# Don Saturnino — Noli Me Tangere character guide

> Don Saturnino in Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-viii-recollections

## Who they are

Ibarra's grandfather, a Spanish mestizo who developed the family estate.

## In the story

### [X: The Town](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/x-the-town)

Described as a silent young man with a violent disposition, energetic and industrious, who developed the land and raised indigo. He married a woman from Manila and became the father of Don Rafael.

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