# Alvez — Dick Sands, the Boy Captain character guide

> Alvez in Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Jules Verne.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Alvez, José Antonio Alvez, Antonio Alvez

**First appearance:** 0024-part-ii-vii-a-slave-caravan

## Who they are

A Portuguese slave trader whose vast Kazonndé market reduces human beings to chained lots and haggled prices.

## Relationships

### [Negoro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/characters/negoro)

_professional_

Alvez is a slave trader who collaborates with Negoro in his evil schemes.

### [Negoro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/characters/negoro)

_professional_

Alvez is a slave trader who collaborates with Negoro in his evil schemes.

## In the story

### [Accomplices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-accomplices)

Mentioned as the slave dealer employer of Harris and Negoro, based at Kazonndé.

### [Kazonndé](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-kazonnd)

The slave trader who inspects the captives and mocks them in broken English.

### [Market-Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-x-market-day)

Slave dealer who orders Dick's imprisonment and sells Tom and his friends at the lakoni.

### [A Bowl of Punch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-a-bowl-of-punch)

Devises the blazing punch bowl as entertainment and a means to satisfy the king's demand for 'firewater'; orchestrates the evening's torture and execution.

### [XII: Royal Obsequies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-royal-obsequies)

Keeps to his residence after the king's death, warned by Negoro that he might be held responsible. He later supports Moena's assumption of power.

### [In Captivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-in-captivity)

Owner of the depot where the prisoners are held, rarely seen.

### [A Ray of Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-a-ray-of-hope)

Discusses the suppression of the slave trade with a dealer, complaining about travellers and missionaries, and mentions the possibility of Dr. Livingstone coming to Kazonndé.

### [An Exciting Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-an-exciting-chase)

Confirms Dr. Livingstone's death to Mrs. Weldon and restricts her liberty on Negoro's warning that Hercules might attempt a rescue.

### [A Magician](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-a-magician)

Furious at Benedict's escape and later at the magician's interference; restrained by the queen's guards.

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