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The Captain-General
The chief of staff is a Spanish colonial officer and the captain-general’s deputy in the Philippines. A dedicated civil servant, the chief of staff advocates on behalf of reformist proposals as common sense, seeing an overhaul of colonial rule in the Philippines as essential for Spain to maintain its influence. He is constantly frustrated in this by the captain-general’s capriciousness and corruption, however, and eventually resigns in protest when the captain-general arbitrarily decides to keep Basilio in prison despite his obvious innocence.
The Chief of Staff Quotes in El Filibusterismo
The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by The Chief of Staff or refer to The Chief of Staff. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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31. The Chief of Staff
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In the garden, he came upon his coach, which was waiting for him.
“One day when you declare your independence,” he said to the lackey who had opened the coach door, taking heart, “remember that there were some in Spain who didn’t lack the courage to suffer for you and fight for your rights.”
“Where to, señor?” the lackey inquired. He hadn’t understood a word, and just wanted to know the destination.
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The Chief of Staff Quotes in El Filibusterismo
The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by The Chief of Staff or refer to The Chief of Staff. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
31. The Chief of Staff
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In the garden, he came upon his coach, which was waiting for him.
“One day when you declare your independence,” he said to the lackey who had opened the coach door, taking heart, “remember that there were some in Spain who didn’t lack the courage to suffer for you and fight for your rights.”
“Where to, señor?” the lackey inquired. He hadn’t understood a word, and just wanted to know the destination.
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