Characters
- Robert Jordan – American university instructor of Spanish language and a specialist in demolitions and explosives.
- Anselmo - Elderly guide to Robert Jordan.
- Golz - Soviet officer who ordered the bridge's demolition.
- Pablo - Leader of a group of anti-fascist guerrillas.
- Rafael – Incompetent and lazy but well-intentioned guerrilla, and a gypsy.
- María – Robert Jordan's young lover.
- Pilar – Wife of Pablo. An aged but strong woman, she is the de facto leader of the guerrilla band.
- Agustín – Foul-mouthed, middle-aged guerrilla.
- El Sordo – Leader of a fellow band of guerrillas.
- Fernando – Middle-aged guerrilla.
- Andrés and Eladio – Brothers. Members of Pablo's band.
- Primitivo – Young guerrilla in Pablo's band.
- Joaquin – Enthusiastic teenaged communist, member of Sordo's band.
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