# Marcos Marcó — The Purple Land character guide

> Marcos Marcó in The Purple Land by W. H. Hudson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Marcos

**First appearance:** 0007-vi-the-colony-under-a-cloud

## Who they are

A ragged gaucho guide with a ready wit and furtive glances, who leads Richard off the public road and into the loneliest country.

## In the story

### [IX: The Botanist and the Simple Native](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/ix-the-botanist-and-the-simple-native)

Traveler; sallow-faced, dirty, keen-eyed; engages Richard in conversation and sees through his botanist disguise.

### [X: Matters Relating to the Republic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/x-matters-relating-to-the-republic)

Guide who leads Richard through remote country; reveals a past of suffering and exile; is locked in the stocks and asks Richard to help him escape temporarily.

### [XI: The Woman and the Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/xi-the-woman-and-the-serpent)

Compared to the snake in captivity; his escape is discussed.

### [XII: Children in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/xii-children-in-the-forest)

Briefly recalled as a 'shabby rascal' from Richard's recent encounters.

### [XIII: Barking Dogs and Shouting Rebels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/xiii-barking-dogs-and-shouting-rebels)

Referenced in Lamb's account of their arrest and Marcos's escape from the magistrate's house.

### [Deliver Me from Mine Enemy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/xxv-deliver-me-from-mine-enemy)

Mentioned as Santos, the loyal servant who delivers Demetria's message with heartfelt eloquence.

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