________Rizal was wounded on
the head. The12.) _____________ he left for her had not washed away the sorrow she felt when she learned of her
boyfriends departure. Seriously affected by Rizals departure, Leonor had become often unwell because of
13.)___________
While busy studying and fighting for a cause abroad, Rizal nonetheless took time to write to his sweetheart.
Numerous multi-lingual (14.)_____________) love letters were exchanged between the lovers. Rizal was puzzled
though as time came when Leonor became silent.
To probe into why Leonor was not answering his letters was one of the reasons Rizal went home in August 1887,
When he returned though, Leonor was no longer in Manila for her family had transferred to15.) ___________where her
parents had a 16.)____________business. The couple wanted to see each other but both were prohibited by their
respective parents. Don Francisco Mercado believed that the meeting would put the Rivera family in danger for the
author of the Noli at the time was already branded by the Spaniards as a17.) _____________
Before his second departure from the country in 1882, Rizal wanted to marry the uncomplaining Leonor and leave
her in his sister18.)___________ care. Don Francisco however consistently disapproved of Joses plan. 19.)
__________also thought that it was selfish of his brother to marry Leonor only to leave her behind.
In foreign lands, Rizal kept on sending letters to Leonor but received no reply. The lovers had no idea that
20.)___________who understandably did not like the controversial Filipino for a son-in-lawhad been hiding from
Leonor all the letters sent her by Rizal. It was said that Mrs. Rivera bribed 21.)________ officials to give her all of
Joses letters and gifts for her daughter.
The mother convinced Leonor to marry 22.) ____________, an 23.) __________who was responsible for the completion
of the railroad from 24.)____________(railroad from Manila-Dagupan).
Leonor desolately consented to marry her mothers choice on supposed conditions that she would never play the
piano again, all her and Joses letters to each other which had been gathered be burned and the ashes be deposited
in her25.) ______, and that her mother stand beside her at her wedding. The marriage ceremony happened 26.)
_________before Rizals birthday in 1891.

27.)_______ before the ceremony, Rizal had received a letter announcing this imminent Kipping-Rivera wedding. The
letter was from 28.)______herself who was also asking for his forgiveness. Rizal described the news as a great blow to
him as he was stunned, his eyes dimmed with tears, and his heart broke. The mail signaled the29.) _________ of
Rizals 30.)__________-year love affair with Leonor.
After two years of her married life, Leonor died on August 28, 1893 from 31.)_________ ,while Jose was serving his
term as an exile in Dapitan. Rizals mourning heart was injured even more upon learning that Leonor had asked to
be buried in the 32.)___________she was wearing when he and she had first come to an understanding. She had also
asked for the 33.)____________ which held the ashes of the few letters from him which had reached her (Bantug, p.
115).
While walking toward the place of his execution on December 30, 1896, Rizal turned towards the sea and was said
to have uttered, What a beautiful morning! On mornings like this, I used to take walks here with my sweetheart
(Ocampo, p. 228). By the term sweetheart, Rizal was most likely referring to 33.) _________, she was the girlfriend
last mentioned by the hero before he died. In fact, Rizal was said to have kept a lock of Leonors 34.) and some of
her 35.) until his death .Rizal had a 36.)________ of Leonor which was preserved,. On top of this, Rizal immortalized
his true love by basing from her the character of37.) ______in his Noli and Fili.
As a postscript, Kipping and Rivera had a child named 38.)____________ (who later became Carlos Rivera Kipping,
Sr.) who married Lourdes Romulo, a sister of the former United Nation official and Boy Scouts of the Philippines cofounder Carlos P. Romulo. The descendants of the Kipping family donated to the 39.)___________ the box which
housed the ashes of burned Rizals letters to Leonor.. The box was covered with Leonors dress with the letters40.)
__________ embroidered on it.
Consuelo Ortiga y Rey crush ng bayan
She was probably very likable because at least 1.) __________Filipinos in Spain in Jose Rizals time had had feelings
for her. Consuelo Ortiga y Rey was considered the prettier of the daughters of 2.)_________ , the Spanish liberal and
former mayor of Manila who became vice-president of the Council of the Philippines in the Ministry of Colonies. Don
Pablos house was the common meeting place of3.)__________ members like Rizal.
Consuelo recorded in her diary that she first met Rizal on September 16, 1882 when he went to4.)_________ for the
first time primarily to study. The diary entry indicated that they talked the whole night and that the young Filipino

