Andrés’s older brother. Eladio is the most anonymous of the guerillas. He is given no clear personality traits, though it is mentioned that he and Andrés are orphaned, since their family members were killed during the war. Eladio is one of the guerillas killed during the offensive on the bridge.
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Eladio Character Timeline in For Whom the Bell Tolls
The timeline below shows where the character Eladio appears in For Whom the Bell Tolls. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 17
...that he is in favor of the murder, too, though he was against it before. Eladio and Andrés (the brothers) and Primitivo agree, though Fernando asks if they could hold him...
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Chapter 24
...thing of tomorrow,” he will go “gladly.” He tells Jordan that Primitivo, Pilar, Anselmo, Andrés, Eladio, and Fernando are dependable, though Pablo and Rafael are not. Jordan hears automatic rifle fire...
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Chapter 34
...their wings so quickly. If there was no war, he would go with his brother Eladio to get crayfish from the stream back near the fascist post. He hopes that the...
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Chapter 38
...and Jordan go into the cave, where the group is tense and arguing. Jordan asks Eladio where he got his grenades, and Eladio says that Anselmo brought them from the Republic;...
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Chapter 43
Pilar says that they have lost two already, Fernando and Eladio, and Jordan asks her if she did “something stupid.” Jordan is angered, since he believes...
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