# Benito — Death Comes for the Archbishop character guide

> Benito in Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-iii-the-rock

## Who they are

A Native American boy who serves at the mission.

## In the story

### [Book I: The Vicar Apostolic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/book-i-the-vicar-apostolic)

The widower host at Agua Secreta who welcomes Latour and declares the Virgin led him there.

### [II: Hidden Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/ii-hidden-water)

The elderly host and grandfather of the settlement, who tells Latour about the history of the village and the handmade saints.

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