Leonor Rivera

Leonor Rivera-Kipping (née Rivera y Bauzon; 11 April 1867 – 28 August 1893) was the childhood sweetheart, and “lover by correspondence” of Philippine national hero José Rizal. Rivera was the “greatest influence” in preventing Rizal from falling in love with other women while Rizal was traveling outside the Philippines. Rivera's romantic relationship with Rizal lasted for eight years. She was immortalized by Rizal as the character María Clara in the Spanish-language novel Noli Me Tangere. Her original hometown is in Camiling, Tarlac.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Bauzon.
Leonor Rivera
A full-length portrait of Rivera, c. 1880s
Born
Leonor Rivera y Bauzon

April 11, 1867 (1867-04-11)
Camiling, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedAugust 28, 1893(1893-08-28) (aged 26)
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Known forMaria Clara in Noli Me Tángere
Spouse
Kipping
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(m. 1890)​
Children2
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