Finals Flashcards
Represents Ilustrados, who are Filipinos able to study abroad. He is often accused of revolt because of their desire to improve Filipinos’ living conditions under the Spanish rule.
Crisostomo Ibarra
A rich youthful mestizo who has quite recently returned to the Philippines after seven years of studying in Europe. Ibarra is refined, profoundly regarded, and extremely optimistic.
Crisostomo Ibarra
Following his father’s death, he went back to his hometown and sought to establish a proper school.
Crisostomo Ibarra
Implicated in a revolt, Crisostomo Ibarra later fled the town and forged a new identity as the jeweler
Simon
She symbolizes the traditional traits and pureness of a traditional Filipina.
Maria Clara de Los Santos
She was the daughter of Capitan Tiago and Pia Alba. She is the fiancé of Crisostomo Ibarra.
Maria Clara de Los Santos
Who said “I have had better thoughts, and I believe that making my father’s wishes come true is worth more than weeping for him, and much more than avenging him.”
Crisostomo Ibarra
Who said “ When he was alive, I could degrade myself; I still had the consolation of knowing that he lived and perhaps might think of me. Now that he is dead, I would rather be a nun or be dead myself.”
Maria Clara de Los Santos
He represents common Filipinos who desires a better Philippines. The power of uprising to instigate change is what he believes in.
Elias
Who said “Sir, I am the bearer of the wishes of many unfortunates.”
Elias
Ibarra’s mysterious friend, a master boater, also a fugitive. He is a victim of abuses of the friars and the government.
Elias
He symbolizes a wealthy Filipino who is willing to oppress fellow Filipinos for selfish reasons.
Kapitan Tiyago
A wealthy and high-influential Filipino. He is caring and protective of his family and his family’s social status.
Kapitan Tiyago
She represents all the victims who had been abused by the clergy and was forced to stay silent.
Pia Alba
KapitanTiyago’s wife and the mother, Maria Clara, a beautiful and rich woman, became melancholic when she became pregnant.
Pia Alba
She represents rich Filipinos who are reluctant to be identified as Indio.
Doña Victorina
A brazen and determined Filipina, odd, ambitious, and ignorant, she is the spouse of the counterfeit doctor, Tiburcio de Espadaña.
Doña Victorina
He represents the ignorant Spaniards who made absurd decisions that led to terrible decisions for the locals.
Don Tiburcio de Espadaña
Husband of Doña Victorina. Limp, fraud, and an introvert doctor; make a living as a quack doctor.
Don Tiburcio de Espadaña
He represents officials of the state who competes with the church for authority
Alferez
Husband of Doña Consolacion whom he violently fights.
Alferez
Represents the Filipinos who are ashamed of their race and nationality.
Doña Consolacion
The wife of Alferez; ashamed of her heritage and pretends to be unable to speak Tagalog, her native language.
Doña Consolacion
He represents a typical governor-general assigned in the Philippines.
Governor General
Next to the king, he occupies the most powerful position in the colonial government.
Governor General
He represents Spanish citizens hoping to have a better life in the Philippines than in their motherland.
Alfonso Linares
A young and smart Spanish Lawyer; was arranged to be married to Maria Clara.
Alfonso Linares
He symbolizes educated/learned Filipino; despite his economic status, he still chooses to remain well-informed.
Pilosopo Tasyo
He is smart, observant, and poor pessimist; he spent most of his money on books.
Pilosopo Tasyo
He represents Spanish friars who use the Catholic religion to mistreat and abuse Filipinos.
Padre Damaso
A talkative and cruel priest, he used his authority to abuse people.
Padre Damaso
He represents a friar abusive to the power of Filipino people.
Padre Salvi
Padre Damaso’s successor, he is described as skinny and frail, manipulates people for his benefit.
Padre Salvi
He represents friars who were aware of the abuses and injustice were done to the natives but would not do anything to change it; choose not to meddle
Padre Hernando Sibyla
A Dominican priest and former professor at San Juan de Letran College. Known to be collected and smart.
Padre Hernando Sibyla
She represents the suffering of the motherland, the Philippines.
Sisa
Mother of Basilio and Crispin; went insane due to abuses committed to her children and neglect of her husband.
Sisa
They represent innocent young Filipinos who were wrongly accused of crimes they did not commit and a victim of an oppressive government.
Crispin and Basilio
Sons of the derange Sisa; denied of luxuries and education
Crispin and Basilio
He speaks to the progressives who upheld the thought of holding wicked revolt against the Spanish Government amid that time.
Simon
Known sometimes recently as Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, he returned as an affluent jeweler; he features a magnanimous intellect, outspoken, and idealistic
Simon
An aspiring doctor; worked as Captain Tiago’s aid in exchange for his education
Simon
A poor law student and a poet; idealistic, seeking for a better future for his country. He is responsible for stopping Simon’s planned revolt.
Isagani
He represents Filipino youth who has a great love for our country, Philippines.
Isagani
A former Cabeza de barangay (barangay head) who resurfaced as the braved and feared Luzón bandit Matanglawin (Tagalog for Hawkeye), was deprived for his right to own his land.
Telesforo Juan de Dios or Kabesang Tales
She is a pretty girl admired by many students, niece of Dona Victorina, the former lover of Isagani. As she believes that there is no good future ahead with Isagani, she chooses to marry JuanitoPelaez.
Paulita Gomez
She represents a narrow-minded lady who will select the leading alternative for a more steady and comfortable future for herself.
Paulita Gomez
One of Isagani’s classmate at University of Santo Tomas; rich student; serves as the leader of the students who want to build Academia de Castellano
Macaraig
He represents a well-off Filipino youth, amid the Spanish time, who had a great dream for the nation.
Macaraig
A secular Filipino priest, pressured by his mother to become a priest even though he wanted to marry his lover.
Father Florentino
A Spanish businessman, considered by Isagani as his rival to Paulita Gomez
Juanito Pelaez
