# Guzman — Melmoth the Wanderer character guide

> Guzman in Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Guzman the rich

**First appearance:** 0015-xiv

## Who they are

A wealthy man who interacts with Walberg and Melmoth.

## Relationships

### [Walberg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/walberg)

_friendship_

Guzman is a loyal friend and protector to Walberg, offering support during his family's descent into poverty and madness.

### [Walberg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/walberg)

_friendship_

Guzman is a loyal friend and protector to Walberg, offering support during his family's descent into poverty and madness.

## In the story

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxvi)

Wealthy merchant of Seville, known as 'Guzman the rich'; childless, miserly, and estranged from his sister; on his deathbed he sends for her family.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxvii)

Rich brother of Ines, whose death triggers the inheritance crisis; his will is contested.

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