Movies and TvShows featuring "hispanic-monarchy-spanish-empire" theme.

Isabel is a TV show that tells the story of Queen Isabella I of Castile, exploring her rise to power, her struggles as a female ruler in a patriarchal society, and her role in shaping Spanish history. The show delves into court intrigue, political alliances, and the conflicts Isabella faced with the Inquisition, among other historical events. It presents a gripping narrative of her life, achievements, and personal relationships.

Carlos, rey emperador (2015) is a historical drama TV show that takes place in 16th-century Spain. It explores the life of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, as he navigates court intrigue, palace politics, and religious conflicts during the European Wars of Religion and the Protestant Reformation. The show delves into the aristocracy, monarchy, and Spanish history of the time, portraying the complexities of the Habsburg dynasty and the Hispanic monarchy.

Mad Love is a period drama set in 16th-century Spain, portraying the passionate and tumultuous love affair between King Philip II and Queen Isabella of Spain. The film explores themes of ambition, betrayal, and tragic romance, as well as the political and religious conflicts of the time. It follows the story of their relationship from its beginnings through its ups and downs, showcasing the challenges they faced in their quest for power and their love for each other.

The first journey around the world began under the command of Ferdinand Magellan and was concluded by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Five boats left Seville on September 20, 1519. Storms, famine, tribes… Three years later, only one made it back. An incredible adventure around the planet whose roundness was finally proven.

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

Spain: The First Globalization is a documentary that delves into the historic journey of Juan Sebastian Elcano, the first person to sail around the world. It examines the impact of Spain's expeditions and explores themes of travel, exchange, exploration, and the global economy. The film also touches upon historical events such as the Spanish Inquisition, slavery, mixed-race marriages, and the cultural preservation of the Spanish empire.

In the 1810s, a brave colonel leads a group of soldiers on a dangerous journey across the Andes mountains to fight for freedom and independence from the Hispanic Monarchy.

Spain, 1519. Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator in the service of King Charles I, undertakes, at the command of five ships, a commercial expedition to the Moluccas. The story of the first circumnavigation of the world, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano in 1522.

Carnival in Flanders is a satire-comedy film that takes place during the Eighty Years' War in Flanders. The story revolves around a mayor who tries to protect his town from an invasion by a Spanish army. With the help of a mercenary, the mayor devises a plan to outsmart the invaders. The film is filled with humor, romance, and social satire.

A renewed and truthful vision of how Spanish America was born and prospered, an epic story developed over more than three hundred years, that of those who bequeathed to humanity an immense architectural, sculptural, pictorial, literary and musical heritage.

Cortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, thus causing the destruction of her nation and securing the love of Alvarado.

Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.

One of the most important and exciting historical research of all time, the study of the DNA of the navigator Christopher Columbus, finally answers two fundamental questions: where do his bones rest? What is his true origin?

The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss or Friedrich Trumpf, Donald Trump's grandfather. During the 19th century, thirty million people — Germans, Irish, Scots, Russians, Hungarians, Italians and many others — left the old continent, fleeing poverty, racism or political repression, hoping to make a fortune and realize the American dream.

This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

This is the life story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a Chinese-Filipina nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

Kingdom of Castile, 15th century. A group of nobles, who question the dynastic legitimacy of Princess Juana, daughter of King Enrique IV, conspire with the purpose of overthrowing him.

A five-year visual ethnography of traditional yet practical orchestration of Semana Santa in a small town where religious woodcarving is the livelihood. An experiential film on neocolonial Philippines’ interpretation of Saints and Gods through many forms of rituals and iconographies, exposing wood as raw material that undergoes production processes before becoming a spiritual object of devotion. - A sculpture believed to have been imported in town during Spanish colonial conquest, locally known as Mahal na Señor Sepulcro, is celebrating its 500 years. Meanwhile, composed of non-actors, Senakulo re-enacts the sufferings and death of Jesus. As the local community yearly unites to commemorate the Passion of Christ, a laborious journey unfolds following local craftsmen in transforming blocks of wood into a larger than life Jesus crucified on a 12-ft cross.

The story takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where Mr. Cuchillas leads a mafia gang that takes care of dirty business. Even a shoe shine will come to him, in search of a more profitable job.