# The Judge — Don Quixote character guide

> The Judge in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0048-part-i-xlii

## Who they are

A Spanish judge who is revealed to be the captive's brother.

## In the story

### [XLII Which treats of what further took place in the inn, and of several other things worth knowing.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/don_quixote_se/chapters/part-i-xlii)

The Judge, Licentiate Juan Pérez de Viedma, arrives at the inn with his daughter. He is the captive's brother and is overjoyed to be reunited with him, embracing both the captive and Zoraida.

### [Chapter XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/don_quixote_se/chapters/part-i-xliv)

Questions Don Luis privately about his reasons for coming in disguise.

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