Crisóstomo Ibarra
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, also known as Ibarra, is a
Filipino-Spanish descendent of Don Rafael Ibarra, a wealthy Spaniard.
He was born and raised in the Philippines, but spent seven years
studying in Europe during his adolescence. He was unaware of what
was going on in his country throughout those years. When he
returned to the Philippines, he discovered that his father had died,
and that his body had been transported to a Chinese cemetery
(allegedly) (but the body ended up in a river). He had heard stories
about how helpful and nice his father was, and he was determined to
respect his father's memory by following in his footsteps.
María Clara
María Clara de Los Santos y Alba is the setting's most powerful yet
weakest female character. When it comes to Noli, the name María
Clara conjures up images of the ideal Filipino woman. The novel's
central female character is María Clara. She is Capitán Tiago's and
Doa Pa Alba's daughter. Doa Pa died while giving birth to María Clara.
Tya Isabél, Capitán Tiago's cousin, guided and supervised the
underprivileged child's development. Since childhood, Mara Clara has
been Ibarra's beloved. Capitán Tiago sent María Clara to the Beaterio
de Santa Clara while Ibarra was traveling in Europe, where she grew
into a charming woman under the strict supervision of the Catholic
sisters.
Padre Dámaso
Dámaso Verdolagas (also known as Padre Dámaso, Padre Damaso, or
Father Damaso) was a Franciscan priest who served as the curate of
San Diego's parish church. He served as curate for nearly two decades
before being succeeded by Padre Salvi, who was significantly younger.
Padre Damaso was well-known among the Ibarras, so Crisóstomo was
taken aback by what the former curate had done to Don Rafaél.
Pilósopo Tasyo
One of the most prominent characters in Noli is Don Anastacio, also
known as Filósofo Tacio (Philosopher Tasyo). On the one hand, he is
described to as a philosopher/sage (thus the name Pilosopo Tasyo)
because his thoughts were in tune with the townspeople's brains. On
the other hand, if his thoughts ran counter to popular opinion, he was
labelled the Imbecile Tacio (or Tasyong Sintu-sinto) or Lunatic Tacio
(Tasyong Baliw)
Eliás
Eliás belonged to a family that had been subjugated for generations by
the Ibarra dynasty. He was up in a well-to-do family until he came
across something that forever changed his life. Despite the fact that
Ibarra's family oppressed him, he owes him nothing. In addition, when
they attempted to kill a crocodile, Ibarra saved Elas' life. Before Ibarra
was jailed for setting fire to his residence, Elias stepped in to help him
once more. Ibarra and Elias continued to help one other until Elias
made a final sacrifice to save him. He was shot by the soldiers (who
mistook him for Ibarra attempting to flee by diving into the river) and
died slowly.
Doña Victorina
Doa Victorina de los Reyes de Espadaa is the woman who pretended
to be a meztisa (a Spanish woman born in the Philippines) and
dreamed of marrying a Spaniard, which she did when she married
Don Tiburcio. Because of her strange looks, vicious personality, and
passionate rivalry with Donya Consolacion, she was feared by
everyone in the village. Don Tiburcio turned out to be a disliked
character for her. Despite the fact that she was in love with Kapitan
Tiago, she forced herself to marry him.
Sisa
Narcisa is the mother of two children, Basilio and Crispn, and is
married to Pedro. She portrays a mother's unconditional love for her
child in the Philippines. Crispin was arrested and sent to the jail after
being held captive for days by Mang Tasyo, the sacristy's owner. She
was pardoned and released one day later by the town of Alferez.
Basilio was also gone when she arrived home. She went insane when
she saw Crispin's blood-soaked garments, and she's still looking for
her children. Basilio laments his mother's death under the tree at the
novel's conclusion.
