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* ''Purity of Blood'' (1997): Alatriste is hired by a family of ''conversos'' (descendants of Jews converted to Catholicism) to rescue their daughter from a convent she was forced to join, while poor Íñigo gets into a conflict with [[The Spanish Inquisition]].
* ''The Sun over Breda'' (1998): It's 1625 and both Alatriste and Íñigo as his squire travel to the front on Flanders, as an offensive is planned over the Dutch-held city of Breda. Looked down by some fans for its [[Unexpected Genre Change]], as it's more of a war story with little resemblance to the swashbuckling theme of the first two books.
* ''The King's Gold'' (2000): Arriving in Seville from Flanders, Alatriste is hired to lead a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] against a docked Flemish ship that is suspected of
* ''The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet'' (2003): Back in Madrid, Alatriste begins a relationship with the famous theatre actress María de Castro, but soon becomes enbroiled in a fight with a mysterious cavalier for the love of the actress and a wider conspiracy against the Spanish Monarchy.
* ''Corsairs of the Levant'' (2008): Alatriste and Íñigo join the galleys of the Levant in their struggle against the Ottoman Turks, leading them to an adventure all over the Mediterranean.
* ''The Bridge of the Assassins'' (2011): Christmas 1627. Alatriste must join forces with an old enemy in a
* ''Alquézar's Revenge'' (unreleased)
* ''Mission in Paris'' (unreleased): Presumed to be set against the backdrop of the 1643 Battle of Rocroi {{spoiler|and culminate with Alatriste's death}}
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* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Swashbucklers use their cape both as a weapon (throwing it over the opponent's sword to destabilize him or over his head) and as a shield. This is historically accurate.
* [[It Got Worse]]: The movie is one long series of misfortunes for Alatriste and just about everybody connected with him.
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Subverted in ''The King's Gold'' because Alatriste never actually inflicts pain on the victim. Instead, he holds a candle flame to his '''own''' arm for several seconds, then says, "If I can do this to myself, imagine what I would be capable of doing to you."
* [[King Incognito]]: The point over what two of the books revolve {{spoiler|The Englishman that Alatriste is hired to kill in ''Captain Alatriste'' is the Prince of Walles and future king Charles I of England travelling in disguise, and Alatriste's rival for the actress' love in ''The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet'' is none other but Philip IV of Spain.}}
* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]: "Your king is your king" (even if he is a jackass).
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* [[The Man Behind the Curtain]]: Inquisitor Bocanegra. Literally.
* [[The Spanish Inquisition]]: Of course.
* [[Toros Y Flamenco]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] and [[Shown Their Work|done correctly]]. The second book opens with a 17th century historically accurate bullfight that does not look like modern ones in the
** Despite gypsies having arrived in Spain by that time, even ''The King's Gold'' (which is set in Seville) is historically accurate in lacking any mention of flamenco.
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: Since they are told by a "contemporary" narrator, the original books are in Old Spanish, often with words that are rare or no longer used today, and 17th-century slang popping out constantly in the dialogue. Not to mention the parts written in other languages without translation provided, such as Portuguese or even Germanía - an argot of the criminal underworld that ''has been dead for centuries''. As expected, the series is a pain in the ass for
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Don Francisco de Quevedo.
* [[Young Future Famous People]]: Velazquez is first introduced as a young painter just arrived from Seville
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