Simoun insinuates himself into Manila high society and influences every decision of the Captain-General to mismanage the country’s affairs so that a revolution will break out. Abandoning his idealism, he becomes a cynical saboteur, seeking revenge against the Spanish Philippine system responsible for his misfortunes by plotting a revolution. Thirteen years after the events of Noli Me Tangere, Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines under the guise of Simoun, a wealthy bearded jewelry tycoon sporting blue-tinted glasses, and a confidant of the Captain-General. It is the sequel to Noli me tangere and, like the first book, was written in Spanish. Spanish for “The Filibustering“), also known by its English alternative title The Reign of Greed, is the second novel written by our Philippine national hero José Rizal.
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