-"HAMMER THE SYSTEM, KILL THE SYSTEM." -Men, women, and children in white hoods and robes. Swaying to the beat of drums. Is she a terrorist? -A priest betrayed. A bloody hammer. What has the king done? A woman attends a secret meeting in a 500-year-old dungeon beneath the streets of Madrid. There, her leader gives her both a symbol and a tool to destroy the people they hate. This object teaches her the story of Matías Vinuesa, a mercenary priest in cahoots with King Ferdinand 7th whose tragic fate played a pivotal role in ending the trienio liberal progressive government and ushered in the década ominosa of political absolutism in 19th-century Spain. It all has to do with a bloody hammer. And somehow, the Americans. Both our characters pay the highest price for betrayal. ------ 1. See the location of the retirement home where the Cárcel de la Corona is hidden here. 2. Check out Benito Pérez Galdós' book El grande oriente here. See the website and social media for original images of the recording locations: spanishsundown.com FB, IG, Reddit: @spanishsundown

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