Legend of the Moor’s Legacy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Washington Irving
- First Published: 1832
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: Granada, Spain
- Genres: Long fiction, Folklore
- Subjects: Family or family life, Magic or magicians, Barbershops or barbers, Seventeenth century, Greed, Muslims, Gossip, Spain or Spanish people, Peasantry or peasants, Water, Treasure, Wells
- Locales: Spain, Granada, Spain
Characters Discussed
Pedro Gil (PEH-droh heel), called Peregil (peh-reh-HEEL), a poor local water carrier and native of Galicia. A happy, honest, and amiable fellow, Peregil labors with his beloved donkey to support his nagging wife and hungry children. Compassionate toward all creatures, he discovers a sick Moor lying beside the road. Risking persecution by authorities for aiding a Moor, Peregil straps the man to his donkey and returns home. Defying his wife’s orders to abandon the Moor, Peregil attempts to nurse the man. Before the Moor dies, he offers Peregil a small...
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