CRISOSTOMO

IBARRA
CRISOSTOMO IBARRA, ALSO KNOWN AS JUAN
CRISOSTOMO IBARRA Y MAGSALIN. A FILIPINO WHO
STUDIED IN EUROPE FOR 7 YEARS. HE IS THE SON OF
THE DECEASED DON RAFAEL IBARRA. HE IS THE LOVE
INTEREST OF MARIA CLARA, THE MAIN AND MOST
IMPORTANT CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL NOLI ME
TANGERE MANIFESTING IN HIM THE FILIPINO WHO
ACQUIRED EUROPEAN IDEA THROUGH EDUCATION IN
EUROPE.
MARIA CLARA
MARIA CLARA, ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA CLARA DE LOS
SANTOS, THE SWEETHEART OF CRISOSTOMO IBARRA;
THE LEGITIMATE DAUGHTER OF FATHER DAMASO AND
PIA ALBA. SHE PORTRAYED THE FILIPINO WOMAN OF
RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING AND ORIENTATION. THROUGH
HER LOVE TO IBARRA, SHE REPRESENTS TRUE LOYALTY
AND RELIGIOSITY OF THE WOMAN IN REAL FILIPINO
SOCIETY
ELIAS
ELIAS, IBARRA’S MYSTERIOUS FRIEND, A MASTER
BOATER, AND A FUGITIVE. HE WAS REFERRED TO AT
ONE POINT AS “PILOT”. HE WANTS TO REVOLUTIONIZE
HIS COUNTRY. IN THE PAST, IBARRA’S GRANDFATHER
CONDEMNED HIS GRANDFATHER OF BURNING A
WAREHOUSE, MAKING ELIAS THE FUGITIVE HE IS. HE IS
THE CHARACTER THAT REPRESENTED THE FILIPINO
MASSES WHO SUFFERED FROM SPANISH BRUTALITIES
AND ABUSE DUE TO THEIR POWERLESSNESS IN THE
NOVEL AND IN REAL PHILIPPINES SITUATION OF THAT
TIME
PADRE DAMASO
PADRE DAMASO, ALSO KNOWN AS DAMASO
VERDOLAGAS. A FRIAR AND MARIA CLARA’S BIOLOGICAL
FATHER. HE IS AN ANTAGONIST IN CHARACTER AND
REPRESENTS THE CHRISTIAN WORKS FOR THE
CATHOLIC FRIARS WHO ARE IN THE CHURCH.
SISA
SISA, THE MOTHER OF BASILIO AND CRISPIN THAT DIED
IN THE NOVEL. SHE REPRESENTED AN UNFORTUNATE
FILIPINA MOTHER THAT LOSES HER SONS WHICH
RESULTED TO LOSING OF HER SANITY.
KAPITAN TIAGO
KAPITAN TIAGO, ALSO KNOWN AS DON SANTIAGO DE
LOS SANTOS, THE KNOWN FATHER OF MARIA CLARA
BUT NOT THE REAL ONE. HE LIVES IN BINONDO AND AN
ILLEGAL OPIUM LEADER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY WAS A
LANDLORD. HE REPRESENTED A BUSINESSMAN WHO
USED HIS MONEY TO WORK FOR HIM IN RELIGIOUS LIFE
AND OBLIGATIONS.
PILOSOPONG
TASYO
PILOSOPONG TASYO, ALSO KNOWN AS DON
ANASTACIO, PORTRAYED IN THE NOVEL AS
PESSIMISTIC, AND MAD BY HIS NEIGHBORS. HE
PORTRAYS THE ROLE OF A PHILOSOPHER WHO WAS
COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD IN MANY ASPECTS. HE
ARGUES WITH THE BELIEF OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
AND SOCIAL CHANGES AND CONCERNS IN THE NOVEL.
PADRE SALVI
PADRE SALVI, ALSO KNOWN AS BERNARDO SALVI
WHO IS A SECRET ADMIRER OF MARIA CLARA. HE IS
DESCRIBED AS THIN AND SICKLY. HE MANIPULATES
PEOPLE TO GET WHAT HE WANTS.
