La Autoridad Religiosa, La Judicial y La Civil Flashcards
(7 cards)
What event is anticipated in the town on the day of Santiago Nasar’s death?
The visit of a bishop arriving by ship.
The bishop does not disembark and blesses the attendees from afar.
What is the bishop’s attitude towards the townspeople?
He shows a complete lack of interest and does not engage with them.
He merely makes a sign of the cross in the air without malice or inspiration.
What does Father Amador confess about his knowledge of the Vicario twins’ intentions?
He admits it was not his business but the civil authority’s, and he forgot to warn Santiago Nasar.
His mind was preoccupied with the bishop’s arrival.
What happens during the autopsy of Santiago Nasar?
The priest conducts a gory and ineffective autopsy with the help of a medical student.
The body cannot be recomposed.
How long do the Vicario twins spend in prison for their crime?
They are imprisoned for three years.
They could not afford to pay for an earlier release on parole.
What criticism is highlighted regarding the police and Colonel Aponte?
Colonel Aponte is ineffective, only responding to warnings after much insistence.
He takes the knives from the Vicario twins but does not arrest them.
What does the key quotation reveal about the mayor’s actions?
The mayor did not even interrogate the Vicario twins about their intentions before disarming them.
He simply sent them to sleep.
