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Tanò

Cabesang Tales' son who becomes a civil guard.

minor

First appearance: IV: Cabesang Tales

Tanò shows up with force in IV: Cabesang Tales. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cabesang Tales' son, who is conscripted into the Civil Guard and sent to the Carolines, causing grief to his family.
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In IV: Cabesang Tales: Cabesang Tales' son, who is conscripted into the Civil Guard and sent to the Carolines, causing grief to his family. Later, in Fatality: Referred to as Carolino, Cabesang Tales' son, who has just…

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Character Web

6 connections

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CTCabesang TalesBABasilioJUJulîPEPecsonTSTandang SeloTATanò

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting cast and background figures
  • Victims and oppressed women
  • Students and socialites

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Basilio, having just rescued Julî from servi…

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See Tanò in IV: Cabesang Tales
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