El Filibusterismo: Legends and Doña Geronima

Stories and Legends

• According to the Captain, places are only interesting if they have legends
• The Captain shared the legend of Malapad-na-Bato
• The Captain said that it was once sacred to the natives as a home for spirits
• When bandits occupied it, fear of the spirits was replaced by fear of the bandits
• The Captain mentioned the legend of Doña Geronima
• Padre Florentino was then invited to share a legend

The Archbishop's Mistress

• There was a couple from Spain where the man became an archbishop in Manila
• The woman disguised herself and followed her fiancé to Manila
• She demanded that he fulfill his promise to marry her
• The archbishop had other plans and kept her in a cave near the Pasig River instead of marrying her
• Ben Zayb was fascinated by the legend
• Doña Victorina became envious and also wanted to live in the cave
• Simoun asked Padre Salvi if it would have been better to place the woman in a convent like Sta. Clara
• The priest responded to Simoun, stating that he could not judge the actions of an archbishop
• To change the subject, the legend of San Nicolas saving a Chinese man from crocodiles was shared
• It was said that the crocodiles of the Chinese man's prayer turned to stone by the saint

Searching for Remains

• When the ship reached the lake Ben Zayb asked the Captain where Guevarra, Navarra, or Ibarra had been killed
• The Captain pointed out the location
• Doña Victorina looked for traces of the death in the water, even though thirteen years had passed
• According to Padre Salvi, the father was with the corpse of his son
• Ben Zayb joked that it was the cheapest burial, which caused laughter
• Simoun turned pale and remained silent
• The Captain assumed it was because he was tired from traveling

Chapter 4: Kabesang Tales

• Tandang Selo, who once took Basilio in from the forest, is now old
• His son, Kabesang Tales, is now a head of the barangay
• He has three children: Lucia, Tano, and Juli
• Lucia and her husband have died from malaria, leaving only Tano and Juli