said many beautiful things about her. The Spanish lady also wrote of a day Rizal spent at their house when he
entertained them with his 5.) .________
Most likely, Consuelo had witnessed Rizals recitation of a 6.) ________on October 4, 1882 in the effort to save a
Filipino meeting from disintegration. Rizal had also recorded either in his diary or letters that he attended another
meeting of compatriots in Ortigas residence on October 7, 1882 and the birthday party of Consuelos father on
January 15, 1883.
The following year (1884), Rizal and other compatriots attended (again) the birthday party of Don Pablo in
which there was a dance. It was not clear if Rizal had a dance with Consuelo but five days after, he sent her a piece
of 7.) ____________. Rizal recorded that he again went to see Consuelo on February 10 after doing something at the
university district. On March 15, Rizal and other compatriotsincluding Eduardo de Letewere again gathered in the
Ortiga house
8.)_______ was actually one of the reasons Rizal gave up his affection for Consuelo. Lete seriously liked Ms. Ortiga
and Rizal did not wish to ruin their friendship over a lady. It was said that even 9.)__________, Rizals good friends,
regularly visited the lady.
It can be remembered that 10.) ____________(the karibal) was one of the Filipinos who promised Rizal of
helping in the writing of a nationalistic novel but ended up contributing nothingfor they, according to Rizal, were
more interested to write on women and would rather spend their time gambling or flirting with Spanish women . It
was not clear if Lete and Consuelo became an item but this Letewhom Rizal considered in suppressing his
feelings for Consuelolater attacked the hero through an article in La Solidaridad on April 15, 1892 depicting Rizal
as 11.)____________, and someone who had abandoned the countrys cause. Officially therefore, this Lete had hurt
the heros feeling not just once but at least12.) ___________
Rizals admiration for Consuelo was immortalized by the poem he wrote,13.) ____________. This poem which is
now subjectively regarded as one of Rizals best was written either as a reaction to Consuelos request or out of
Rizals pure volition as an admirer. Ultimately though, Rizal really had to give up his feeling for Consuelo for he was
then14.) .___________
O-Sei-San Jose Rizal's Japanese Girlfriend

If only Jose Rizal had no 1.) _________and , he would have married her and settled in Japan for good. It was during
Rizals 2.) ___________when he met Seiko Usui. From Hong Kong, he arrived in Japan in February 1888 and moved to
the 3.) ______________in the Azabu district of Tokyo upon the invitation of an official in the legation. One day, Rizal
saw Seiko passing by the legation in one of her daily afternoon walks. Fascinated by her charm, Rizal inquired and
learned from a 4.)___________some basic information about her. The next day, Rizal and the Japanese gardener
waited at the legation gate for Seiko. Acting as a go-between and interpreter, the gardener introduced the gracious
Filipino doctor and the pretty Japanese woman to each other. The gardeners role as intermediary was cut short
however when Seiko spoke in English. She also knew 5.)__________, and so she and Rizal began to converse in both
languages.
O-Sei-San, as Rizal fondly called 6.)___________ , voluntarily acted as Rizals generous 7.) _____________She
accompanied him to Japans shrines, parks, universities, and other interesting places like the8.) _____________
Serving as his9.) ___________tutor and interpreter, she helped him improve his knowledge of the Japanese
language10.)( ______) and explained to him some Japanese cultural elements and traditions like the11.)
____________ It was thus not surprising that Jose fell for the 12.) ._________ Seiko subsequently reciprocated the
affection of the talented and virtuous guest who, like her, had deep interest in the arts.Their more than13.)__________
had to end nonetheless, as the man with a mission Rizal had to leave Japan. Onboard the steamer14.)__________,
Rizal left Japan on April 13, 1888 never to see Seiko again. In 1897, a year after Rizals martyrdom, Seiko married
15.)___________, British chemistry teacher of the Peers School in Tokyo. Mr. Charlton died on November 2, 1915,
survived by Seiko and their child Yuriko.
At the age of 16.) __, Seiko died on May 1, 1947 and was buried in the tomb of her husband at Zoshigawa Cemetery.
Their daughter Yuriko became the wife of a certain 17.), _____________son of a Japanese senator.
Gertrude Beckett Jose Rizal's Fling in London
SHE HELPED JOSE RIZAL mix his colors for painting and prepared the clay for his sculpturing, hoping that a colorful
romantic relationship would be formed between them. Gertrude was the daughter of Rizals landlord
1.)___________who is an organist at St. Pauls Church in London. Coming from brief stay in Japan and the United
States of America, Rizal chose to live in the capital city of the2.)_____on May, 1888.

