# Padre Dámaso — El Filibusterismo character guide

> Padre Dámaso in El Filibusterismo by José Rizal.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-vii-simoun

## Who they are

The deceased Franciscan friar from Noli Me Tangere.

## In the story

### [Translator's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/translator-s-introduction)

Franciscan friar who insults Ibarra's father, is revealed as María Clara's father, and forces her into a nunnery.

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