CRISPIN AT
BASILIO
BASILIO, THE ELDER SON OF SISA TASKED TO RING
THE CHURCH BELLS FOR THE ANGELUS. CRISPIN, IS
SISA’S FAVORITE SON WHICH IS AN ALTAR BOY WHO IS
UNJUSTLY ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY FROM THE
CHURCH. THEY REPRESENTED THE INNOCENT WHO
ARE WRONGLY ACCUSED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT
COMMIT.
DONA VICTORINA
DONA VICTORINA, ALSO KNOWN AS VICTORINA DE
LOS REYES DE ESPADANA. A WOMAN WHO POSES
HERSELF AS A PENINSULARES. THE WIFE OF DON
TIBURCIO DE ESPADANA, KNOWN IN THE NOVEL AS A
TRYING HARD RICH WOMAN WHO ABHORS ANYTHING
THAT IS FILIPINO AND CLINGS FOR SPANISH WAY OF
LIFE.
PEDRO
PEDRO, IS THE ABUSIVE HUSBAND OF SISA WHO
LOVED COCKFIGHTING.
DON RAFAEL
IBARRA
DON RAFAEL IBARRA, KNOWN IN THE PLOT AS A
CONCERNED CITIZEN AND PROPERTY OWNER WHO
WAS A FATHER OF CRISOSTOMO IBARRA. PADRE
DAMASO WHO PLAYED AN ANTAGONIST ROLE CALLED
HIM A HERETIC AND FILIBUSTERO DUE TO HIS VIEW ON
RELATING TO LIBERALISM IN SOCIETY.
SCHOOL MASTER
THE SCHOOL MASTER, IS A TEACHER AT SAN DIEGO
WHO’S VIEW IN THE NOVEL REPRESENTED THE WEAK
AND USELESS EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. HE
ATTRIBUTES THE PROBLEM FROM FACILITIES AND
METHODS OF LEARNING THAT THE FRIARS
IMPLEMENTED IN THE COUNTRY.
TANDANG PABLO
TANDANG PABLO, IS THE LEADER OF THE REBELS,
WHOSE FAMILY WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THE
SPANIARDS.
PADRE SIBYLA
PADRE SIBYLA, ALSO KNOWN AS HERNANDO DE LA
SIBYLA, A FILIPINO FRIAR. HE IS DESCRIBED AS SHORT
AND HAS FAIR SKIN. HE SYMBOLIZES THE LIBERAL
FRIAR THAT WOULD STAY IN THE BACKGROUND RATHER
THAN INCUR THE WRATH OF OTHER PRIEST IN POWER .
HE IS AWARE OF THE INJUSTICE DONE TO THE NATIVES
BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS HE ONLY CARES
ABOUT IS GETTING HIS CONGREGATION IN POWER.
THE ALFEREZ
ALFEREZ, IS THE CHIEF OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL AND A
MORTAL ENEMY OF THE PRIESTS FOR POWER IN SAN
DIEGO. HE REPRESENTED THE OFFICIALS OF THE STATE
WHO FREQUENTLY HAD POWER STRUGGLES WITH
CHURCH OFFICIALS.
DON TIBURCIO
DON TIBURCIO, IS THE SPANISH HUSBAND OF DONA
VICTORINA WHO WAS LIMP AND SUBMISSIVE TO HIS
WIFE. HE ALSO PRETENDED TO BE A DOCTOR
 DONA
CONSOLACION
DONA CONSOLACION, IS THE WIFE OF ALFEREZ WHO
PASSED HERSELF AS A PENINSULAR. SHE WAS
REMEMBERED FOR HER ABUSIVE TREATMENT TO SISA.
BEING THE ONLY COMPETITOR OF CAPITAN TIAGO IN
GODLINESS, SHE DID EVERYTHING TO PRETEND THAT
SHE WAS RELIGIOUS BY SHOWING OFF TO THE PUBLIC
WHAT SHE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHURCH.
CAPTAIN
GENERAL
CAPTAIN GENERAL, IS THE MOST POWERFUL
OFFICIAL IN THE PHILIPPINES. HE IS A HATER OF
SECULAR PRIESTS AND CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND A
FRIEND OF CRISOSTOMO IBARRA.