Gil Blas · Character
Count de Polán
A nobleman who becomes a patron of Gil Blas.
minor
Also known as The Count de Polán
First appearance: xii
Count de Polán shows up with force in The History of Don Alphonso and the Fair Seraphina. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Seraphina's father, who writes a letter announcing Don Gaspard's death and vowing to hunt down the murderer.
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In The History of Don Alphonso and the Fair Seraphina: Seraphina's father, who writes a letter announcing Don Gaspard's death and vowing to hunt down the murderer. Later, in II: Rescued from the bandits along with his…
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- Other
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- Family and Romantic Entanglements
- Artisans and Servants
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See Count de Polán in xii