At the wedding reception of newlyweds (the bride being the ex-girlfriend of one of the friends of Basillo-Isagani), Simoun tells Basilio that his plan was to conceal an explosive which contains nitroglycerin inside a pomegranate-styled Kerosene lamp that Simoun will give to the newlyweds as a gift during the wedding reception. Simoun started planning uprisings and stashed guns in the shop of an ally. Basilio, now all grown up, is at first reluctant to join in on Simoun’s idea but ends up being part of the plan. He encourages the government to make bad decisions and to abuse their power so that it would spark a revolution among the masses. Simoun is a confidant of the Captain-General. And near the end of the novel, when he discovers that his lover, Maria Clara, died in the convent, he becomes all the more furious. He becomes hungry for vengeance for all the misfortune our country has suffered under the tyranny of the Spaniards. He seems to have long abandoned his once vision of ending the despotism of Spain with words and peace. He came back to the Philippines as Senor Simoun, disguised with a beard. During the period in between the story line of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo which is 13 years, Ibarra left the Philippines and became a wealthy jeweler. Descendants of a Chinese immigrant named Domingo Lam-co, they changed their name to Mercado ('market') under the pressure of anti-Chinese feeling among the Spanish colonizers.This article is based from a post in the Slide Share.Įl Filibusterismo comes with the Crisostomo Ibarra is back and as Simoun. The family were wealthy farmers who rented land from the Dominican religious order. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born on June 19, 1861, at Calamba, Laguna, the seventh child of Francisco Rizal Mercado and Teodora Alonzo y Quintos. Notable Quote: 'On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.'.Spouse: Josephine Bracken (married two hours before his death).Published Works: Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo.Education: Ateneo Municipal de Manila studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila medicine and philosophy at the Universidad Central de Madrid ophthalmology at the University of Paris and the University of Heidelberg.Died: December 30, 1896, in Manila, the Philippines.Parents: Francisco Rizal Mercado and Teodora Alonzo y Quintos.Born: June 19, 1861, at Calamba, Laguna.Also Known As: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda.

Known For: National hero of the Philippines for his key role inspiring the Philippine Revolution against colonial Spain.

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