anfion

Updated: June 28, 2025

At nightfall you would see him rise with difficulty and, supporting himself on his cane, make his way to a narrow little by-street to enter a grimy building over the door of which may be seen in large red letters: FUMADERO PUBLICO DE ANFION. This is that Capitan Tiago who was so celebrated, but who is now completely forgotten, even by the very senior sacristan himself.

José Rizal - The Social Cancer