# Mansveldt — Cup of Gold character guide

> Mansveldt in Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Edward Mansveldt

**First appearance:** 0002-ii

## Who they are

A Dutch buccaneer leader who influences Morgan.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iii)

A Dutch buccaneer who dreamed of creating a new nation in America, but was strangled on the garotte by Spaniards after his shipwreck.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

Dutch admiral who recognizes Morgan's talent, appoints him Vice-Admiral for the expedition against St. Catherine's Isle, and later disappears.

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