Noli Me Tangere (Characters) Flashcards
A wealthy, cultured, and well-respected young man of mixed Spanish and Filipino ancestry who has recently returned to the Philippines from Europe after spending seven years studying abroad.
Crisostomo Ibarra
_______________, full name Miguel Guevarra, was an elderly lieutenant of the Guardia Civil and a close friend of Don Rafael Ibarra. Holding a deep respect for the man, he later made efforts to protect Don Rafael’s son Crisostomo after the latter came home from Europe.
Teniente Guevarra
She was the wife of Capitan Tiago and the mother of
Maria Clara.
Dona Pia Alba
A young, healthy, and beautiful woman. Very spiritual woman. By nature, a very merry woman but she became melancholic when she became pregnant.
Dona Pia Alba
Represents the women who had been abused by the clergy and had been silenced by their shame.
Pia Alba
Represented the typical Governor-generals of the Philippines who would often disdain the power that the friars had.
Governor General
Crisostomo’s father. He was jailed for helping a young boy being harmed by an ignorant Spanish tax collector.
Don Rafael Ibarra
Rizal used ________________ in the Noli to symbolize an affluent landlord with a social conscience.
Don Rafael Ibarra
The deputy mayor of San Diego. He is described as “almost liberal” and represents the informal party of the younger, more open-minded generation.
Don Filipo Lino
Like his followers, he resents the idea that the town should spend great amounts of money on the yearly festival celebrating the various religious holidays in November.
Don Filipo Lino
TRUE OR FALSE
Unfortunately, Don Filipo works for the mayor, who essentially acts as the church’s political puppet. This makes Don Filipo largely unable to bring about actual change, meaning that the town’s power structures remain closely tied to the church.
TRUE
Paring Agustinong magaling magsalita.
Padre Manuel Martin
Tiago’s sister who helped raise Maria Clara.
Tia Isabel – Capitan
He occupies the second most powerful rank in the colonial government, second only to the king.
Supported Ibarra against Padre Damaso.
Governor General
He told Ibarra about the history behind his father’s death.
Teniente Guevarra
A young and smart Spanish lawyer. Meek and shy.
Padre Damaso wanted Maria Clara to marry him but she refused.
Alfonso Linares
Represented the young Spaniards who came to the Philippines hoping for a better life than in their motherland.
Alfonso Linares
A woman of high social standing, she is thought to be the daughter of Capitan Tiago and goddaughter of Father Damaso but she is actually the biological daughter of Father Damaso.
Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba
A Spaniard who came to the Philippines as a customs officer, but was dismissed upon his arrival. Having very little money to his name, he went to the country provinces of the Philippines to practice medicine, despite the fact that he had no training as a doctor.
Don Tiburcio de Espadaña
Because he charged exorbitant amounts of money, people came to think of him as one of the country’s best doctors.
Don Tiburcio de Espadaña
TRUE OR FALSE
When María Clara falls ill, though, Tiburcio is once again falsely practicing medicine. His new wife Doña Consolacion convinced him to go back to medicine, advising him only to take on extremely well-respected patients. This is why Captain Tiago chooses him to attend María Clara.
FALSE – because his new wife is Doña Victorina and not Doña Consolacion who is the wife of the Alferez.
Alferez; Dona Consolacion’s husband.
El Alferezor Alperes