The 3.)
________of the three (some say four) Beckett sisters, Gertrude (also called 4.)) was a
5.)._______________________ (Based on the pictures of Rizals girlfriends now available over the internet, one can
even argue that Gertrude is the most beautiful.)
. She showered him with all her attention and assisted him in his painting and sculpturing. With her aid, Rizal
finished some sculptural works like the 6.) , _________, ___and ._____
Away from his home, it was just normal for Rizal to find enjoyment in Gertrudes loving service. Rizal called her by
her nickname 7.)__________ and she affectionately called him 8 .)._________ It was said that their friendship glided
towards romance, but Rizal, for some reasons, was alleged to have ultimately backed out. Some sources nonetheless
suggest that their relationship was just a 9.)________ love affair as Rizal never really reciprocated her love.
As Rizals compatriots like Marcelo del Pilar put it, Rizal left London because he was running away from a.10.)_____
Before leaving though, he finished his composite11.) __________ and gave it to Gettie as a souvenir.
Suzanne Jacoby Jose Rizal's Fling
When Jose Rizal left her place, her dream was to 1.)_____ was always in her thoughts. Suzanne Jacoby was a
2.)____________ whom Rizal met when he was 3.) _______yrs.old To somewhat economize in his living expenses, he left
the expensive city of Paris and went to Belgium in January 1890. Along with his friend 4.) _________________, Rizal
arrived in Brussels on February 2 and stayed in the boarding house managed by 5.),__________ Suzanne and Marie
(some references say Catherina and Suzanna). It was said that Rizal had a transitory romance with the petite niece
of his landladies, Suzanne.
In Rizals 6.)_______month stay in the boarding house, Suzanne, also called7. ) ______ got to know and was attracted
to the skillful and enigmatic Filipino doctor. Jose might have had a somewhat romantic intimacy with Petitea
relationship which was probably comparable to todays 8.) ___________(like what Rizal possibly had with Gertrude
Beckett). Presumably, Petite and Jose (who was at one time called Pettie by Beckett) had together enjoyed the
merriments of Belgiums summertime festival of 1890 with its multicolored costumes, animated floats, and lively
crowds.
But the relationship was most likely not that serious as Rizal did not mention her in his letters to his intimate friends.
Informing Antonio Luna of his life in Brussels, Rizal just talked about going to the clinic, working and studying,
reading and writing, and practicing at the 9.) _________. Historically, his affair with Suzanne could not possibly

