Nostromo · Character
Hernandez
A feared bandit who later becomes a general for the government.
minor
Also known as Hernandez the Robber, the bandit Hernandez
First appearance: nostromo
Hernandez shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The bandit who petitions to enlist with his followers in the government forces, offering to deliver Monterist emissaries as a sign of good faith.
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In II: The bandit who petitions to enlist with his followers in the government forces, offering to deliver Monterist emissaries as a sign of good faith. Later, in The Solitude of Martin Decoud and the Regenerated…
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- Other
Character groups
- Sulaco elite and revolutionaries
- Protagonist
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