# Candiola — Saragossa character guide

> Candiola in Saragossa by Benito Pérez Galdós.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** goodman Candiola, the Señor Candiola, old Candiola, the miser Candiola

**First appearance:** 0001-saragossa

## Snapshot

A repulsive, friendless miser whose hoarded gold and hatred of the Montorias make him the wall between his daughter and the man she loves.

## Who they are

Candiola is a bent, greenish-eyed old man whose very face inspires antipathy, a usurer who keeps his daughter as closely as his cash and nurses an old resentment against Don José de Montoria for freeing his debtors. He prowls his house and garden by night with a lantern, suspicious of everything and everyone. His greed and spite turn Mariquilla's love affair into a crime, and his dealings shadow the city's siege with private malice.

## Relationships

### [Augustine Montoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/augustine_montoria)

_rivalry_

Augustine and Candiola are enemies, as Candiola despises Augustine for courting his daughter and for the Montoria family's wealth and status.

### [Mariquilla Candiola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/mariquilla_candiola)

_family_

Candiola is Mariquilla's father, and their relationship is possessive and controlling, with him using her as a pawn in his schemes.

### [Augustine Montoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/augustine_montoria)

_rivalry_

Augustine and Candiola are enemies, as Candiola despises Augustine for courting his daughter and for the Montoria family's wealth and status.

### [Augustine Montoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/augustine_montoria)

_rivalry_

Augustine and Candiola are enemies, as Candiola despises Augustine for courting his daughter and for the Montoria family's wealth and status.

### [Mariquilla Candiola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/mariquilla_candiola)

_family_

Candiola is Mariquilla's father, and their relationship is possessive and controlling, with him using her as a pawn in his schemes.

### [Mariquilla Candiola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/characters/mariquilla_candiola)

_family_

Candiola is Mariquilla's father, and their relationship is possessive and controlling, with him using her as a pawn in his schemes.

## In the story

### [Saragossa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/saragossa)

His condemnation and the complex loyalties surrounding him are explored.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/v)

Mariquilla's father, mentioned as the owner of the house where Augustine goes.

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

Candiola appears as a miserly and repulsive old man who angrily interrupts his daughter's conversation and forces her to leave. He is deeply suspicious and protective of Mariquilla.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xii)

Refuses to sell flour at the official price, is accused of being a traitor and a miser, and is physically attacked by Montoria and the mob.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xiii)

Mentioned as being maltreated by the crowd, causing Augustine's despair.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xv)

He is heard approaching at the end of the chapter, and his harsh voice is mentioned.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xvi)

Appears threateningly at the window as Augustine and the narrator leave, angry at their presence.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xix)

Found amidst the ruins of his burned house, he is distraught, paranoid, and obsessed with his possessions. He recounts discovering Mariquilla with two men and refuses to leave his property.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xxi)

Also taking refuge; protests when Araceli takes one of his cups to give water to Mariquilla.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xxiv)

Seen emerging from a burning house, clutching a fowl and lamenting the loss of his receipts.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xxv)

Attempts to profit from the Montoria family's tragedy by selling a chicken for a doubloon. Confronted by Gabriel but ultimately gets his price from Don José.

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

Accused of being a French agent and nearly thrown into a well by a mob of soldiers; saved by the narrator.

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

Mentioned as having been maltreated and swearing revenge, and crossing into the French lines to collect a debt.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/xxix)

Condemned to death for treason, he is imprisoned in the Torre Nueva and awaits his execution, which is the central conflict of the chapter.

## Links

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