# María Clara — El Filibusterismo character guide

> María Clara in El Filibusterismo by José Rizal.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Clara

**First appearance:** 0009-vii-simoun

## Who they are

Ibarra's lost love, now a nun who has died.

## Relationships

### [Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/juan_crisostomo_ibarra)

_romantic_

Ibarra and María Clara were star-crossed lovers in the previous novel, their bond broken by tragedy and betrayal.

## In the story

### [Translator's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/translator-s-introduction)

Ibarra's fiancée, revealed to be Padre Dámaso's daughter, sacrifices herself to protect her mother's name and enters a nunnery.

### [A Corpse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/xxiii-a-corpse)

Reported dead by Basilio; her death is a turning point for Simoun's plot.

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