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1519. Avila. The obsessive quest for purity and the mystical journey of a man striving to perfect his salvation. Don Alvaro Dabo, Grand Master of the Order of Santiago, indignant at the conquistadors' behavior, refuses, during a council of the last knights of the Order, to participate in the conquest of the New World. Alvaro grieves to see the knights straying from moral order and criticizes the primary motivations behind these expeditions, which, in his view, are driven solely by personal ambition and the pursuit of wealth.<br><br> Alvaro's words will precipitate the implosion of the already weakened Order. Don Bernal, Alvaro's best friend, then decides, with the agreement of Alvaro's daughter, Mariana, to devise a deception...<br><br> Costumes: Catherine Lainard<br> Lighting and set design: Patrice Le Cadre