Tortuga

The First European Colonists To Settle In Texas Are Destitute Andalusians Lured By The Promise Of Free Land. Antonio Flores Is One Of These Colonists Who Arrive In 1725 And He Too Immigrates To Save His Life But He Does Not Fear Starvation. His Threats Come From The Evil Henchmen Of The Inquisition. Flores Settles A Tract Of Land And Builds A Fine Home For His Wife But The Beautiful And Selfish Feliciana Betrays Her Family Destroys Her Husband And Sets Her Son Gil On A Lifelong Quest For Acceptance Respectability And Love.As A Young Man Gil Becomes A Government Courier On The Camino Real And Travels With A Wise And Elderly Indian Who Takes Gil To Aztlan The Legendary Home Of The Aztecs. Gil Listens To The Ancient Lore And Learns Of The Treasure That Lies At The Bottom Of A Sacred Well.Rancho De Tortuga Is Established On The Site Where Gil Finds A Small Golden Amulet Shaped Like A Turtle. He Marries A Jolly And Robust Woman Raises A Family And Enjoys The Friendship Of The Irreverant MuleteerCayetano Cano And The Smuggler Antonio Ybarbo.Gil Is Also Betrayed By Someone He Loves But His Life Is Not Destroyed. However A Half Century After Their Arrival In Texas All Of The Colonists Are Betrayedâ?This Time By The King. Their Fate Lies In The Hands Of Gil Flores And Antonio Ybarbo.