# Friar Baltazar Montoya — Death Comes for the Archbishop character guide

> Friar Baltazar Montoya in Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Baltazar, The Friar

**First appearance:** 0015-iv-the-legend-of-fray-baltazar

## Who they are

A corrupt and tyrannical friar at the mission of Ácoma.

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