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y contains 63 chapters and an epilogue. y It begins with a dinner given in honor of Crisostomo
Ibarra by Capitan Tiago at his house in Calle Anloague on the last day of October.
returned after 7 yrs. of study in Europe. He was the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra, friend of Capitan Tiago, and a fianc of beautiful Maria Clara, supposed daughter of Capitan Tiago.
impression among the guests except for Padre Damaso who was rude to him. In accordance with a German custom, he introduced himself to the ladies.
studies and travels abroad. Padre Damaso was in a bad mood because he had a bony neck and a hard wing of the chicken tinola. He tried to discredit Ibarras remarks.
to his hotel. On the way, the kind Lieutenant Guevara told him the sad story of his fathers death in San Diego.
the kind Spanish lieutenant and vowed to find out the truth about his fathers death.
childhood sweetheart. After the romantic reunion with her, he went to San Diego to visit his fathers grave.
told Ibarra that the corpse of Don Rafael was removed by order of the parish priest to be, buried in the Chinese cemetery; but the corpse was heavy and it was a dark and rainy night so that he (the gravedigger) simply threw the corpse into the lake.
the cemetery. On the way, he met Padre Salvi and in a flash, Ibarra pounced on the priest, demanding redress for desecrating his fathers mortal remains.
for Padre Damaso, his predecessor, was the parish priest at that time and was responsible for it. Convince of Padre Salvis innocence, Ibarra went away.
Several interesting people Ibarra met in his town: y Tasio the philosopher- the wise old man whose ideas were too advanced for his times so that the people who could not understand called him Tasio the Lunatic. y Spineless gobernadorcillo- catered the wishes of the Spanish parish friar.
y Don Filipo Lino- teniente-mayor and leader of the
liberal faction in the town. y Don Melchor- captain of the cuadrilleros. (town police)
y Don Basilio and Don Valentin- former gobernadorcillo
was formerly a rich girl but became poor because she married a gambler, and a wastrel at that. She became crazy because she lost her two boys, Basilio and Crispin, the joy of her wretched life.
San Diego. Ibarra and his friends give picnic at the lake. y Among those present in this picnic were Maria Clara and her four girl friends- Siang, Victorina, Iday, and Neneng; Aunt Isabel, Capitana Tika, Andeng, Albino, and Ibarra and his friends. One of the boatmen was a strong and silent peasant youth named Elias.
Ibarra. y Another incident was the rendering of a beautiful song by Maria Clara who had a sweet voice.
y After Maria Claras song, they went ashore. The
luncheon was served, and everybody enjoyed eating. y After the meal, Ibarra and Capitan Basilio played chess and as Maria Clara and her friends were enjoying the game Wheel of Chance, Padre Salvi came and tore the book into pieces, saying that it was a sin to play such game.
Guardia Civil suddenly arrived, looking for Elias, who was hunted for (1) assaulting Padre Damaso and (2) throwing the alferez into a mud hole.
the Spanish authorities notifying him the approval of his donation of a schoolhouse for the children of San Diego.
his pet project about the schoolhouse. Tasio was pessimistic about the project of Ibarra. However, the construction of the schoolhouse continued under the supervision of the architect called or Juan.
the church, Padre Damaso gave the long sermon, in which he expatiated on the evils of the times that were caused by certain men, who having tasted some education spread pernicious ideas among the people.
continued by Padre Salvi. Elias quietly moved to Ibarra, who was kneeling and praying by Maria Claras side, and warned him to be careful during the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone of the schoolhouse because there was a plot to kill him.
in the presence of a big crowd, went down into the trench to cement the cornerstone, the derrick collapsed.
saving his life. The yellowish man was the one crushed to death by the shattered derrick.
occurred. The arrogant Padre Damaso, speaking in the presence of many guests, insulted the memory of Ibarras father.
Spaniards, Don Alfonso Linares de Espadaa, cousin of Don Tiburcio de Espadaa and godson of Padre Damasos brother in law.
hunter who came to the Philippines in search of a rich Filipino heiress. Both Doa Victorina and Padre Damaso sponsored his wooing of Maria Clara, but the latter did not respond because she loved Ibarra.
He heard later that a girl answering to his sisters description, was found dead on the beach of San Diego. Since then, Elias lived a vagabond life, wandering from province to province until he met Ibarra.
that might incriminate his friend and set Ibarras house on fire. Then he went to prison and helped Ibarra escape.
(grass). Ibarra stopped at the house of Capitan Tiago to say goodbye to Maria Clara.
forgave Maria Clara for giving up his letter to her to the Spanish authorities who utilized them as evidence against him.
were exchanged with a letter from her late mother, Pia Alba, which Padre Salvi gave her. From his letter, she learned that her real father was Padre Damaso.
the banca. He and Elias paddled up the PasigRiver toward Laguna de Bay. A police boat, with the Guardia Civil on board, pursued them as their banca reached the lake. Elias told Ibarra to hide under the zacate.
jumped into the water and swam swiftly toward the shore. In this way, he diverted the attention of the soldiers on his person, thereby giving Ibarra a chance to escape.
hit and sank. The water turned red because of his blood. The soldiers, thinking that they had killed the fleeing Ibarra returned to Manila. Thus Ibarra was able to escape.
staggered into the forest. He met a boy, Basilio, who was weeping over his mothers dead body.
toward the east and murmured: I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You, who have it to see, welcome it! And forget not those who have fallen during the night.
The novel has an epilogue which recounts what happened to the other characters.
y Maria Clara, out of her loyalty to the memory of Ibarra,
the man she truly loved, entered the Santa Clara nunnery.
attack on the barracks, was promoted major. He returned to Spain, leaving behind his shabby mistress, Doa Consolacion.
literature, was a true story of Philippine Conditions during the last decades of Spanish Rule.
y Places, characters and situations really existed y the facts I narrate there are all true and have
existed during his times Crisostomo Ibarra & Elias- Jose Rizal Maria Clara Leonor Rivera
y Tasio Paciano (elder brother) y Padre Salvi Padre Antonio Piernavieja ( hated
Augustinian friar in Cavite who was killed by the patriots during the revolution)
y Tiago Capitan Hilario Sunico of San Nicolas y Doa Victorina Doa Augustina Medel y Basilio and Crispin Crisostomo brothers of
Hagonoy y Padre Damaso typical, domineering friar (arrogant, anti-Filipino and immoral)
Chapter XXIV In the Woods was deleted by Rizal so that it was not included in the printed novel.
reducing the pages of the manuscript, the cost of printing would correspondingly be reduced.
lives alone on the edge of the lake, and Elias, the pilot of the boat used by Crisostomo Ibarra and his friends as they cruised the Laguna Lake.
that he would come by the water, but he doesn't because he is hiding from the authorities who are patrolling the lake.
rich man who arrived from Europe] and his friends around the lake, and of Salome's plan to move with her relatives in Mindoro.
him. Salome weeps as she tells Elias to just live in her house instead. Elias leaves Salome and slips through the forest while Salome gazes after him with sad eyes.
his congratulating of Rizal was the most significant. y Considers Rizal was a man of extraordinary talent.
Filipino exile in London for his alleged participation in the 1872 uprising. y Said that the book is superior and Rizals Noli Me Tangere will be equal to the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes of Spain.
References:
y Jose Rizal: Life, Works, and Writings by