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Kit Carson
Known only in the novel as Señora Carson, the real-life Kit Carson’s wife was named Josefa Jaramillo, the daughter of a prominent Taos family. Josefa and Carson had seven children together and were married for over 20 years. In Death Comes for the Archbishop, Señora Carson cares for Magdalena in the aftermath of her marriage to Buck Scales. She is also close friends with both Latour and Vaillant, and she advises Latour on how to deal with tricky priests like Antonio Jose Martínez and Marino Lucero.
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Señora Carson Character Timeline in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The timeline below shows where the character Señora Carson appears in Death Comes for the Archbishop. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 5: The Old Order
...priest’s son. But when Latour asks if he should put a stop to Martínez’s behavior, Señora Carson advises against it: “it would only set the people against you.” Before he leaves, the...
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