Dr. Urbino was the most esteemed and well-known man in the City. Dr. Urbino was a major contributor to events held by the City including his own writing contest and plays. Dr. Urbino was a man of high standards and was very regimented and planned out in his daily life. He would meet Fermina Daza when he went to a house call for her. At first Fermina disliked the Doctor but Lorenzo Daza, her father, did everything in his power to bring the two of them together. Dr. Urbino did everything in his power to make his wife happy but was never able to. The Doctor died a very unexpected and shocking death when he fell off a ladder when he was trying to get his prized parrot back into its cage. Dr. Urbino was a great husband to Fermina but was never able to capture all of Fermina's love.