Controversies in

Rizal’s Life

Retraction Document

• one of the proofs regarding the friars' claim that Rizal retracted a few days before his execution.

• Retraction means that he is taking back what he said against the catholic church in the Philippines and the friars.

Retraction Document

• it would mean that Rizal went back to become a Catholic again after being a mason in Europe.

• Some say he did this in order to marry his Irish partner, Josephine Bracken, which leads us to the next controversy...

There are many more minor controversies of Rizal during his time: 1. Rizal was a ladies' man 2. Rizal did not take a bath for 3 months during his stay in Spain. 3. Rizal was gay(?)

4. Rizal was stingy 5. Rizal went to casinos and was a drunkard. 6. Rizal as the "Brown Messiah" (there is a group of people called Rizalistas that worship him and claim he was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ and that he would someday live again in this world...)

WOMEN

In

Rizal’s Life

Minang and the Minang and the butterflies caught butterflies caught for herfor her

MinangMinang: The : The ButterfButterfly Girlly Girl

There are no further

information explaining the relationship of Rizal to Minang

nor there is further

information about the

butterfly girl.

LeonoLeonor r

RiveraRivera

Leonor Rivera, his sweetheart for 11 years

played the greatest influence in keeping him from falling in love with other women during his

travel. Unfortunately, Leonor’s mother

disapproved of her daughter’s relationship with

Rizal, who was then a known filibustero. She hid from

Leonor all letters sent to her sweetheart. Leonor

believing that Rizal had already forgotten her, sadly

consented her to marry the Englishman Henry Kipping, her mother’s

choice.

Leonor RiveraLeonor Rivera

Leonor Rivera and her mother.

ModelModel of Maria Clara of Maria Clara

Ocampo writes: "Leonor is

traditionally believed to have been the

model for Maria Clara in "Noli Me Tangere" and she remains in

the consciousness of students forced to read the novel."

“That painful experience which comes to nearly all adolescents”

•SEGUNDA KATIGBAK

Lipa Batangasrosy-checkedwith enchanting

and provocative smile

The air of a sylpha mysterious

charmeyes that were

eloquent and ardent

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

• Trozo, Manila• Mariano Katigbak• La Concordia

College• Manuel Luz• December 1877

MISS “L”• Fair with seductive and attractive eyes.• Reasons for his change of heart:

– Sweet memory of Segunda.– Francisco Mercado doesn’t like her

family.

•No more information about her..

LEONOR VALENZUELA “Orang”• Tall girl with regal bearing

• Doňa Concha Leyva

• Capitan Juan and Capitana Sinday Valenzuela

• Pagsanjan, Laguna

• Letter in invisible ink

Consuelo Ortega y Perez

Consuelo Ortiga y Rey, the prettiest 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

• The Ortiga's residence in Madrid was frequented by Rizal and his compatriots. He probably fell in love with her and Consuelo apparently asked him for romantic verses.

He suddenly backed out before the relationship turned into a serious romance, because he wanted to remain loyal to Leonor Rivera and he did not want to destroy hid friendship with Eduardo de Lete who was madly in love with Consuelo.

To Miss C.O. y R. To Miss C.O. y R. by José Rizalby José Rizal

Why ask for those unintellectual verses that Why ask for those unintellectual verses that once, insane with grief, I sang aghast? Or once, insane with grief, I sang aghast? Or are you maybe throwing in my face my are you maybe throwing in my face my rank ingratitude, my bitter past?   rank ingratitude, my bitter past?  

Why resurrect unhappy memories now when Why resurrect unhappy memories now when the heart awaits from love a sign, or call the heart awaits from love a sign, or call the night when day begins to smile, not the night when day begins to smile, not knowing if another day will shine?   knowing if another day will shine?  

You wish to learn the cause of this dejection You wish to learn the cause of this dejection delirium of despair that anguish wove? delirium of despair that anguish wove? You wish to know the wherefore of such You wish to know the wherefore of such sorrows, and why, a young soul, I sing not sorrows, and why, a young soul, I sing not of love? of love?

Oh, may you never know why! For the reason Oh, may you never know why! For the reason brings melancholy but may set you laughing. brings melancholy but may set you laughing. Down with my corpse into the grave shall go Down with my corpse into the grave shall go another corpse that's buried in my stuffing!   another corpse that's buried in my stuffing!  

