He's one of the Costaguana Goulds, pure-bred Englishmen, but all born in the country.
His uncle went into politics, was the last Provincial President of Sulaco, and got shot after a battle.

His father was a prominent business man in Sta.

Marta, tried to keep clear of their politics, and died ruined after a lot of revolutions.

And that's your Costaguana in a nutshell." Of course, he was too great a man to be questioned as to his motives, even by his intimates.

The outside world was at liberty to wonder respectfully at the hidden meaning of his actions.