Is commonly referred to as María Clara, is Ibarra's fiancée. She was raised by Capitán Tiago, San Diego's cabeza de barangay and is the most beautiful and widely celebrated girl in San Diego.
MariaClaradelos SantosyAlba
is a Filipino businessman and the cabeza de barangay or head of barangay of the town of San Diego.
DonSantiago de los Santos or Capitan Tiago
is a Franciscan friar and the former parish curate of San Diego.
Damaso Verdolagas or Padre Damaso
He is best known as a notorious character that speaks with harsh words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town
Damaso Verdolagas or Padre Damaso
Ibarra's mysterious friend and ally.
Elias
Seeking for reforms from the government, he expresses his ideals in paper written in a cryptographic alphabet similar from hieroglyphs and Coptic figures hoping "that the future generations may be able to decipher it" and realized the abuse and oppression done by the conquerors.
Filosofo Tacio or Pilosopo Tasyo
is an ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as Spanish and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavy make-up.
Dona Victorina
the deranged mother of Basilio and Crispín
Narcisa or Sisa
Sisa's 10-year-old son. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells for the Angelus, he faced the dread of losing his younger brother and the descent of his mother into insanity
Basilio
He will later play a major role in El Filibusterismo.
Basilio
Sisa's 7-year-old son. An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from the church. After failing to force Crispín to return the money he allegedly stole, Father Salví and the head sacristan killed him
Crispin
Published in La Solidaridad
Sobre La indolenciadelosfilipinos
Madrid, Spain (July 15, 1890–September 15, 1890)
SobreLaindolenciadelosfilipinos
Sobre La Indolencia de los Filipinos, more popularly known in its English version
The Indolence of the Filipinos
is an exploratory essay written by Philippine national hero Dr.Jose Rizal, to explain the alleged idleness of his people during the Spanish colonization.