# Ortega — The Giant Raft character guide

> Ortega in The Giant Raft by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Ortega

**First appearance:** 0024-iii-retrospective

## Who they are

A historical figure referenced in the backstory of the crime.

## In the story

### [XVIII: Fragoso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xviii-fragoso)

Revealed as Torres's intimate friend and the likely true author of the crime of Tijuco; his name provides the key to the cryptogram.

### [The Crime of Tijuco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xix-the-crime-of-tijuco)

Revealed as the true criminal; his written confession is the key evidence exonerating Joam Dacosta.

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