Basilio was a young boy living in San Diego and the older brother of Crispin. Following his mother's death and his brother's disappearance, Basilio fled the town and was taken in by Capitan Tiago. Living in Manila, he became a medical student, also joining the student organization attempting to found the Castilian Academy. Basilio was born the son of Sisa in San Diego sometime in 1871. Growing up with his younger brother Crispin, the two eventually became sacristans at the San Diego…

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Sisa was a woman living in San Diego and the mother of Basilio and Crispin. After both of her sons went missing, Sisa went insane, wandering around town while searching for them. Sisa eventually settled and married in San Diego. Abused by her husband, she bore him two sons, Basilio and Crispin. She also gained the acquaintance of her neighbor, Pilosopo Tasio.[1] On All Saints' Day in 1881, Sisa cooked dinner for her sons, only for her husband to come by and eat most of it. Later that night…

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