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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Robert Jordan | Robert Jordan is an American professor teaching in Spain who has volunteered with the International Brigade as an explosives specialist. Read More |
| Maria | Maria is a young woman who has been taken in by Pablo's band after seeing her family killed and being raped by Nationalist soldiers. Read More |
| Pilar | Pilar is a heavyset woman who is emotionally strong enough to be the real leader of Pablo's guerrilla band. Read More |
| Pablo | Pablo is a heavyset Republican whose band of guerrillas hides in the mountains, but he is losing his ability to lead well because he drinks too much. Read More |
| Anselmo | Anselmo is an old guerrilla who leads Robert Jordan into the mountains to Pablo's band and who helps him blow up the bridge. Read More |
| Agustín | Agustín is a foul-mouthed guerrilla in Pablo's band who loves Maria and keeps an eye out for her. |
| Andrés | Andrés is a young, intelligent, and fast guerrilla in Pablo's band. |
| Berrendo | Berrendo is a Fascist lieutenant. |
| Eladio | Eladio is a young guerrilla in Pablo's band. |
| El Sordo | El Sordo is the half-deaf leader of another guerrilla band in the hills. |
| Fernando | Fernando is a guerrilla in Pablo's band. |
| Golz | Golz is a Russian general who gives orders to Robert Jordan. |
| Gomez | Gomez is a Republican commander who helps Andrés find Golz. |
| Joaquín | Joaquín is one of El Sordo's guerrillas. |
| Ignacio | Ignacio is one of Pablo's guerrillas. |
| Karkov | Karkov is a correspondent for Pravda, the Russian newspaper, and a friend of Robert Jordan. |
| Kashkin | Kashkin was the Russian explosives specialist whom Robert Jordan replaced; Jordan shot him to end his suffering. |
| Marty | Marty is a paranoid French commissar considered crazy by everyone. |
| Miranda | Miranda is a Republican Lieutenant-commander who only wants to keep his rank. |
| Mora | Mora is a Fascist commander. |
| Primitivo | Primitivo is an older guerrilla with a flat face because his nose has been broken. |
| Rafael | Rafael is a half-gypsy guerrilla in Pablo's band who is not reliable at all and leaves his station frequently, but is a very good guitarist. |
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