The Fifth Horseman (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: José Antonio Villarreal
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1893-1915
- Setting: Northern Mexico
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Class conflict, Revolutionaries, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Revolutions, Class consciousness, Mexico or Mexicans, Westerns, Civil wars
- Locales: Mexico
Characters Discussed
Heraclio Inés (ehr-AH- clee-oh ee-NEHS), the youngest of five brothers born into a family of horsemen, a fact that places him above the peasants in the oppressive social structure of the Hacienda de la Flor but below the owner, Don Aurelio Becerra, his godfather. After mastering his craft and the code of honor that attends it, Heraclio casts off the rigid authority of his family in order to fulfill his individual potential, something that the prevailing sociopolitical tradition in Mexico would deny him. In an assertion of his independence, Heraclio enters...
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