Makamisa

Makamisa
Author(s)	José Rizal
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog
Genre(s)	Novel
ISBN
Preceded by	El filibusterismo
Followed by	----

Makamisa (English: After mass) is a Tagalog unfinished novel written by Filipino patriot and writer José Rizal. The original manuscript was found by historian Ambeth Ocampo in 1987 while he was going through a 245-page collection of papers. Makamisa is written in pure, vernacular Lagunense Tagalog and has no written direct signature or date of inscription. It reads like the beginning of a novel intended to be a sequel to Rizal's second book El filibusterismo (Ghent, 1891).

The novel has only one chapter. It runs for only ten pages and is hand-written in the old orthographic ancillary glyphs.^[1] Although written in a different language, its style, characterization and setting mirror those of Rizal's two previous works, Noli me tangere and El filibusterismo which he wrote in Spanish. The chapter ends with a short unfinished sentence:

“

Sapagkát nabalitang nasampál si aleng Anday ay wala mandin siláng

”

which in English is equivalent to:

“

Although it was rumored that aunt Anday received slaps on her face, they still do not [have]

”

which therefore satisfies the theory of it being unfinished. The novel explores the mysterious ill-temperament of the town curate Padre Agaton.

Characters

Seven characters are mentioned in this 10-page unfinished novel:

• Padre Agaton (Father Agaton) - the parochial curate of the fictitious town of Tulig, described as a cheerful, approachable and powerful man who loves the town and is not known for his bad temper. In the story, he has a sudden, unexpected display of anger, the reason for which is yet to be revealed.
• Kapitan Lucas (Town captain Lucas) - the gobernadorcillo of Tulig and is in danger of losing his government position if he does not please Padre Agaton on the upcoming Easter fiesta.
• Aleng Anday (Miss Anday) - female friend of Padre Agaton and the only person whom the curate loves. She is an extremely disciplined woman whom everybody admires for her generosity
• Marcela - Manila-raised daughter of Kapitan Lucas, who returned to Tulig for her aunt's funeral
• Tenyente Tato (Lieutenant Tato) - lieutenant-general of the guardia civil.
• Don Segundo - the Juez de paz or peace officer of the town.
• Kapitan Tibo - next-in-line to the gobernadorcillo office.

References

1. ^ Mga Sinulat ni Rizal: Mga Akdang Pampanitikan sa Tuluyan, 1961. José Rizal Centennial Commission, Manila.