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Spanish seminarian Julian Escobar, known to the Mayas as Lord Kukulcan and worshipped as a god, witnesses the fall of the Mayan and Incan civilizations with the coming of Cortes and Pizarro.

A brief account of conflicts and fights for independence related to the history of Hispanic Americans.

Examines the influence Spain had in the New World and still has in Latin America and the Hispanic communities of the United States.

Explores the people and nations who fought for independence from Spain.

In Part III of the 5-part series, The Buried Mirror, Spain at the time of Phillip II is examined. While the New World brought to Spain many riches (gold, silver, chocolate, tomatoes,...) Phillip II lived an austere life, living to protect the Catholic faith. Cervantes was the author in vogue and Velazques was the court painter. (59 min.).