Doña Pia Alba

Doña Pia Alba was the wife of Capitan Tiago and the mother of Maria Clara. A woman of wealth and status, she had her husband buy land in San Diego, greatly expanding their business operations.

History
Doña Pia was born to the wealthy Alba family in Sta. Cruz, Manila. After she married Capitan Tiago, she granted him social status. Not satisfied with merely buying and selling various products, she had her husband buy land in San Diego in order to be able to plant and harvest crops. Around this time, the couple befriended the parish priest, Padre Damaso, and Don Rafael, the richest merchant in town.

Due to Tiago being infertile, Doña Pia failed to conceive. Six years into their marriage, she took pilgrimages, novenas, and other religious practices with the hopes of being granted a child. Upon Padre Damaso's advice, she traveled to Obando, Bulacan, which was famous for its fertility rites. She was accompanied there by Padre Damaso; while there, she became pregnant with his child. Entering a depression, she later died while birthing her daughter Maria Clara.

Personality and Traits
Growing up wealthy, Doña Pia had an entrepreneurial spirit, with her ideas being reliable enough to be acted on by her husband. She was also considerably persistent, trying various methods to conceive a child with Tiago. After becoming pregnant by Padre Damaso, Doña Pia's disposition took a visible turn for the worse; it ultimately resulted in her death.