description: Seville, 1626. After serving with honor at the bloody siege of Breda, Captain Alatriste and his protégé, Inigo Balboa have returned: battle-weary, short of cash, and with few prospects for honest work. But the Spanish empire is as dangerous as ever, and it’s not long before Alatriste receives an intriguing offer of short-term employment. He and Inigo must recruit a dozen swordsmen and mercenaries for a risky job involving a dazzling amount of contraband gold and a heavily guarded Spanish galleon returning from the West Indies. The offer comes from the King himself, for at stake is nothing less than the Spanish crown, and its dominion over the wealth of the Americas.From the seedy taverns and teeming prisons of Seville to the sand dunes of Guadalquivir, Alatriste, Inigo and their motley band of cutthroats embark on a new adventure, one that brings them surprising new alliances, and perilous encounters with old enemies.
title: El oro del rey
titlecomplete: El oro del rey (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #4)
characters: Il Cavaliere di Illescas, Mascarùa, Íñigo Balboa y Aguirre, Alvaro de la Marca, Geronimo Garaffa, Don Francisco de Quevedo, Suarez, Andresito delle Cinquanta, Nicasio Ganzùa, Sebastian Copons, Sangonera, Juan Eslava, Juan Jaqueta, Captain Alatriste, Gualterio Malatesta, Bravo dei Galeoni, Guzmàn Ramìrez, Curro Garrote, Ginesillo il Bello, Campuzano, Enriquez il Mancino, Bartolo Cagafuegos, Angelica de Alquezar, Pencho Bullas da Murcia, Olmedilla
genres: Spanish Literature, 17th Century, Spain, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Swashbuckling, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 4064
places: Seville, Cadiz
series: Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste
publisher: Círculo de Lectores, S.A.