blossom as Rizal, that time,was busy writing 10) _____________, contributing for______ , and________ as regards the
worsening Calamba agrarian trouble.
Suzanne shed tears when Rizal left Belgium toward the beginning of August, 1890. He was said to have made
Suzannes sculpture which he unexplainably gave to his friend11.) ___________. Leaving Brussels, Rizal left the young
Suzanne a 12.).
To her surprise, Rizal returned to Brussels by the middle of April 1891 and stayed again in the Jacobys boarding
house. Rizals return however was not specifically for Suzanne for the hero just busied himself revising and finalizing
13.)___________publication. On July 5, 1891, Rizal bade goodbye to Brussels and Suzanne, never to come back again
in Belgium and in her arms.
Lately, a certain Belgian named Pros Slachmuylders claimed that Rizal had romance with his landladies niece
named14.)__________Thill, not with Suzanne Jacoby. Thill was said to be 16 years old when Rizal was in Belgium in
1890. One hundred and seventeen (117) years after Rizal left Belgium, Slachmuylders group unveiled in 2007 a
historical marker which commemorates Rizals stay in Brussels.
Answers:
Leonor Valenzuela
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

1.Orang
tall girl with regal bearing province-mate
Jose M. Cecilio (Chenggoy
Doa Concha Leyva in Intramuros
invisible ink
table salt and water
Pagsanjan, Laguna

Leonor Rivera
1. 1.childhood sweetheart,
lover by correspondence,
2. true love.

betrothed,

and

3. Camiling, Tarlac
4. Antonio Rivera and Silvestra Bauzon
5. having wavy soft hair, high forehead, wistful
almond eyes, small and pensive mouth, and
charming dimples,intelligent and talented, could
play the harp and the piano
6. La Concordia College
7. four
8. second-year
9. La Cuestion del Oriente and Taimis/Tamis
10..Pinsan, or Kuya Pepe, or Ang inyong boarder
11.Escolta
12.farewell poem
13.insomnia.
14.Filipino, English, Spanish, and French
15.Dagupan, Pangasinan
16.clothing merchandise
17.filibustero (subversive).

18.Narcisas
19.Paciano
20.Doa Silvestra
21.two post office
22.Charles Henry Kipping
23.English railway engineer
24.Bayambang to the Ferrocarril de Manila
25.jewelry box
26.two days
27.Six months
28.his true love
29.death
30.11
31.complications of childbirth
32.saya (native skirt
33.silver cup
34.Leonor Rivera
35.hair and letters
36.crayon sketch
37.Maria Clara
38.Carlos Rivera Kipping
39.Yuchengco Museum in Makati City
40.J and L
Consuelo Ortiga y Rey
1. two
2. Don Pablo Ortiga y Rey
3. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
4. Spain
5. humor, elegance, and sleight-of-hand tricks
6. poem
7. guimaras cloth
8. Lete
9. Maximino and Antonio Paterno
10.Eduardo de Lete

11.coward, egoistic, opportunistic


12.twic
13.A La Seorita C.O. y R
14.still engaged to Leonor Rivera
Seiko Usui
1. tour guide.
2. Imperial Art Gallery, Imperial Library, and the
Shokubutsu-en (Botanical Garden
3. (Nihonngo
4. Kabuki plays.
5. charming, modest, pretty, and intelligent
daughter of a samurai
6. a month happy relationship
7. Belgic
8. Alfred Charlton
9. 80
10.Yoshiharu Takiguchi
11.Seiko
12.patriotic mission
13.no political will
14.second trip abroad
15.Spanish Legation
16.japanese gardener
17.French
Gertrude Beckett
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Charles Beckett
United Kingdom
oldest
Gettie or Tottie
curvy lady with cheerful blue eyes, brown hair,
rosy cheeks, and thin lips
6. Prometheus Bound

The Triumph of Death over Life


The Triumph of Science over Death
7. Gettie
8. Pettie
9. one-sided
10.girl
11.carving of the heads of the Beckett sisters

Suzanne Jacoby
1. follow him and to travel with the Filipino lover
boy who
2. Belgian lady
3. 29.
4. Jose Albert
5. two Jacoby sisters
6. 6-month stay

7. Petite
8. mutual understanding
9. Sala de Armas and gymnasium
10.was busy writing the Fili
for La Solidaridad
worrying for his family
11.Valentin Ventura
12.box of chocolates
13.revising and finalizing the manuscript of El Fili
for
14.Suzanna

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