▁ ▁Pol ic arp io ▁– ▁the ▁may ord omo ▁of ▁the ▁C uch it am bo ▁ha ci enda ▁owned ▁by ▁Don ▁Alfonso ▁Pere ira . ▁ ▁And rés ▁Ch ili qu ing a ▁– ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁main ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁an ▁Indian ▁in ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁of ▁Don ▁Alfonso ▁Pere ira . ▁He ▁heads ▁the ▁resistance ▁during ▁the ▁ev iction ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁from ▁their ▁hu as ip ung os . ▁ ▁Jac into ▁Quint ana ▁– ▁a ▁mest izo ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁ten iente ▁politico , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁b art ender ▁and ▁for eman . ▁He ▁is ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁author itar ian . ▁He ▁des pis es ▁and ▁ab uses ▁the ▁Indians . ▁ ▁Ju ana ▁– ▁Jac into ▁Quint ana ' s ▁mest iza ▁wife , ▁who ▁has ▁occas ional ▁sexual ▁relations ▁with ▁Pere ira ▁and ▁the ▁priest . ▁ ▁Gabriel ▁Rodríguez ▁– ▁a ▁one - ey ed ▁mest izo ▁who ▁is ▁mean ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁priest ▁– ▁An ▁ad ul ter er ▁who ▁gives ▁ser m ons ▁and ▁puts ▁fear ▁in ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁achieve ▁financial ▁gain . ▁ ▁C un sh i ▁– ▁And rés ▁Ch ili qu ing a ' s ▁wife , ▁who ▁is ▁phys ically ▁and ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁both ▁by ▁Pere ira ▁and ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁husband . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁E cuador ▁Category