Ibarra Family

The Ibarra Family, formerly known as the Eibarramendia Family, was a family of wealthy landowners in San Diego. Known for their power and influence, they greatly shaped the lives of the town's residents.

History
During the early days of San Diego, a Spaniard, Don Pedro Eibarramendia, turned up into town and acquired the woods from its supposed owners in exchange for clothes, jewels and money. Soon after, he hanged himself from a balete tree within the woods, where the townspeople discovered him.

A few months after, Don Saturnino Eibarramendia, a young Spanish mestizo claiming to be the Don Pedro's son, came to San Diego and established himself there, devoting his energy to agriculture. At some point, the family shortened its surname to "Ibarra". After several years, Don Saturnino married a young woman from Manila and two had a son, Rafael, becoming the favorite of the townspeople for his charity.

Don Rafael later married a member of the Magsalin family. The couple had a son, Crisostomo, whom Rafael sent to Europe to study. Later on, Rafael's wife died. Years after, Don Rafael was imprisoned for accidentally killing a Spanish tax collector; he soon after died in prison. A year later, Crisostomo returned to San Diego and attempted to establish a school there, before being implicated in a revolt orchestrated by Padre Salvi.

Fleeing the authorities, Crisostomo changed his identity to the jeweler Simoun. He then attempted to instigate a revolution to save his former betrothed Maria Clara from the nunnery. After two failed attempts, Simoun's involvement was made known; he then fled to Tiani and hid at the house of Padre Florentino, where he took poison to evade capture.

Known Members

 * Pedro Eibarramendia
 * Saturnino Eibarramendia
 * Eibarramendia (wife)
 * Rafael Ibarra
 * Ibarra (wife)
 * Crisostomo Ibarra