# Don Diego de Carvalho — Beauvallet character guide

> Don Diego de Carvalho in Beauvallet by Georgette Heyer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Diego de Carvalho, Don Diego, Carvalho

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Snapshot

Dominica's vain Portuguese cousin, who means to marry her and cannot bear that a pirate has caught her eye first.

## Who they are

Don Diego de Carvalho dresses in white to match his cousin, presses roses on her, and hovers at her elbow with possessive fury, convinced that the Chevalier de Guise is no Frenchman at all. His jealousy sharpens into open accusation, and it is his reckless charge of heresy that threatens to drag Dominica before the Inquisition. Petty, proud, and dangerous in his wounded vanity, he is the domestic menace that makes Beauvallet's Spanish adventure so perilous.

## In the story

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/x)

Don Diego is frustrated by Dominica's coldness and threatens to treat her more harshly; he is eager to secure her as his bride.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xi)

Jealous of Beauvallet's attention to Dominica, he confronts him and later complains to his mother about her encouragement.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xii)

Mentioned as jealous and hot-tempered; Dominica hates him and refuses to wed him; he delays the move to Vasconosa due to engagements.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xiii)

Grows increasingly jealous and confrontational toward Sir Nicholas, pressing his suit for Dominica.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xiv)

Accompanies Dominica to the party, watches her jealously, and eventually accuses her of being Beauvallet's lover.

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xv)

Furious and fearful, accuses Beauvallet of witchcraft and urges his mother to hasten Dominica's departure.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xvii)

Leaves Madrid a day ahead of his mother and cousin, heading to Vasconosa, arousing Joshua's suspicion.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xx)

Implied to have orchestrated the masked attack to capture Dominica, though not present in the chapter.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxi)

The abductor, who attempts to force Dominica into marriage, revealing his obsessive love and ruthless methods.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxii)

Mentioned as the knave who has taken Dominica to the hunting lodge; Sir Nicholas vows to rid the earth of him.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beauvallet_se/chapters/xxiii)

Confronts Beauvallet in the hall, fights a sword duel, and is outmatched.

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