El Filibusterismo Synopsis

• The story of El Filibusterismo revolved around the main character, Simoun, who was a rich jeweler.
• Simoun was actually Crisostomo Ibarra of the Noli whom everyone thought was killed by the guardia civil at the Laguna de Bay thirteen years ago.
• Ibarra was able to escape and fled to Cuba.
• Simoun planned to launch a revolution which he started by smuggling arms and recruiting followers, mainly from the exploited and abused natives.
• With the help of Capitan Tiago, Basilio was able to study medicine in Manila.
• Kabesang Tales was a former cabeza de barangay who was maltreated by the friars.
• The second attempt at starting a revolution entailed the planting of a bomb -a kerosene lamp with an explosive, at the wedding reception of Paulita Gomez and Juanito Pelaez.
• Simoun took refuge in the house of a kind Filipino priest, Padre Florentino.
• Instead of surrendering to the authorities, Simoun poisoned himself.
• The story ended with Padre Florentino throwing Simoun’s jewels into the sea so that they would not be used by the greedy.