Bernard

Bernard is a nine-year-old orphan who was adopted by the De la Vega family and serves as the family mascot. He is a lively, quick-witted, and happy child, regarded as a son by Don Alejandro and as a brother by Diego. At a certain point in the story, Bernard discovers that Diego is actually his idol, Zorro, and decides to become "Little Zorro" to help Diego defeat the region's evil tyrants. Bernard does what he can to help out on the farm, assists Zorro by eavesdropping on other people's conversations, and plays a rather unusual role as a sort of "Cupid" in the relationship between Diego and Lolita.