History Literature / ElFilibusterismo

* IllGirl: Maria Clara.

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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Juli's death and attempted rape drove Basilio to join Simoun's cause against the Spanish.]]

* BadassBeard: Simoun has one.

''El Filibusterismo'' (translated as ''"The Filibustering"'', or more loosely ''"Subversion"'') is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''el Cardinal Moreno'' (the Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

!This novel contains the following tropes:

* CorruptChurch
** Although the book does go out of its way to show more sympathetic clergymen like the Jesuits [[spoiler:and Father Florentino]]. This was because Rizal was rather fond of his Jesuit teachers in real life.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Juli.]]

* FlatCharacter: Juli, as a picture of the "ideal Filipino woman."

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Subverted. The bomb never detonates.]]

''El Filibusterismo'' (translated as ''"The Filibustering"'', or more loosely ''"Subversion"'') is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

* RedBaron: Cardinal Moreno for Simoun, [[spoiler: [[AwesomeMccoolName Matanglawin]] [[note]] "Eagle Eye" [[/note]] for Tales.]]

* MarketBasedTitle: The English translation was titled ''The Reign of Greed''.

* BigBad : [[spoiler:[[VillainProtagonist Simoun]]]]

* RedBaron: Cardinal Moreno for Simoun, [[spoiler: [[AwesomeMccoolName Matanglawin [[note]] "Eagle Eye" [[/note]] ]] for Tales.]]

* CyninicismCatalyst: [[spoiler: While Sisa's and Crispin's deaths didn't break Basilio's idealism thirteen years ago, Juli's death did.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Than its prequel.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Paulita Gomez, Isagani's sweetheart, is a stunningly beautiful orphan with immense riches, is intelligent, witty, and has a fondness for art. [[spoiler: [[RichBitch And then she dumps Isagani because his being put in prison stripped him of his "appeal" and goes of to marry Juanito]].]]

* DirtyOldWoman: Dona Victorina [[spoiler: whose husband ran away from her and successfully evaded her for thirteen years]], becomes the caretaker of Paulita Gomez, and is heavily implied to [[MrsRobinson have the hots for Paulita's suitor]], Juanito Pelaez.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Juli]]

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler: Maria Clara]]
* {{Expy}}: Father Camorra of Tiani is very similar in personality to Father Damaso [[spoiler:who died at the end of the first book.]]

* TheGayNineties: ''El Filibusterismo'' is most likely to be set in this decade [[spoiler: because the abolition of the tobacco monopoly in the early 1880s is mentioned in Chapter 1 of ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''.]]

* GoodShepherd: [[spoiler: Father Florentino]]
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: Played with: the bells were not exactly tolling in very scene, but Simoun [[{{Foreshadowing}} recalls hearing bells earlier]] in the day of his first attempt at rebellion. Understanding the context leads him into...

* JadeColoredGlasses: Simoun's. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint They're blue!]]

* KarmaHoudini: Camorra's rape of Juli is hushed up and he's trasferred to another parish.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Pretty much every Filipino knows that [[spoiler:Simoun is Crisostomo Ibarra.]]

* TheOjou: Paulita.

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Juli]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Simoun]]

* RomanticRunnerUp: [[spoiler: Isagani]]

** [[spoiler: Ibarra's fate is pretty much a shout out from a certain [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo Edmond]] though Ibarra/Simoun dies in the second book. ]] It also helps that it's one of Rizal's favorite novels.

** And he gets bonus points for basically [[spoiler: saying that had he known what Simoun was up to, he wouldn't have done it.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Juli's death and attempted rape drove Basilio to join Simoun's cause against the Spanish]].

''El Filibusterismo'' (translated as ''"The Filibustering"'', or more loosely ''Subversion'') is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

''El Filibusterismo'' (translated as ''"The Filibuster"'') is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Simoun returns to the Philippines just to have revenge against the Spaniards and save Maria Clara. However, Maria Clara dies before he could see her again and his planned revolution failed. Fortunately, he redeems himself in the eyes of Father Florentino.]]

* CoolShades: JadedColoredGlasses it may be.

* AuthorFilibuster: Several conversations in the book fall heavily into this. Two memorable examples are Isagani's conversation with the lawyer, Mr. Pasta, and a dinner that the students have later in the story to 'celebrate' the halt of their planned Spanish school.

''El Filibusterismo'' is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

* BannedInChina: Obviously banned in the occupied Philippines.
** Subverted in the current times, as the book and its prequel are required reading for high school students, and a course about the author's life and works is a prerequisite in college.

''El Filibusterismo'' is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.

* TheGayNineties: ''El Filibusterismo'' is most likely to be set in this decade [[spoiler: because the abolition of the tobacco monopoly in the early 1880s is mentioned in Chapter 1 of ''NoliMeTangere''.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Cabesang Tales wrecks this on those who took over his farm. [[spoiler:Simoun]] also pretty much wants this after [[NoliMeTangere the events of the first novel.]]

* TimeSkip: Takes place 13 years after the events of ''NoliMeTangere''.

** [[spoiler: Before his death, he narrates to Father Florentino about his actions from the events of ''NoliMeTangere'' until his downfall, feeling sorry about the failure of his would-be uprising.]]

''ElFilibusterismo'' is the sequel to Jose Rizal's ''NoliMeTangere''. Thirteen years after Crisostomo Ibarra's apparent death, a mysterious man named Simoun appears, quickly gaining favor with the Spanish rulers and high society of 19th century Manila. Called ''Cardinal Moreno'' (Dark Cardinal), he was the informal adviser to the colony's Captain-General and tours the islands apparently as a jewel merchant. Basilio, the young boy from the previous book, is now a medical student at the college of Ateneo, and he gets drawn into a web of lies and deceit.