Something impossible, ambition, madness, Something impossible, ambition, madness, dreams of the soul, a passion and its throes  dreams of the soul, a passion and its throes  Oh, drink the nectar that life has to offer and Oh, drink the nectar that life has to offer and let the bitter dregs in peace repose!  let the bitter dregs in peace repose!  

Again I feel the impenetrable shadows Again I feel the impenetrable shadows shrouding the soul with the thick veils of shrouding the soul with the thick veils of night: a mere bud only, not a lovely flower, night: a mere bud only, not a lovely flower, because it's destitute of air and light    because it's destitute of air and light   

Behold them: my poor verses, my damned Behold them: my poor verses, my damned brood and sorrow suckled each and every brood and sorrow suckled each and every brat! Oh, they know well to what they owe brat! Oh, they know well to what they owe their being, and maybe they themselves will their being, and maybe they themselves will tell you what. tell you what.

OSEISAN

RIZAL’S IMPRESSION OF JAPAN• The beauty

of the country

• The cleanliness, politeness and industry

• The Japanese women.

• Beggars were rarely seen.

ROMANCE WITH

O-SEI-SANO-Sei-San, a Japanese samurai’s daughter taught Rizal the Japanese art of painting known as su-mie.

If Rizal was a man without a patriotic mission, he would have

married this lovely and intelligent woman and lived a

stable and happy life with her in Japan because Spanish legation

there offered him a lucrative job.

Nelly Boustead

met by Rizal through Antonio Luna Antonio Luna was courting Nelly that timeRizal serves as “bridge” between Luna- Bousted romance.Conflict between Rizal and Luna (duel between the two)

Luna apologized to Rizal Rizal courted NellyMarcelo del Pilar teases Rizal sayong “in the sequel of the NOLI (me tangere), may the “O” be changed into “E” [Thus NOLI become NELI]

Antonio Luna

Nelly Boustead Jose Rizal

Rizal marriage proposal failed:

• He refused to give up his catholic faith & be converted to Protestantism, as Nelly demanded.

• Nelly’s mother did not like Rizal as her son- in- law.

Rizal appeared like a snake in the grass of this episode because he let himself fell in love with Nelly, knowing that Luna (his FRIEND) was courting Nelly that time

Gertrude Beckett Rizal- Pettie; Gertrude- Gettie Rizal suddenly left London for Paris, in order to avoid the growing feelings between himself and Gettie. Before he left, he left Gettie a sculpture of Beckett sisters.

Jose Rizal

Gertrude Beckett

???

Did Rizal leave London because of Gettie, or

because of his expensive lodgings?

Suzanne Jacoby

Due to high cost of living in Paris during the 1890’s, Rizal moved to Brussels where he stayed in boarding house owned by Jacoby sisters. As time passed by, they fell in love but it was for nothing since Rizal ended up leaving Brussels.

Jose Rizal

Suzanne Jacoby

Suzanne Jacoby

One day, Rizal invited Jose Alejandrino to amuse themselves, telling that they could pass the time in the house of two sisters whom he knew. Jose Alejandrino said that these Belgian sisters were “palomas de bajo vuelo” (kalapating mababa ang lipad)

??? When Rizal is at point of intimacy with a woman, he runs

away.wHy???

Because he could not devote his while life to his country if he

had a wife.Do you BELIEVE that?

Josephine Bracken

Name: Josephine Leopoldine Bracken

Where they met: Dapitan in Zamboanga

How they met: Josephine Bracken accompanying George Edward Taufer to Rizal’s aid to heal his blindness

Characteristics: White, pure Irish race

How did it end: The relationsip didn’t fail. It only ended when Rizal died.

Josephine Leopoldine Bracken

• Victoria City, Hong Kong• August 9, 1876• Edward Taufer• Dapitan, Zamboanga• Spanish spy• Still-born son• Gazebo

Josephine Bracken

•Fr. Victor Balaguer and the Retraction controversy

•Tejeros estate house

•Vicente Abad

•Dolores (daughter)

•Tuberculosis

GROUP 6

• Armie Capisnon

• Althea Marie Cabal

• Ma. Kimberly Montalbo

• Annaliza Magalona

• Rachel Hicban

• Mary Grace Espino