# Colonel Sparmiento — The Confessions of Arsène Lupin character guide

> Colonel Sparmiento in The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel Sparmiento, Colonel, Sparmiento

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-the-sign-of-the-shadow

## Who they are

A military man with a role in the shadow sign storyline.

## Relationships

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_rivalry_

Lupin clashes with Colonel Sparmiento as a cunning and dangerous adversary.

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_rivalry_

Lupin clashes with Colonel Sparmiento as a cunning and dangerous adversary.

## In the story

### [Edith Swan-Neck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_confessions_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/x-edith-swan-neck)

Owner of the tapestries; implements extensive security measures and hosts a party where the theft occurs.

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