Simoun goes from town to town presumably to sell his jewels. Reaching San Diego, he detours to a forested land owned by the Ibarras to retrieve more of his treasures hidden in a mausoleum wherein his true identity as Crisostomo Ibarra is discovered by a now-adolescent Basilio, who was also in the mausoleum visiting his mother's grave. In the years since the death of his mother, Basilio had been serving as Kapitán Tiago's servant in exchange for being allowed to study and is now an aspiring doctor on his last year at university as well as heir to Kapitán Tiago's wealth. Simoun reveals his motives to Basilio and offers him a place in his plans. Too secure of his place in the world, Basilio declines.