CHARACTERS IN NOLI ME TANGERE


Juan Crisostomo y Magsalin (Ibarra)
  • Ibarra is a young, wealthy mestizo who has recently returned to the Philippines from seven years of study in Europe.
  • He is smart, well respected, and very idealistic.
Maria Clara
  • She is a woman of high social Status and is believed to be Father Damaso's goddaughter as well as the daughter of Capitan Tiago.
  • She is truly Father Damaso's biological child, as the result of their scandalous relationship with Capitan Tiago's wife.
Father Damaso
  • Father Damaso is an elderly, ruthlessly corrupt, and Spanish priest who has spent almost two decades residing among the native Filipinos.
  • He has spent all that time among them, but the years have done nathing to endear him or give him any sympathy for his "flock".
  • He is profoundly prejudiced, spiteful, and vengeful, and he has no problem using his immense influence to destroy people who have wronged him.
 Capitan Tiago
  • Capitan Tiago was an influential businessman in San Diego and the father of Maria Clara.
  • Capitan Tiago was a meek and submissive man. Valuing social connections above all else, Tiago prioritized positioning himself strategically amongst the elite of the country.
  • Tiago's actions were ultimately determined by what would be best for his social standing, leading him to sever ties with Ibarra when his association with him was no longer to his benefit.
 Padre Salvi
  • Padre Salvi was the town curate of San Diego and the successor of Padre Damaso. Possessing a rivalry with the town's alferez, he later orchestrated the downfall of Crisostomo Ibarra, manipulating the townspeople in the process.
  • Padre Salvi is a Spanish friar who arrives in the Philippines to serve in the Catholic Church.
  • Padre Salvi quickly establishes himself as a prominent figure within the community.
 Pilosopo Tasio
  • Pilosopo Tasio, short for Anastacio, was an old scholar living in San Diego. Thought of as a lunatic due to his unorthodox ideas, he became an adviser for several individuals in town.
  • Pilosopo Tasio was an intelligent and sagacious individual. Displaying a love for philosophy and learning since his time as a student, Tasio throughout his life poured his effort into studying, to the point of letting himself become poor due to buying so many books.

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