THE "NOLI" BAS

ED ON TRUTH
Chapter 8
Noli Me Tangere is a
true story of Philippi
ne conditions during
the last decades of S
panish rule.
The Characters
• Maria Clara - Leonor Rivera
• Ibarra and Elias - represented Rizal hi
mself
• Tasio - the Sage, was his elder brother
, Paciano
• Padre Salvi - identified by Rizalists as
Padre Antonio Piernavieja, the hated A
gustinian friar in Cavite who was killed
by our patriots during the Revolution.
• Capitan Tiago - was Capitan Hilario
Sunico of San Nicolas
• Doña Victorina - Doña Agustina M
edel
• Basilio and Crispin - the Crisostom
o brothers of Hagonoy
• Padre Damaso - was a typically of
domineering friar during the days o
f Rizal, who was Stephan, supercili
ous, and anti-Filipino
RIZAL'S FRIEND
S PRAISE THE
"NOLI"
•Copies of the Noli were sent t
o Blumentritt, Regidor, Hidalg
o, Mariano Ponce, Graciano L
opez Jaena, Aguirre, and othe
r friends.
•more copies were created an
d sent to Barcelona, Madrid, a
nd Hongkong to be smuggled
into the Philippines.
•Of the numerous congratulator
y letters received by Rizal, the l
etter from Blumentritt was signi
ficant.