The Real Maria Clara

We all know that Maria Clara was a figure in Dr. Jose Rizal's Novel Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (The Rebel) which are written by him during the Spanish colonization in the Philippines to wake the sleeping hearts of patriotism of the Filipinos during that time he was also the national hero of the Philippines until this present day. To give you a brief story about Maria Clara she is the love interest of Crisostomo Ibarra in Noli Me Tangere which he changed his name to Simoun in the later book that is released after the Noli Me Tangere which is El Filibusterismo which is obviously Leonor Rivera in real life this photo was undated but if we will base the quality of the photo was taken on the timeline which is the late 1880's. Although Rizal had many love affairs with different women it is said that Leonor Rivera was the apple of the eyes of Dr. Jose Rizal until his death.

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