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The HaciendaIsabel Cañas

Characters in The Hacienda

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Padre Andrés

    A young priest with an inherited, dangerous gift for witchcraft who helps Beatriz.

  • Beatriz Hernández Valenzuela

    A mestiza newlywed who arrives at Hacienda San Isidro in 1823 with her criollo husband and finds the house is not empty.

Antagonists

  • María Catalina Solórzano

    Rodolfo's deceased first wife, whose death under suspicious circumstances haunts the marriage — the vengeful presence at the heart of the hacienda's haunting.

Supporting characters

  • Don Rodolfo Solórzano

    The wealthy widower whose first wife died under murky circumstances.

  • Juana Solórzano

    Rodolfo's sister, who actually runs Hacienda San Isidro's planting and harvest and chooses to live among the workers rather than in the main house.