‘Don Juab Vicente de Guemes Pacheco de Padilla’
He is the “Count of Revilla Ggedo, gentleman of the Royal Bed- Chamber, Knight of the Holy Order of Alcantara, Captain of the Regal Guard and Viceroy of New Spain.”
Dona Maris Alfonsina de Toledo
She is the Viceroy’s spouse and they have ‘two daughters.’
The Narrator
The narrator is the King of Spain’s dependable ‘Physician and surgeon.’ The King petitions him to assist Viceroy with containing a plague in Mexico.
Renata
Renata is the Narrator’s zealous fiancée. The narrator’s mission in Mexico emerges six months after their passionate engagement.
'The King of Spain'
He is the monarch of Spain whose dominion encompasses the colonies. He exploits medical amenities as a stratagem to contract the prospects of separatism and revolution at the colonies.
Father Jude
He is a religious figure with a disfigured face who guides the narrator when he arrives at the city. He executes supplementary sacred obligations such as prayers and death rites.
