The Purple Land · Character
Basilio de la Barca
Member of the de la Barca family.
minor
Also known as Basilio
First appearance: xix tales of the purple land
Basilio de la Barca shows up with force in XVI: Romance of the White Flower. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Last of the de la Barca family; father of Transita; his life was a series of calamities; he consented to Richard's visits and promise to wait until Transita's sixteenth year.
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In XVI: Romance of the White Flower: Last of the de la Barca family; father of Transita; his life was a series of calamities; he consented…
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