Diego Alatriste is a soldier in the service of King Philip IV of Spain during the Eighty Years' War. The story begins in the Spanish Netherlands, where his tercio fights in the Dutch Revolt.

A heroic figure despite himself, Alatriste is the poor bloody footsoldier whose unquestioning courage provided the flesh and blood foundations of the Siglo de Oro, the golden age of the early 17th …

The movie concludes with scenes from the Rocroi battle where Alatriste finally meets his death. The synopsis of this movie is centered on the first five novels in the captain Alatriste series.

Aug 26, 2025 · Discover the real-life locations of Captain Alatriste’s adventures. From Madrid’s Barrio de los Austrias to Venice’s canals, Seville’s Archivo de Indias, and Oran’s Santa Cruz Fort, explore the …

Jan 2, 1996 · When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after being wounded in battle, he returns home to live the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet - life of …

Part hero, part privateer, 17th-century mercenary Capt. Alatriste fights for imperial Spain and tries to keep a seductress away from his young squire.

Original title: Alatriste (El capitán Alatriste). Synopsis: Starring Viggo Mortensen as a army captain, the story takes place in the 17th century imperial Spain under the reign of Philip IV, a weak and easily …

La web oficial de Arturo Pérez-Reverte, ofrece una completa y variada información sobre Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste y el resto de sus libros. Incluye primeros capítulos, artículos, críticas, …

Viggo Mortensen stars as Captain Alatriste, the Spanish Musketeer, in this tale of war, betrayal and intrigue in seventeenth-century Imperial Spain under the reign of the weak and easily...

A Spanish soldier navigates the dangerous world of 17th century Madrid as a sword-for-hire.