Noli Me Tangere and Rizal Life Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the key characters, plots, and themes of Noli Me Tangere Chapters 1–20, alongside Rizal's political essays, legal trials, and the sequel El Filibusterismo.

Capitan Tiago

A wealthy Filipino host in Binondo who is obsessed with pleasing Spanish officials and friars, and is the father of Maria Clara.

Padre Damaso

A loud and arrogant Franciscan friar who dominates Chapter $1$ and denies his former friendship with Don Rafael Ibarra.

Crisostomo Ibarra

The protagonist who returns to the Philippines after $7$ years in Europe; he is described as a refined and idealistic reformist.

Don Rafael Ibarra

Crisostomo's father who was imprisoned after defending a child from a tax collector; he was accused of being a heretic and a filibuster.

Padre Sibyla

A calm and calculating Dominican friar who competes with Padre Damaso for prestigious seating during the dinner gathering.

Lieutenant Guevara

A fair and humane officer who privately reveals the true details of Don Rafael Ibarra's death and burial to Crisostomo.

Padre Salvi

The silent, thin, and manipulative Franciscan parish priest of San Diego who represents spiritual authority and internal trouble.

Pilosopo Tasio (Don Anastasio)

An educated old philosopher perceived as mad by the town; he criticizes religious superstition and the commercialization of purgatory.

The Alferez

The military officer of San Diego and rival of Padre Salvi; he is associated with drinking, gambling, and physical abuse.

Doña Consolacion

The wife of the Alferez; a Filipino woman who treats others with cruelty and insecurity while pretending to be a superior Spanish lady.

Don Rafael's Corpse

A body that was ordered by the head parish priest to be moved to the Chinese cemetery but was instead thrown into the water by the gravedigger.

Basilio

The older altar boy, about $10$ years old, who is protective of his brother and dreams of becoming a cowherd to escape the church's abuse.

Crispin

The younger altar boy, about $7$ years old, who is falsely accused of stealing $2$ gold pieces ($32$ pesos) and is brutally beaten.

Sisa

The tragic mother of Basilio and Crispin who represents maternal love and sacrifice, eventually suffering a psychological collapse due to her children's disappearance.

The Schoolmaster

An idealistic teacher in San Diego who was publicly humiliated by Padre Damaso for attempting to reform education and stop corporal punishment.

Don Filipo

The liberal Tenyente Mayor who proposes using fiesta funds for practical public works rather than wasteful religious spectacles.

Ferdinand Blumentritt

A close friend of Rizal who influenced his interest in anthropology and migration wave theories involving Negritos and Malays.

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

A work by Antonio de Morga published in $1609$ that Rizal annotated to restore Filipino pride and correct colonial narratives.

The Indolence of the Filipinos

An essay where Rizal argues that laziness is a chronic malady caused by colonial conditions and bad government rather than heredity.

Simoun

The identity assumed by Ibarra in El Filibusterismo; a wealthy jeweler who uses his influence to encourage colonial corruption to spark a revolution.

GOMBURZA

The acronym for the three priests (Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora) executed in $1872$ whom Rizal dedicated El Filibusterismo to as martyrs.

La Liga Filipina

A civic organization founded by Rizal in $1892$ with the goal of uniting the archipelago into a compact and homogenous body.

Dapitan

The location where Rizal spent $4$ years, $13$ days, and a few odd hours in exile, operating a clinic and establishing a school.

Mi Ultimo Adios

Rizal's final farewell poem, written before his execution and hidden inside an alcohol lamp, expressing his love for the Philippines.

The Nitroglycerine Lamp

The weapon Simoun planned to use to blow up the wedding reception of Paulita Gomez and Juanito Pelaez to start a revolution.