剧情：Inthespringof1518,nearJaén,Spain,PedrodeVargas,aCastiliancaballero,helpsarunawayAztecslave,Coatl,escapehiscruelmaster,DiegodeSilva.DeSilvaiselsupremooftheSantaHermandad,chargedwithenforcingtheInquisition,andPedro'srivalfortheaffectionsofthebeautifulLadyLuisadeCarvajal.Later,PedrorescuesbarmaidCatanaPérezfromdeSilva's... (展开全部) Inthespringof1518,nearJaén,Spain,PedrodeVargas,aCastiliancaballero,helpsarunawayAztecslave,Coatl,escapehiscruelmaster,DiegodeSilva.DeSilvaiselsupremooftheSantaHermandad,chargedwithenforcingtheInquisition,andPedro'srivalfortheaffectionsofthebeautifulLadyLuisadeCarvajal.Later,PedrorescuesbarmaidCatanaPérezfromdeSilva's... Inthespringof1518,nearJaén,Spain,PedrodeVargas,aCastiliancaballero,helpsarunawayAztecslave,Coatl,escapehiscruelmaster,DiegodeSilva.DeSilvaiselsupremooftheSantaHermandad,chargedwithenforcingtheInquisition,andPedro'srivalfortheaffectionsofthebeautifulLadyLuisadeCarvajal.Later,PedrorescuesbarmaidCatanaPérezfromdeSilva'smen.AttheinnwhereCatanaworks,PedrobecomesacquaintedwithJuanGarcía,anadventurerjustreturnedfromtheNewWorldtoseehismother. SuspectingPedroofaidingCoatl,andawarethatPedro'sinfluentialfatherDonFranciscodeVargasopposestheabusesoftheSantaHermandad,deSilvaimprisonsPedroandhisfamilyonthechargeofheresy.Pedro'syoungsisterdiesundertorture.Meanwhile,Juanbecomesaprisonguardtohelphismother,alsoaprisoner.Hekillshertospareherfurthertorture.JuanfreesPedro'shandsandgiveshimasword. WhendeSilvaentersPedro'scell,Pedrodisarmshiminaswordfight,thenforceshimtorenounceGodbeforestabbinghim.Thetrio(secretlyaidedbyCatana'sbrother,thesympatheticjailerManuel)fleewithPedro'sparents.Forcedtosplitup,insteadofgoingtoItalytobereunitedwithhisfamily,PedroispersuadedbyJuanandCatanatoseekhisfortuneinCuba. ThethreesignupwithHernánCortésonhisexpeditiontoMexico.PedrotellsFatherBartolomé,thespiritualadvisertotheexpedition,whatoccurredinSpain.Thepriesthadreceivedanordertoarresthim,buttearsitupandgivesPedroapenance,neitherawarethatdeSilvasurvived. TheexpeditionlandsatVillaRicainMexico.[2]CortésisgreetedbyemissariesofAztecEmperorMontezumaandgivenabribetoleave.Cortésinsteadpersuadeshismentojoinhiminhisplanforconquestandriches. CatanaseekstheaidofcharlatananddoctorBotello,whoreluctantlygivesheraringwiththesupposedpowertomakePedrofallinlovewithher,despitetheirvastdifferenceinsocialstatus.WhenPedrokissesher,sherejectshim,believingheisunderthering'sspell,butheconvincesherotherwiseandmarriesherthatverynight. CortésmarchesinlandtoCempoala,wherehereceivesabribeofgemsfromanotherAztecdelegation.HeplacesPedroinchargeofguardingthegemsinateocalli.Pedroleaveshispost,however,tocalmdowndrunk,menacingJuan,andthegemsarestolen.CortésaccusesPedrooftheft.WhenPedrofindsahiddendoorintotheteocalli,Cortésgiveshim24hourstoredeemhimself.Pedrotracksthethieves,captainsopposingCortés,backtoVillaRica,wheretheyhaveincitedmutiny.WiththeaidofCorio,aloyalcrewman,herecoversthegems,althoughheisseriouslywoundedintheheadbyacrossbowboltduringtheirescape. CortéspromotesPedrotocaptain.Then,toremovethetemptationofretreat,heorderstheirshipsburned.TheymarchontoCholula,wheretheyaremetbyanotherdelegation,ledbyMontezuma'snephew,whothreatenstheexpeditionwithannihilationunlesstheyleave.WhenCortésproteststhathehasnoships,theprincerevealsthatmorehavearrived.Cortésrealizesthathisrival,CubanGovernorVelázquez,hassentaforcetousurphiscommand.CortéstakeshalfhismentoattackVillaRica,leavingPedroincommandoftherest. Cortésreturnsvictorious,bringingwithhimreinforcementsandDiegodeSilva,theKing'semissary.DeSilvaistheretoimposetheSantaHermandadonMexico.JuanattacksdeSilva,butisstoppedbyCortes'soldiers.FatherBartoloméremindsPedroofhisvow,andCortésholdshimpersonallyresponsiblefordeSilva'ssafety.WhendeSilvaisstrangledthatnight,Pedroissentencedtodeath.Justbeforetheexecution,CoatlconfessestoFatherBartolométhathekilleddeSilva.Catanastabshimtosparehimthedegradationofbeinghanged.Pedrorecovers,andCortésandhisfollowersmarchontheAzteccapital.