Answer:
Don Tiburcio or Doctor Don Tiburcio de Espadaña is an old limping Spaniard who practices quack medicine in the town of San Diego in Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere.
Explanation:
<Appearance>
Don Tiburcio has a slight limp and is toothless. He speaks in monosyllables as he stutters. He is balding and would slobber when he talks. He has typical Spanish features but looks old for his age, which was 35 years old when he met his future wife. He was thin and poorly dressed; his coat torn and patched. He had a mild disposition
<Role in the novel>
Don Tiburcio is the husband of Doña Victorina. He was introduced as one of the invited guests of Capitan Tiago in the latter's welcome party for Juan Crisostomo Ibarra. He was known for charging exorbitant fees for his medical treatment.
Don Tiburcio was initially a low-rank official in the Customs. He suffered from seasickness and had become limp after breaking his leg during a certain rough voyage. He had been dismissed from the service after two weeks of employment. He does not want to return to Spain as a poor man but was forbidden to do manual labor because he is a Peninsulares.
In Luzon, Don Tiburcio found the refuge and the fortune he had been looking for. He had lived off his countryman's hospitality and was advised to visit the provinces to become a doctor. When the authorities in Manila decided to do away with his quackery, other people interceded for him which made him go scot-free of the charges. However, people learned of this, they avoided him. He lost his lucrative practice and begged for food in the end.
Don Tiburcio's life turned around when he learned of Doña Victorina's penchant for a Spanish husband. When they married, his wife had furnished him carriages, new clothes, and false teeth. Eventually, his wife had him pretend to be a doctor despite the fact that his only experience was equivalent to that of a housekeeper. He collected exorbitant fees and was even hired to be Maria Clara's personal physician. Although he prescribed the same cure, the girl's condition seems to have improved.
When Doña Consolacion confronted Doña Victorina, Don Tiburcio would not do anything for fear of the alferez and earned him the wrath of his wife. In the end, he lost his practice and became his wife's lapdog. and does not entertain hatred in his heart
<Character description>
Don Tiburcio is described as a timid man who does not join any conversation often unlike his wife. He is a native Spaniard from Estremadura, a province in southwest Spain but had wandered about the world for six to seven years.
Don Tiburcio had been described as honest during his younger days, which made other countrymen disdainful. He had simple tastes and limited desires. He was apathetic and unpretentious.
Don Tiburcio would often keep silent when his wife talks nonsense for, if he did, the latter would scold him and remind him of his physical defects or prevent him from going out. Nevertheless, when his wife became sick during their honeymoon, he took care of her.
