Characters of Noli Me Tangere

primary(prenominal) Characters Crisostomo Ibarra Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, commonly referred to the novel asIbarraorCrisostomo, is the protagonist in the story. countersign of a Philippine business domain, tireRafael Ibarra, he canvas in Europe for seven years. Ibarra is besides cleaning ladyly horse Claras fiance. Several sources claim that Ibarra is in same(p) manner Rizals reflection both studied in Europe and both per discussions believe in the same ideas. Upon his return, Ibarra requested the local administration of San Diego to construct a public civilise day to promote education in the township. mare Clara de los Santos y Alba, commonly referred to as mare Clara, is Ibarras fiancee.She was raised by Capitan transient ischemic attackgo, San Diegoscabeza de barangayand is the most splendiferous and widely celebrated girl in San Diego. In the ulterior parts of the novel, mare Claras identity was revealed as an illegitimate little girl of Father Dama so, acter parishcurateof the town, and work over intoa pia Alba, married woman of Capitan Tiago. In the end she entered local convent for nuns Beaterio de Santa Clara. In the epilogue dealing with the comp atomic number 53nt of the credits, Rizal stated that it is unknown if female horse Clara is appease living within the walls of the convent or she is already fallen.The character of mare Clara was patterned afterwards(prenominal)Leonor Rivera, Rizals first cousin and childhood sweetheart. Capitan Tiago wearySantiago de los Santos, known by his callTiagoand political actCapitanTiagois a Filipino businessman and thecabeza de barangayor head ofbarangayof the town of San Diego. He is also the known generate ofMaria Clara. In the novel, it is said that Capitan Tiago is the richest man in the region ofBinondoand he possess real properties inPampangaandLaguna de Bay. He is also said to be a good Catholic, trembler of the Spanish disposal and was considered as a Spanish b y colonialists.Capitan Tiago never attended school, so he became a domestic helper of aDominicanfriarwho taught him informal education. He get married Pia Alba fromSanta Cruz. begetter Damaso Damaso Verdolagas, or sky pilot Damaso is aFranciscanfriarand the designer parish curate of San Diego. He is ruff known as a ill-famed character who speaks with harsh words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town. He is the real bewilder of Maria Clara and an enemy of Crisostomos father, Rafael Ibarra. Later, he and Maria Clara had acerbity arguments whether she would get hitched with Alfonso Linares or go to a convent.At the end of the novel, he is again re-assigned to a distant town and is found dead matchless day. In pop culture, when a priest was said to be standardised padre Damaso, it means that he is a cruel but respect open individual. When one says a child is anak ni Padre Damaso (child of Padre Damaso), it means that the childs fathers identity is unknown. Elias Eliasis Ibarras surreptitious friend and ally. Elias made his first mien as a pilot during a picnic of Ibarra and Maria Clara and her friends. He wants to innovationise the country and to be freed from Spanish oppression.The fiftieth chapter of the novel explores the prehistorical of Elias and history of his family. In the past, Ibarras great- grandfather condemned Elias grandfather of burning a store which led into misfortune for Elias family. His father was refused to be married by her mother because his fathers past and family lineage was discovered by his mothers family. In the long run, Elias and his twin sister was raised by their maternal grandfather. When they were teenagers, their distant relatives called themhijos de bastardoor illegitimate children.One day, his sister disappeared which led him to lookup for her. His search led him into different places, and finally, he became a fugitive and subversive. Pilosopong Tacio Filosofo Tacio, known by hisFilipinize d lay downPilosopo Tasyois a nonher major character in the story. Seeking for reforms from the government, he expresses his ideals in paper written in a cryptographic alphabet similar fromhieroglyphsandCoptic figureshoping that the future generations may be able to decipher it and realized the abuse and oppression done by the conquerors.His full name is only known asDon Anastasio. The educated inhabitants of San Diego labeled him asFilosofo Tacio(Tacio the Sage) spot others called him asTacio el Loco(Insane Tacio) due to his surpassing talent forreasoning. Dona Victorina Dona Victorina de los Reyes de Espadana, commonly known as Dona Victorina, is an ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as a Spanish and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavymake-up. The novel narrates Dona Victorinas younger years she had lots of admirers, but she did non have any of them because nobody was a Spaniard.Later on, she met and married Don Tiburcio de Espadana, an official of the customs se lf-assurance who is about ten years her junior. However, their union is childless. Her husband assumes the title of medical sterilize even though he never attended medical school use fake documents and certificates, Tiburcio practices illegal medicine. Tiburcios usage of the titleDr. consequently makes Victorina assume the titleDra. (doctora, female doctor). Apparently, she uses the whole nameDona Victorina de los Reyesdede Espadana, with doubledeto stress her marriage surname.She seems to feel that this awkward titling makes her much sophisticated. Sisa, Crispin, and Basilio Sisa, Crispin, and Basilio represent a Filipino family persecuted by the Spanish authorities * NarcisaorSisais the derange mother of Basilio and Crispin. Described as well-favored and young, although she loves her children rattling much, she can not cherish them from the beatings of her husband,Pedro. * Crispinis Sisas 7-year-old son. An altar boy, he was unjustly charge of stealing money from the chu rch. After weakness to force Crispin to return the money he allegedly stole, Father Salvi and the head sacristan killed him.It is not directly stated that he was killed, but the dream of Basilio suggests that Crispin died during his encounter with Padre Salvi and his minion. * Basiliois Sisas 10-year-old son. