# Don Pepe — Nostromo character guide

> Don Pepe in Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Directly Don Pepe

**First appearance:** 0003-nostromo

## Snapshot

The loyal and capable administrator of the San Tomé mine, he is the quiet, indispensable man who keeps the Goulds' great enterprise running through every crisis.

## Who they are

Don Pepe oversees the day-to-day workings of the San Tomé mine, trusted by Charles Gould and beloved by the miners, a figure of order in a province sliding toward chaos. His competence and personal loyalty to the Gould family make him the practical backbone of the mine's success, even as the silver it produces becomes the prize of every faction. He matters because his steady presence shows what the material progress of Costaguana actually costs and who pays for it, and his fate will test the Goulds' faith in the country they are trying to build.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/vii)

Retired major and commissary for the expedition; points out features of the country and laments Costaguana's state.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/vi)

Governor of the mine, discusses defense plans and his commitment to destroy the mine if necessary.

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