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In the story of The Princess Bride, Domingo is Inigo's father. He's an extremely impoverished but secretly talented sword maker who lived in the mountain village of Arabella, Spain. Inigo idolized his father as a boy, though the narrator notes that Domingo wasn't particularly generous or kind to his son. Domingo made most of his money as a repairman but about once per year, an old friend and fellow sword maker, Yeste, would arrive from Madrid and ask Domingo for help making something particularly difficult. Domingo always said yes after some arguing, though he didn't find any of Yeste's commissions especially challenging. The last sword that Domingo made was a six-fingered sword for Count Rugen. The process took a year and when Count Rugen returned for his sword, he refused to pay for it, deemed the sword unworthy, and killed Domingo. Inigo has spent the rest of his life learning to fence so in order to kill the six-fingered man and avenge his father's death.
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Domingo Montoya Character Timeline in The Princess Bride
The timeline below shows where the character Domingo Montoya appears in The Princess Bride. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Five: The Announcement
...in the mountains. Despite his poverty, Inigo is a happy child and adores his father, Domingo Montoya. Domingo is a sword maker, but everyone who wants a masterpiece of a sword...
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...lunch for his father, a nobleman knocks on the door and asks for the “genius” Domingo Montoya. Domingo tries to insist that he's no genius and can't make swords, but he...
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Domingo spends the year working feverishly. One day he's solved all his problems; the next, he...
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...that he's been preparing so that he can fight and kill the nobleman who killed Domingo. They go to Yeste's courtyard and Yeste spends hours giving Inigo imaginary situations. Finally, Yeste...
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...but refuses to trust that Inigo isn't going to sabotage him until Inigo swears on Domingo Montoya's soul. Inigo pulls the man in black up. As the man rests, he explains...
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Chapter Eight: Honeymoon
In a different part of the castle, Inigo apologizes to Domingo and Count Rugen remembers who Inigo is. Inigo hears both his father and MacPherson yelling...
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Buttercup's Baby: 2. Inigo
...wandering the world training to fence so he's prepared to kill Count Rugen and avenge Domingo. He's been in Iceland and the tropics but now, he's in Italy to train with...
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...that what Inigo really wants is an end to the pain he feels from losing Domingo. He must learn to refocus his thoughts away from revenge, as this will make him...
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...They kiss and dance all night, and Inigo is happy for the first time since Domingo died.
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