Chapters 11-15 Noli Me Tangere (With Pics)

Chapter 11: Los soberanos (Rulers)
SALIENT POINTS
 Two figures run the town of San Diego.

 Fray Bernardo Salvi, the young Franciscan who replaced Padre Damaso. He is more inclined to
impose fines on his subordinates.
 Alferez of the Guardia Civil, a man unhappily married to the termagant Dona Consolacion.
 When face to face, Salvi and the Alferez are openly pleasant to each other.
 Behind each other’s backs, they devise ways to get on each other’s nerves.
REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME
 Officials use their institutional powers to interfere with one another.

 Corruption is prevalent
Chapter 12: Todos los Santos (All Saints)
SALIENT POINTS
 Two gravediggers converse in the San Diego cemetery.

 One of them mentions that he was ordered by a fat curate to dig up the body of a person
 Since it was raining, he just dumped the body into the river.
 Tasio unsuccessfully searching for the skull of his dead wife.
 Frailocracy, the absurd power of the friars, who can seemingly demand anything.
Chapter 13: Presagios de tempestad (Signs of Storm)
SALIENT POINTS
 Crisostomo Ibarra and a servant arrive at the San Diego cemetery to look for the grave of his father,
Don Rafael Ibarra
 The gravedigger dug up the body of the don and planned to bury it in the Chinese cemetery, as
instructed by Padre Damaso.
 Since it was raining, he threw the body into the river.
 Ibarra leaves the cemetery in anger
 He sees Padre Salvi and aggressively confronts him
 Salvi reveals it was not he, but his predecessor, Padre Damaso.
 The efficacy of the friars

 The gravedigger doesn’t feel guilty because he believes he follow the priest’s orders.
 Ibarra asserts his dominance over arguably the most powerful person in town.
 Just like Ibarra, Rizal subverts the town’s previously established power dynamics.
Chapter 14: Tasio: El loco ó el filósofo (Tasio: Lunatic or Sage?)
SALIENT POINTS
 Tasio, an old man who had been a philosophy student

 His mother convinced to abandon his education because she feared he would forget God.
 Both Tasio’s wife and mother died
 He returned to his books and neglected the rest of his life.
 After leaving the cemetery, Tasio wanders about the street aimlessly.
 He first encounters the gobernadorcillo
 In church, he sees two sacristans he is acquainted with.
 Don Filipo invites Tasio to his house, and a discussion on the existence of purgatory follows.
 Tasio represents pure freedom of thought

 The church doesn’t have the townspeople’s best interests in mind.
 Rizal endorses rational thinking over the power-hungry religious zeal promoted by the Catholic
church.
 All Souls’ Day commemorates deceased people living in purgatory.
 Take advantage by selling plenary indulgences to churchgoers.
 The government sanctions the church’s greediness in the name of this holiday.
Chapter 15: Los sacristanes (The Sacristans)
SALIENT POINTS
 Crispin and Basilio are sacristans of the church at San Diego.

 Accused Crispin of stealing two gold coins, and he was to remain in the church until the money is
returned.
 Crispin also complains about being starved and the frequent beating and whipping that he receives.
 He begs his brother to pay
 Sacristan mayor drag Crispin out of the bell tower
 The Sacristan Mayor beats Crispin to make him confess his crime.
 Basilio hears his brother’s anguished cries in the distance.
 Shortly after, two shots are heard in the night.
 This was an actual and real happening inspired by the story of Crisostomo brothers of Hagonoy, San
Rafael, Bulacan.
 Sometimes unreasonable rules and regulations actually lead to the very misbehavior they aim to
prevent.
 Human rights were denied to Filipinos
 Noli Me Tangere examining the impact of oppressive power structures on Filipino citizens
REFERENCES
Kapit bisig (n.d). Noli Me Tangere by Dr. José Rizal (Berlin; February 21, 1887). Retrieved from
https://www.kapitbisig.com/philippines/noli-me-tangere-the-social-cancer-by-dr-jose-rizal-book-notes-
summary-in-english-chapter-1-a-social-gathering-the-summary-of-noli-me-tangere_853.html
Ninah, V. (2020). Noli Me Tangere Index of Chapter Summaries Retrieved from

https://www.pinoywit.com/noli-me-tangere-index-chapter-summaries/
Litcharts (2022). Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal. Retrieved from https://www.litcharts.com/lit/noli-me-

tangere/chapter-1-a-gathering
https://www.thevisualtraveler.net/2018/01/the-visual-noli-me-tangere-28-paintings.html

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Chapter 11: Los soberanos (Rulers)

 Two figures run the town of San Diego.

REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME

 Officials use their institutional powers to interfere with one another.

Chapter 12: Todos los Santos (All Saints)

 Two gravediggers converse in the San Diego cemetery.

REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME

Chapter 13: Presagios de tempestad (Signs of Storm)

REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME

 The efficacy of the friars

 Tasio, an old man who had been a philosophy student

REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME

 Tasio represents pure freedom of thought

 Crispin and Basilio are sacristans of the church at San Diego.

REAL TIME HAPPENINGS DURING RIZAL’S TIME

Ninah, V. (2020). Noli Me Tangere Index of Chapter Summaries Retrieved from

Litcharts (2022). Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal. Retrieved from https://www.litcharts.com/lit/noli-me-

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