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells for the Angelus, he go about the dread of losing his younger comrade and the roue of his mother into insanity. At the end of the novel, Elias wished Basilio to screen him by burning in fill in of chest of gold located on his oddment ground. He will subsequent(prenominal) play a major post inEl Filibusterismo. Due to their tragic but endearing story, these characters are a lot parodied in modern Filipino public culture. Note The Franciscan Order was shown by Rizal as hypocrites not because they were such during his era but because they are the most loved, and had solid numbers. Strategically, if one must attack the Spanish friars, the best is to attack the most popular during that time. Other characters There are a number of secondary and minor characters inNoli Me Tangere. Items indicated inside the parenthesis are the warningFilipinizationof the Spanish names in the novel. * Padre Hernando de la Sibyla a Dominican friar. He is described as short and has bonny skin.He is instructed by an old priest in his order to watch Crisostomo Ibarra. * Padre Bernardo Salvi the Franciscan curate of San Diego, secretly harboring lust for Maria Clara. He is described to be rattling thin and sickly. It is also hinted that his last name, Salvi is the shorter form of Salvi nub Salvation, or Salvi is short for Salvaje meaning bad hinting to the fact that he is volition to kill an innocent child, Crispin, just to get his money back, though there was not enough evidence that it was Crispin who has stolen his 2 onzas. * El AlferezorAlperes chief of theGuardia accomplished.Mortal enemy of the priests for federal ag ency in San Diego and husband of Dona Consolacion. * Dona Consolacion wife of theAlferez, nicknamed asla musa de los guardias civiles(The muse of theCivil Guards) orla Alfereza, was a former laundrywoman who passes herself as apeninsular best remembered for her ignominious treatment of Sisa. * Don Tiburcio de Espadana Spanish Quack Doctor who is halt and submissive to his wife, Dona Victorina. * Teniente Guevara a close friend of Don Rafael Ibarra. He reveals to Crisostomo how Don Rafael Ibarras death came about. Alfonso Linares A distant nephew of Tiburcio de Espanada, the would-be fiance of Maria Clara. Although he presented himself as a practitioner of law, it was later revealed that he, just like Don Tiburcio, is a fraud. He later died due to given medications of Don Tiburcio. * Tia Isabel Capitan Tiagos cousin, who raised Maria Clara. * Governor oecumenic(Gobernador Heneral) Unnamed person in the novel, he is the most powerful official in the Philippines. He has great disda in for the friars and fluff officials, and sympathizes with Ibarra. * Don Filipo Lino vice mayor of the town of San Diego, leader of the liberals. Padre Manuel Martin he is the linguist curate of a nearby town who delivers the sermon during San Diegos fiesta. * Don Rafael Ibarra father of Crisostomo Ibarra. Though he is the richest man in San Diego, he is also the most stainless and generous. * Dona Pia Alba wife of Capitan Tiago and mother of Maria Clara, she died giving birth to her daughter. In reality, she was despoiled by Damaso so she could bear a child. Non-recurring characters These characters were mentioned in the novel, appeared once, mentioned many times or have no major division to the storyline. Don Pedro Eibarramendia the great-grandfather of Crisostomo Ibarra who came from theBasquearea of Spain. He started the misfortunes of Elias family. His posterity abbreviated their surname toIbarra. He died of unknown reasons, but was seen as a decaying form on a Balite Tr ee. * Don Saturnino Ibarra the son of Don Pedro, father of Don Rafael and grandfather of Crisostomo Ibarra. He was the one who developed the town of San Diego. He was described as a cruel man but was very clever. * Salome Elias sweetheart.She lives in a little domicile by the lake, and though Elias would like to marry her, he tells her that it would do her or their children no good to be related to a fugitive like himself. In the accepted publication ofNoli, the chapter that explores the identity of Elias and Salome was omitted, classifying her as a total non-existing character. This chapter, entitledElias y Salomewas likely the 25th chapter of the novel. However, recent editions and translations ofNoliprovides the inclusion of this chapter, all on the appendix or renamed asChapter X(Ex). * Sinang Maria Claras friend.Because Crisostomo Ibarra offered half of the school he was building to Sinang, he gained Capitan Basilios support. * Iday, Nenengandcapital of Seychelles Maria Cla ras other friends. * Capitan Basilio Sinangs father, leader of the conservatives. * Pedro the abusive husband of Sisa who loves cockfighting. * Tandang Pablo The leader of thetulisanes(bandits), whose family was destroyed because of the Spaniards. * El hombre amarillo(apparently means yellowish person, named asTaong Madilaw) One of Crisostomo Ibarras would-be assassins. He is not named in the novel, and only described as such.In the novel, he carved the cornerstone for Ibarras school. alternatively of killing Ibarra, he was killed by his cornerstone. * Lucas the brother of thetaong madilaw. He planned a revolution against the government with Ibarra as the leader after he was turned down by Ibarra. He was said to have a scar on his left cheek. He would later be killed by the Sakristan Mayor. * Bruno and Tarsilo a pair of brothers whose father was killed by the Spaniards. * Nor Juan(Nol Juan) constitute as foreman of the school to be built by Ibarra * Capitana Tika (Rustica) Sinang s mother and wife f Capitan Basilio. * Albino a former seminarist who joined the picnic with Ibarra and Maria Clara. Was later captured during the revolution. * Capitana Maria Elena a nationalist woman who defends Ibarra of the memory of his father. * Capitan TinongandCapitan Valentin other known commonwealth from the town of San Diego. * Sacristan Mayor The one who governs the altar boys and killed Crispin for his accusation. * Hermano Pedro, Hermana Rufa, Hermana Sipa, Hermana Juana Some of the persons included in the Chapter 18. These persons were talking about indulgencia plenaria.