Doña Consolacíon
Doña Consolacíon, the Civil Guards Museum's muse and Alférez's
wife, was a laundry worker for the town of Alferez at one time. After
marrying a Spaniard, she became extremely wealthy. Despite being
rivals with Donya Victorina, they are very well-known
Padre Sibyla (Father Sibyla)
Is the parish priest of Binondo. He was a former teacher of Crisostomo
Ibarra.He is smart and liberal, seeing the mistakes that the Spaniards
make against the Filipino natives but he prefers to be silent for his
own good.
Padre Salvi
A serious and committed Spanish friar who takes over Father
Dámaso’s post in San Diego as the town’s priest. Fray Salví is a
meticulous and cunning man who uses his religious stature for
political influence, benefitting both himself and the church. He is
often at odds with the town’s military ensign, volleying back and forth
for power over San Diego and its citizens. While preaching, he will
often have his sextons (people who tend the church grounds) lock the
doors so that listeners, and especially the ensign, must sit through
long sermons. Unlike other priests, he refrains from frequently beating
noncompliant townspeople, though he applies excruciating might on
the rare occasions he does resort to violence. On the whole, though,
he asserts his influence by engineering behind-the-scenes plans to
defame his enemies. For instance, to ruin Ibarra—who is engaged
to María Clara, the woman Father Salví secretly loves—he organizes a
violent rebellion against the Civil Guards and frames Ibarra as the
ringleader. Just before the bandits descend upon the town, Salví
rushes to the ensign’s house and warns him of the imminent attack,
thereby portraying himself as a hero concerned with the town’s
wellbeing.
El Alférez
In Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere, the alferez is the leader of the
civil guards.This character in the novel is powerful but his
relationship with his wife Doña Consolacion is a mess.He’s a
drunkard and abusive towards his wife and soldiers.
Doña Consolación
An older Filipina woman married to the ensign. Doña Consolación is a
brutal, vulgar partner who berates the ensign, engaging him in
intense physical fights heard across the town. It is well known that
she makes many of the ensign’s decisions, and she even fuels his
rivalry with Father Salví, encouraging her husband to take action
against the priest to assert his dominance. Rizal depicts Doña
Consolación as incredibly crass and very ugly, writing that her one
“sterling trait” is that she seems to have “never looked in the mirror.”
Much like Doña Victorina, with whom she eventually gets into an
intense fight, she believes herself to be much more worthy of respect
than she actually is, constantly deceiving herself in regards to her
station in life. She even pretends to not remember her native
language, Tagalog, instead speaking very bad Spanish.
Don Tiburcio
is the husband of Doña Victorina. He was introduced as one of the
invited guests of Capitan Tiago in the latter's welcome party for Juan
Crisostomo Ibarra. He was known for charging exorbitant fees for his
medical treatment. He was intially a low rank official in the Customs.
He suffered from seasickness and had become limp after breaking his
leg during a certain rough voyage. He had been dismissed from the
service after two weeks of employment. He does not want to return to
Spain a poor man but was forbidden to do manual labor because he is
a Peninsulares.
Doña Pía Alba – She is wife of Kapitan Tiago and the Mother of
Maria Clara. She was rapedby Padre Damaso and got pregnant with
Maria Clara. She died after givingbirth to Maria Clara
Tíya Isabel – Kapitán Tiago's cousin, who helped raise María Clara
and served as a surrogate mother figure.
Don Filipo Lino – vice-mayor of the town of San Diego, leader of the
liberals
Padre Manuel Martín – he is the linguist curate of a nearby town who
delivers the sermon during San Diego's fiesta.
Don Rafael Ibarra – Crisóstomo Ibarra's father. Though he was the
richest man in San Diego, he was also the most virtuous and
generous. Thus he stepped on the toes of the elite who then conspired
to destroy him.
Don Pedro Eibarramendia – Crisóstomo Ibarra's Basque great-
grandfather who falsely accused Elías's grandfather and ruined his
family. The surname was later shortened to Ibarra.
Albino – a seminarian who follows Crisóstomo Ibarra in a picnic with
María Clara's friends.
Don Saturnino Eibarramendia – the father of Don Rafael and
grandfather of Crisóstomo who is said to have founded the town of
San Diego when it was still a vast forest