# Ramón Armajillo — Death Comes for the Archbishop character guide

> Ramón Armajillo in Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ramón

**First appearance:** 0009-i-the-white-mules

## Who they are

A young man who assists the priests on their travels.

## In the story

### [Book VIII: Gold Under Pike’s Peak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/book-viii-gold-under-pike-s-peak)

A young man from Chimayo executed for killing a man who wrung his champion rooster's neck; he made tiny buckskin boots for the little Santiago in the church before his execution.

### [A Letter from Leavenworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/ii-a-letter-from-leavenworth)

Recalled in Father Vaillant's memory as a gentle young murderer from Chimayo who made tiny boots for the Santiago statue before his execution.

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