All Entries in the "Women of Rizal" Category
Segunda Katigbak, Rizal’s first love
There were at least nine women linked with Rizal. These women might have been beguiled by his intelligence, charm and wit.
Leonor Valenzuela using a pet name “Orang”
Several months later, during his sophomore year at the University of Sto. Tomas, he boarded in the house of Doña Concha Leyva in Intramuros. The next door neighbors of Doña Concha were Capitan
“Miss L” , anonymous lady
Shortly, after losing Segunda Katigbak, he paid court young woman in Calamba. In his student memoirs, he called her simply “Miss L”, describing her as “fair with
Leonor Rivera, the woman Rizal was in love with
Rizal’s another romance was with Leonor Rivera, his cousin from Camiling.
Consuelo Ortiga y Perez, Rizal attracted by her beauty and vivacity
Consuelo Ortiga y Perez, the prettier of Don Pablo Ortiga’s daughters, fell in love with him. He dedicated to her A la Senorita C.O. y R., which became one of his best poems “A La Señorita C.O.y.P”. He expressed his admiration for her. He found solance and joy in her company.