# Manfred — The Just Men of Cordova character guide

> Manfred in The Just Men of Cordova by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Manfred the wise

**First appearance:** 0000-i-three-men-of-cordova

## Who they are

A grey-eyed, velvet-cloaked gentleman of leisure in Cordova who dismisses beggars with 'God will provide' — and may be far more than he seems.

## Relationships

### [Colonel J. Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/colonel_j_black)

_rivalry_

Colonel Black and Manfred are adversaries, likely engaged in a cat-and-mouse chase or ideological conflict.

### [Dr. Essley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/dr_essley)

_psychological_

Dr. Essley and Manfred have a tense, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Manfred exerting influence or control.

### [Colonel J. Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/colonel_j_black)

_rivalry_

Colonel Black and Manfred are adversaries, likely engaged in a cat-and-mouse chase or ideological conflict.

### [Dr. Essley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/dr_essley)

_psychological_

Dr. Essley and Manfred have a tense, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Manfred exerting influence or control.

### [Colonel J. Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/colonel_j_black)

_rivalry_

Colonel Black and Manfred are adversaries, likely engaged in a cat-and-mouse chase or ideological conflict.

### [Dr. Essley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/characters/dr_essley)

_psychological_

Dr. Essley and Manfred have a tense, possibly manipulative dynamic, with Manfred exerting influence or control.

## In the story

### [Three Men of Cordova](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/chapters/i-three-men-of-cordova)

A tall, bearded man in black with grey eyes, sipping coffee at the Café of the Great Captain. He speaks flawless Spanish and is later revealed to be part of the Four Just Men.

### [IV: The Men Who Sat in Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/chapters/iv-the-men-who-sat-in-judgment)

Implied as one of the masked men who free Frank and warn Black.

### [XVII: Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_just_men_of_cordova_se/chapters/xvii-justice)

One of the Four Just Men; presides over the interrogation in the chapel.

## Links

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