well as the origin of Zorro, are shown. The novel explains Diego's dual personalities, as well as his turbulent love life. Bernardo was Diego de la Vega's "milk brother", because they were nursed by the same woman. He is the second protagonist of the novel. He is the son of Ana, a Native Californian maid who works in the De la Vega hacienda. After he witnesses the rape and murder of his mother, he acts like a mute. He and Diego communicate through sign language and twin telepathy. The rare instances when he speaks aloud are significant. He is married to Light-in-the-Night and they have a son. Lolita Pulido, whom Diego courts in McCulley's The Curse of Capistrano (1919), is shown as a young girl who falls in love with the disguised Zorro without realizing that he is her childhood friend Diego. She becomes Zorro's later love interest, replacing Juliana de Romeu. Original Lechuza Blanca ("White Owl") is the maternal grandmother of Don Diego de la Vega (Zorro). She is a shaman and the spiritual leader of an insurgent Californian native tribe, As Diego's spiritual mentor, she leads him into the vision quest through which he discovers that his guardian spirit is the fox (which in Spanish is "Zorro"). Her daughter Toypurnia is Diego's mother. Lechuza Blanca's name and role are taken from the feature cartoon series The New Adventures of Zorro (1997). Toypurnia / Regina de la Vega ("Daughter of Wolf") is the mother of Don Diego de la Vega. Her father was Diego Salazar, a Spanish renegade. She was fostered by wolves briefly during her childhood. She had other names, including Grey Wolf. Toypurnia/Regina figures prominently in the serial Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa (2007). The historical Toypurina was a Tongva woman and Mission Indian living near Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. She led a rebellion against the mission, recruiting people from other villages. She is thought to be a model for the book's character struggling with the California mission clash of cultures. Historical figures Pedro Fages: The famous feud of the California Governor and his wife Eulalia figure into Diego's family background. He is the intercessor of Alejandro de la Vega, bequeathing to him his vast hacienda. George Sand: The famed French novelist is referred to as a young girl in love with Diego. In the novel, she has an alternate history compared to the real George