# José da Silvestra — King Solomon’s Mines character guide

> José da Silvestra in King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Silvestra, da Silvestra, José Silvestre, Silvestre

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-the-legend-of-solomon-s-mines

## Who they are

A 16th-century Portuguese explorer who left a map to the mines.

## In the story

### [II: The Legend of Solomon’s Mines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/ii-the-legend-of-solomon-s-mines)

The dying Portuguese explorer who gives Quatermain the map and writing about the mines.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/endnotes)

His dying testament, written in 1590, describes the treasure chambers of Solomon and the treachery of Gagool.

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