<Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Roman Catholic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Filipino </Td> </Tr> <P> María Clara, whose full name is María Clara de los Santos, is the mestiza heroine in Noli Me Tángere, a novel by José Rizal, the national hero of the Republic of the Philippines . Her name and character has since become a byword in Filipino culture for the traditional, feminine ideal . </P> <P> María Clara is the childhood sweetheart and fiancée of Noli Me Tángere's main protagonist, Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y Magsalin, the son of Don Rafael Ibarra . Although raised as the daughter of Captain Santiago "Kapitán Tiyago" de los Santos and his wife Doña Pía Alba, who are both native Filipinos . </P>

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