# Alexandro Aranda — Short Fiction character guide

> Alexandro Aranda in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Don Alexandro, Aranda, Don Alexandro Aranda

**First appearance:** 0023-benito-cereno

## Who they are

A Spanish slave owner whose skeleton is displayed as a figurehead after the revolt.

## In the story

### [Benito Cereno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/benito-cereno)

The owner of the enslaved people, mentioned in the deposition as having been killed during the revolt.

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