Trafalgar · Character
Flora de Cisniega
A plump, painted gossip who runs a Cádiz salon where war news and patriotic bluster are traded like chocolate and cakes.
supporting
Also known as Flora, Doña Flora
First appearance: i
As a supporting figure in Trafalgar, Flora de Cisniega is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Acts as a newsmonger and hostess; expresses patriotic fervor and dissatisfaction with the French admiral; shows affection for the narrator and wishes to make him her page.
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Doña Flora is the aging, richly dressed hostess whose drawing-room serves as the novel's clearinghouse for political rumor and naval enthusiasm, her patriotic fervor a substitute for the romance her fifty years deny…
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- Family
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Trafalgar Battle Leaders
- Protagonist
- Supporting Cast & Crew
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Churruca
romantic · positive
Churruca and Flora de Cisniega share a romantic relationship, with Churruca being her… How this plays out →
- Don Alonso Gutierrez de Cisniega
family · positive
- Don Alonso Gutierrez de Cisniega
family · positive
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