Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Rodrigo Mendoza is a fictional character in the movie, The Mission written by Robert Bolt, who was potrayed by Robert De Niro. He was a slave trader & mercenary, who 'accidentaly' killed his brother in sudden duel, then later isolated himself (he was untouchable by law, because his brother asked him a duel), before his meeting with Father Gabriel, who happened to build a mission to convert Guarani tribe. Later he followed Father Gabriel to the mission, and became a Jesuit monk. In the end of the movie, he & other Jesuits, as well as most Guarani tribe, were slaughtered by Portuguese invasion. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.