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Goodbye To Leonor

Leonor Rivera was born in 1867 in Camiling, Tarlac. She studied at La Concordia College and first met Jose Rizal when she was 14. They exchanged romantic letters while Rizal studied abroad. However, Rivera's mother disapproved of their relationship and arranged for her to marry Englishman Henry Charles Kipping in 1890. Rivera died in 1893 after giving birth to her second child with Kipping. Her last wish was for Rizal's burned letters to be buried with her.

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Goodbye To Leonor

Leonor Rivera was born in 1867 in Camiling, Tarlac. She studied at La Concordia College and first met Jose Rizal when she was 14. They exchanged romantic letters while Rizal studied abroad. However, Rivera's mother disapproved of their relationship and arranged for her to marry Englishman Henry Charles Kipping in 1890. Rivera died in 1893 after giving birth to her second child with Kipping. Her last wish was for Rizal's burned letters to be buried with her.

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Goodbye to

Leonor
Who is Leonor Rivera – Kipping?
 Born in Camiling Tarlac on April 11,
1867.
 Daughter of Antonio Rivera and
Silvestra Bauzon.
 Studied at La Concordia College.
 Wife of Henry Charles Kipping,
married on June 17, 1890 in Dagupan.
 Her son is Carlos Rivera Kipping Sr.
Family Background of Leonor
Born as Leonor Bauson Rivera, a
native of Camiling, Tarlac, was the
daughter of Antonio Rivera and
Silvestra Bauzon. Her father
(whom Rizal calls "Uncle Antonio"
in his letters) is a cousin of Rizal's
father, Francisco Mercado.
Attributes of Leonor Rivera
  Austin Coates, Rizal's European 
biographer, described Rivera in 
Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr as
a “pretty woman” whose physical features
included having a “high forehead”, “soft
and wavy hair”, a face that sported
“almond eyes”, “small and pensive mouth”,
and “engaging dimples”. Furthermore,
Rivera was a talented, mature, and
intelligent lady who played the pianoand
was gifted with a “charming singing voice”.
Rizal & Leonor Relationship
Leonor Rivera and Rizal first met in Manila when Rivera was
only 14 years old. When Rizal left for Europe on May 3, 1882,
Rivera was 15 years of age. Their ensuing correspondence
began when Rizal left a poem for Rivera saying farewell, and
their letters to each other slowly became romantic in nature.
The correspondence between Rivera and Rizal kept Rizal
focused on his studies in Europe. They employed codes in
their letters because Rivera's mother did not favour Rizal as a
suitor for her daughter. A letter from Mariano Catigbac dated
June 27, 1884 referred to Rivera as Rizal's “betrothed”.
Catigbac described Rivera as having been greatly affected by
Rizal's departure, frequently sick because of insomnia.
Rizal & Leonor Relationship
When Rizal returned to the Philippines on August
5, 1887, Rivera was no longer living in Intramuros
because she and her family had moved back to
Dagupan, Pangasinan. Rizal wanted to meet Rivera
and vice versa, but both were prohibited by their
respective fathers; Francisco Mercado barred his son
from meeting her in order to avoid putting the Rivera
family in danger, as Rizal had by then been labeled a
filibustero or subversive by the Spanish colonial
government because of his novel, Noli Me Tangere.
Rizal & Leonor Relationship
In 1888, Rizal stopped receiving
letters from Rivera for a year, even as
he kept sending letters to her. The
reason for Rivera's silence was the
connivance between Rivera's mother
and an Englishman named Henry
Charles Kipping, a railway engineer who
fell in love with Rivera and was favored
by Rivera's mother.
Rivera and Kipping’s Marriage
Rivera met Kipping at the house of Doña
Carmen Villamil, who was a former
classmate of hers at La Concordia College.
Kipping was associated with the engineer
Crisostomo Villamil, who supervised the
Manila-Dagupan railroad line project at the
time. Rivera and Kipping were married on
June 17, 1890 in Dagupan. Their first child
was Carlos Rivera Kipping Sr., who married
Lourdes Rómulo.
Leonor’s Death

Rivera died on 28 August 1893


shortly after giving birth to her
second child with Kipping. Shortly
before she died, her last wish was
to have the silver box containing
the ashes of Rizal's burned letters
be buried with her.
Goodbye to Leonor
And so it has arrived — the fatal instant,
the dismal injunction of my cruel fate;
so it has come at last — the moment, the date,
when I must separate myself from you.

Goodbye, Leonor, goodbye! I take my leave,


leaving behind with you my lover’s heart!
Goodbye, Leonor: from here I now depart.
O Melancholy absence! Ah, what pain!
Prepared by: Group 2 - BSED
Cataquiz, Yzel B.
Magsaysay, Mark Jessie P.
Aldovino, Regina Jessica R.
Atienza, Ronalyn D.
Gonzales, Mel T.
Magmanlac, Joan Vien N.
Maliglig, Joerge Maxxine A.
Mayuga, Marielle Jemn M.

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