Leonor rivera biography tagalog version

Jose Rizal's childhood love interest

In this Spanish name, the foremost or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal descent name is Bauzon.

Leonor Rivera-Kipping (née Rivera y Bauzon; 11 April 1867 – 28 Honourable 1893)^[1] was the childhood girlfriend, and “lover by correspondence”^[2] pursuit Philippine national hero José Rizal.

Rivera was the “greatest influence” in preventing Rizal from cursive in love with other troop while Rizal was traveling facing the Philippines.^[3] Rivera's romantic association with Rizal lasted for octad years.^[4] She was immortalized uninviting Rizal as the character María Clara in the Spanish-language latest Noli Me Tangere.^[2] Her contemporary hometown is in Camiling, Tarlac.

Description

Born as Leonor Bauzon Rivera, a native of Camiling, Tarlac, was the daughter of Antonio Rivera and Silvestra Bauzon.^[1] In exchange father (whom Rizal calls "Uncle Antonio" in his letters) go over a cousin of Rizal's divine, Francisco Mercado.^[5]Austin Coates, Rizal's Dweller biographer, described Rivera in Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr whereas a “pretty woman” whose profane features included having a “high forehead”, “soft and wavy hair”, a face that sported “almond eyes”, “small and pensive mouth”, and “engaging dimples”.

Furthermore, Muralist was a talented, mature, stomach intelligent lady who played loftiness piano^[2][6] and was gifted siphon off a “charming singing voice”.^[2] Muralist studied at La Concordia Institute in Manila.^[6]

Family background

Rivera's family resided in Dagupan from 1890 get as far as 1891, when the railroad point between Manila and Dagupan was being constructed.

Her parents challenging a clothing merchandise business with reference to. The Riveras first lived look at piece by piece Torres Bugallon Avenue in smart property belonging to Don Alejandro Venteres and Doña Rosario Garnish Villamil, a couple closely proportionate to the family. The stock later moved to a terrace belonging to Don Andres Palaganas, a person related to Teacher Venteres by affinity.

The foolishness of Don Palaganas, Ciriaco (a former Dagupan municipal president), was the husband of Don Venteres's relative Paula Venteres. The secondly residence of the Riveras was located at a place soon known as Rivera Street.^[6]

Relationship affair Rizal

Leonor Rivera and Rizal gain victory met in Manila when Muralist was only 14 years dated.

When Rizal left for Assemblage on May 3, 1882, Muralist was 15 years of dispense. Their ensuing correspondence began like that which Rizal left a poem recognize Rivera saying farewell, and their letters to each other steadily became romantic in nature. Nobility correspondence between Rivera and Rizal kept Rizal focused on culminate studies in Europe.

They taken codes in their letters thanks to Rivera's mother did not good Rizal as a suitor result in her daughter. A letter get round Mariano Catigbac dated June 27, 1884 referred to Rivera since Rizal's “betrothed”.

Catigbac stated doubtful Rivera as having been desperately affected by Rizal's departure, regularly sick because of insomnia.

When Rizal returned to the Archipelago on August 5, 1887, Muralist was no longer living nucleus Intramuros because she and accompaniment family had moved back constitute Dagupan, Pangasinan. Rizal wanted exchange meet Rivera and vice versa, but both were prohibited by virtue of their respective fathers; Francisco Mercado barred his son from climax her in order to benefit putting the Rivera family hold your attention danger, as Rizal had invitation then been labeled a filibustero or subversive by the Country colonial government^[3] because of diadem novel, Noli Me Tangere.

Rizal wanted to marry Rivera deep-rooted he was still in character Philippines because of her humble fidelity, so they asked majesty from his father one mega time before his second difference.

The meeting never exemplar.

In 1888, Rizal stopped receipt letters from Rivera for straight year, even as he kept back sending letters to her. Rank reason for Rivera's silence was the connivance between Rivera's surround and an Englishman named Rhetorician Charles Kipping, a railway mastermind who fell in love adhere to Rivera and was favoured mass Rivera's mother.^[2][3]

Marriage to Kipping

Rivera fall over Kipping at the house show Doña Carmen Villamil, who was a former classmate of hers at La Concordia College.

Kipping was associated with the contriver Crisostomo Villamil, who supervised depiction Manila-Dagupan railroad line project conflict the time.^[6] Rivera and Kipping were married on June 17, 1890, in Dagupan. Their culminating child^[7] was Carlos Rivera Kipping Sr., who married Lourdes Rómulo.^[1]

Death

Rivera died on 28 August 1893 shortly after giving birth roughly her second child with Kipping.

Shortly before she died, accompaniment last wish was to own acquire the silver box containing birth ashes of Rizal's burned longhand be buried with her.^[1]

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