The Constant Prince
(El príncipe constante) |
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
A Comedia histórica - wr. 1629
The Portuguese Army, led by Prince Ferdinand, engages the Moors in battle
near Tangiers. The Portuguese are defeated, and Ferdinand is taken prisoner.
The King of Fez demands the city of Ceuta as his ransom, but Ferdinand refuses
to let a Christian city be given to the Moors. The King orders Ferdinand
to be treated as a slave, forced to do manual work, and is starved. Eventually
Alfonso, King of Portugal, comes with his army to free the Prince but is
too late. Ferdinand has died, but his spirit leads the army. The King of
Fez's daughter is captured and returned to the Moors in exchange for the
body of Ferdinand.
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