Chrisostomo Ibarra

• Capitan Tiago arrives with Don Crisostomo Ibarra, who is dressed in deep mourning
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra is the son of Capitan Tiago's deceased friend
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra has just arrived from Europe
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra is greeted by the group, including the lieutenant and Fray Damaso
• Fray Damaso denies being an intimate friend of Don Crisostomo Ibarra's father, Don Rafael Ibarra
• The lieutenant expresses admiration for Don Rafael Ibarra, calling him one of the worthiest and most honorable men in the Philippines
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra is moved by the lieutenant's praise for his father
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra introduces himself to the group of men as Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
• A youth known as A is recognized by Don Crisostomo Ibarra as a poet who has inspired him
• A man named Capitan Tinong invites Don Crisostomo Ibarra to dine with him in Tondo
• Don Crisostomo Ibarra declines the dinner invitation as he must leave for San Diego the next morning