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Queen of Swords/Gaspar Hidalgo

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Don Gaspar Hidalgo
Queen of Swords
Don Gaspar Hidalgo.jpg
Actor Tacho González
First Appearance 1x01 - Destiny
Last Appearance 1x22 - Betrayed
Series Billing Recurring character
Episode Count 10
Notable Episodes 1x13 - Kidnapped
1x16 - The Hanged Man
1x22 - Betrayed

Contents

Basic Information

Rich Don with a young wife Vera and influence with the other Dons.

Character History

Wealthy Don often in conflict with Colonel Montoya. A friend of Tessa's father. (Ep 1)

Met the much younger Vera in Madrid and moved to Spanish California, but still depended on funds arriving by ship.

Tessa seeks his advice on the death of her father and of disappearing peasants, but his own interests come first. (Ep 1 / Ep 2)

He was involved with Tessa's father and a third Don in concealing gold from Colonel Montoya. (Ep 11)

A soldier in his younger days, which when Vera is kidnapped, he wants to intervene but is prevented by Colonel Montoya who has his own agenda. (Ep 13)

Colonel Montoya uses Marta's old flame to kill Don Hidalgo when intimidations fail. (Ep 17)

When believing the Queen has injured Vera, leaving her in a coma, he is so enraged to kill the Queen that he gets his fellow Dons to give Colonel Montoya what he wants - Marshall Law, to enlist every ranchero and peasant to kill the Queen. (Ep 22)

Memorable Moments

Trivia

Actor Tacho González is credited for Episode 18 - The Pretender, but Don Hidalgo does not appear.

Quotes

  • To Krane "I do not wish to be addressed, I am not a package". (Ep 16)