Leonor Rivera, the woman Rizal was in love with

By Lhenn on Jul 28, 2009 with Comments 0

Rizal’s another romance was with Leonor Rivera, his cousin from Camiling.

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 and Henry married on July 17, 1891. And she died on August 28, 1893.