# Father Mateo del Busto — Saragossa character guide

> Father Mateo del Busto in Saragossa by Benito Pérez Galdós.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father Busto, Busto, Father Mateo

**First appearance:** 0013-xii

## Who they are

A clergyman mentioned in the story, possibly in a religious ceremony.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saragossa_se/chapters/ix)

A friar who dances and encourages Manuela, comparing her to Augustina Casta Álvarez.

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

Mentioned as the friar who secretly takes the food and bandages to the wounded, acting as a go-between.

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

Wounded and dying, he gives absolution to Araceli and dies shortly after.

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